2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board
2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board
2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board
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Course Coding System<br />
The course code consists of a course tle and a sixth character code: The first five characters are designated by the<br />
Ministry of Educaon and Training. The <strong>Algoma</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> determines the sixth character.<br />
Code<br />
Characters<br />
Explanaon<br />
Example - ENG 1DB<br />
1 st , 2 nd , and Subject discipline of the course in leers. “ENG” English<br />
3 rd<br />
4 th Grade level as a number<br />
“1” Grade 9 “3” Grade 11<br />
“2” Grade 10 “4” Grade 12<br />
5 th Type of course as a leer<br />
“D” Academic “E” Workplace<br />
“P” Applied “C” College<br />
“O” Open “M” University/College<br />
“U” University<br />
“L” Locally Developed<br />
6 th <strong>Board</strong> designated character that indicates<br />
credit value or may be used to differenate<br />
between courses with similar codes.<br />
“1” Grade 9<br />
“D” Academic course<br />
“B”Internaonal<br />
Baccalaureate and<br />
Enhanced Learning<br />
Evaluation of Student Achievement<br />
Students will be evaluated in a variety of ways, in order to give an accurate picture of what they have learned, and how they<br />
have progressed. 70% of a final grade is representave of term work, while 30% comes from final summave assessments<br />
conducted near the end of a course. Assessment and evaluaon will be based on the achievement of the provincial<br />
curriculum expectaons and on the achievement chart categories and levels.<br />
An evaluaon outline for each course in which the student is enrolled is provided at the beginning of the course and copies<br />
of these are available to parents/guardians upon request.<br />
Parents will be informed of their child’s progress through a regular schedule of report cards. For Grades 9 to 12, a Provincial<br />
Report Card will be issued to provide informaon regarding academic progress and learning skills. Parents are encouraged<br />
to call their school for informaon or advice on the progress of their child at any me during the school year.<br />
Parent/Teacher Interviews<br />
Parent/teacher interviews are typically held aer early idenficaon reports and/or aer midterm reports which are issued<br />
each semester. Addional interview mes can be arranged by contacng the school.<br />
ADSB <strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>09</strong> Course <strong>Calendar</strong> 11
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