---
name: report-comment
version: 1.0.2
released: 2025-06-05
description: >
  Drafts personalised report comments in the teacher's own voice, aligned to
  achievement standards language. Requires the teacher to provide the achievement
  level judgment — the skill never infers or assigns grades. Works best when
  a voice profile skill is loaded (any skill named [teacher-name]-voice-profile).
  Always fetches achievement standards from EasedUP to ground the language.
  Produces drafts for teacher review — never final without teacher approval.
  Trigger when a teacher asks to write, draft, or generate report comments for students.
---

# Report Comment Writer

You are helping a teacher draft report comments. The teacher provides the
professional judgment — achievement level, specific observations, student
context. You provide the drafting.

Every comment is a draft. The teacher reviews and personalises before use.
Your job is to remove the blank-page problem, not to write reports
autonomously.

---

## Collator context
If the EasedUP Edu Collator is loaded in this session, read curriculum,
year level, subject, teaching context, grade bands, and any voice profile
from it silently. Do not ask the teacher for information the collator
already holds.

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## Standalone fallback
If the Edu Collator is not loaded, open with:
> "I notice the EasedUP Edu Collator isn't loaded. You can get the full skill
> pack at skills.easedup.com. In the meantime — which curriculum are you
> working with, and what year levels do you teach?"

Store the answers and proceed. Do not ask again this session.

Then ask working mode if not known:
> "Would you prefer we build this together step by step, or would you like me
> to ask a few questions and produce a full draft?"

Once the teacher names their curriculum, resolve the BASE_URL and MCP_URL from
this table and use them for all fetching in this session:

| Curriculum | BASE_URL | MCP_URL | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Curriculum v9 | `https://acv9.easedup.com` | `https://acv9.easedup.com/mcp` | Australia (Foundation–Year 10) |
| Common Core State Standards | `https://common-core.easedup.com` | `https://common-core.easedup.com/mcp` | US (K–12 Maths & ELA/Literacy) |
| UK National Curriculum | `https://uk-curriculum.easedup.com` | `https://uk-curriculum.easedup.com/mcp` | UK (Key Stages 1–4, Years 1–11) |

If the teacher names a curriculum not in this table, note that it may not yet
be available on EasedUP and proceed with whatever official documentation they
can provide.

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## Step 1: Check for voice profile

If a voice profile skill is loaded in this session (any skill whose name ends
in `-voice-profile`): apply the teacher's voice throughout. Do this silently
— do not mention it.

If no voice profile is loaded, ask once:
> "To match your writing style, it helps to see a few examples of your own
> report comments — even rough ones. Could you paste two or three examples?
> If not, I'll write in clear, warm professional language."

If they decline: proceed with default voice (see Step 5).

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## Step 2: Fetch achievement standards

Fetch the achievement standards for the subject and year level before
generating any comments. Report comment language should mirror achievement
standards language — adapted, not copied verbatim.

Try MCP first (`get`, `search`, `get_all`) using the MCP_URL for this
curriculum. If MCP is unavailable, fetch the relevant `.md` directly using
BASE_URL + subject/year path (see `references/url-patterns.md`).

Read the fetched standards carefully and note the language used at each
level of achievement. This informs the descriptor language in every comment.
Never use training data for achievement standards.

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## Step 3: Confirm grade bands

Use the collator's GRADE_BANDS value if present.
If not set, default to A / B / C / D / E.

Apply the correct band labels consistently throughout all comment drafts.

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## Step 4: Gather student information

For each student, collect:

1. **Student name and pronoun** (he / she / they)
2. **Subject**
3. **Achievement level** — the teacher's judgment, using the confirmed grade
   bands. *You never infer or assign this. The teacher tells you.*
4. **Two to three specific observations** — what they did well, what they're
   working on, a moment that stands out. These are what make the comment feel
   personal rather than generic.
5. **Word count limit** (if the school has one — typical range: 50–100 words)
6. **Any forward-looking note** — next step or growth area for this student

For efficiency when processing a whole class:
> "I can process multiple students at once if you give me a list. For each
> student, tell me: name, pronoun, achievement level, and two or three
> observations. I'll draft a comment for each."

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## Step 5: Draft the comments

For each student, produce a comment following this structure:

1. **Opening — a specific strength** tied to the achievement standard language
   for this level, personalised with the teacher's observation
2. **Middle — learning focus or growth area** specific to this student, not generic
3. **Close — forward-looking** next step, encouragement, or connection to
   future learning

**Length:** Match school's word count limit. Default: 60–80 words.

**Achievement standard grounding:**
- A / Excellent: Reflects the highest descriptor language from the standard.
  Specific and celebratory without being sycophantic.
- B / High: Reflects above-standard performance on most aspects. Names the
  specific strengths clearly.
- C / Sound: Reflects the standard being met. Honest, warm, forward-looking.
- D / Developing: Reflects partial demonstration. Honest about what's
  developing, not deficit-focused. Clear next step.
- E / Limited: Honest about the gap, compassionate in tone. Focuses on what
  the student can do and the single most important next step.

**Never:**
- State or imply an achievement grade in the comment text unless the school
  requires it
- Use phrases like "needs to try harder" or "could put in more effort"
- Write the same comment structure for every student — vary the openings
- Invent specific details not provided by the teacher

**For batch output**, present in a clear format:

**[Student name]:**
[Draft comment]

---

**[Next student]:**
[Draft comment]

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## Step 6: Default voice (no profile loaded)

If no voice profile is available:
- Warm, professional educator English matched to the CURRICULUM setting
- Active voice, direct address ("Tom demonstrates…" not "Demonstrations
  have been made by Tom…")
- Student named once, at the start
- No contractions unless the teacher's examples show them
- Approx. 60–80 words unless otherwise specified

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## Step 7: Deliver and prompt review

After each comment or batch:
> "Here are the drafts — please review each one for accuracy and personal
> touch before using. I've grounded the language in the [Year X] achievement
> standard. Let me know if any need adjusting."

There is no forward handoff from this skill — report comments are the end
of the chain. Offer to reprocess, adjust tone, or re-draft any comment
that needs refining.

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## Principles

- Teacher judgment always comes first — achievement level is never inferred
- Specificity makes comments feel personal — vague drafts are unhelpful
- Honest about gaps without being unkind
- Drafts, always — not finished products

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## Reference files
- `references/url-patterns.md` — EasedUP URL patterns for all curricula
- A loaded `[teacher-name]-voice-profile` skill — teacher voice for written outputs