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The Diocese of Trenton
Department of Catholic Schools
Updated Report Card
September 2024
The report cards most recently distributed in the schools of the Diocese of Trenton have been in use since 2002. At a meeting in 2022, several principals indicated that it was time to examine the current report cards and determine if there was a need to update the report cards to provide a better and clearer picture of a student’s abilities, growth, and progress. During the last two years, a committee of principals, vice-principals, and the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction have conducted meetings to explore the need for a report card update.
It is important to understand that a report card, like any single assessment, can be compared to a photograph. While it does show a representation of a student’s efforts at a particular point in time, it does not take into account the context and the nuance of how a student arrived at that point in time. Conferences with parents or guardians, therefore, are essential to understand a student’s progress. A document such as a report card, while necessary, can never provide the crucial information that is shared during a conference.
As a part of the update discussions, the committee decided that moving forward, there would be three report cards used in the elementary schools of the Diocese of Trenton: a kindergarten report card, a report card to be used for grades 1 to 4, and a report card for grades 5 to 8. During the 2023-24 school year, three schools in the Diocese of Trenton piloted the updated report cards. These schools were St. Catharine in Spring Lake, St. Gregory the Great Academy in Hamilton Square, and St. Peter School in Point Pleasant.
Several changes were made to the updated report card resulting in the report card that will be used this year. An explanation of the new report card for each grade is provided below.
Diocese of Trenton
Report Card Committee
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