The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-10-01, Page 11Submitted
The residents of Sepoy Manor in Lucknow gathered to celebrate the ground breaking of their new addition.
There will be 9 rooms added, all with a private 3 -piece bath. It is hoped to have the addition open for January
2015. There is limited space available. September 2014.
EQAO Grade 9 Math
and OSSLT Results
Bluewater District
School Board
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The latest Education Quality and
Accountability Office (EQAO)
results from the 2013 - 2014 Grade
9 Assessment of Mathematics show
that Bluewater District School
Board students are exceeding the
provincial average.
The most notable gains are in
Grade 9 Applied Mathematics,
where 51 percent of Bluewater stu-
dents met or exceeded the provin-
cial standard. This is 4 percent
higher than the provincial average
of 47 percent and also signals a dra-
matic increase of 13 percent for
Bluewater in comparison to the
previous year's score.
Bluewater results continue to be
strong in Grade 9 Academic Math-
ematics, where 86 percent of stu-
dents met or exceeded the provin-
cial standard. This is a point higher
than the provincial average of 85
percent and 4 percent higher than
Bluewater's score of 82 percent in
2012 - 2013.
Seventy-three percent of Blue -
water students achieved at or
above the provincial standard on
the 2013 - 2014 Ontario Secondary
School Literacy Test (OSSLT) taken
by grade 10 students. The provin-
cial average is 83 percent.
"We are thrilled with the latest
increases for Bluewater in both
Applied and Academic Mathemat-
ics, which really speaks to the
strong commitment by our educa-
tors and administrators to provide
quality instruction and learning
experiences for all students in an
equitable and inclusive environ-
ment. In building on the recent
positive gains we have seen in
Reading and Writing EQAO test
scores for our primary and junior
students, we are continuing to
focus our efforts on intermediate
literacy while recognizing that
overall, our students are perform-
ing well," says Superintendent of
Education Lori Wilder.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 11
Avon Maitland
Remains
Provincial Leader
in Grade 9 Math
Avon Maitland District
School Board
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Avon Maitland schools continue
to outperform the province in both
the Academic and Applied streams
in the EQAO Grade 9 Assessment of
Mathematics. In AMDSB, 61% of stu-
dents enrolled in Applied mathemat-
ics successfully met the provincial
standard, compared to 47% provin-
cially. Of the students taking Aca-
demic mathematics, 90% success-
fully met the provincial standard,
compared to 85% provincially. Not
only are Avon Maitland students
scoring higher than the provincial
average, their rate of improvement is
significantly greater. Avon -Maitland
scores in the Applied stream
increased by 9 percentage points (up
from 52% in 2012-2013), compared
to a 3 % increase (from 44% to 47%)
provincially. Scores in the Academic
stream increased by 4 percentage
points (from 86% in 2012-2013),
compared to a 1 point increase (from
84% to 85%) provincially.
Avon Maitland students have also
made positive gains on the Ontario
Secondary School Literacy Test
(OSSLT). The OSSLT is a provincial
test which details how well our stu-
dents have acquired skills in reading
and writing up to the end of Grade 9.
Students write this test during their
Grade 10 year. Passing the OSSLT or
the OSSLC (course) is a requirement
of graduation. 81% of Avon Maitland
students met or surpassed the stand-
ard on the OSSLT, an increase of 2
percentage from last year.
School staff will be taking a closer
look at the data on the PD day sched-
uled for September 26th, 2014, in
order to further refine their student
achievement plans.
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