Reaching Higher - Closing the Achievement Gap
| Helping Our Students Achieve their Full Potential The TDSB’s mission is to help our students reach the highest levels of achievement possible. So far, our efforts are working, with overall student achievement across the TDSB improving significantly. But as some of our students excel, there are others who are falling behind. This is of great concern because the gap between those who are achieving and those who are not is getting bigger. Given the right support, every student can achieve his or her full potential, and it is our goal to provide that support. We are committed to making sure that student needs are met, that they have all the tools they need to succeed and that they are engaged with school and with learning. To do that, we are going to learn more about our students by gathering information to understand which students are achieving, which aren’t, and why. The more we know, the more we can help. Getting the right type of information is crucial because it will enable us to take the right action. We have now taken a giant step in that direction with this initial report entitled: The Student Census, Grades 7-12, System Overview. This report gives us information about our students that we have never had before! It describes how students identify themselves in terms of specific demographic categories, and how they perceive their relationship to specific aspects of their school environment and their environment outside of school. The student information in each category is presented in aggregate percentages of the whole system. This report does not contain any cross-tabulations between any of sections of the data. It does not contain any correlations between any of this Student Census data and any other student data which the TDSB currently maintains. That research will follow in the coming months. This report is the first of several reports which will drive future decision-making at all levels of the system to affect policies and practices which promote student success. Please click here Please click here |
