Report cards are intended to provide information to students, parents and teachers about the student’s progress and achievement through each year of school.
In May, 2010, the Ministry of Education established a new policy which outlines very specific requirements for all School Boards in assessment, evaluation, and reporting for Grades 1 - 12. This new policy is found in a document called "Growing Success".
New report cards for both elementary and secondary students across the province begin this year.
There will be three reports per year for elementary students.
In the fall, the Elementary Progress Report goes home. It does not contain letter grades or percentage marks. It provides an early indication of your child's general progress. It reports how well your child is developing important learning skills and work habits. For academic subjects like math, language and science, it tells whether your child is progressing very well, well or with difficulty.
The progress report will include clear, meaningful comments from your child's teacher. It will highlight your child's strengths and areas to improve.
The two reports between February and June are called Elementary Provincial Report Cards. They use letter grades for Grades 1 – 6 and percentage marks for Grades 7 – 8 for each subject and strand of the curriculum where instruction has been given.
Like the Elementary Progress Report, both Elementary Provincial Report Cards will report on the student's Learning Skills and Work Habits. The province believes success in tomorrow's world will require young people to learn critical thinking and problem solving skills in addition to learning facts. For that reason, the new report cards emphasize six essential learning skills and work habits for all Ontario students from Grades 1 through 12. These are:
- Responsibility
- Organization
- Independent Work
- Collaboration
- Initiative
- Self-regulation
These will be reported as Excellent, Good, Satisfactory or Needs Improvement. For more information, parents can check the TDSB website or get a copy of the ministry’s Growing Success.
