CHECKERED FLAGS

Identifying School/Academic Alerts

Grade 1-6

  • Attendance concerns: misses 4 or more school days a month
  • Achieving at Level 1 or 2 on 50% of the report card
  • The Learning Skills section of the report card shows “Needs Improvement” in more than 2 areas
  • Little progress in the acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills
  • Little or no growth shown in reading (i.e., significant discrepancy between oral, written, and reading abilities
  • Struggling with English as a second language
  • No understanding of their own learning style and therefore unable to self-advocate
  • Referrals made to the school’s student success team and/or special education team
  • Student fails to show progress despite in-school support
  • Low scores on standardized testing
  • Out-of-school suspensions
  • Referrals to the board support teams

Grade 7-12

  • Attendance concerns: misses 4 or more school days a month
  • Below grade level in literacy and numeracy
  • Lack of engagement in classroom activities
  • Non-participant in school life
  • Poor oral and written communication
  • School transience
  • Underachieving, given abilities
  • Low scores on standardized testing
  • Struggling with English as a second language

Secondary credits:

  • Student does not have 8 credits at the end of Grade 9
  • Student does not have 16 credits by age 16
  • Student does not have 24 credits by the end of Grade 11