1. Keeping You Informed About Changes to the Elementary Progress Report Card The primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. Growing Success, p. 6

2. Growing Success May 2010 – Ministry released new policy document called Growing Success Addresses the assessment, evaluation, and reporting of student achievement for all students in Grades 1-8 Includes new reporting schedule and report card templates for the 2010-2011 school year

3. Changes to Reporting Implementing new Ministry Elementary Progress Report Card and new Report Cards this year Dates: – Elementary Progress Report Card – Early November 2010 – Term 1 Report Card – February 15, 2011 – Term 2 Report Card – June 27, 2011

4. Elementary Progress Report Card Some changes to note: 1.Six Learning Skills/Work Habits instead of nine Responsibility Organization Independent Work Collaboration Initiative Self-Regulation

5. Elementary Progress Report Card Some changes to note: 2.Comments on student strengths and next steps for improvement for all Learning Skills/Work Habits and some Subject Areas 3.Indicates if student is Progressing Well Progressing Very Well or Progressing With Difficulty in Subject Areas

6. Elementary Progress Report Card Some changes to note: 4.Parents/guardians and students will have space to comment 5.Parent-teacher conferences will occur earlier this year – November 11 and 12, 2010 **No grades appear on the progress report

7. Communication Continue to communicate regularly about student progress Continue to work together as a school community to understand these changes Handout with more information provided To view the new Elementary Progress Report Card templates: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/forms/report/card/re portCard.html