Achieving average results should be expected and acceptable when the Ministry's provincial standards and the Board's curriculum are used as the basis of the test items. Various activities are planned to address the needs of the schools in terms of the results obtained from the tests. A similar process was done last year and parent communities will be informed of their school results through the school newsletter and parent meetings. It is difficult to trace cause and effect with respect to the fact that grades 4 students did not achieve the level of competency that the grade 7 students did. Based on her opinion, Mrs. MacKenzie suggested that it might be perhaps as a result of some school systems, including ours, having moved away from a structured program in primary grades.
Action plans outline structured teaching activities in primary.
Language outcomes by grade levels were also introduced in early fall. Staff was asked what became of the Evaluation and Assessment Policy Committee and the Literacy Committee which consisted of some members of staff and some trustees. Concern was expressed that partnerships created through these various committees were being disbanded. Mr. Sweeney responded that the Evaluation and Assessment Policy Committee was set up as a result of Blueprint for Accountability Document. Once in place, it was most likely disbanded.