Students or parents may come in and sign-up for appointments. We will not be taking appointments over the phone. The primary purpose of portfolios at Deer Creek is to document each student's achievement of, or process towards, the academic content standards. Instruction and assessment in Jefferson County are aligned with specific standards and benchmarks. Your student will be able to tell you how each item selected for inclusion in the portfolio is related to one or more of those standards and benchmarks.
Portfolios serve some additional important purposes.
Students develop a sense of ownership and pride in their work as the portfolios are being compiled throughout the year. As teachers facilitate and monitor the process they can identify the areas in which students excel or need additional help. Finally, students assume more responsibility for their learning as they share their work with significant adults in their lives. All work in the portfolios will have been graded when it was originally completed. In addition, each student will receive a grade on the portfolio itself based on the compilation of materials, effective use of class time, and the completion of the conference reflection sheet.