École Assiniboine Class Placement Process

At École Assiniboine, the creation of balanced classes is fundamental in supporting the instructional program and      diverse needs of  all the learners within the classroom setting.  The class creation process is a complex one involving the gathering of information about student needs and the making of collaborative decisions about students' placement in classes.

The purpose of the Class Placement Process is to maximize the learning and teaching opportunities for all students and teachers by constructing balanced classes.  Every effort is made to minimize the potential for negative student interactions.

Collaborative staff teams - classroom teachers, support teachers (resource, music, phys. ed., counselor) and administrator make up the team.  Using professional judgment, they strive to construct classes that are heterogeneous (mixed) and balanced in composition.

The following criteria are used to establish balanced classes:

• Student performance
• Our knowledge of social interactions and dynamics between individual students and group of students, including friendships in the school context
• Placement of students new to École Assiniboine
• Male / female ratio
• Approximately equal class sizes at any grade level
• Students with special needs

While no class group will be seen to be perfect by everyone, it is essential to the formation of the best possible balanced learning group that the school team be allowed to operate for the benefit of the majority of students.

Decisions regarding class formation rest with the school.  Parents can assist the process by:

•  Helping their children to understand the importance and complexity of class formation.
•  Supporting the placements that have been made.

Parents are encouraged to trust in the decisions made by the school. 

**Class placements for 2018–2019 will be included with your child's final report card (on the supply list).**

All questions regarding class placement should be directed to the school principal.