Communicate Student Learning

Assessment

Class Profile

A class profile provides a snapshot of the class’s strengths, challenges, class-wide goals, and individual needs.

Teachers can develop a student dimension inventory (see template) that captures students' specific interests, strengths, necessary supports, and targeted core competencies. This tool is useful in guiding both instruction and assessment strategies.

Strength-Based Comments

Strength-based comments emphasize what students have learned or achieved, identifying strengths and offering specific examples to clarify general statements. These comments align with learning standards, frame difficulties as challenges, and suggest actionable next steps for improvement.

Response to Intervention - Tier 1,2,3

Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tiered system of support for all learners, particularly those in need of support. Ultimately, RTI is a school-wide prevention system that focuses on identifying, teaching and monitoring students experiencing difficulties.

Types of Communicating Student Learning

Point of Contact

These are scheduled points when teachers share specific updates on a student’s progress. Communication should clearly explain how the student is performing relative to the course or subject, using the provincial proficiency scale. Formats can include:

Teacher-created rubrics
Portfolios
Emails
Phone calls

Student Learning Conferences

Student Learning Conferences involve teachers, students, and parents collaborating to showcase the student’s progress. These meetings help parents understand their child’s overall development and achievements.

MyEd BC Written Reports

Throughout the year, Written Learning Updates and the Summary of Learning will be shared via MyEdBC.

Elementary and middle schools will provide two Learning Updates, followed by a Summary of Learning at the end of the school year.
Secondary schools will issue one Learning Update midway through each semester and a Summary of Learning at the semester's end.

Triangulate Evidence of Student Learning

Conversations	Products	Observations
Student interviews Student-led conferences Literature Circles Reciprocal Teaching Four corners discussion or debates Partner talk Socratic Seminar	Portfolios & journals: daily journal, math journal Tests and quizzes PowerPoint or Canva Slides Self-assessment and reflections Essays and stories Charts, tables, graphs Sketches, drawings, comics	Watch students in buddy-reading or partnering to solve math problems, Observe students working with a recipe in Foods or on a lab in Science. Listen to students reading to assess their fluency. Listen to students playing scales or observe them reading music. View performances in drama, film, or band.

Primary and Middle Reporting Schedule

Date/Month	Type of Contact	Reporting Parameters
End of September	Point of Contact	Student-specific contact with each family (via phone, email, or in-person) Learning Behaviours Literacy (Reading, Writing, Oral Language) Numeracy
November 1	Student Learning Conferences	Student self-assessment Changes/concerns Update on all subjects taught to this point Feedback on growth
Dec 4 (Submitted for Review)	First Written Learning Update (MyEDBC report card)	All required areas of study Provincial proficiency scale Individualized comments for Learning Behaviours, Literacy, and Numeracy Optional term comment Learning Habits & Engagement (either as a stand-alone comment or integrated throughout)
Dec 18-20 (Sent Home)	First Written Learning Update (MyEDBC report card)
March 12 (Submitted for Review)	Second Written Learning Update (MyEDBC report card)	All required areas of study Provincial proficiency scale Individualized comments for Learning Behaviours, Literacy and Numeracy. Optional Term Comment Learning Habits & Engagement (either as a stand-alone comment or integrated throughout)
Week of April 9-11 (Sent Home)	Second Written Learning Update (MyEDBC report card)
May 1	Student Learning Conferences	Student self-assessment. Changes/concerns Update on all subjects taught to this point Feedback on growth
June 12 (Submitted for Review) June 26 (Sent Home)	MyEdBC Summary of Learning	All required areas of study Provincial proficiency scale Individualized comments for Learning Behaviours, Literacy, and Numeracy Optional term comment Learning Habits & Engagement (either as a stand-alone comment or integrated throughout)

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Secondary Reporting Schedule

Date/Month	Type of Contact	Reporting Parameters
November 1	Student Learning Conferences	Learning Habits and Engagement Changes/concerns Update on all subjects taught to this point Feedback on growth
November 13 - Submitted to the office	Semester 1 MyEDBC Written Learning Update	Proficiency scale for grade 9 Percentages for grades 10-12 Individualized comments that provide strengths-based descriptive feedback, explaining where the student is in their learning, and areas for future growth
February 3 - Submitted to the office	Semester 1 MyEdBC Summary of Learning	Proficiency scale for grade 9 Percentages for grades 10-12 Individualized comments that provide strengths-based descriptive feedback, explaining where the student is in their learning, and areas for future growth
May 1 - Submitted to the office	Semester 2 MyEDBC Written Learning Update	Proficiency scale for grade 9 Percentages for grades 10-12 Individualized comments that provide strengths-based descriptive feedback, explaining where the student is in their learning, and areas for future growth
June 26 - Submitted to the office	Semester 2 MyEdBC Summary of Learning	Proficiency scale for grade 9 Percentages for grades 10-12 Individualized comments that provide strengths-based descriptive feedback, explaining where the student is in their learning, and areas for future growth