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The Rainy River District School Board will ensure students receive their final report cards for the school year, but admitted there may be a delay due to the job action by elementary teachers.
“Currently, public elementary teachers across Ontario are taking part in a lawful job action,” Director of Education Heather Campbell wrote in a letter sent home to parents yesterday.
“This action includes not writing report card comments, and not inputting student marks electronically for the purpose of producing report cards,” she noted.
Some school boards, such as Toronto, Peel, and York Region, announced last week they won’t be issuing report cards to students.
But the local public board vowed to pass on teachers’ final report card marks to parents.
“We know how important the report card is to parents and to students—it is a reflection of the work done throughout the year, and the marks, learning skills, and teacher comments are valued,” Campbell wrote.
She noted that report cards not completed by June 26 will be mailed out.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) stressed teachers are not withholding final marks.
Under ETFO’s work-to-rule job action, teachers are fulfilling their responsibility to provide marks to their principals for each elementary student in their classes.
They have been reporting to parents on their child’s progress in the classroom and through meetings throughout the school year.
Campbell encouraged parents who have questions to contact their child’s teacher during the week of June 22 to discuss the child’s progress this school year.
