ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND REPORTING IN ONTARIO

SCHOOLS

Growing Success

THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.

Growing Success

Fundamental Principles

Ontario’s teachers use assessment and evaluation practices that:

are fair, transparent and equitablesupport all studentsare carefully plannedare clearly explained to students

and parents at the beginning of the school year

are ongoing and varied, and provide multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning

include feedback that is clear, meaningful and timely

help students to become independent learners

Old Reporting SystemOld Reporting System New Reporting SystemNew Reporting System

3 Provincial Report Cards

9 Learning Skills

Progress Report (Nov.)2 Provincial Report

Cards6 Learning Skills

What’s Changed?

New Timeline

Progress Report will be sent home November 18

parent conferences will be held the evening of November 25th and during the day on November 26th

first Provincial Report Card sent home in February

final Provincial Report Card sent home in June

The Elementary Progress Report

emphasis on Learning Skills and Work Habitsa “snapshot” of what your child is DOING in

his/her classroomwill contain no letter grade or marksteachers will indicate whether a student is

“Progressing Well”, “Progressing Very Well”, or “Progressing with Difficulty” in the subject areas

learning Skills will be indicated as either Needs Improvement, Satisfactory, Good, or Excellent

parent conferences on November 25th and 26th

The Learning Skills

There are 6 new learning skills/work habits: Gr.1 – 12

1.Responsibility2.Organization3.Independent Work4.Collaboration5.Initiative6.Self-Regulation

Teachers will comment on student strengths and next steps for improvement

Why are these Learning Skills and Work Habits Included?

Learning skills and work habits encourage students to:

learn more effectivelydevelop their potential as independent

learnerstake ownership over their own learningdevelop and prepare for secondary school

and the world of workprepare for learning and working in the 21st

Century

My best work is:

My goal for improvement is:

Ways parents/guardians and teachers will support this goal:

This section of the progress report card will be completed during the parent, teacher, student conference.

Fundamental Principles

Ontario’s teachers use assessment and evaluation practices that:

are fair, transparent and equitablesupport all studentsare carefully plannedare clearly explained to students

and parents at the beginning of the school year

are ongoing and varied, and provide multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning

include feedback that is clear, meaningful and timely

help students to become independent learners

VISIT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION’S WEBSITE AT:WWW.EDU.GOV.ON.CA

OR VISIT THE WORTHINGTON P.S. WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://SCHOOLS.PEELSCHOOLS.ORG/1480

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