Rocky Mountain School District No. 6

Careers
Posted on Apr 4, 2023

As we approach the halfway point of the final year of our three-year strategic planning cycle, the organization sits at a point of reflection and anticipation.

"I want to take a moment to share with you so many of the positive student stories, to which all of you should claim ownership! What follows is, of course, a reflection on student achievement. However, it is also impossible to separate the contributions and efforts of all staff that led to the amazing results. While the evidence that follows is not specific to any one student, the fingerprints of all staff, in the lives of all students, at all levels of the system, are found on every one of these results". Chairperson Byklum

Highlights of successes include:

  • Indigenous student completion rates in 2022 are the highest they have ever been. Additionally, the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners has closed to 6% as of 2022.
  • In spring of 2022, 94% of students demonstrated on track ability on the District Writing Assessment.
  • In grades 4-7, spring benchmark data shows growth of 22% proficiency in the span of one year. 52% of students in the spring of 2021 were proficient, as opposed to 74% of students in the spring of 2022.
  • In spring of 2021, 50% of all students K-7 demonstrated proficiency in number sense. Through a continued pursuit of growth in number sense, staff have supported a 12% growth over a 1-year period. 62% of all students K-7 are proficient in spring of 2022.

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