Keewatin's St. Louis Separate School, Hymers's Whitefish Valley School and
Kenora's Beaver Brae Secondary School Profiled by EQAO
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO,
- St. Louis Separate School, Keewatin "We find EQAO very valuable. We sit down first with the Grade 3, 6, and special education teachers to review, look over the strategies, and identify the areas that most need to be addressed for student improvement; then we bring it to the whole staff." - Clyde Orr, principal - Whitefish Valley School, Hymers "The EQAO data are a driving force. We use them as a foundation, but we didn't stress ourselves too much about where we had been. We worked on providing the necessary resources, good teaching practices and the teamwork necessary to succeed." - Robert Mayer, principal - Beaver Brae Secondary School, Kenora "This year our board is using a design-down planning process. We use data to help us to plan for this group of students and close achievement gaps. We're seeing alignment and focus. We talk about precision teaching. We use multiple strategies to deliver the curriculum." - Katherine MacIver, principal
"Ontario's provincial assessment program isn't just about testing; it's about using evidence to create tools to support effective learning," said
Some of the common themes that schools identify as factors in addressing the literacy and numeracy needs of students are professional learning communities; data-driven decision making; a whole-school approach to literacy, numeracy and student achievement; small-group learning for literacy and numeracy; differentiated instruction; high-quality teaching; early intervention; tracking of all student progress; parental involvement; the coordination of school and board improvement planning; and implementing Ministry of Education initiatives.
The provincial news release "EQAO Publishes School- and Board-Level Results of Provincial Testing" and a backgrounder are also available.
Results for all publicly funded elementary and secondary schools and their school boards are available at www.eqao.com.
Les résultats des écoles de langue française sont disponibles en français.
For further information: and to arrange interviews, please contact Katia Collette, Communications Officer, (416) 212-7047, [email protected]
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