1. On-time reporting at NowraAnglicanCollege

2. What our reporting looked like Traditional look and feel, semester based, marks, grades, averages 3. What our reporting looked like Also outcomes-based. 4. What our reporting looked like Social and personal development 5. What our reporting looked like And comment 6. What was wrong with our reports? 7. Good feedback helps students learn. "It is arguably well accepted that good feedback is a driver of student performance. Hattie &Timperley (2007) The most effective feedback is specific corrective feedback related to a task The least effective is teacher praise. ie well done Teacher ParentStudent 8. So what we did Nomoreteacher commentsonreports Commentsontasks No more teacher comments on semester reports All tasks now have a comment attached. 9. So what we did Thenature of commentshave changed. Whatcanthe student do? Whatdothey needto doin orderto improve? The comment is specific.What did the student demonstrate they could do and what do they need to do in order to improve. 10. So what we did Parenteducation Lots of parent education focussing them on the parent portal (Edumate) Semester 1 Asking for parents to update email addresses. Semester reports now delivered via email as the default Parent forums Blanket publicity website, newsletter, emails 11. So what we did Behaviourcomments viathe welfare register. What about behaviour / attitude comments? 12. So what we did Theparent weekly digest Parent weekly digest 13. So what did we do with semester reports? We still do semester reports Semester reports forYears 7-9 do not have subject comments.Years 10-12 do have comments. In place of a subject comment we have a subject outline. We still have a pastoral section including comment, co-curricular involvement, attendance. Parental concerns To print or to email? A table of task comments? 14. What the teachers say. 15. What still needs doing? Parents liking the feedback but what about students? Comment quality and quality control an issue