Growing Success
Assessment, evaluation and
reporting in Ontario schools
Awareness Session
June 2010
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
A. Overview and Opening Messages
Over the last few years, the Ministry of Education has been
working on AER policies and practices. During this time we’ve
used board created handbooks and documents to support AER
K-8 and 9-12.
Beginning in September 2010, assessment, evaluation, and
reporting in Ontario schools, covering grades 1-12, will be
based on the policies and practices described in this document.
The Ontario government is committed to enabling all students
to reach their potential, and to succeed. Our challenge is that
every student is unique and each must have opportunities to
achieve success according to his or her own interests, abilities,
and goals. We have defined high expectations and standards
for graduation, while introducing a range of options that allow
students to learn in ways that suit them best and enable them
to earn their diplomas.
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
B. Graphic Overview K-12
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
C. Chapter 4 - Assessment for Learning and as Learning Reflection Activity
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
D. Chapter 7 Students with Special Needs/Chapter 8 English Language Learners
“What’s New?”
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
E. New Reporting Templates and What’s Ahead
Elementary Schools
• Elementary Progress Report
Ministry timeline October 20 and November 20
no marks, just indicators of how the student is progressing to date
assessment of learning skills and work habits
anecdotal, collaborative comment for multiple subjects
• Elementary Provincial Report Card
First sent home between January 20 and February 20
Second towards the end of June
Board space to communicate district
improvement plans etc.
Introducing the
Elementary Progress
Report
Learning
Skills
assessment
and
anecdotal
comment to
be
completed
by
homeroom
teacher.
Subject teachers report on progress to date through three
categories:
 Progressing With Difficulty
 Progressing Well
 Progressing Very Well
Board space to communicate district
improvement plans etc.
Learning
Skills and
Work Habits
– letter
symbols and
comments.
Board Designated Space
Page 1
Page 2
4 strands of Language
IEP checkboxes now at the strand level
3 strands of French
Core, Immersion and Extended checkboxes
Native Language appears on all report cards, even if
the subject is not taught.
N/A checkbox available for strands not reported on
in a particular term.
Learning Skills and Work Habits –
letter symbols and comments are
now located on page one.
New 4 page Provincial
Report Card.
Twice per year.
Page 3
Page 4
Grades 7 & 8 – History + Geography, one
comment box
Health and Phys Ed
now assessed separately,
One comment box.
Drama and Dance now assessed
separately, 4 strands of the Arts
One comment box.
Reduced to 1 optional box
Secondary Provincial Report Card
Checkbox for
courses that are a
part of the Specialist
High Skills Major
program
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
Growing Success
Other reporting considerations
•
Secondary Early Progress Report
currently completed in Maplewood, although each school is unique
Alignment with Growing
Success for K-12 consistency
Report on the 6 new Learning
Skills and Work Habits
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
Growing Success
Other reporting considerations
•
Elementary Alternative Report Card
Currently in Word, WordPerfect and Adobe format. Now piloting to bring
Alternative Reports into Maplewood. Pilot June 2010
Alternative Report Card
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario's Schools, First Edition Covering
Grades 1 to 12
Growing Success
Other reporting considerations
•
JK/SK Report Cards
The format of JK / SK report cards will not change this year.
It is expected the ministry will standardize
JK/SK report cards next year.