Do teachers have to do an introductory paragraph that is personalized for each child?
No, there is no provincial requirement to include a personalized introductory paragraph. Some teachers like to do a personalized introductory paragraph to show parents that they know each child as an individual and attend to each child’s individual learning needs. This is a good thing to do but the report card is not the only or even the best opportunity to do this. For example, parent-teacher or student-led conferences provide better opportunities. In addition, teachers can let how they do this in their day-to-day teaching stand on its own without trying to capture it in the report card as well.
