Our report cards work like this:
jk/sk reports are purely anecdotal (just comments - no grades). Most students, Adam included, don't have an IEP in kindergarten.
from grade 1 to grade 7, letter grades are given. If a child is on an IEP, there is a box to check in front of the subject area (eg. language, Math, etc.) The child's grades, then, are not reflective of the expectations of the curriculum for the grade, but rather the expectations spelled out in the IEP. In that way, a child who is, say, reading well below grade level, yet is reading at the level spelled out in his IEP, he may get an A or a B in reading. The comment section will state that the mark in this subject is in accordance with the IEP.
Both of my girls are identified as gifted, so they get their IEP boxes checked off & their grades are supposed to reflect the goals in their IEPs. In their case, it makes it much harder for them to get an A, since they are doing work that is well beyond grade level.
That's how we do it in Ontario, at least in my school board. Let me tell you, I've written my fair share of report cards!
Anjie
mom to Adam (4), Erin (9), & Laurel (15)
