Elementary Standards Based Report Cards

Use the links provided below to review the SBRC template:

• Grade Pre-K - Blank SBRC Template
• Grade K - Blank SBRC Template
• Grade 1 - Blank SBRC Template
• Grade 2 -  Blank SBRC Template
• Grade 3 -  Blank SBRC Template
• Grade 4 -  Blank SBRC Template
• Grade 5 -  Blank SBRC Template

Families can review the quarterly criteria documents to learn more about the statements that appear on the SBRC.

• Grade Pre-K - Quarterly Criteria
• Grade K - Quarterly Criteria 
• Grade 1 - Quarterly Criteria
• Grade 2 - Quarterly Criteria 
• Grade 3- Quarterly Criteria
• Grade 4 - Quarterly Criteria
• Grade 5 - Quarterly Criteria
• Grades K-5 - Learner Qualities

• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales para el preescolar
• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales para el jardín de infancia
• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales de primer grado
• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales para segundo grado
• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales para tercer grado
• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales para cuarto grado
• Spanish Version - Criterios trimestrales para el quinto grado
• Spanish Version - Cualidades de los alumnos

Standards (and Frameworks) define the essential knowledge, skills, and understandings that all Maryland students are expected to acquire across grade levels and subject areas.  Learning Standards for each content area subject and grade level are identified through the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards (MCCRS) for English/Language Arts and Mathematics, Maryland State Science Standards, and the Maryland Social Studies Frameworks.   

Standards based grading communicates how students perform on a set of clearly defined learning targets called standards. The purpose of standards based grading is to identify what a student knows, or is able to do, in relation to those learning targets, as opposed to simply averaging grades/scores over the course of the grading period, which can mask what a student has learned or not learned.  A standards based grading system also provides students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate learning.

Maryland has adopted Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12 rigorous academic standards that define what all students should know and be able to do across grade levels and content areas. Standards based reporting will provide more information to parents about their child’s progress regarding the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards (MCCRS) for English/Language Arts and Mathematics, Maryland State Science Standards, and the Maryland Social Studies Frameworks.

Standards based report cards provide the level of proficiency on specific standards for each subject area. On many traditional report cards, students receive one grade for each subject. On a standards based report card, the subject area is sub-divided into a list of essential skills and knowledge that students should know and be able to do. Students will receive a separate achievement indicator for each standard. The Maryland College and Career Ready Standards (MCCRS) describe what a student should know and be able to do BY THE END of the grade level. The rating that students receive each quarter indicates how students are performing based on expected progress throughout the year.

The standards based report card indicates how a student is performing on end of the year mastery expectations. A student is expected to progress towards meeting the standards quarterly over the course of the year. The new standards based report card will rate students on a scale from 1 to 4.  

Students are assessed using multiple techniques. Formative assessments occur during learning and may include, but are not limited to, rubrics, observation, performance tasks, application activities, paper and pencil tasks, as well as various summative assessments. Summative assessments occur after the learning has taken place. They measure student achievement, or mastery of standards, at a point in time. 

More information is available on the Maryland State Standards website.