Comparing FSA Data

Education Policy Committee Meeting on

February 3, 2014

On January 18, 2010, the Board passed the following motion:

That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) continues to honour all parent requests to withdraw from the Foundation Skills Assessment testing.

Participation in FSA has decreased dramatically.

Grade 4 Writing – Students who did not write

2008: 11% (Province) 7% (District)

2013: 15% (Province) 23% (District)

Participation in FSA has decreased dramatically.

Grade 7 Writing – Students who did not write

2008: 11% (Province)

10% (District)

2013: 17% (Province) 28% (District)

Why you can’t compare FSA priorto 2008.

In 2008, the following changes were made to FSA:

• Time of the year- January/February- Different standards

• Different scale

• Inclusion of web-based portions

Data prior to 2008 was based on who wrote the exam.

Currently, it is based on all students enrolled.

2008Move from Participation Rate to Performance Level Unknown

Participation Rate – the number of students who did

not write FSA is removed from the data

Example 2007

Grade 4 WritingParticipation Rate 91%

Not Yet Meeting Meeting Exceeding

11% 88% 1%Meeting & Exceeding: 89%

PLU Not Yet Meeting MeetingExceeding23% 8% 59% 10%

Meeting & Exceeding with PLU removed: 90%

Example 2013Grade 4 Writing

Performance Level Unkown

Perf. Level

Unknown 

Not Yet Meeting

Meeting Exceeding

# % # % # % # %

310 23 107 8 797 59 135 10

107 + 797 + 135 = 1039 797 + 135 = 932

9321039

90%