Foundation Skills Assessment

• BCTF, teachers call for end to Foundation Skills Assessment for grades 4 to 7

  Clint Johnston, president of the BCTF, told Global News that there seems to be more emphasis this year on making sure students write the test. 

  Education

  Oct 11, 2023
  
• B.C. teachers at loggerheads with First Nations leaders over standardized testing

  The BCTF has long opposed the Foundational Skills Assessment tests, which are administered annually to Grade 4 and Grade 7 students and focus on literacy and numeracy.

  Education

  Dec 17, 2021
  
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• BC Teachers’ Federation calls on parents to withdraw kids from Foundation Skills Assessment

  All grades 4 and 7 students in B.C. are required to write the standardized tests.

  Education

  Feb 16, 2021
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• BCTF says parents can opt out of FSA test, despite school boards saying it’s mandatory

  The BC Teachers' Federation has sent a letter to parents saying they can opt their children out from taking the Foundation Skills Assessment.

  Education

  Sep 26, 2019
• Hide FSA results so that outside groups don’t rank schools: B.C. school trustees

  "Any public circulation of school results inevitably leads to the public ranking of schools by outside groups."

  Oct 11, 2017