There is a defined five-stage action plan to improve results and we will start today to look to next year. But let's be clear-tests such as this one are not about ranking or comparisons. This is not a race or a contest. To make such comparisons based on one test is wrong, unfair, and demeaning to our students and staff. The bottom line is learning-and the improvement of learning.
Every school has room for improvement.
These results will be our launching pad for that improvement. We had specific staff training and mock practice tests. School teams did a great deal of work. Now every school, and the board, need to look at what else must be done. The Peel board will take action on these results with a plan that builds on our extensive literacy efforts across the curriculum.