Results are in and things are up at Algoma District School Board
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 by: Brad Coccimiglio
Algoma District School Board trustees got a look at the results of the 2011-12 Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) testing on Tuesday night.
Results for the Algoma region showed slight increases in the percentage of students at or above the provincial average in a number of categories.
At the grade three level showed a consistency in mathematics at 67 per cent of students tested at or above the provincial level, which is a maintaining of the average from the previous year and increasing slightly from three years ago.
The Grade 3 level also saw an increase in reading and writing. In reading, students saw an eight percent increase from three years ago to 63 percent while writing had an increase of 12 percent to 71 percent.
In Grade 6, students achieving the provincial levels in reading stands at 71 percent, a slight increase of one per cent from last year.
The results saw a slight decrease in writing and mathematics.
In writing, the percentage dropped one per cent to 61 percent while dropping two per cent in mathematics to 47 percent.
In the Grade 9 EQAO math assessment, testing results found a significant improvement at the applied level, up 10 percent from the previous year to 48 percent and higher than the provincial average of 44 percent.
In the Grade 9 academic level testing, the results dropped to 74 percent, which is 10 percent lower than the provincial average.
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test results have also been released and saw Grade 10 students improve as 79 percent of ADSB students were at or above the provincial standards.
EQAO testing provides a snapshot of students achievement in relation to Ontario Curriculum.
Also on Tuesday, ADSB trustees received an update on enrolment for the 2012-13 season.
Junior kindergarten to grade eight enrolment is up 215 students to 6,430 which has led to the administration adding nine classes across the board.
The junior kindergarten enrolment has seen an increase of 125 students while also adding 18 students at the senior kindergarten level.
The overall kindergarten increase is up 143 students from the projected enrolment for this year.
Grades 1 to 8 also has increased, up 72 students from the projected number of 5,028.
At the secondary level, the projected enrolment set in April was 3,787.
The current enrolment was up 189 students from the projected enrolment.
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frauleinbroomhilda 9/26/2012 9:50:00 AM ReportEnrolment is up...let's build another SUPER SCHOOL ADSB!!!!!
streaker 9/26/2012 10:55:43 AM ReportDont know where the results come from or where the teachers are.
We had our grandson 14 at camp this summer and found out that he cant even write his name or fill out a consent form in writng only print???
makes you wonder why the high priced teachers salary and what they are teaching???
thesharr 9/26/2012 12:23:01 PM ReportYa,thanks to Kumon,Scholars,private tutors,did you ever witness the steady flow at these places,my god,it's no joke.Something is wrong somewhere.These places are busting at the seems.What does that tell you.......hmmm.All of these kids can't possibly have learning disorders.I think the the disorder is at the other end,these kids are not being educated properly.
I'm just sayin' 9/26/2012 1:06:26 PM ReportIgnorance is bliss! You ppl might benefit from some education on what's going on with our teachers. Do some research b4 you comment!If you had done some research, you would know that our teachers have a curriculum to follow. Also, you would know that almost every classroom in the Sault is in need of supplies. You might even know that teachers work on average of ten hours a day. Teachers are the proverbial messenger here... Don't be so quick to put them in front of the firing squad!!! What is being taught in our classrooms is not up to the teacher. Although a teacher may implement a certain method or styles of teaching, teachers very much have a strict agenda to follow. Why are you attacking the teachers for what our government is doing? Give our teachers their due; they work a lot harder than people give them credit for.
BlackHelix 9/26/2012 2:39:36 PM Reportstreaker
Are you saying that at 14 years old, your grandson still cannot write his own name? And you're just noticing this now? Where were you that last 14 years? Just because a child is at school between 8:30 - 4:30 does not absolve you of the responsibility to their learning and development. I would be embarrassed of myself if I had posted that...
Nunavut 9/26/2012 3:20:15 PM ReportTeachers did not decide to remove the phonics reading etc from the curriculum, or not being able to fail a student , or not giving zeros , or reducing amount of homework…… Administrators in Government la la land did. These Administrators did this on their own and or under pressure from parents that did not want to admit Suzy should be failed or get a zero on a project that was late... etc etc.
Lately the pressure now is that Suzy has too many dance classes or Mommy is too busy to help with homework, so my kid should get less.
Okay then, less homework means more work compressed into school day , can’t extend school day so then teacher must water down the curriculum.
How can you tell I have many teachers in my extended family.
I'm just sayin' 9/26/2012 4:50:52 PM ReportNunavut...
Exactly!!!
Lovethenorth 9/26/2012 5:26:25 PM ReportThe most important factor in student success is the home environment and parents. If your kids spend all their time in front of a screen and were never read to, don't expect the school system to make up for that!
I'm In 9/26/2012 8:25:10 PM ReportI'm just sayin': If they work almost 10 hours a day its not for free, I know a lot of teachers who can't wait until 3 pm to go home.
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