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Brown's School Improvement Plan 2005-2008 Overview Purpose:
Our school improvement plan is our collective guide to creating and
maintaining a positive and growing learning community, both for students and
staff. To welcome each child in his or her uniqueness into a
learning environment that is safe, respectful, positive and nurturing. To
ensure a high quality education so that each child will develop academically,
physically and socially to meet his/her potential. To have parents, teachers
and the community work together to help each child attain
the confidence and skills necessary to become a life-long learner. Motto: "Believe,
Achieve, Succeed" Belief
in the role of students: Each student
has the responsibility to do his/her "job" at school. There are two
main aspects of this "job". #1-Safety-students are to ensure that
they keep both themselves and others safe (physically, mentally, socially, emotionally). #2-Learning-students are to ensure that they
are actively involved in the responsibility of their learning (assignments, behaviour, homework, preparation, attitude, persistence,
etc) Belief
in the role of parents/community: To
work in partnership with the school in pursuing initiatives which will be beneficial to students. To emphasize respect
and good citizenship with their children. To maintain open and positive
communication with all school personnel. To support their children learning
at home and becoming life-long learners. To model life-long learning. Belief
in the role of educators: To foster a
positive learning environment that is inclusive and meets the needs of all
students. To maintain a deportment consistent with our positions of trust and
influence over young people. To exemplify and encourage to values of truth,
justice, compassion, and respect for all persons. To maintain professional
competence. Process
of Developing the School Improvement Plan:
The SIP is a result of the collaboration between teachers and parents. The
process involves many meetings where we identify our vision for the school
and create general goals and more specific objectives. Goals are to fall
under the categories of 1) Process
of Monitoring the School Improvement Plan:
The SIP is a living document which requires it to be monitored frequently and
atleast annually on a more formal basis. The SIP is
a standing item on all staff meeting and PSSC agendas. This will ensure that
it informs our decisions about PD, direction, special events, etc. It also
allows for input on changes that may be required. A more formal annual review
will be provided to both the PSSC and staff to identify objectives
accomplished as well as those not achieved. Formal
Documents referred to in determining plan: --Provincial
assessment results --District
assessment results --School
Review results --Provincial
Quality Learning Agenda document --District
Improvement Plan GOALS 1. CURRICULUM To improve students' writing abilities. 2. SCHOOL CLIMATE To teach and build citizenship values and behaviour. 3. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT To use a multi-faceted approach in broadening
parental and community involvement. GOAL:
To improve students' writing ability OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS A)To incorporate daily writing practice and
opportunities *Journal writing *Guided writing lessons *Shared writing (morning message, class news) *Modeled writing (stories, lists, etc.) *Cross-curricula-You and Your World, Science
and Math (I wonder…starters for exploring topics such as "senses"
etc. or "In Math, I explored…and learned…) *Writing about behaviours
that occurred in school to take home. *All homeroom teachers *Principal to facilitate discussions at staff
meetings and other times 2005-2008 *Student writing artifacts more evident in
the classroom-on walls, in notebooks, in libraries, on chart paper, etc. *Lesson plans to reflect a writing component
daily OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS B) To teach the six traits of writing *Teach
each trait in depth and specifically for six weeks. Make the six weeks a
school theme. *IDEAS: writer's notebooks, drawing while
listening to literature *ORGANIZATION: story webs *VOICE: play games to enhance voice (ie exchange name and describe that person using food) *WORD CHOICE: *FLUENCY: *CONVENTIONS: *Use Heather Hudson to learn more strategies
on teaching the traits. *Homeroom teachers 2005-2008 *Long term lesson
planning will reflect this. *Active incorporation of specific writing
resources-Writing Traits box, Pilot resources. OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS C)To provide opportunities for students to write for a
purpose. *'Sign-ups' for various activities (lunch, centres,
etc.) *Letters-Thank-yous
and invitations *Buddy writing *Picture Books-older students make for younger
ones. *Homeroom teachers 2005-2008 D)To teach/promote writing across the curriculum *Have
consistent expectations for students to be serious about writing in all
subject areas. *Incorporate self-assessment writing
opportunities in other subjects, outside of LA *Journals *Children involved in writing home about what
they are going to learn and what they have learned about "Ask Me
About" sheets *Model writing more in different subjects. *Use non-LA subject writing samples to inform
writing assessment. *Homeroom teachers. *Resource teacher to photocopy and distribute
2005-2008 OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS E)To collaborate with other schools *Set up
term meetings between administrators at *To share inservice
opportunities. *To dialogue about expectations between
elementary and middle school. *To facilitate visitations between schools. *To collaborate on bringing in guest speakers.
