Communicating Student Learning (CSL)

Communicating Student Learning in the Gulf Islands School District

Communicating Student Learning in SD57

Communicating Student Learning is interwoven with curriculum design, instructional strategies and formative assessment. CSL is a process by which teachers provide a continuous window into student learning, providing timely feedback, meaningful samples and evidence of student learning over time to demonstrate progress in relation to the Learning Standards.

Communicating Student Progress should:

• Be meaningful, varied, timely and responsive communication throughout the school year; 

• Use authentic evidence, demonstrating growth over time in what the learner knows, can do, and understands; 

• Reflect where the child is at in their learning and not necessarily be summative in nature; 

• Provide evidence that demonstrates growth in relation to the Learning Standards of B.C.’s Curriculum; 

• Provide value, not only in communicating student progress to parents, but also in feedback for students to inform, deepen and improve learning; and 

• Use principles of quality assessment that informs both learning and teaching, shifting ownership to shared ownership between learner, teacher, and parent. 

BC Ministry of Education: Communicating Student Progress

• Student Reporting Policy Pilot (2019)

• Your Kid's Progress Engagement Summary Report

• Student Reporting Policy

• Student Progress Report Order (2016)

2020-2021 SD57 Communicating Student Learning Guide

SD57 Communicating Student Learning Examples

SD57 Primary Mid Year Summative Reporting
SD57 Intermediate Mid Year Summative Reporting

MyEd BC Communicating Student Learning​

Family Resources​

• MyEd BC SD57 Family Portal

Educator Resources​

• MyEd Report Card and Grade Input Step-By-Step Documentation (including Secondary Support Documents) (SD57 only, log in to Office 365 to view)

• MyEd CSL Elementary Support Documents (including Step-By-Step Videos) (SD57 only, log in to Office 365 to view)

• Our Help Desk is here to support!

CSL Training Sessions​

• Register for MyEd CSL training sessions for clerical staff, teachers, and administrators on SD57 PD Reg

Professional Resources

• Conferencing and Reporting by Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, Anne Davies; 2nd edition

• Setting and Using Criteria by Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, Anne Davies; 2nd edition

• Self-Assement and Goal Setting by Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, Anne Davies; 2nd edition

• Collecting Evidence and Portfolios: Engaging Students in Pedagogical Documentation by Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Brenda Augusta

• Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning: A Practical Guide by Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Beth Parrott Reynolds; 2nd edition

• Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment: A Practical Guide by Anne Davies, Sandra Herbst, Beth Parrott Reynolds; 2nd edition