Report Cards

At our pilot schools, report cards will look slightly different in the 2025-2026 school year. Our Vanguard (pilot) schools are Chapel Hill, Davidson Maplewood, Nashua, Eastgate, Gateway, Northgate and NKCHS.

Grades are one of the most important ways we communicate with families. Grade cards, as the official report of progress, are a key tool. We want to equip all families with the knowledge and support to be able to understand and use the information on the grade card to support their child. Check out the information below for an overview of how grade cards will look a little different this school year for some students.

Elementary Report Cards

In kindergarten through 5th grade, report cards will look very similar to how they have in the past. The biggest change families will notice is that students' progress will be described using the language of our district proficiency scale (P, NP, DV, NY, NE). Check out the video below for an overview of the new grade card format for 2025-26 at Chapel Hill, Davidson, Maplewood and Nashua.

Secondary GRADE Reports (6-12)

This year, families may notice how their student's grades look in PowerSchool and Canvas has changed. Students will still receive a letter grade at the end of the semester, but the way teachers track and record their progress throughout looks differently.

On the main screen in the PowerSchool Parent Portal or in Canvas, families will first see letter grades for each course. To explore more detailed information – such as how a student is performing on individual standards or the evidence teachers have – click into each class for a fuller picture of learning.

In the detailed view, you’ll see a list of standards, items that look like this:

8.EEI.A.1 Properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent expressions

This is the standard. You’ll also see grades on the 0-4 scale, representing your student’s level of understanding on that piece of evidence. Because each class is unique, this can be ordered or organized differently in different courses.

At the end of the semester, all evidence is taken together and used to determine a final grade for each standard. These are averaged to calculate a student’s traditional letter grade, what will ultimately show on their report card and transcript.