As we enter the fall season, we hope that your child is getting settled into the new school year routine and is excited about what each new day may bring. How's my child doing in school? We hear this question throughout the year, but particularly so at this time, as our first interim reports are going out.
As partners with you in your child’s education, we encourage you to communicate regularly with teachers, principals, school counselors, and other educators in your child’s school day life. We as a district also offer a number of resources for use any time, day or evening, to help you track your child’s academic growth and development. Among them:
-Parents/Guardians can monitor their child's grades and attendance through Parent Portal.
-For elementary families, we post detailed explanations of standards-based report cards and proficiency scales. Together, these outline the knowledge and skills that students need to achieve proficiency on each reported standard, and they help parents understand the ratings they’re viewing and what specific things students need to learn and do to move toward grade-level proficiency.
-In September, we will begin MAP testing for our elementary and middle school students. These tests measure what students know and can allow parents/guardians to measure growth over time, not only in the current school year but across multiple years. (A link to a video and toolkit, in English and Spanish languages, was provided to our families in our most recent Superintendent's Update.) More information, including student reports and what they mean, will be coming home throughout the school year.
-In September, we launched a new partnership with Varsity Tutors that allows Lexington Two’s K-12 students free access to 24/7 on-demand tutoring, test prep, essay assistance, and more – any time of day, any day of the week. It will be available on students’ school-issued devices. (A link to a video was provided to families in our most recent Superintendent's Update.) Among Varsity Tutors features:
24/7 on-demand chat tutoring
On-demand essay review
Live enrichment and remediation classes
SAT and ACT test prep classes
Self-study resources
College and career readiness resources
Adaptive assessments and personalized learning plans
Recorded enrichment classes
We are dedicated to your child’s growth and development, and we will continue to refine existing measures and seek out new strategies and support systems to help your child succeed not only in academics but in service, leadership, and school/community involvement.
