School to adopt new report format

Woy Woy Public School will finalise a new report format after a survey was sent out to parents and carers.

A total of 68 responses were received with differing opinions on the current report along with the proposed report model.

Fifty four per cent said they were not happy with the current report format used while 35 per cent said they were and 10 per cent did not select a response.

Ninety one per cent said they would be happy for the school to use a new reporting format which would better reflect the teaching and learning programs at the school, while four per cent said they would not and four per cent did not select a response.

Assistant principal Mr Kevin Lane said the most common comment regarding the present report was that teacher comments were too generic and the reports were not personalised enough.

"Most people also thought the report should be about how their child was performing and what areas they needed help with, not what content the class had covered during the semester.

"As the results show, the majority of people who responded are in favour of the school adopting a new report format," he said.

Newsletter, 27 Mar 2012 Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School