Today, the Lambton Kent District School Board released system-wide results for the 2013-2014 Primary and Junior EQAO assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
Students in the Lambton Kent District School Board continue to demonstrate high levels of achievement in literacy.
Achievement in all areas of Literacy rose. 81% of Junior students and 68% of Primary students in the Lambton Kent District School Board achieved at or above the provincial standard in reading.
In writing, 77% of Junior students and 76% of Primary students achieved at or above the provincial standard.
Jim Costello, Director of Education, stated, “Our theme last year was Engagement as research clearly supports the fact that student achievement is improved when all are engaged in the learning process. Our principals, school staff and school communities remain committed to engaging students to enhance the literacy and numeracy skills of all our students. Our new Technology Enhanced Learning Plan (TELP) will assist us all to further engage Every Student, Every Day.”
Ontario elementary schools, including LKDSB schools, continue to strive to find the right strategies to help more students achieve success in mathematics. 61% of Grade 3 students and 48% of students in Grade 6 met or exceeded the provincial standard.
Taf Lounsbury, Superintendent of Education, stated, “The work that our teachers and students have done over time in literacy is reflected in our reading and writing results. While our overall Board mathematics results are disappointing, we have many individual school success stories. Our teachers in these schools will be invited to share the effective strategies they used to support individual student needs and promote student engagement in the area of math. We will continue to use the data provided by EQAO, as well as school and Board data to build our school improvement plans and to guide our progress to assist each student in reaching their potential.”
The release of EQAO data has become a catalyst for annual reflection and discussion among Ontario’s educators. While the assessments themselves mark the end of a cycle of instruction, learning and evaluation, the analysis of EQAO results marks the beginning of a cycle of improvement planning. LKDSB educators will work to determine how to best meet the needs of the individual students within LKDSB classrooms.
The assessments were administered during May and June of 2014 to Grade 3 and 6 students across Ontario.
All parents will receive an Individual Student Report about their child’s results from this year’s test. The provincial results and further information are available on the EQAO web site at www.eqao.com.
