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Manitoba Report Card
May 22, 2012
Today is a chance to...
- look at the provincial report card template
- understand the new process
-inform a decision about implementation
Mandatory implementation is 2013-14.
Introduction
The primary purpose of the Manitoba report card is to formally
communicate to parents,at certain points in time,
information on their children’s growth and achievement as learners.
Rationale
The provincial report card forms one part of an important communication system.
Others may include:- monthly newsletters- parent/teacher interviews- student led conferences- web pages, wikis or e-mails
Rationale
Some of the benefits to implementing the Manitoba report card are:
- Positive school-parent relationships
- Improved learning
- Consistency across the province
Rationale
“Inaccurate grades play havoc with students’ lives and our professional integrity.”
O’Connor & Wormelli
2011
Rationale
Planning for reporting should consider...
- subject categories and indicators
- learning experiences and quality criteria
- gathered evidence from multiple sources
Rationale
Manitoba Report Card Support DocumentPartners for Learning – Grades 1 to 12
Draft April 19, 2012
Not available online as yet
Will get a copy to all teaching staff by the end of June 2012
Support Document
DEMOGRAPHICS...
NameStudent Number
DateAttendance
SubjectsSchool Division Logo
Report Card Templates
ACADEMIC REPORTING:
Grade 1-6: By Category1 to 4 Scale
Grade 7 & 8: By Category1 to 4 Scale for Categories% Scale for Final Grades
Grade 9-12: By Subject% Scale for all Grades
Report Card Templates
BEHAVIOURS:
Personal Management Skills
Active Participation in Learning
Social Responsibility
PLUS 2 OF OUR SCHOOL’S CHOOSING.
Report Card Templates
Learning behaviours provide evidence of the student’s social-emotional
and self-management skills and growth when engaging with content
and interacting with others.
Report Card Templates
COMMENT CODES:
If the focus of learning is different from the grade-level curricular expectations in a subject, IEP or EAL, not both, is indicated on the report card for that student.
Each code must be accompanied by a standard comment decided by the province.
Report Card Templates
COMMENT CODES:
IEP: The grade is based on achievement of learning goals in the student’s
learning plan that are significantly different than grade-level learning expectations.
EAL: The grade is based on achievement of some subject area learning goals at
grade level, with a focus on language learning.
Report Card Templates
COMMENT CODES:
NA: Only with principal approval.Can be used in a multi-subject box.
CO/IN: Grade 11 & 12 PE.
IN: Can be used for extended absence or incomplete information from the incoming school.Cannot be used for a final grade.
Report Card Templates
Grading should be...
- Accurate
- Meaningful
- Consistent
Principles of Fair Assessment
ACCURATE:
Academic grades are based on curricular learning outcomes and reported separately from learning behaviours.
Non-academic factors such as attitude, effort, and behaviour are not included in the students’ grades.
Principles of Fair Assessment
MEANINGFUL
The gradebook or documentation system used by the teacher summarizes evidence of academic learning relative to provincial curricular outcomes rather than solely by assessment methods and/or tasks.
Principles of Fair Assessment
CONSISTENT:
Determining a final grade is based on curricular outcomes and involves a teacher’s professional judgment and consideration of all gathered evidence.
Principles of Fair Assessment
Understand and use your curriculum.
Set clear curricular learning outcomes.
Assess based on those outcomes.
Report on those outcomes.
Principles of Fair Assessment
Framework for comment writing...
- Strengths
- Challenges
- Next steps to improve the learning
Comments
Quality criteria for comment writing...
- jargon-free- respectful and constructive- brief and concise- congruent (marks match comments)- not to include summary of material taught
Plain language is very important.
Comments
Strengths and learning goals should be...
- unique to the learner- specific to the level of achievement- specific to the categories- evidence based
Good reporting does not include opinions.
Comments
Promotion and placement comments are no longer used. The wording in the section for principal’s comments would reflect reporting to a particular grade in the next year.
AEP indication is no longer included on the report card. An attachment of adaptations made in the classroom can be included to the report card.
Comments
Trevlac has already been used in other divisions who have been piloting the implementation of the provincial report card.
There are templates in Word that exist and can be used if preferred.
Technical Support
- Opening Day afternoon session
- September PD Day
- October and November staff meetings
- Collaboration meetings
Professional Development Plan
Provincial Assessment Policy Kindergarten to Grade 12
Rethinking Classroom Assessment with Purpose in Mind
Communicating Student Learning
Resources
Further Questions??
Decision to SSD by June 15, 2012.-Full implementation September 2012-Implementation in September 2013
Gradual isn’t really an option.
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