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CHAPTER 6 | reporting student achievement
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REPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Reporting Schedules
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Schools will use the Elementary Progress Report Card between October 20 and November 20 of the school year.
Schools will use the Elementary Provincial Report Card twice a year. The first provincial report card will be sent home between January 20 and February 20 of the school year, and the second will be sent home towards the end of June.
Although there are three formal reporting periods, communication with parents and students about student achievement should be continuous throughout the year, by means such as parent-teacher or parent-student-teacher conferences, portfolios of student work, student-led conferences, interviews, phone calls, checklists, and informal reports. Communication about student achievement should be designed to provide detailed information that will encourage students to set goals for learning, help teachers to establish plans for teaching, and assist parents in supporting learning at home.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Semestered schools will use the Provincial Report Card, Grades 9–12, for formal written reports to parents two times a semester.
Non-semestered schools will use the Provincial Report Card, Grades 9–12, for formal written reports to parents three times a year. The first report must be issued during the fall.
Schools that offer a combination of semestered and non-semestered courses should develop a combined reporting schedule that provides for two written reports for semestered courses and three written reports for non-semestered courses as shown below:
Table 6.1. Combined Semestered/Non-semestered Reporting Schedule
Report Card Issued in:
Reporting Period
Principal’s Signature/Report Card Page
Semestered Courses
Non-semestered Courses
October/November
first
first
Principal’s signature on page 1
January/February
final
–
“Completion of Requirements for Graduation” is page 3 and bears principal’s signature
March/April
first
second
Principal’s signature on page 1
June
final
final
“Completion of Requirements for Graduation” is page 3 and bears principal’s signature
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