Waldorf End-of-Year Reports | AWJ Podcast Episode #18

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The Waldorf End-of-Year Report What parents want

• to know that you know and understand their child.
• an update about how academic skills are progressing.
• confirmation that their child is doing well and that they made a good decision to send their child to a Waldorf school.

What you want

• to reinforce parents' confidence in you as a teacher -- make sure the report is professional, free of spelling or grammar mistakes.
• to document results of assessments, questions and concerns.
• to convey your enthusiasm and pride for the student and everything that he or she has accomplished.
• to give well-wishes for the summer, along with summer reading suggestions, activities, etc.

What the report is NOT for

• Finally expressing the big concern or worry you've never spoken about. There should be nothing in the end-of-year report that the parent has not heard before. No new information. No big surprisees.
• Conveying big concerning information in a more powerful way, hoping that the parents will finally listen this time.

Format

Lower grades -- narrative form, overview of the year that is the same for every child, 1-2 pages about individual child in all of the important areas. Keep in mind thinking, feeling and willing.

Middle grades -- Still narrative but can include rubric. Be careful about going too quantitative. Some parents find it reassuring, others find it scary.

Upper grades -- Collection of block reports with 1-page letter/narrative with warm fuzzy information about individual child, appreciation and anecdote.