Student Progress Report Order Revisions

The new Student Progress Report Order promotes greater consistency and clarity in reporting student progress in British Columbia. School districts continue to have the flexibility to develop reporting formats that best reflect the needs of their teachers, parents, and students. The mandated revisions to reporting practices for primary, middle, and graduation years are shown below.

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Kindergarten to Grade 3
Formal reports for each student in Kindergarten to Grade 3 must include:

• a performance scale, shown as written words, a graph, or both, indicating the student's level of progress relative to the prescribed learning outcomes in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies
• the performance scale for Kindergarten will consist of three parts: "Approaching", "Meeting", and "Exceeding" expectations
• the Primary performance scale will be made up of "Not Yet Meeting", "Approaching", "Meeting", and "Exceeding" expectations
• a performance scale to show progress in language arts in the specific areas of reading, writing, and speaking and listening
• separate reporting for Social Studies and Science for at least 2 reports in each school year
• reporting in of each of the specific areas of fine arts, (dance, drama, music, and visual arts) at least once in each school year
• written reporting comments that clearly describe, in relation to the learning outcomes
  1. what the student is able to do
  2. areas in which the student requires further attention or development
  3. ways of supporting the student in his or her learning
• comments about student progress with reference to the expected development for students in a similar age range
• written comments to describe student behaviour, including information on attitudes and effort
• a performance scale and/or written comments to describe social responsibility
• for Grades 1 to 3, a performance scale and/or written comments to describe work habits