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What is an OTJ?

• An OTJ is a judgment made for the purpose of reporting in relation to the National Standards

• Teachers make a series of judgments to inform teaching and learning. They will use these to make OTJ’s

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What information to use An OTJ should draw on a range of evidence

An OTJ should be made with a student

Could use:• Student’s work, and peer and self assessment• Everyday classroom observations and

interactions• Assessment tool information• Illustrations of standards, progressions and other

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Reporting to parents

• Standards are written for ‘end of year’

• But need to report to parents in writing twice a year

• The first report should be in relation to expected progress and achievement towards the end of year target

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Why moderate OTJsTo get a shared understanding of: • what students should be able to do at each standard• what student work should look like at each standard• how students should be progressing towards each

standard• how formal assessment tools relate to the standards

To get consistency of OTJs, through using:• The supporting evidence for teacher judgments• Planned discussions with other teachers

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• report to students and their parents on the student’s progress and achievement in relation to National Standards.

Reporting to parents in plain language in writing must be at least twice a year;

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Principles for reporting to students and parents

• Involves students

• Supports learners and their next steps

• Language clear and easily understood• Honest and transparent

• No surprises

• Strengthens partnerships between school, students and whānau

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Through reports parents should understand

• What their child can do and how they have progressed

• Their child’s progress and achievement in relation to the standard for their year level

• Their child’s goals

• How they can help

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Content of parents’ reports

• Ask community what they want in and from reports

• Should start with what the student has learned and can do

• Could report in relation to:– The standard the student meets (ie best fit)– The year level standard (above, at below well

below or a scale the school is currently using)