On Wednesday, Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Education, released a statement regarding the Semester One EQAO Grade 9 Math Assessment.
In his statement, Lecce says that “due to escalation by union leaders and the withdrawal of services by OSSTF, some secondary students will not be prepared for assessment this Monday.”
A release from the provincial government says that it will be up to school boards to decide whether the province-wide EQAO Grade 9 math assessment should proceed.
On Thursday, the Thames Valley District School Board put out a release announcing that their Grade 9 students would not be participating in the EQAO math assessment at this time.
Instead, semester one students will be required to complete the assessment in June.
Since students will not be completing the assessment, it will not be included in overall mark calculations, the TVDSB emphasizes that final marks will not be negatively impacted.
