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Reports Published This Monday

On Monday, you will receive two forms of updates about your child's achievements and progress this year. At SMPS, we want our families to understand each update that they receive and how their child is assessed, so we encourage you to read the information below. You will be notified through Compass when reports are available.

1. Student Dashboards

• When: Published at the end of each term. 
• What: English, Mathematics and Personal & Social Learning. A mix of sources are used, including formal assessments, digital programs and teacher judgments.
• Why: We check to see if your child is on track with their results in multiple assessments and programs, and that all students (regardless of starting point) are making the expected growth. Doing regular checks ensures that we can identify if progress is going off track and intervene early, or whether your child needs additional challenges and extension. We believe it is vitally important to share this information with parents.

2. Semester Reports

• When: Published at the end of Term 2 and the end of Term 4. 
• What: These are our formal school reports and are mandated for all schools in Victoria. They have: 
  • Your child's attendance for the semester (Term 3 and 4)
  • A Victorian Curriculum page (see above) that shows you the standard that your child reached when teachers combined all information available to them (including formal assessments along with observations in class). Your child’s achievements are represented by a solid black dot. Each level listed on this page links to a matching grade level (see the table below).
  • A description of what has been taught in each subject
  • Outcomes of your child in specialist subjects
  • A personalised comment about your child

• Why: These reports allow families to see what level of the curriculum their child is working on within a variety of subjects, including specialist classes. They also give families an additional and often rich insight into their child's time at school through commentary from the teacher, covering things like community involvement, leadership skills or even interests/passions that have come through, that may not be represented in assessments.