Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 5124
Monitored: X
Mandated: X
Other Reasons X

REPORTING TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS

The primary purpose of parent/guardian school communication concerning individual pupils shall be to assist both parents/guardians and staff to achieve a fuller understanding of the quality and direction of the pupil's learning, so that parents/guardians and staff may be increasingly helpful to and supportive of the pupil. It is most important that such communication be timely and appropriate.
Procedures for reporting to parents/guardians shall include, but not be limited to:
  1. Report cards, which shall be uniform across the district at comparable grade levels;

  2. Parent/guardian conferences, both regularly scheduled and based upon need;

  3. C. Interpretive test reports based upon data provided through the district's annual standardized testing program.
Date: April 14, 1986
December 10, 2001 First Reading
January 14, 2002 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:7E-2 through -5 School report card program
N.J.S.A. 18A:11?1 General mandatory powers and duties
N.J.S.A. 18A:35?4.9 Pupil promotion and remediation; policies and procedures
N.J.S.A. 18A:40A?12 Reporting of pupils under influence or believed to be using anabolic steroids; examination report, return home; treatment; evaluation of possible need and referral
N.J.S.A. 18A:54?20 Powers of board (county vocational schools)
N.J.A.C. 6:3?6.2(d, k) General considerations
N.J.A.C. 6:8?2.1 Reporting requirements
N.J.A.C. 6:29?1.3(a)3 Policies and procedures
N.J.A.C. 6A:8?4.3 Accountability
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-4.5 Public reporting
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1 Graduation requirements
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-1.1 et seq. Special Education
See particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6A:14?1.1, -2.3, -2.4, -2.5, -2.6, -3.5, -7.9
N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.1 et seq. Bilingual Education
See particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.13, -1.15
N.J.A.C. 6A:24-1.1 et seq. Urban Education Reform in the Abbott Districts
See particularly: N.J.A.C. 6A:24-2.1, -3.3, -4.1(i)8
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts
Manual for the Evaluation of Local School Districts (August 2000)

Cross References:
1000/1010 Concepts and roles in community relations; goals and objectives
1120 Board of education meetings
1250 Visitors
2224 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
3542.31 Free or reduced?price lunches/milk
5020 Role of parents/guardians
5113 Absences and excuses
5114 Suspension and expulsion
5120 Assessment of individual needs
5125 Pupil records
5126 Awards for achievement
5131 Conduct/discipline
5131.6 Drugs, alcohol, tobacco (substance abuse)
5141 Health
5141.3 Health examinations and immunizations
5142 Pupil safety
5145.12 Search and seizure
5200 Nonpublic school pupils
6010 Goals and objectives
6142.1 Family life education
6142.2 English as a second language; bilingual/bicultural
 

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