AI Prompt: Report Card Comment Writer

Stop spending entire evenings staring at blank comment boxes. Create personalized, professional report card comments in 20 minutes.

What You're Getting

This isn't a generic "write me some comments" prompt. It's a comprehensive comment-writing tool built by certified educators that creates personalized, authentic-sounding feedback for each student—capturing individual strengths, areas for growth, and specific examples while maintaining appropriate tone, meeting character limits, and following YOUR district's requirements.

Your 4-page PDF download includes:

✅ Complete customizable AI prompt (copy/paste ready)
✅ Fill-in-the-blank format for YOUR student specifics and performance data
✅ Built on balanced feedback principles with strengths and growth areas
✅ Step-by-step instructions (3 simple steps)
✅ Quick fixes guide for refining output (too generic, too long, sounds robotic, etc.)
✅ 5 customization add-ons (test scores, IEP accommodations, conference references, etc.)
✅ 5 quick variations (progress reports, at-risk students, gifted students, new students, IEP students)
✅ Real teacher testimonial

Your Report Card Comments Will Include

✔️ Personalized content: Sounds authentic and specific to each individual student, not AI-generated
✔️ Balanced feedback: Highlights strengths first, then addresses growth areas constructively
✔️ Specific examples: Concrete evidence of learning with test scores, assignments, behaviors
✔️ Multiple tone options: Choose encouraging, direct, celebratory, concern-focused, or growth-oriented
✔️ Character count management: Fits perfectly within your district's space requirements
✔️ Subject-specific comments: Academic performance comments for any subject area
✔️ Learning skills comments: Work habits, collaboration, responsibility, organization feedback
✔️ Next steps included: Clear recommendations for student focus and home support
✔️ Alternative versions: More positive/encouraging or more direct/honest options when needed
✔️ Conversation starters: Talking points for difficult parent conferences when concerns exist

Perfect For

📚 K-12 Teachers writing comments for 20+ students multiple times per year
📚 Elementary Teachers creating personalized comments for all subject areas
📚 Secondary Teachers managing 100+ students across multiple classes
📚 Special Education Teachers writing detailed IEP progress reports
📚 Department Heads ensuring comment quality and consistency
📚 Student Teachers learning professional comment-writing standards

What Teachers Are Saying

💬 "Parents commented on how personal these felt! No one could tell I used AI! 25 minutes for my entire class vs. my usual 4+ hours!"

How It Works

Step 1: Keep anecdotal notes throughout the term (use the Pro Tip: create a "report card notes" document)
Step 2: Fill in the prompt for each student with their specific performance data (45 seconds per student)
Step 3: Paste into your AI tool in ONE conversation for all students (10 seconds per student)
Step 4: Review, personalize, and verify accuracy (30 seconds per student)

Total time: 20 minutes for 20 students vs. 3+ hours

Technical Requirements

✔️ Access to any AI platform (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini - free versions work!)
✔️ Basic copy/paste skills
✔️ That's it!

Why This Prompt Is Different

Generic AI requests give you bland, robotic comments that sound the same for every student. This professional prompt delivers personalized feedback with specific examples, appropriate tone for different situations, and natural language that sounds like YOU wrote it, not a computer.

What You'll Receive Immediately

📄 Professional PDF guide (4 pages)
📄 Master prompt template with comprehensive fill-in-the-blanks
📄 Tone and approach customization options
📄 Quick fixes troubleshooting guide for common issues
📄 5 comment variations for different student situations

Digital download—instant access!

About Teacher Time

Created by Ryan, M.S.T. in Teaching from SUNY, B.A. in Psychology from University of Windsor—an Ontario and New York State Certified Teacher who spent entire evenings staring at blank comment boxes before creating this system. Professional-quality resources that actually work in real classrooms.

🎯 Less Planning. More Teaching.

Terms of Use: Digital download. Single classroom use only. Not for redistribution.