Enhancing Student Learning Report

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• Report Purpose
• Requirements
• Preparation
• Templates
• Notes on Student Performance Data

Report Purpose

As part of a strategic planning cycle, each district team produces an annual Enhancing Student Learning Report. The Enhancing Student Learning Report:

• Helps districts establish and maintain a robust continuous improvement cycle to engage, plan, and adjust for student learning, with a particular focus on equity of outcomes for Indigenous learners, children and youth in care, and students with disabilities or diverse abilities.
• Presents information in an accessible format to provide public assurance and share progress with First Nation(s) rights holders, Indigenous Peoples, education partners, and community members, including parents and caregivers and students;
• Provides the ministry with valuable insight into district-level processes that, when combined, tell a provincial story which can inform future capacity building initiatives.

Report Requirements

As per the Enhancing Student Learning Reporting Order (PDF, 174KB), the Enhancing Student Learning Report has two required components:

1. Disaggregated Student Achievement Data​

To fulfil this requirement, district teams are expected to report on the required measures. They are also encouraged to use relevant local data sets to inform their next steps or adjustments. Prior to compiling the report, district teams should engage in a robust data and evidence review process to analyze and interpret the data.

2. Exploration of the Board’s Approach to Continuous Improvement of Student Learning Outcomes

To fulfil this requirement, district teams are expected to share how they have reflected on and adjusted strategies to address gaps and/or areas for growth that emerged from the data and evidence review process. Teams may also share additional details about their district’s processes to continuously improve student learning outcomes. 

Report Preparation

The Enhancing Student Learning Report is designed to provide information on a district team’s continuous improvement cycle (PDF, 178KB), with a particular focus on the “Review and Respond” portion. Before compiling the annual report, district teams should engage in an evidence-based review and respond cycle (PDF, 172KB). This cycle includes:

1. Data and Evidence Review

District teams should engage in a comprehensive data and evidence review process to analyze and interpret data sets throughout the year. Data should be gathered from multiple sources, including:

• Provincial data
  • K-12 Data Education Portal (Education Analytics Office, sign-in required)
• Local data
  • MyEducation BC (sign-in required)
  • Education Insights (sign-in required)
  • Student voice
  • Report card data
  • Attendance data
  • Early Years Development Instrument (EDI)
  • Youth Development Instrument (YDI)
  • Middle Year Development Instrument (MDI)

2.    Apply Data from the Data and Evidence Review

Once data is analyzed and interpreted, district teams should reflect on the outcomes to understand gaps and areas for growth for equity of student learning outcomes and continuous improvement. District teams then adjust strategies and determine targeted interventions to address identified areas for growth. These strategy adjustments and targeted interventions are addressed in the Enhancing Student Learning Report as part of the district’s reflection on continuous improvement processes.

Report Templates

The Framework for Enhancing Student Learning team and the Enhancing Student Learning Report Working Group are actively working to update reporting templates and guidelines for the 2025 Enhancing Student Learning Report submission period. Templates and information will be updated here as soon as possible and will be communicated to the sector via the Deputy Minister’s Bulletin.

Notes on Student Performance Data

• The graphs in the Pre-Populated Data Template are high-level and are not intended to be used for district planning during the preparation of the Enhancing Student Learning Report (the Report). For analysis, while preparing the report, district teams should refer to the Framework Dashboard and the other available tools in the BC K-12 Education Data Portal, the Education Insights portal (sign-in required), and data available on the Student Success website.
• Ministry data sets are released at various points throughout the year and can be found on the data release schedule in the BC K-12 Education Data Portal. The Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Dashboard is updated annually in early June. Not all data for the current school year will be available at the time of report preparation, including data analysis, and report writing. District teams are not expected to include or report on ministry data sets that are released after the June update of the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Dashboard.