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Evaluation and Supervisory Services Branch
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The Evaluation and Supervisory Services Branch of the Ministry of Education was established January 1, 1984, as part of the Education Services Division.
The Branch brought together the evaluation function of the former Research Branch, the supervision function and many of the staff of the former Regional Services Secretariat, and Registrar Services from the Teachers Education Branch of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
The Evaluation and Supervisory Services Branch was composed of three units, Evaluation Services, Registrar Services, and Supervisory Services.
In January 1987, the Branch was dissolved and its functions divided between the new Program Implementation and Review Branch, which received the Evaluation Services Unit and the Supervisory Services Unit, the new Professional Development Branch which received the Registrar Services Unit, and a new Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool / Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario Unit (OAIP / BIMO Unit) which was part of the Centre for Secondary and Adult Education.
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The Evaluation and Supervisory Services Branch developed and implemented policies regarding certification of principals, teachers and supervisory personnel, and the evaluation of students, programs and personnel.
The Branch administered principals' courses and supervisory officers' examinations, inspection of private schools, and the services of the Provincial School Attendance Counsellor.
It was also responsible for the development and implementation of the Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool / Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario (OAIP/BIMO), developed procedures for provincial reviews of curriculum, and administered reviews.
The Evaluation and Supervisory Services Branch also provided registrar services such as counselling regarding school attendance, teacher certification, financial assistance to students and scholarships for study outside Ontario.
The Registrar Services Unit of the Branch was also responsible for developing the Student Information System, which collected data on the progress of students in secondary schools.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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