Evaluation
At FSW we give a great deal of time, thought and care to evaluation. Students are given continual feedback about their areas of strength and their next steps throughout the school day. Formal evaluations by teachers are completed and shared with parent/guardians on a periodic basis. The timing and format of these evaluations varies based on the age of the student.

Montessori Preschool Growth Records: Parent/guardians and teachers meet twice per year to review and discuss student growth records. These written records include a rubric to track developmental progress and written comments to provide more detailed information on student growth. Parent/guardians and teachers collaborate to address any areas of concern, developing a plan to address these concerns. If needed, teachers may make specific recommendations for further evaluation by a specialist.

Parent/guardian/Teacher Conferences in Elementary and Middle School: Teachers and parent/guardians meet to discuss student progress at the end of the first quarter of the school year (mid-October). Teachers share base-line student assessments with parent/guardians, discuss areas of significant strength or concern, and report on student social adjustment at school. Parent/guardians and teachers collaborate to address any areas of concern and develop a plan to address them. If needed, teachers may make specific recommendations for further evaluation by a specialist.

Portfolios in Elementary School: FSW elementary teachers generally use a portfolio system; teachers accumulate and review student work on an ongoing basis to track student progress. Periodically, teachers will select representative samples of student work to add to their portfolio and then send the rest of their work home. If you wish to see your student’s class work on a regular basis, you may stop in and look through his or her portfolio at any time; just check in with the classroom teacher about where portfolios are kept.