1. Provincial Achievement Tests 2007 Escuela Canyon Meadows School

2. Our Analysis Process  Trend Review by Administration  Review by Grade 3 & 6 teachers  Discussion of trends by grade team  Specific Analysis by 4-5-6 team  Review with all teachers  Preview with school council  Goals and objectives set  Strategies developed…

3. 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….

4. 2004-052005-062006-07 N=37 CMS 55 PROV 39243 CMS 37 PROV 39,756 CMS 37 PROV 40208 LANGUAGE ARTS 92.7 85.9 100.0 87.6 100.0 89.6 MATH89.1 85.7 100.0 83.0 97.3 81.9 SCIENCE94.5 88.1 97.5 86.8 91.9 84.3 SOCIAL 88.9 87.2 100.0 86.8 97.3 86.4 Each student represents 2.7% Grade Six Program Results

5. Grade 6 2007 Results ECMS N=37 CBE N=7289 Province N=40208 LANGUAGE ARTS A E 10090.589.6 24.322.822.1 MATH A E 97.383.381.9 29.718.416.1 Science A E 91.984.584.3 48.631.830.2 Social Studies A E 97.38786.4 43.226.325.5

6. 2004-052005-062006-07 N =60CMS 54 Prov 34,342 CMS 56 Prov 37,410 CMS 60 Prov 34106 LANGUAGE ARTS 92.6 91.1 89.3 89.8 90.9 89.1 MATH 90.7 88.5 78.9 90.3 90.8 88.4 Grade Three Program Results Each ECMS student represents 1.5%

7. Spanish Bilingual Grade 3 20062007 ECMS 27 Province 758 ECMS 53 Province 811 Language Arts 88.9 89.6 92.5 91.7 Mathematics 72.4 90.1 92.3 92.6 Each student represents 2.3%

8. Grade 3 2007 Results ECMS N=66 CBE N=7193 Province N=38267 LANGUAGE Acc ARTS Ex 90.988.189.1 15.220.419.6 MATH Acc Ex 90.887.188.4 33.825.825.9

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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%

13. 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%

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

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

16. Further information…  For a complete report of CBE and provincial results visit the CBE website at: http:///www.cbe.ab.ca/results.default.asp  Or Alberta Education for detailed provincial results: http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/testing/multipu blic/ach/default.cfm