This school year one of our goal is to provide families, learners, and enrolling school districts with regular updates on student progress. In our busy lives sometimes it is not always easy to remember to log into Calvert and Lincoln and see how your learners are progressing. To that end, we plan to send progress updates every few weeks starting with the week of September 26th. The progress update will reflect student progress from the date of their enrollment to the end of next week.

The snapshot of progress sent to you is meant to inform healthy and supportive family conversations with learners. It is our hope that you use the information in a positive way to celebrate the accomplishments of goals or establish new goals for the coming weeks. Some students may find they need to calibrate their pacing differently to remain on pace. We encourage families to embrace a growth mindset and use grades as a picture of where students are at in time versus a judgment of their intelligence. If your learner falls short of the goals you collaboratively established, we encourage you to focus on hard work and implementing planning tools such as prioritized task lists, timers, and pacing guides.

Families who make the choice to learn virtually do so for a variety of reasons. We understand that flexibility is one of the reasons our families and students choose this learning experience. Progress checks are not meant to limit the flexibility of virtual learning. We encourage families to temper any conversations with the balance of your family lifestyle and schedule. Several of our learners experienced delays in being able to log into their online classes and in receiving technology and understanding that will be reflected in the progress check.