Manitoba Provincial Report Card Policy and Guidelines

Manitoba Provincial Report Card Policy and Guidelines

Partners for Learning

Grades 1 to 12

Manitoba Provincial Report Card Policy and Guidelines

Partners for Learning

Grades 1 to 12

2021

Manitoba Education

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Manitoba provincial report card policy and guidelines : partners for learning, Grades 1 to 12

Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 978-0-7711-6481-1 (pdf) ISBN: 978-0-7711-6479-8 (print)

1. Grading and marking (Students)--Manitoba. 2. Report cards--Government policy--Manitoba. 3. Students--Evaluation--Manitoba. 4. Students--Rating of--Manitoba. I. Manitoba. Manitoba Education. 371.272097127

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This document was revised in 2021 to reflect current Arts Education categories.

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Contents

1. Introduction

1

1.1 Reporting Purposes

3

1.2 Foundational Principles for Grading

5

2. Preparation and Distribution

7

2.1 Report Card Format Requirements

9

2.2 Delivery and Return

9

2.3 Reporting Frequency, Responsibility, and Content

9

3. Separately Reporting Academic Achievement and Learning Behaviours

11

4. Report Card Sections

15

4.1 Student Name and Attendance

17

4.2 Student Programming

17

Student Programming--Grades 1 to 8

17

Student Programming--Grades 9 to 12

21

4.3 Academic Achievement

22

Academic Achievement Scales--Ordinal and Percentage

22

`NA' ? Not Applicable, and `IN' ? Incomplete

24

Provincial Tests and Other Final Exams

26

Assigning Grades

26

4.4 Subject Grading Boxes--Grades 1 to 8

28

Subject Categories

28

Reporting on Arts Education

29

Optional Subjects

31

School-Based Learning Experiences

31

Multi-Subject Grading Box

32

4.5 Learning Behaviours

34

Behavioural Scale and Categories

34

4.6 Teacher Comments

37

4.7 Next School Year--Grades 1 to 8

38

4.8 Graduation Chart--Grades 9 to 12

39

Contents

v

5. Local Options for Reporting

41

Appendix

45

Frequently Asked Questions

47

Planning for Reporting

51

Planning for EAL and Subject Learning--Grades 1 to 8

52

Planning for Litt?ratie fran?aise (L) and Subject Learning--Grades 9 to 12

52

Manitoba High School Statement of Marks

53

Subject Categories and Descriptions--Grades 1 to 8

54

English Language Arts

54

Fran?ais--Fran?ais Program

55

Fran?ais--French Immersion Program

56

Mathematics

57

Science

58

Social Studies

59

Physical Education and Health Education

60

Music

61

Dance

62

Dramatic Arts

63

Visual Arts

64

French--English Program

65

Bibliography

67

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Manitoba Provincial Report Card Policy and Guidelines: Partners for Learning

Manitoba Provincial Report Card Policy and Guidelines

1. Introduction

1.1 Reporting Purposes

3

1.2 Foundational Principles for Grading

5

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