The Algoma District School Board's warning elementary students won't be getting report cards for their first term as scheduled, while secondary students will get minimal reports.
According to the board, ETFO job sanctions mean teachers are providing marks but not inputting them electronically, something Elementary Report Cards rely upon, so term one report cards won't be issued at this time nor will marks be provided to students or their families at this time, not just due to the logistical challenges but also because the board says "marks without comment and context would not be considered thorough feedback on student achievement of curriculum expectations".
Like other elementary teachers, Kindergarten teachers are writing brief comments for Communications of Learning, but they're not being electronically inputting those, so the board is not providing the reports to parents.
It does note parents or guardians could contact teachers to learn about their child's progress.
As for secondary students, the ADSB says the teachers - who are represented by a different union - are inputting marks electronically with learning skills ratings, so report cards will be provided for semester one within two weeks, though without comments.
That also means marks for Grade 12 students will be submitted to Ontario's college and university application centres on time, so post-secondary applications aren't hurt.
The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has already issued a statement assuring teachers are providing marks and learning skills levels so report cards can be issued as scheduled, though classes that don't usually have marks - like full-day kindergarten or specialized classes - will only have a single sentence comment entered.
