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Program and School Services Committee January 22, 2014

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Report No. 01-14-2239

TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICS

TO Program and School Services Committee

Day Month 2007 22 January 2014

RECOMMENDATION

IT IS RECOMMENDED that the report be received.

STRATEGIC

DIRECTION

Make every school an effective school Identify disadvantage and intervene effectively

CONTEXT

On 13 November 2013 the Board decided as follows: “That the Director convene a working group to determine what approaches and strategies could be developed to improve math scores and that the findings be presented to the Board by the end of January 2014 for consideration and potential implementation. The working group to include in its analysis: research into neuro/biological/cognitive approaches to the

learning of mathematics and implications for real life uses of mathematics;

ways of integrating mathematics across the current curriculum; intensifying the curiosity of learning about mathematics from a

historical and legacy perspective; the use of games including ancient, classical and mod-

ern/current games; the application of learning technologies; sharing effective practices established in Board schools; the impact of music on the learning of mathematics; and hiring and professional development strategies to support stu-

dent success in mathematics.”

SUMMARY

Findings of the 2012 Programme for International Student As-sessment (PISA) study of 65 countries, including all the OECD member countries, reveal Canadian students continue to perform well in reading, but there was a marked decline over the years in mathematics and science scores for students across Canada. Ac-cording to the PISA study there was a 14-point decline in the mathematics results for 15-year old Canadian students, in the past nine years.


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With respect to gender, Canadian boys continue to outperform girls in mathematics while girls outperform boys in reading. On January 8, 2014, the Minister of Education announced new measures to improve student success in mathematics. They include new funding to support professional learning for teachers, as well as, funding to allow teachers to take “additional qualification” courses in mathematics. Improving student achievement and well-being is a key priority in the TDSB Years of Action, 2013-2017. The Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (BIPSA) set improvement targets for literacy, mathematics/numeracy, pathways, and community, culture, and caring. The BIPSA include strategies and monitoring actions to support greater accountability for student success in mathematics. On 29 November 2013, a mathematics working group (Appendix A) comprising teachers, administrators, Superintendents of Educa-tion, and staff from Research, Aboriginal Education, Equity and Inclusive Schools, Model Schools for Inner Cities, Student Suc-cess, Special Education, Continuing Education, and a parent repre-sentative from the Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) convened to provide input into the development of a plan to improve student success in mathematics. As well, input was sought from PIAC at their 17 December 2013 meeting. Input was also sought from elementary and secondary school stu-dents. Students from select schools were requested to complete the following:

1. To be successful in math I need…. 2. I learn math best when…. 3. To be successful in math I would like my classroom to look

like….. The TDSB Facilitation Guide for Professional Learning in Math-ematics K-12 (Appendix B) is consistent with evidence based re-search findings (Appendix C) and closely aligns with the seven foundational principles outlined in the Ontario Ministry of Educa-tion monograph, Paying Attention to Mathematics, K-12, (2011). The following will support actions to improve student success in


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mathematics: Aligning financial and human resources to improve mathemat-

ics teaching and learning in every school; Aligning Special Education supports to best meet the needs of

students with special education needs; 0.5 FTE allocation per FOS for learning coaches, beginning in

January 2014, to support job-embedded professional learning and supports for teachers;

Funding to support professional learning for teachers and ad-ministrators, K-12;

Course fee subsidy (The Student Achievement Division EDU approved to use a portion of EPOs/GSN as part of a compre-hensive mathematics strategy) to enable teachers to secure ad-ditional qualifications in mathematics while still teaching; and

Enhancement of wi-fi capabilities in schools to support tech-nology use in schools.

APPENDICES Appendix A:

Appendix B: Mathematics Working Group Facilitation Guide for Professional Learning in Mathematics K-12

Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography

FROM Gen Ling Chang, Associate Director at [email protected] or (416) 397-3187 and Christopher Usih, Executive Superintendent – Student Success at [email protected] or (416) 394-3909 and Beth Butcher, Executive Superintendent – Teaching and Learning at [email protected] or (416) 394-3934.

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MATHEMATICS WORKING GROUP

NAME ROLE E-MAIL

Gen Ling Chang Associate Director [email protected] Ali Abdi Principal

Greenholme JMS [email protected]

Elizabeth Ainslie Vice Principal Dixon Grove JMS

[email protected]

Peggy Aitchison Principal Forest Hill CI

[email protected]

Dil Alvi Principal West Humber CI

[email protected]

Jerako Biaje Co-Chair Parent Involvement Advisory Council (PIAC)

Beth Butcher Executive Superintendent Teaching and Learning

[email protected]

Jung Choi-Perkins Instructional Leader Numeracy/Math

[email protected]

Tara Cook Instructional Leader Numeracy/Math

[email protected]

Charlotte Cutajar Instructional Leader Numeracy/Math

[email protected]

Eric Dallin Vice Principal Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre

[email protected]

Curtis Ennis Superintendent. of Education, WR7 [email protected] Helen Fisher Central Coordinating Principal

Model Schools for Inner Cities [email protected]

Aiman Flahat Principal, John Polanyi CI [email protected] Hilary Foley Teacher, Dixon Grove JMS [email protected] Rodrigo Fuentes Central Coordinating Principal

Continuing Education [email protected]

Leila Girdhar-Hill System Superintendent Student Success School Support Initiative

[email protected]

Jeff Hainbuch Superintendent of Education, WR3 [email protected] Alana Hardy Vice-Principal

Dewson St PS [email protected]

David Hawker-Budlovsky Central Coordinating Principal-Teaching and Learning

[email protected]

Liz Holder Principal Lucy Maud Montgomery PS

[email protected]

Anna Jupp Program Coordinator Numeracy/Math

[email protected]

Bonnie MacDonald Continuing Education Literacy/Numeracy Programs

[email protected]

Appendix A

























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Soriana Mantini Principal David and Mary Thomson CI

[email protected]

Mary Jane McNamara Superintendent of Education, WR1 [email protected] Abbas Mirikhoozani Teacher

John Polanyi CI [email protected]

Nate Mohanlall Teacher West Humber CI

[email protected]

Gillian Nembhard Teacher Greenholme Jr & MS

[email protected]

Sharon Petipas Special Education Consultant

[email protected]

Amie Presley Research Coordinator [email protected] Karen Rosenthal Vice Principal

Sir John A. Macdonald CI [email protected]

Ramon San Vicente Instructional Leader Equity

[email protected]

Elizabeth Seiler Teacher, Dublin Heights E & MS [email protected] Erhan Sinay Research Coordinator [email protected] Tanya Senk Program Coordinator

Aboriginal Education [email protected]

Chitra Sunder Teacher David and Mary Thomson CI

[email protected]

Dan Taylor Principal Dublin Heights E & MS

[email protected]

Mythili Thedchanamoorthy Teacher Lucy Maud Montgomery PS

[email protected]

Mark Toale Teacher Dovercourt PS

[email protected]

John Trafananko Chair Parent Involvement Advisory Council (PIAC)

Christopher Usih Executive Superintendent Student Success

[email protected]

Ellen Walsh Special Education Consultant

[email protected]





















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