1. Provincial Achievement 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 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

4. Grade 3 Language Arts – Total Test

5. Grade 3 – Language Arts Writing

6. Grade 3 – Language Arts Reading

7. 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

8. Grade 3 – Math Total Test

9. Grade 3 – Math Knowledge

10. Grade 3 – Math Skills

11. 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

12. Grade 6 – Language Arts Total Test

13. Grade 6 – Language Arts Writing

14. Grade 6 – Language Arts Reading

15. 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

16. Grade 6 – Math Total Test

17. Grade 6 – Math Knowledge

18. Grade 6 – Math Skills

19. 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

20. Grade – Science Total Test

21. Grade 6 – Science Knowledge

22. Grade 6 – Science Skills

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