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6 • Learning for All
for Student Achievement (BIPSA). As the 2009–13 regional projects found, Learning for All, K–12 provides an overarching approach that assists in:
• aligning and focusing initiatives at the ministry, board, and school levels;
• building capacity to help improve student learning on the level of individuals, schools,
and school systems;
• strengthening both students’ and educators’ sense of efficacy with respect to improving
student achievement and well-being;
• reinforcing the understanding on the part of educators that every student progresses
along an individual learning and growth continuum from Kindergarten to Grade 12;
• the use of planning tools for assessment and instruction to support student learning;
• bringing about an educational culture based on individual and collective ownership of
the learning, achievement, and well-being of all students.
School boards and schools may find this guide helpful in supporting system planning, priority setting, and development of resources that meet their local needs effectively. It is important to keep in mind that all recommended approaches and tools are most effective when they are adapted to the specific context of local boards, schools, and classrooms.