Accountability for Success T: district objective in accountability reviewing provincial examination _Tesults, implementing standardized tests, and testing Grade 8 students in reading and comprehension skills. Students who graduate from secondary - school in B.C, take at least one provincial -examination. Final grades are a combination of the student’s course. work and the provin- _ . cial examination mark, The provincial exam- ination information in the graph. compares __ our students with the province in two areas: _ * percentage who received A, B, C+/C/Pass in provincial examinations ‘taken during 1994-1995 * percentage who successfully passed the course over the past 5 years They. also indicate the percentage of students and the number of students who wrole each examination in 1994-1995, School District 88 improved in most Geography, and History. School District 88 performance was typical in comparison to similar districts and the province. District-level measures of accountabil- ity include ongoing assessment and class- room tests and take place throughout the year. During the past year students in Grade 8 took the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test. Results from these tests ass- ist teachers and administrators in develop- ing stronger reading programs. The results indicated that more effort should be spent or strengthening reading skills in the inter- mediate grades. Schools have reviewed ~ “the results and have begun to make plans to promote improved achievement. Students took part in the province- wide Communications Assessment. Results from this assessment are very broad, and indicate provincial perfor- mance rather than achievement in specific oe ara The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 10, 1996 - AQ Current Programs bjectives in this area included reviewing and supporting current programs which are ' believed to be important in the future, and revising or eliminating those that do not fulfill the attributes of public education. Language Arts Teachers in the district continue to focus on the English Language Arts curriculum. In-service ses- sions introduced - materials to help meet the needs of students who are experiencing difficulty in reading. In addition, the district introduced an alter- native approach and mate- rials for spelling in the ear- ly grades. All schools have some form of program to encourage students to read ment new - Secondary student enrol- includes | 2800 secondary courses. One- third of the secondary courses were being taken by adults, 19 years and older. In February 1995, the North Coast Distance Education School moved into a new facility and in June they installed a new computer. system. The Centre now includes video conferencing and operates the. New Directions in Distance Learning program. Education Schools, and the Open Learning Agency. The project is designed to provide support for stud- ents enrolled in distance education courses through the use of compuler tech- nology, enhanced contact with course tutors or men- tors, und support of on-site teacher facilitators. New technologies, such as audio-graphic video, computer conferencing, and access to the Internet enhances the quality and quantity of courses avail- able to distance students in books outside of school in areas from last year. Student achievement . their own time. increased in- English. Literature, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, districts. Results of this assessment will be reviewed and incorporated into district planning for Language Arts programs. smal! secondary schools. [n Stewarl Secondary two students are ~— enrolled am through this program in : Chemistry 12, one student New Directions in French Immersion Distance Learning Canadian Parents for The New Directions in _ Provincial Examination Results - 1995 French take an active part Distance Learning isacol- js enrolled in Data in promoting French laborative project among Processing 11, and one Imrnersion programs in the the Ministry of Education, — student is taking district. French Immersion the Regional Distance —_[nformation Technology 11. recent or eon toe Success Rate in Participation programs were available in ived A, B, C in “1995 Rate 1995 Terrace and the Hazeltons 100% during the past year. Province Biol soa lology. North Coast Distance Siar 419° on Education School _ | erovince woe Th Nott Coast School District 88 ae e orth oas pe 30.0 Chemistry. . 