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November 6, 2001

Board to focus on moving forward

        The board results of last spring’s Grades 3 and 6 provincial assessments, which are administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), were made public today. The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has announced that the Grade 3 results are generally consistent with the provincial results. While Grade 6 results have improved slightly over last year they remain below those of the province.
        The Grade 6 results in Reading and Mathematics show some improvement over the previous year while Grade 3 Writing and Mathematics also continue to improve.
        In Reading, 53% of the Grade 3 students who participated in the assessment achieved at Level 3 (the provincial standard) and above,  the same as the provincial average. At Grade 6, 50% of the students who participated achieved at Level 3 and above, up from 47% the previous year, as compared to 57% provincially.
        In Writing, 52% of the Grade 3 students achieved the provincial standard and above, a slight increase over the 51% of last year, as compared to the provincial results of  55%. Forty-five percent of the Grade 6 students achieved at Level 3 and above as compared to 54% provincially.
        Sixty-four percent of the Grade 3 students who participated in the Mathematics portion of the assessment achieved the provincial standard and above, up from 60% last year. That percentage is the same as the provincial average for Grade 3 students. In Grade 6, 49% achieved at Level 3 and above, up 2% from last year, in comparison to 56% provincially.
        “The focus of the Board is on moving forward,” said Audrey Carter, Chair of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board.  “The Board and schools are in the process of reviewing the results carefully in order to identify areas to target for improvement and to develop plans to address those areas.”
        EQAO, in its Provincial Report which is available on its website at www.eqao.com, has made general recommendations for partners in the education community as well as specific recommendations for Reading, Writing and Mathematics . The Board supports those general recommendations and will be using the specific recommendations to support schools as they continue to implement classroom programs which meet the learning needs of students.
        A full report will be made to the Board at its November 26th meeting.
 

For information contact:
Randy Brown, Superintendent of Instruction and Curriculum Services
966-9491, ext. 2203
 

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