Principal's Report

Our school has been striving to develop strategies to improve our teaching practices, increase student engagement and raise test scores. We have been using Math Help Services (MHS) as part of our School Improvement and Educational Success Agreement that spans all the subjects for the primary goal being to improve the school's graduation rate (which for Mathematics is a prerequisite course required for the Secondary School Diploma).

Our Mathematics team has embraced the integration of technology in classroom practice as a major strategy to improve student success. Mathematics teachers are now using MHS to complement their classroom instruction and as a tool for remediation, practice and enrichment. Students are using MHS both in class and at home.

Upon starting to utilize Math Help Services software, we decided to review the progress of every grade level in order to implement best practices and to determine if MHS was having a positive impact.

We were very encouraged and validated in our efforts to positively impact student results by the 10% and 5% increase in student success rates, in Sec.4 CST Mathematics (regular) and Sec.4 SN Mathematics (advanced), respectively. Teacher professional improvement, student engagement, stakeholder communication {parents, Teachers, Administrators & Students} and student results have all increased.