24% _ 22% Distance Education School "100 . LUST SEE GENS AH HA82 | oy EES serves students from Haida Kitwanga Gwaii/Queen Charlottes to bd Province Comm the Bulkley Valley who S.D. 88 | ara aT aay ae aaa take some or all of their 6f 50% education by a combina- — —= tion of correspondence, Province ws ms hid ——— English teacher support, and com- SD. 86 : [pr aera eT puter and video 287 | 50% technology. an 100% During the past year, Province ne : | “English Lik (a an 18) full-time elementary | i} $.0. 88, | hate wctetede ete. | (BOR ae ia Sibi MIO students,.secedyed -thein.J5 29 ee 50% education through the province 100% North Coast Distance ne French ay nn Education School. , 8.0. 88 , . STS! _o1/92 2 Ta S91 3495} a a a Province First Nat Ed t sconraty irst Nations Education 5.0. 88 f 90/91 a 92/93 99/94 94/95 50% Yirst Nations people are Province a significant part of our History district. On the 1991 cen- S.D. 88 i 5a S097 9192 8293 9494 94n8 sus, It was reported that 50% 18% of the district’s popu- 100% lation are aboriginal peo- Province . Math ple, compared to a provin- 8.D. 88 cial average of 2%. Since 88 50% that time, First Nations 100% communities in our district Province . have been growing. The 8.D, 88 Ler ores aaa aaa a heritage, culture, language, 33 50% and traditions of First Dk . . ‘ii. Be , Nations people previde |. lan AH si cl strength to their children 0% 100% "5.0.88 = P Province -$.D, 88 Province and their communities, and At Hazelton Secondary School, the Gitksan Scale ne —f] . & enrich the broader society. Language and Culture Program is in its third year and the program has been extended to Grade 10 for 1995— 1996. A committee of First Nations language teachers is working on developing curriculum for Gitksan Language and Culture programs in the schools in the Hazeltons. School District 88 has reached agreement with B. C. universities to accept Gitksan 11 as the Grade 11 language equivalent for university entrance. The North Coast Distance Education School has been involved in the education of First Nations students for the past 6 years, and are supporting these programs: Last year’s objectives in the area of First Nalions Education included con- linuing to work coopera- lively with Bands to pro- vide the best education possible for First Nations students and to agree on expenditure of additional funds; and to establish 8.0, 88 Students writing this Exam. Scholarships Kevin Andrews, Caledonia Secondary Erin Davies, Caledonia Secondary © Dustin Dunbar, Caledonia Secondary Ellie Higginson, Caledonia Secondary Students in our district are encouraged to apply for scholarships for post- ‘secondary. studies. Seventeen students have been recognized for their outstanding achievement by being awarded provincial Aisha Manji, Caledonia Secondary i hve on aon " Pifteen y oung adult stucents ae acer aneak scholarships of $1000.00. More thantwice Katy Milne, Caledonia Secondary Weatron visory ; 5 ; g one Committees. distance education. Seven elementary sludents use James Miskelly, Caledonia Secondary Patrick Phillips, Caledonia Secondary James Reid, Caledonia Secondary Harpreet Sandhu, Caledonia Secondary Scott Springer, Caledonia Secondary Jim Taron, Caledonia Secondary Joelle Walker, Caledonia Secondary Jason Yamashita, Caledonia Secondary Laura Yip, Caledonia Secondary Ulrich Bock, Hazelton Secondary Greg Spooner, Hazelton Secondary The following students were awarded district scholarships of $1000.00 each: Kirsten Jasper, Stewart Secondary Jennifer Kuehne, Caledonia Secondary Jeff Marceau, Caledonia Secondary Wanda Wookey, Hazelton Secondary © as many students received provincial scholarships last year than the previous year. the program in a combination of home and school studies. An Adult Education Centre has been set up in Gitsegukla to help 40 young people and adults work on distance education courses. Twenty students in Hazelton are engaged in distance education courses at the First Nations High School. In addition, approximately 30 adults from several bands are taking distance education courses through Gitksan-Wet’suwet’en Education Society. Twelve adult students at the new Adult Education Centre in Kispiox are enrolled in distance education courses, Students in the Terrace area, the Nass Valley, the coastal villages around Prince Rupert and on the Queen Charlottes are also enrolled in distance education-courses. eS . The Gitksan-Wel’su- wel’en/ School District 88 Education Advisory * Council and the Terrace Area Nalive/ School District 88 Educalion * Advisory Council were established and meet regularly, These Councils represent trustees, Bands, and administrators. °* Ongoing discussions about First Nations edu- cation, Local Education | * Agteements, and devel- opment of programs take “place, = Ste