Provincial Achievement Tests June 2009 Captain John Palliser School

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

Grade 3 – Language Arts Participation  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

Grade 3 Language Arts – Total Test

Grade 3 – Language Arts Writing

Grade 3 – Language Arts Reading

Grade 3 – Math Participation  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

Grade 3 – Math Total Test

Grade 3 – Math Knowledge

Grade 3 – Math Skills

Grade 6 – Language Arts Participation  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

Grade 6 – Language Arts Total Test

Grade 6 – Language Arts Writing

Grade 6 – Language Arts Reading

Grade 6 – Math Participation  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

Grade 6 – Math Total Test

Grade 6 – Math Knowledge

Grade 6 – Math Skills

Grade 6 – Science Participation  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

Grade – Science Total Test

Grade 6 – Science Knowledge

Grade 6 – Science Skills

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

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

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