Friday, November 4, 2011
Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A7
Teachers promise progress reports Despite job action: Officials say parents will be kept informed
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Teachers are still evaluating students’ progress and will be reporting the details to parents, despite not sending home grades in formalized report cards as part of job action. we would be if ¿lling out report grade their child is getting, teachers, cards, so parents can be con¿dent as always, will report on that. We’re the update they’re getting is based just not ¿lling out the district’s form on curriculum,” promised Shellie for data collection.” Trimble, president of the Cowichan Meanwhile, the B.C. Public District Teachers’ Association. School Employers’ Association has In fact, some teachers have been appealed to the Labour Relations in regular contact with parents about Board to force the issue of report student progress, and any concerns cards. are still being reported to families Trimble said the B.C. Teachers’ immediately. Federation has until Nov. 14 to “There are some parents who have state its case to the LRB, and then probably received progress reports BCPSEA has until Nov. 18 to form already,” Trimble said. a rebuttal. “We’re providing general com“So I would expect we’ll get a ments, and if parents have any decision from the LRB toward the questions for teachers, such as what end of the month,” Trimble said.
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However, they didn’t arrive until the week before school started in September, which put the district behind the eight ball, forced some classes into libraries, and sparked complaints from parents. District secretary-treasurer Bob Harper said there’s light at the end of the tunnel, though. “Because modulars are more like
a building than a portable, there’s some ¿nishing work to do (which is completed by contractors) and we have some work to do as well, such as skirting and installing stairs and ramps,” Harper explained. “We’re looking forward to opening day and welcoming kids into the new facilities.” — Krista Siefken
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Delayed modular classroom installation is almost Änished owichan School District of¿cials have con¿rmed all full-day kindergarten modulars will be ready for students as of Nov. 14. The modulars were supposed to be delivered in June to accommodate the inÀux of full-day kindergarteners at Ecole Mill Bay, Duncan elementary, and Palsson.
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owichan’s school district and its teachers promise parents will receive reports on students this month, despite ongoing teacher job action. The district is required to send home three formal report cards every school year and will continue to do this, as usual, toward the end of November. However, because teachers are not submitting marks and grades to school administrators as part of their job action, the formal reports will not include traditional grades or percentages. But they will include teacher and class information, as well as student absences and marks for any classes taught by a principal. “And certainly we will put on the report card that if parents wish for more information they should contact the teacher,” School District 79’s superintendent, Joe Rhodes, explained. That’s because teachers will still be communicating students’ progress to parents, either orally or by writing. “We’re using all the same data
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