This report may focus on the curricula selected for review, results of this review process, new instructional activities implemented as a result of the review, or special activities implemented as a result of assessment, such as awards or summer remedial programs. After each audience has been analyzed, it's time to target the audience with the message in the most effective form. Reporting Results to Students When reporting assessment results to students, first communicate overall school performance to the entire group of students who received individual results. Then hold individual meetings, review their scores, and discuss how teachers will address student needs. When parents are involved in the planning team, it helps establish strong communications networks and relationships based on trust.
Parents are interested in finding out how their children performed on the assessment.
Providing comparisons between their school and other schools satisfies their need to understand the larger picture of school performance. Parents whose children were not assessed may be interested in knowing how their school scored. Classroom teachers and administrators need to be involved in implementing the reporting activities. Working cooperatively with parents helps to build partnerships that foster learning for all students. Parent and teacher meetings are ideal, but may not always be possible.