Ministry of Education

Achievement Division

The Achievement Division’s goal is to improve student learning and achievement in each school and district in the province.

The Division is based in the field, but maintains strong ties to ministry and other resources. It plays a central role in assessing achievement, and supports schools and districts in planning and implementing ways to increase student success.

The division includes executive educators with significant experience in the field who work together to connect schools with ministry resources to support achievement.

The division supports improving achievement in a number of ways:

consulting with superintendents about the development of district accountability contracts
inquiring collaboratively into performance and achievement data to help the ministry with its planning
connecting schools and districts with the appropriate resources and agencies to further develop their capacity to improve achievement
identifying resources, strategies and structures that show promise of improving student learning results
communicating standards for achievement and assisting districts in developing standards for each unique learning environment
facilitating educator networks to share promising practices and learn together
analysing education data to help districts use it in their plans to improve student achievement
acting as critical friends to improve the quality of dialogue and decision making aimed at improved student achievement

The ministry’s accountability, assessment, information and reporting functions provide evidence and data to help the division in its work, including the analysis of district evidence and planning processes.