Starting School Year 2027–28, GES will use a new K–5 Performance Report — designed to give your family a clearer, fairer, and more consistent picture of how your child is learning.
Traditional letter grades mix together academic mastery, homework completion, effort, and behavior — making it hard to know what a grade actually means. Our military-connected families also move frequently, and grades mean different things at different schools. The new Performance Report uses one clear, consistent system across every DoDEA school worldwide, so your family always has an accurate picture of where your child stands.
Your child's academic score and their learning behaviors are always reported separately — so hard work and great habits are always clearly visible and never hidden inside a grade.
When you PCS to a stateside school, the receiving school is required under MIC3 to honor your child's GES placement, program enrollment, grade level, and IEP/504 services — regardless of grading format differences. The new Performance Report's clear, standards-based language actually makes transfers easier, not harder. GES will provide hand-carried records so enrollment is never delayed. Contact your installation School Liaison Officer for transition support — it's a free service.