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The Ministry of Education has put forth an initiative to enhance the Numeracy skills of all students at all levels of education and as such has produced three documents to address the needs of our students.

Numeracy History

Table taken from Teaching and Learning Mathematics:  The Report of the Expert Panel on Mathematics in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario.

General Characteristics of Each Document

Each document was created by a separate panel of experts using a common template to ensure consistency of message.  There are several common areas covered in each document.

Researched Based

It was the mandate of the panel to make all recommendations based on current research available and action research performed during the development of the document.

Characteristics of the Learner

Each panel gave great detail on the stage of development of the learner for their particular level of discussion.  Each description gives both cognitive, physical, social and emotional developmental stages for each particular level of learner.

Professional Learning Community

It document specifically sited areas of professional development and gave suggestions of in-service sessions to enhance the level of learning in classrooms in Ontario.  Particular emphasis was given to the development of Professional Learning Communities in each school with respect to the generation of a shared vision and culture.

Roles and Responsibilities

All stakeholders have a role which is defined in each document.  A set of specifics for each person is detailed with emphasis given to the following people:Director, Superintendent, Principal, Teacher, Home and Community.

Board Initiatives

After School Numeracy Program

Purpose: To allow students at risk of failing mathematics an opportunity to receive extra instruction in a structured program with the purpose of giving them the attention needed to be successful in their day school program.

Target-Students who are at-risk of not being successful in their day school program. By definition, a student who is working at level 1 or below and who is working on the regular curriculum during the school day program.

Format

• Non-credit program that must consist of Grade 7 and/or 8 students at the elementary level and grade 9 and/or 10 students at the secondary level, who require remediation in mathematics.
• After School Numeracy teachers focus on skills and concepts, which will help at risk students succeed in the regular day classroom.
• The students’ classroom teachers pinpoint areas of difficulty in numeracy for the After School Numeracy teacher to focus on in the remedial class.
• The program will run after school
• The program must maintain an average daily enrolment (ADE) of 8 students.  Consequently, you should target at least twice that number to maintain a viable program (students who leave the program early or miss 3 sessions in a row affect your ADE).
• The classes are 1 hour in length.

Delivery Model

• One hour per class, 1 or 2 days per week for 16 weeks.  The elementary program begins each February and is run at one school per family of schools.  For information regarding the logistics of the program please contact your local Principal.  Each secondary school will run the program each semester if the numbers allow.
• A total of 16 classes (16 hours).
• If a teacher is absent, supply teachers cannot be hired but the class can be made up within a reasonable time frame.
• This is not a homework club.  The course must meet specific expectations that allow students to improve their numeracy skills.