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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2001. PAGE 25
Fraser Institute releases secondary school report
The Fraser Institute released its
first Report Card on Ontario's
Secondary Schools: 2001 Edition.
This annual report card is the only
publication of its kind to analyze rel-
evant, publicly-available data to rate
815 of the province's English and
French, public, separate, and private
secondary schools.
Parents can use the report card as
a valuable tool to help them decide
which school to choose for their
kids, "By first studying the report
card, parents will be better prepared
to ask relevant questions when they
interview the principal and teachers
at the schools under consideration,"
said Peter Cowley, director of school
performance studies at The Fraser
Institute, and the report's author.
The foundation of the Report Card
is an overall rating of each school's
academic performance. Building on
data about student results provided
by the Ministry of Education, each
school is rated on a sale from zero to
A large number of people gathered
at the Londesboro Hall on
Wednesday, June 27 for the final
meeting of the year of the
Londesboro Happy Gang Seniors.
Following a bountiful potluck sup-
per the Romijn family of Clinton
provided entertainment. The three
talented children sang, danced and
played fiddle tunes for the seniors.
Door prize draws took place dur-
ing the evening as well. The plant,
donated by Greyhaven Gardens, was
won by Barb Lester. Marie Glousher
won a $10 voucher from the Corner
Café while Wilmer Glousher took
home the breakfast for two certificate
from Today's Variety and Restaurant.
10.
For each school five indicators of
school performance are measured:
1. The percentage of advanced
courses taken;
2. The percentage of courses
passed;
3. The core courses taken per stu-
dent;
4. The difference between male
and female students in the average
course mark received for advanced
Grade 12 level English (or French
for schools designated by the
Ministry as having French as the
language of instruction);
5. The difference between male
and female students in the average
course mark received for advanced
Grade 12 level Mathematics.
From these statistics, a rating for
each of the six school years, 1993/94
through 1998/1999, has been calcu-
lated.
"We have selected this set of indi-
cators because they provide system-
The new slate of officers for the
coming year was presented: presi-
dent, Mary East; first vice-president,
Mary Peel; secretary, Betty Millar;
treasurer, Reta Kelland; program
convenor, Florence Snell.
A vote of thanks was offered to
retiring president Keith Tyndall a d
program convenor, Phyllis Tyndall.
Sept. 26 is the date to remember
for the first meeting of the new year.
There will be a seniors dance at
the Londesboro Hall on Friday, July
27.
Check out The Citizen's
WEBSITE
at www.northhuron.on.ca
atic insight into a school's perform-
ance. Because they are based on
annually generated data, we can
assess not only each school's per-
formance in a year but also its
improvement or deterioration over
time," said Cowley.
In addition, the report card follows
academic improvements in each
school based on six years of data and
measures any apparent trends over
time.
Also included is a measure of the
socio-economic background of the
school's student body that allows
parents and school officials to com-
pare their school's results with other
schools that have similar student-
family characteristics.
The report card makes detailed
objective information on school per-
formance widely available so that
school communities - principals,
Continued from page 23
his brother, Bill, east of Londesboro
on County Rd. 15 until retiring to the
Restview Retirement Home in
Clinton.
He was_ a 50-year member of the
Huron County Agricultural Society.
An original member of the Huron
Pioneer Threshers Association, he
rarely missed one of their meetings
parents, teachers, and students - can
come together and compare the per-
formance of individual schools. In
this way, the report card encourages
and assists those seeking to improve
their schools.
"Comparisons are at the heart of
the improvement process and mak-
ing comparisons between schools is
made simpler and more meaningful
by the report card's indicators, rat-
ings, and rankings," said Cowley.
An enormous amount of taxpayer
money - over $13 billion a year in
Ontario - is spent on primary and
secondary education. Any public
expenditure of this magnitude
should be subject to close independ-
ent scrutiny and the results should be
made available to any interested tax-
payer.
"Regular measurement of per-
formance is a necessary component
right up to the time of his passing.
He had been a member of the former
"Bums United Church.
Condolences from the Londesboro
community are offered to his family
and friends.his brother, Bill, east of
Londesboro on County Rd. 15 until
retiring to the Restview Retirement
Home in Clinton.
He was a 50-year member of the
of any plan for improvement. It is to
the continuous improvement of all
Ontario schools that the report card
is dedicated," said Cowley. "The
report card provides objective
results - good and bad - and offers
educators an opportrikty to accept
poor results -for what thek
starting point from which to
improve."
The Fraser Institute has published
Report Cards on secondary schools
in British Columbia since 1998, and
in Alberta since 1999. The first
report card on Quebec's Secondary
Schools, produced in association
with the Montreal Economic
Institute, was published in
2000.
The complete text and rankings of
the Ontario Report Card can be
viewed on the Institute's website at
www.fraserinstitute.ca
Huron County Agricultural Society.
An original member of the Huron
Pioneer Threshers Association, he
rarely missed one of their meetings
right up to the time of his passing.
He had been a member of the former
Bums United Church.
Condolences from the Londesboro
community are offered to his family
and friends.
Large number turns out
to Happy Gang meeting
Correspondeirit remembers
long-time area resident
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