Information for parents and caregivers
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has put together the web page K-12 Reporting Information for Parents and Caregivers as a summary on the new reporting order. It is also an excellent starting point for students who wish to gain a better understanding of the reporting order. It is available in eight languages.
Communicating Student Learning Guidelines
An in-depth guidebook available in English and French explaining the new Reporting Order.
Additional Resources:
The following open resources are intended for educators but can be explored by anyone:
Provincial K - 9 Proficiency Scale
Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending |
The student demonstrates an initial understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.
| The student demonstrates a partial understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning. | The student demonstrates a complete understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning. | The student demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning. |
English Language Learners
The BC Ministry of Education and Child Care developed a new Student Reporting policy and it has resulted in some minor shifts in the way we comminate student learning for English Language Learners (from September 2023 onwards).
Descriptive Feedback
In all three terms in elementary school and in both semesters of secondary, descriptive feedback describing what the student can do, areas for further growth, and ways of supporting their learning should be included, especially in subject areas where the student’s language proficiency is impeding the student from demonstrating their learning in relation to the Learning Standards of the curriculum.
Proficiency Scale Indicator
Term 1 & 2 (Written Learning Updates): To provide learners the opportunity to learn and grow, a proficiency scale indicator might not be provided for subject areas where the student’s language proficiency is impeding the student from demonstrating their learning in relation to the Learning Standards of the curriculum. In this case, the mark area would be left blank.
Term 3 or Final (Summary of Learning): As the Summary of Learning is the final communication of student learning, a proficiency scale indicator will be provided for all subject areas. For those subject areas where the student’s language proficiency is still impeding a student from demonstrating their learning in relation to the Learning Standards of the curriculum, the descriptive feedback will contain a note that explains that the student is being assessed in relation to the student’s goals for the language proficiency, and not the Learning Standards of the curriculum.
