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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 5Halton District School Board GRADE 3 GRADE 6GRADE 9ReadingWritingMathReadingWritingMathAcademic MathApplied MathBoard697477787466Acton District 7761High SchoolProvince6270717270618952Limehouse729483NANANABoardMSB5367825356378240ProvinceRobert Little484858NANANAPercentage of students achieving at Level Three or higher (Equal to a B or higher)Disappointing EQAO results at Acton schoolshelp from a Board lit-per cent of Grade three At Acton High School There are some dis-students are almost at a Tadman said it is eracy consultant, yet not students and six per cent where Grade nine math appointing numbers Level three, and Tadman frustrating that the ional help of Grade six students students are required to is not ap-see the results in higher in the recently released said the goal is to bump additEQAO parent read with a parent daily. write an EQAO test, the in the results and numbers. She noted that (Education Qual-them up by determining forThirty-seven per cent percentage of Applied educators who know MSB has two self-con-ity and Accountability what they need to learn of Grade threes and 48 math students performing Office) Grade that the EQAO results tained classes for special three and and best way to give donper cent of Grade sixes at Level three was higher t tell the whole story programming and those six test results and Grade them the instruction.nine Academic math ofnever read with a parent. than at the provincial and a students success. Is students results are fac-re-While the numbers Sixty-three per cent of Board, but the Grade nine it a fair representation? tored in to the results, sults in Acton schools. arent great, Tadman said The No, the Grade three students Academic results were it isnt. Is a good even if they are unable to results of manda-he is very heartened pwatch four or more pro-below both the provincial iece of evidence? Yes, write the tests and count tory tests written each by the work the teachers especially when you seegrams on TV after school, and Board results. as a zero.spring across the prov-are doing and their level a trend, Tadman said.French said they would and 45 per cent of Grade Principal Darlene ince provide a snapshot of commitment work-oAt McKenzie-Smithsix students watch more White said they are very look at those individual f students literacy and ing together to improve math skills.student learning. While Bennethan two hours of TV pleased with the Ap-tt School Prin-results to see if Level At Robert Little School,cipal Sharon Frenchafter school.plied results which show two-plus kids can be there is a gender gap at French said the girls their training and learn-wheis disappointed with moved along, and they re the Grade three both the provincial and solidly outperformed ing strategies worked. the Grade three EQAO will encourage parents reading, writing and math Board levels, with girls reading and writing re-to support student learn-the boys in reading, writ-Next steps include math results are below both the scoring higher than boys, Hasultsing and math in both coaches from the Board which are below ing.lton District School the reverse is true at Rob-Grades three and six, a working in the class-Board and provincial the Board and provincial A student survey - re-ert Little where the Grade trend that has developed room with the teachers levels. The Grade three which French said also sults, and down from last three boys outperformed yearmath results over the past five years and students to improve jumped 13 has disappointing re-, Principle Bob Tad-the girls.man per centat MSB.learning. from last year, sults found that only 10 said the numbers are It is the second year disappointing.Robert Little has been topping both the provin-cial and Board.Its not a matter of designated an OFIP making excuses In Grade six, the MSB - its (Ontario Focused Inter-another piece of results were lower than infor-vention Partnership) F??? S?????mathe provincial and Board tion that we use that school by the province makes us numbers in reading, reflect on how which provides extra wewriting and math num- are doing our job, cash for professional W???S????? Tadman bers that French called said. The results learning for teachers, stable and include a report the percentages of resources, literacy and five per cent increase in students who preformed numeracy coaches and re-at Level one, equal Level three writing from to a D lease time for training to F?????? F???????or last year.lower, Level two, a C, improve student achieve-Level French said MSB was three, a B - which ment. Robert Little is a also designated as a is the provincial bench-so-called School in the mark School in the Middle - and Level four, or Middle indicating many SALON:an A.of its Level two students and she said it is frustrat-(VALUE ing to focus hard last year Individual student are on the verge of Level RECEIVE A FREE HAIRCUT$45.00)numbers to bring them along with show that many three results. 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