Provincial Achievement Tests

1. ProvincialAchievement Tests June 2009 Captain John Palliser School

2. Provincial Expectations Through Achievement Tests schools are expected to: • Demonstrate continuous improvement – comparing results to stated targets and performance over time

3. Grade 3 – Language ArtsParticipation • 36 Students Wrote the Tests • 28 Students were considered Regular • 4 Students were English as a Second Language • 4 Students were Special Education • 1 Student was absent • 2 Students were excused • 1 Student wrote only one part of the exam

4. Grade 3Language Arts – Total Test

5. Grade 3 – Language ArtsWriting

6. Grade 3 – Language ArtsReading

7. Grade 3 – MathParticipation • 36 Students Wrote the Tests • 28 Students were considered Regular • 4 Students were English as a Second Language • 4 Students were Special Education • 2 Students were absent • 2 Students were excused

8. Grade 3 – MathTotal Test

9. Grade 3 – MathKnowledge

10. Grade 3 – MathSkills

11. Grade 6 – Language ArtsParticipation • 85 Students Wrote the Tests • 55 Students were considered Regular • 20 Students were English as a Second Language • 12 Students were Special Education • 3 Students were absent • 5 Students were excused • 2 Students wrote only one part of the exam

12. Grade 6 – Language Arts Total Test

13. Grade 6 – Language ArtsWriting

14. Grade 6 – Language ArtsReading

15. Grade 6 – MathParticipation • 85 Students Wrote the Tests • 55 Students were considered Regular • 20 Students were English as a Second Language • 12 Students were Special Education • 5 Students were absent • 5 Students were excused

16. Grade 6 – MathTotal Test

17. Grade 6 – MathKnowledge

18. Grade 6 – MathSkills

19. Grade 6 – ScienceParticipation • 84 Students Wrote the Tests • 54 Students were considered Regular • 20 Students were English as a Second Language • 12 Students were Special Education • 6 Students were absent • 5 Students were excused

20. Grade – ScienceTotal Test

21. Grade 6 – ScienceKnowledge

22. Grade 6 – ScienceSkills

23. Grade 6 -Social Studies • Since CJP opted to follow the new Social Studies curriculum for the 2008-2009 school year, the June 2009 Provincial Achievement Test was a pilot exam and formal results were not gathered.

24. Next Steps…. • School will continue to work on improving our PAT results in the area of Writing and Mathematics • Ongoing Professional Development in the areas of Writing (conventions and vocabulary) and Mathematics (problem based learning) • Professional Learning Communities that focus on Differentiation, Mathematics and Writing

25. Future Directions • Focus upon building an understanding of “Personalized Learning” • Development of Richard Elmore’s work on the Instructional Core and incorporate the triangle of student, teacher and content as the lens for future work in our classrooms