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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, October 21, 2011 · 14 HERITAGE Lifestyle Home Furnishings SINCE 1977 EV EN Achievement goals set Continued from page 13 DONT MISS OUT ON THE INCREDIBLE INSTOCK SAVINGS 4205 Fairview Street, Burlington · 905-634-5298 www.heritagefurniture.ca OC TO BE TS Education David Euale; however, each reflects the appropriate curriculum. The plan uses SMART goals, which are: specific and strategic, measurable, ambitious and attainable, results based, and time bound. The goals outlined in the report show an expectation for increased numbers in students reaching the EQAO provincial standards. The goals for Primary (Grade 3) are: · Increase reading achievement by three per cent to 74 per cent · Increase writing by two per cent to 79 per cent The goals for the Junior (Grade 6) level are: · Increase reading achievement by three per cent to 82 · Increase writing by two per cent to 79 per cent · Increase achievement of the level 3 assessment in math by three per cent to 67 The goals for high school mathematics include: · Increased achievement of Grade 9 EQAO applied level 3 standards by three per cent to 56 · Increase the number of students by two per cent to 80 in the Grade 9 locally developed math course to get their credit OSSLT goals include: · Increase participation by one per cent to 97 · Increase achievement rate of students in the applied program by six per cent to 64 The complete draft report is available at www. hdsb.ca under the Board Agenda & Minutes link in the Boardroom & Trustees tab. RS AL ES ...on safety y and wellbeing g As the Halton District School Board is developing an improvement plan that focuses on helping students achieve grade standards, not to be left out is the safety and wellbeing of the pupils. The board released a draft board improvement/student achievement plan that aims to help schools improve the comfort levels of its students. According to surveys taken by the board, 25 per cent of elementary students experienced moderate to severe bullying in the month prior to taking the survey, while 18 per cent of high school students indicated the same. Oakville trustee Kathryn BatemanOlmstead told staff at the board meeting she was surprised when she first opened the document because the safety and well-being portion was listed at the end. "Without that (safety and wellbeing) our kids don't learn well," she said. "I was surprised to see that we started again with the See Reducing page 17