Kindergarten
In 2010, with the inception of the province’s full-day kindergarten, the Ministry of Education released The Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program, Draft Version.
With input from various stakeholders, revisions have been made to the
draft program. We are currently waiting for the release of the revised
kindergarten program document. With a new curriculum program
document to be released during the 2015-16 school year, the Ministry of
Education is currently working on a provincial kindergarten report card
which is expected to be released during the current school year.
The Provincial Report Card
Student achievement will be reported on 3 times during the school year. Between
October 20 and November 20 of the school year, students in Grades 1-8
receive an Elementary Progress Report Card which: "...shows a student's
development of the learning skills and work habits during the fall of
the school year, as well as a student's general progress in working
towards the achievement of the curriculum expectations in all subjects".
(Growing Success, 2010 pg. 50)
Students in Grades 1-8 receive the
Elementary Provincial Report Card twice a year. The first provincial
report card will reflect a student’s achievement of the curriculum
expectations worked on from September to January/February of the school
year along with the development of learning skills and work habits. The
second provincial report card will reflect the student’s achievement of
the curriculum expectations further developed or introduced from
January/February to June of the school year along with the development
of learning skills and work habits during that period. (Growing Success,
2010)
Opportunities for parents/guardians and students to meet to
discuss the report card will be available.
Achievement is reported
on the report card using letter grades (Gr. 1–6) or percentage marks
(Gr. 7–8).
These grades or percentages correspond to the four levels of
achievement outlined in the Ontario Curriculum documents. Teacher
comments describe what students have learned, their strengths and next
steps for improvement.
The Ministry of Education has set Level 3
as representing the standard for the grade, which means that Level 3
identifies the level of achievement at which parents/guardians and
teachers can be confident students are well prepared for work at the
next grade. On the Report Card, Level 3 achievement is represented by a
B-, B or B+ for students in Grades 1–6 and 70–79% for Grades 7–8.
Students
may achieve at Level 4 (A-, A, A+ or 80-100%) indicating that they have
exceeded the provincial standard.
Level 4 does not mean working above
grade level expectations, but, rather, indicates a grasp of knowledge
and skills specified for the grade that is above the standard for the
grade.
"R" or "Below 50%" is used for reporting purposes to flag
the need for remediation and early parent/guardian involvement. "R"
signals that additional learning is required before the student will
begin to achieve success with this grade's expectations. "R" indicates
the need for the development of a plan to address the student's specific
learning needs and to ensure success for learning.
Level |
Definition |
Letter Grade (Grades 1–6) |
Percentage Mark (Grades 7 & 8) |
Level 4 |
The student has demonstrated the required knowledge and skills. Achievement surpasses the provincial standard. |
|
80–100 |
Level 3 |
The student has demonstrated most of the required knowledge and skills. Achievement meets provincial standard. |
|
70–79 |
Level 2 |
The student has demonstrated some of the required knowledge and skills. Achievement approaches the provincial standard. |
|
60–69 |
Level 1 |
The
student has demonstrated some of the required knowledge and skills in
limited ways. Achievement falls much below the provincial standard. |
|
50–59 |
R or below 50 |
The student has not demonstrated the required knowledge and skills. Extensive remediation is required. |
|
0–49 |