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1. Manitoba Report Card

   May 22, 2012
2. Introduction Today is a chance to... - look at the provincial report card template - understand the new process -inform a decision about implementation Mandatory implementation is 2013-14.
3. Rationale The primary purpose of the Manitoba report card is to formally communicate to parents, at certain points in time, information on their children’s growth and achievement as learners.
4. Rationale The provincial report card forms one part of an important communication system. Others may include: - monthly newsletters - parent/teacher interviews - student led conferences - web pages, wikis or e-mails
5. Rationale Some of the benefits to implementing the Manitoba report card are: - Positive school-parent relationships - Improved learning - Consistency across the province
6. Rationale “Inaccurate grades play havoc with students’ lives and our professional integrity.” O’Connor & Wormelli 2011
7. Rationale Planning for reporting should consider... - subject categories and indicators - learning experiences and quality criteria - gathered evidence from multiple sources
8. Support Document Manitoba Report Card Support Document Partners for Learning – Grades 1 to 12 Draft April 19, 2012 Not available online as yet Will get a copy to all teaching staff by the end of June 2012
9. Report Card Templates DEMOGRAPHICS... Name Student Number Date Attendance Subjects School Division Logo
10. Report Card Templates ACADEMIC REPORTING: Grade 1-6: By Category 1 to 4 Scale Grade 7 & 8: By Category 1 to 4 Scale for Categories % Scale for Final Grades Grade 9-12: By Subject % Scale for all Grades
11. Report Card Templates BEHAVIOURS: Personal Management Skills Active Participation in Learning Social Responsibility PLUS 2 OF OUR SCHOOL’S CHOOSING.
12. Report Card Templates Learning behaviours provide evidence of the student’s social-emotional and self-management skills and growth when engaging with content and interacting with others.
13. Report Card Templates COMMENT CODES: If the focus of learning is different from the grade-level curricular expectations in a subject, IEP or EAL, not both, is indicated on the report card for that student. Each code must be accompanied by a standard comment decided by the province.
14. Report Card Templates COMMENT CODES: IEP: The grade is based on achievement of learning goals in the student’s learning plan that are significantly different than grade-level learning expectations. EAL: The grade is based on achievement of some subject area learning goals at grade level, with a focus on language learning.
15. Report Card Templates COMMENT CODES: NA: Only with principal approval. Can be used in a multi-subject box. CO/IN: Grade 11 & 12 PE. IN: Can be used for extended absence or incomplete information from the incoming school. Cannot be used for a final grade.
16. Principles of Fair Assessment Grading should be... - Accurate - Meaningful - Consistent
17. Principles of Fair Assessment ACCURATE: Academic grades are based on curricular learning outcomes and reported separately from learning behaviours. Non-academic factors such as attitude, effort, and behaviour are not included in the students’ grades.
18. Principles of Fair Assessment MEANINGFUL The gradebook or documentation system used by the teacher summarizes evidence of academic learning relative to provincial curricular outcomes rather than solely by assessment methods and/or tasks.
19. Principles of Fair Assessment CONSISTENT: Determining a final grade is based on curricular outcomes and involves a teacher’s professional judgment and consideration of all gathered evidence.
20. Principles of Fair Assessment Understand and use your curriculum. Set clear curricular learning outcomes. Assess based on those outcomes. Report on those outcomes.
21. Comments Framework for comment writing... - Strengths - Challenges - Next steps to improve the learning
22. Comments Quality criteria for comment writing... - jargon-free - respectful and constructive - brief and concise - congruent (marks match comments) - not to include summary of material taught Plain language is very important.
23. Comments Strengths and learning goals should be... - unique to the learner - specific to the level of achievement - specific to the categories - evidence based Good reporting does not include opinions.
24. Comments Promotion and placement comments are no longer used. The wording in the section for principal’s comments would reflect reporting to a particular grade in the next year. AEPindication is no longer included on the report card. An attachment of adaptations made in the classroom can be included to the report card.
25. Technical Support Trevlac has already been used in other divisions who have been piloting the implementation of the provincial report card. There are templates in Word that exist and can be used if preferred.
26. Professional Development Plan - Opening Day afternoon session - September PD Day - October and November staff meetings - Collaboration meetings
27. Resources Provincial Assessment Policy Kindergarten to Grade 12 Rethinking Classroom Assessment with Purpose in Mind Communicating Student Learning
28. Parking Lot Further Questions?? Decision to SSD by June 15, 2012. -Full implementation September 2012 -Implementation in September 2013 Gradual isn’t really an option.