Hello Kelly:
I haven’t seen anything this year that states that a pencil cannot be used. Based on what is being written in pencil by the teacher and that it doesn’t appear to effect grading can I infer it would be OK to leave as is?
Maureen
Hi Maureen,
Thank you for the question. A similar question was posed during the AATN regional administration trainings. Below is the question and response provided:
Must the teacher complete the forms in pen or can they use a pencil?
The current administration guidelines do not require the use of permanent ink within a datafolio. However, it is recommended that teachers use permanent ink, so that if he/she makes a mistake, they are not tempted to erase the mistake. Erasures are not allowed, with the exception of student self-correction. Any mistakes made by the teacher must be crossed out, corrected, and initialed.
Based on the information provided, it seems the pencil documentation is acceptable and does not need to be corrected/adjusted. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Thank you
Kelly Ickes
Special Education Specialist
Measured Progress
800.431.8901 x-2219 (v)
866.283.2197 (f)
Ickes.Kelly@measuredprogress.org
