In River East Transcona School Division, our focus is on integrating teaching, learning and assessment processes in the classroom, so our students can achieve the learning outcomes identified in Manitoba Education curriculum. Ongoing assessment is necessary for our teachers to be able to gauge what students have learned and what they still need to learn. This academic assessment information can then be used to plan learning experiences that address class learning profiles and to support individual learning needs. Evaluation of the assessment results is shared with students and reported to parents.

River East Transcona School division uses research-based principles of assessment for and of learning to guide classroom practice. Assessment FOR learning takes place during the learning process. It helps both students and teachers know how students are doing, what students need to do next, and how best to do this. This happens in classrooms minute by minute and day by day. Assessment OF learning happens at the end of learning. It is the work of the teacher to look at proof of what the students have learned and how they are doing compared to curricular outcomes.

For further information, please speak to your child’s classroom teacher. We also encourage you to review our assessment policies.

Reporting Student Achievement

Manitoba Education is in the process of developing a common provincial report card for grades 1 through 12. The specific date for the implementation of the common report cards has yet to be determined by Manitoba Education and RETSD. Currently, our divisional report cards are as follows:

Early Years Report Cards

Students from kindergarten to Grade 4 (Transcona area) and kindergarten to Grade 6 (River East area) receive an outcome-based, anecdotal report card that reflects their academic achievement. The early years report card uses the following performance scale:

5 - demonstrates mastery of the term outcomes
4 - consistently meets the term outcomes
3 - usually meets the term outcomes
2 - approaches the term outcomes
1 - does not meet the term outcomes

Middle Years Report Cards

Students in the middle years receive an outcome-based, anecdotal report card that reflects their academic achievement and indicators of student engagement. Manitoba Education guidelines require academic achievement and attitude, work habits and behaviour to be reported separately.

The middle years report card uses the following academic performance scale to communicate student learning:

4 – Consistently demonstrates curricular outcomes
3 – Frequently demonstrates curricular outcomes
2 – Occasionally demonstrates curricular outcomes
1 – Does not yet demonstrate curricular outcomes
N/A – Not applicable this reporting period.

The middle years report card uses the following descriptors to communicate indicators of student engagement:

ES – Established: Consistently demonstrates expectations
DE – Developing:  Frequently demonstrates expectations
EM – Emerging:  Occasionally demonstrates expectations

Indicators of student engagement include:

• Demonstrates an interest in learning
• Engages in self/peer assessment to set goals
• Participates actively in learning
• Fulfills assignment expectations

Senior Years Report Cards

We are moving towards implementation of outcome-based reporting for senior years students. Students from grades 9 to 12 receive percentage marks.