Start with the goal.
Know what the student is working toward and how the school will recognize progress.
FOR FAMILIES
Understand the progress.
Share the next step.
A good progress conversation explains the goal, what the student’s work shows, the support being provided, and when everyone will return to review it.
INSIDE BOOMERANG PROGRESS
The report behind the conversation.
See the kind of goal, evidence, progress chart, and explanation school staff can prepare for a family conversation.
A learning story you can follow.
School staff prepare and review a report with selected evidence, charts where appropriate, a clear narrative, and the next review date. They share it through the school’s approved process.
Students and families do not need another account. The report supports a conversation with the teacher or support team and helps the student understand what to try next.
See the evidence.
Read observations in context, including the opportunities and support provided. A single result is one part of the learning story.
Hear the student.
Staff can record the learner’s exact words or a clearly labeled summary and include an appropriate reflection in the reviewed report.
Keep the conversation connected.
Ask what has changed, which support has helped, and when the next review will happen. For IEP progress reporting, staff follow the reporting arrangements in the student’s IEP. Families use the school’s designated contacts for records questions and requests.