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CHAPTER 6 | reporting student achievement
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REPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
If the student is not working towards a credit in the course, a zero (0) should be entered in the “Credit Earned” column.
IEP With Alternative Learning Expectations
In most cases where the expectations in a student’s IEP are alternative learning expectations, it is neither required nor advisable to assign percentage marks to represent the student’s achievement of the expectations. However, in some cases, when evaluation is based on a clearly articulated assessment measure (e.g., a rubric), a percentage mark may be assigned and recorded on the secondary report card. In those cases, teachers must check the “IEP” box for that course and must include the following statement:
“This percentage mark is based on achievement of alternative learning expectations specified in the IEP, which are not based on the Ontario curriculum.”
In a very few instances, where none of the student’s learning expectations are derived from the curriculum expectations in the Ontario curriculum for Grades 9 to 12, an alternative format may be used to report the student’s achievement (e.g., the evaluation section of the IEP). When using an alternative format, teachers should indicate the student’s achievement relative to the expectations set out in the IEP, and should comment on the student’s strengths and next steps for improvement. When an alternative format is used, it should accompany the Provincial Report Card, Grades 9–12, at the regular reporting times.
IEP With Accommodations Only
If the student’s IEP requires only accommodations to support learning in a course, teachers will not check the “IEP” box. The percentage mark is based on the regular course expectations.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Elementary
For Grades 1 to 8, when a student’s achievement is based on expectations modified from the grade- level curriculum expectations to support English language learning needs, teachers will indicate this by checking the “ESL/ELD” boxes on the progress report cards and the provincial report cards for the appropriate subject(s)/strand(s).
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