The FSA is not optional unless students meet a very narrow set of requirements for exemption.
HCOS will be administering the assessments and families receive a package in order to carry them out at home. Here is some information to help you and your child prepare for the tests. There are two categories of assessment; the assessments in total take about four hours. Here are the categories: - Literacy - Numeracy The FSA will take your child about 4 hours to complete over a few days during a four week writing period. The assessments include online and written questions and a reflection activity. The written parts of the assessment will be marked by teachers from HCOS and the results sent to your support teacher. #### The results will be based on the following proficiencies: - **Extending** – Sophisticated understanding of the concepts and competencies in relation to expected learning. - **Proficient** – Complete understanding of the concepts and competencies in relation to expected learning. - **Developing** - Partial understanding of the concepts and competencies in relation to expected learning. - **Emerging** –Initial understanding of the concepts and competencies in relation to expected learning. #### **FSA Questions and Answers**| What does FSA stand for? | FSA stands for Foundation Skills Assessment and this test is given to all students in BC enrolled in grades 4 and 7. |
| What subjects are tested? | The student is tested in Literacy and Numeracy. |
| What is an invigilator? | An invigilator is a person responsible for supervising a test. The invigilator for the FSAs is either a teacher (in our case, with HCOS) **or** any person the administration deems as unbiased. This can be the parent of the child. |
| What time is involved for each test? | About 2 hours for each of the two sections. |
IGRs do not replace early interventions, ongoing communication, or formative feedback provided by a teacher.
#### Viewing the IGR The IGR will include the course name, date submitted, teacher’s name, current interim mark, the current course completion percentage (if applicable), and two comment fields where the teacher will identify their cause for concern, and provide information on ways to support learning. There are two ways that the IGR can be viewed. Through email: Or in Encom with the student’s report card: Parents will receive an email with a PDF of the IGR when a teacher creates it and can view the IGR in Encom via the Interim Grade Report Button from the student’s report card. # Understanding Your Report Card Flex Academy has three reporting periods for grades Junior Kindergarten through grade 9 and two reporting periods for grades 10-12. In addition to the regular reporting terms, teachers have the option of submitting an Interim Grade Report, which will be completed if a student’s level of performance is below expectations or the teacher has cause for concern. We have designed the report card to give a clear picture of a student’s progress and learning. A list of the student's courses will appear connected with the teacher’s assessment based on the learning standards. Grades will be reported using the following scales: - Grades K-9 will receive a report using proficiency scales. - Grades 10-12 will receive percentage grades. - Students will also see a legend for Learning Habits. #### Report Card Comments ##### K-9 ##### We want to ensure parents receive easy-to-read and informative comments regarding student progress. To accomplish this, we have created a system to ensure consistent, high quality comments from teachers that give parents and guardians the bigger picture, help identify areas of struggle and provide insight into your student’s success at school. The comments will focus on the following five areas: