Provincial Achievement Tests 2007 Escuela Canyon Meadows School

Our Analysis Process  Trend Review by Administration  Review by Grade 3 & 6 teachers  Discussion of trends by grade team  Specific Analysis by team  Review with all teachers  Preview with school council  Goals and objectives set  Strategies developed…

Canyon Meadows Results:  our whole school results as compared with the province for the last three years  our whole school results as compared with the school’s last three years Looking for trends….

N=37 CMS 55 PROV CMS 37 PROV 39,756 CMS 37 PROV LANGUAGE ARTS MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL Each student represents 2.7% Grade Six Program Results

Grade Results ECMS N=37 CBE N=7289 Province N=40208 LANGUAGE ARTS A E MATH A E Science A E Social Studies A E

N =60CMS 54 Prov 34,342 CMS 56 Prov 37,410 CMS 60 Prov LANGUAGE ARTS MATH Grade Three Program Results Each ECMS student represents 1.5%

Spanish Bilingual Grade ECMS 27 Province 758 ECMS 53 Province 811 Language Arts Mathematics Each student represents 2.3%

Grade Results ECMS N=66 CBE N=7193 Province N=38267 LANGUAGE Acc ARTS Ex MATH Acc Ex

Things we remember:  Test results are a whole school responsibility  Test results are not a commentary or reflection on a specific grade group or program  We support each other through solid analysis and plan well considered teaching strategies that effect positive change for student learning  Change occurs in small steps, in context, over time  WE DO OUR LEARNING TOGETHER

What have we done organizationally?  We have been diligent about reducing our class sizes  We have scheduled to provide teacher time for student assessment, team planning and strategizing, and teacher supports in program accommodation.  We mark the writing portion of the Language Arts exam

What have we already done?  We maintain a learning strategist (Special Ed., ESL, and Resource) for student and teacher support.  We maintain expertise and scheduling for Early Literacy and Teacher Librarian (.5 FTE)  We maintain a full time music specialist  We maintain artist in residence programs  AISI Support Learning Leaders

Grade Three Areas for Growth  Mathematics: Basic Facts Our students require strategic instruction and regular and varied practice of basic facts.  Language Arts: Higher Level Thinking Skills Inferencing Using Contextual Cues Drawing Conclusions Goal: to raise the number of students achieving excellence by 2%

Grade Six Areas for Growth Higher Level Thinking Skills Across Core Curricular Areas  Inferencing  Contextual Cues  Drawing conclusions Goal: to raise the number of students achieving excellence by 2%

School Essential Question What Escuela Canyon Meadows processes need to be consistently understood and implemented to positively affect student learning in identified areas?

AISI Support  What is this “higher level thinking”?  Teaching  Inferencing  Contextual Cues  Drawing Conclusions

Further information…  For a complete report of CBE and provincial results visit the CBE website at:  Or Alberta Education for detailed provincial results: blic/ach/default.cfm