Some parents in Alberta have received a letter from Education Minister Adriana LaGrange laying out what they can expect their children’s education to look like over the coming weeks.
In the letter, LaGrange says she expects learning to continue during the COVID-19 outbreak. Each school division will be responsible for deciding how to deliver at-home student learning, which could include online learning and phone check-ins..
Every student will receive final grades and will receive a report card, appropriate to their grade level.
Where possible, schools will work with high school students to complete their courses to the best of their ability, providing a final mark and awarding credits
Teachers will be responsible for assessing a student’s progress and assigning a final grade.
Grade 12 students who were on track to earn 100 credits or more will still be able to graduate, and school principals will be able to award up to 15 credits to students whose programs have been impacted by class cancellations. Diploma exams have also been cancelled, with some exceptions.