Your child will receive a written report card four times during the year (see School Calendar for exact dates).
ISM utilizes a continuous assessment approach, which means that all homework, class work, projects, tests and other exhibitions of learning will be reflected in each written report.
Progress reports are sent home any time in between report cards for students who are:
- Showing excellent or improved progress
- Not showing progress or are at risk of not successfully completing the year
- Formal Parent-Teacher Conferences
These are scheduled two times per year, at the beginning of the second quarter, and at the beginning of the third quarter, for parents to speak to each of their child's teachers. Appointments are scheduled through the main office. Parents should not, however, hesitate to contact a teacher or the Principal at any time regarding a student's progress.
- Informal Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parents are encouraged to call and schedule meetings when they have any concern at all regarding their child's progress. Teachers will also initiate parent meetings whenever they see serious problems developing in a student's attitude, work habits, or work products. Parents should only contact the Headmaster about a student problem after thoroughly exploring solutions with the teacher, and following that, with the secondary or elementary coordinator. Only after taking those steps would it be appropriate to contact the Headmaster if no mutually acceptable solutions to the problem have been found..
Occasionally an additional report may be required to gather data about a particular issue or problem. This report may be at the request of the parent, any one of the student's teachers, or the Administration.
Please consult either the elementary school teacher of your child or the secondary school teacher(s) for information
S – Satisfactory
P – Progressing
N – Needs improvement
X – Not evaluated at this time
Grades 3 through 5 use the following grading system:
A 90 – 100 (excellent)
B 80 – 89 (above average)
C 70 – 79 (average)
D 60 – 69 (passing, but below average)
F 00 – 59 (failing)
Grades 1 through 5 use the following system to indicate student effort and to show progress in specific skills:
E Excellent
G Good
S Satisfactory
U Unsatisfactory
IP In progress (insufficient to assign a grade)
ISM applauds success. Students in Grades 3-5 whose grades are all A’s and/or B’s and no U’s at the end of a marking period will be awarded recognition on the Honor Roll. Those students whose grades are all A’s with no U’s will be awarded recognition on the High Honor Roll.
