Currently, New Brunswick has 44 community access sites that are in various stages of development and moving forward with great enthusiasm and energy. It is intended that the number of sites will be expanded as additional resources are secured. Assessing student performance. In keeping with this recommendation, the Department of Education has established standards and will assess student performance at grades 3 and 8. In addition, high school students will again be required to write provincial examinations.
Future plans call for the expansion of the provincial testing program.
We know that citizens in the 21 st century will have to value knowledge and learning. If our education system is to adjust to these new realities, it must be more focussed and more accountable. It must set high expectations for itself and for its students. Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. All rights reserved.