Report Cards

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The Palms school year is made up of two 20-week semesters. Each semester, students receive two progress reports and two report cards. The same report card form is used for all four reports.

Teachers submit grades on specific dates, and you receive them in the mail about a week later. Make sure your mailing address is up-to-date with the Student Services office.

This table shows the typical schedule for progress reports and report cards:

	Progress Reports	Report Cards
When issued	Fall semester 5 weeks grades as of September usually mailed in September Fall semester, 15 weeks grades as of November usually mailed in November Spring semester, 5 weeks grades as of February usually mailed in February Spring semester, 15 weeks grades as of April usually mailed in May	Fall semester, 10 weeks grades as of October usually mailed in October Fall semester, 20 weeks grades as of December usually mailed in December Spring semester, 10 weeks grades as of March usually mailed in March Spring semester, 20 weeks grades as of June usually mailed in June
How delivered	mailed to students' homes	mailed to students' homes
Grades	Include a grade of E (Excellent), S (Satisfactory), or U (Unsatisfactory) for cooperation and work habits in each class. Show a grade of N (No Mark) for Homeroom. Includes grades for academic classes, with some teachers using an M (rather than a standard letter grade) to indicate that the student is meeting grade level standards. Must show any D's or Fails.	Includes a grade of A, B, C, D, or Fail for academic performance and a grade of E (Excellent), S (Satisfactory), or U (Unsatisfactory) for cooperation and work habits in each class.

Download a Sample Progress Report

Sample Progress Report

Tips for Parents

Keep in communication with your child's teachers and counselor.
Don't wait until the final report card to communicate.
Regularly visit the Parent Portal.
Actively check Schoology with your child. They may not remember all of their assignments, so it's better to check than to simply ask them if they have any homework.
Check planners, agendas, and anything else that your child's teachers require students to write their assignments in.

Eighth Grade Awards

Students who have a grade-point-average of 4.0 over 6th grade, 7th grade, and the 9th grade Fall semester, receive a Principal Award at Culmination.

Students who have a grade-point-average of 3.5 to 3.9 over 6th grade, 7th grade, and the 9th grade Fall semester, receive a President Award at Culmination.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Does Each Report Card Cover the Entire Semester or Just the Period Since the Last Progress Report?

In general, grades for work habits and cooperation cover the previous five weeks.

Example: Your child got an S in work habits on the 5-week progress report, but for the next five weeks he earned an E for his work habits. The 10-week report card will usually indicate a grade of E.

Attendance figures are cumulative and cover the entire semester up to that point.

Example: Your child's 5-week progress report showed that she was absent 2 days. During the next five weeks, she was absent 1 day. The 10-week report card will indicate a total figure of 3 days absent.

Academic grades show your child's progress up to that point in the semester.

Example: Your child received a grade of C in science on his 5-week progress report. During the next five weeks, your child works successfully to bring up that grade to a B. The 10-week report card will show a grade of B.

Why is There No 5-Week Progress Report in the Fall?

During the first 2 or 3 weeks of the Fall semester, some students are re-assigned to get them into the right academic and elective classes. Classes can't be balanced this way in advance, since until schools starts we don't know which neighborhood students will show up to attend Palms, or what their academic placements should be. If teacher assignments change on "Norm Day" (usually the 5th Friday of the Fall semester), then other class assignments may change.

As a result, there is insufficient information about many students' progress so soon into the school year, and 5-week progress reports could easily be misleading or uninformative.

Parents who want to follow their child's progress don't have to wait for the 10-week report cards. They can communicate with their child's teachers at any time.

When Can I Expect to See My Child's Progress Reports and Report Cards?

Which Grades Are On File with LAUSD?

For the End -of-Year Ceremonies, Which Grades Count Toward My Child's Average?

For the purposes of the Grade Level Awards ceremonies held in late May or early June, the grades for the semester just ending do not count toward that year's grade-point average, but they count toward the cumulative grade-point average that is calculated the following year.

The following chart shows which 20-week report cards are used as the basis for Grade Level Awards.

Report cards	6th Grade Awards	7th Grade Awards	8th Grade Awards
6th grade, 1st semester	√	√	√
6th grade, 2nd semester		√	√
7th grade, 1st semester		√	√
7th grade, 2nd semester			√
8th grade, 1st semester			√
8th grade, 2nd semester

Students using the Naviance system will see a grade-point average that's totaled across 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade.

Report Cards

Download a Sample Progress Report

Tips for Parents

Eighth Grade Awards

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Frequently Asked Questions