In the earlier grades, the main lesson teachers assess student achievement using multiple measures several times throughout the school year. The results of these assessments are shared with parents at the Fall parent/teacher conferences, the Spring parent/teacher conferences as needed, and in narrative End of Year Reports. This End of Year Report is a comprehensive overview of the curriculum covered by the teacher throughout the year as well as specific comments about a student’s achievements and areas of growth within the subject matter presented. End of year reports become part of the student’s cumulative records. In the upper grades (6th-8th), students receive traditional letter grades at three times in the year in addition to the conferences and End of Year Reports. OCS knows that the integration of a traditional grading system in our upper grades, combined with the continued use of narrative reports, prepares our students well for their eventual transition to high school.