*Principal *2005-2008 *Nov'05 First term meeting F)To pursue PD opportunities in any literacy related topic.
*Attend professional seminars or district based PD *Seek out and share professional resources (articles,
websites, books, etc.) *Principal to share info. received through
emails/postings *Principal to make all staff aware of PD
reimbursement opportunities. *PD Reps to assist with the above. 2005-2008
*Staff share PD experiences at staff meetings. *PD report given at each PSSC meeting G)To expose children to a variety of writing texts-fiction,
non-fiction, narrative, poetry, lists, etc. *To purchase, display, and
reference alternative texts to fiction. (magazines,
newspaper, nursery rhymes, poety, etc.) *Principal
to purchase *Teachers to integrate resources in to
teaching. 2006 purchasing 2005-2008 using more resources in classrooms
*Evidence of display areas in classrooms/libraries *Integration of non-fiction in to long-term
plans OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS H)To introduce to children appropriate usage
of electronic communication *To set up scheduled times to use the computer
lab (access centre) *To use the typing software. *To promote the school website and use it as a
complement to teaching/providing information. *To introduce emailing to children. *To encourage students to use computers for
word processing purposes. *Homeroom teachers. 2005-2008 *Student writing work
done on computers. I)To promote the reading/writing connections *Increase the
children's opportunities to share their written work with others (eg. Author's chair) *Search out opportunities to publish
children's work (ie newspaper) *Compile children's work to create class books *Incorporate reading aloud into writing time
to model good writing. *Increase reading of information texts to
improve writing. (especially for boys) *Set up "research" projects where
children will be required to read and then record info. Homeroom teachers
2005-2008 OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS J)To incorporate effective teaching techniques
(shared/modelled writing, etc.) *Expose children to
many varied writers *Provide samples of good, average and poor
writing. *Before assigning a writing project, make your
expectations clear (eg. I will be looking for…OR
W.A.L.T.-We Are Learning To) *Homeroom teachers 2005-2008 K)To use assessment to inform our teaching focus for
writing *Use the assessment of children's writing to guide future lessons. *Give praise to children for things they have
done well, and develop lesson plans that build on common weaknesses. *Use mini-lessons with smaller groups to teach
targeted skills *Build in time for one-on-one conferences to
review assessment of previous work. Homeroom teachers 2005-2008 L)To provide opportunities for home involvement in writing.
*Journal to take home and write a sentence or more per day and return on
Friday *Family Write Night (P.447 K resource) *Provide writing "Idea" sheets for
home (P.448) Homeroom teachers 2006 begin OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS M)To expose children to a variety of peer-produced writing.
*Buddy writing *At assembly, have a child from each room read
a piece that they have written. *Use student work for Silent Reading, Readers'
Theatre *Put student writing samples on web page.
*Homeroom teachers *Principal to organize for assemblies and
website 2005-2008 N)To offer flexible writing opportunities between grades
*Staff to dialogue about grade level topics, curriculum expectations, and
genres taught. *Schedule coinciding Lang. Arts writing
periods to take advantage of sharing students. *Principal to provide staff
meeting time *Principal to ensure scheduling can occur *Homeroom teachers to take advantage of
sharing teaching times 2005-2008 O)To collaborate and dialogue with staff about writing. *To
incorporate dialogue about writing expectations in staff meetings. *To offer special opportunities for in-school PD.
Principal 2006 Jan session on K-2 Literacy assessment P)To expose children to adult guest writers. *Bring in one
formal author visit per year through the Writers In Schools program *Take advantage of parents and community
members who write for different purposes. Invite them to share. Principal
2005-2008 OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS Q)To teach the writing process in a consistent
format K-gr.5 *Model the writing process *Use consistent terms throughout. *Consistently teach the steps:
prewriting/brainstorming, drafts, final copies, published copies *Identify expectations for drafts (editing,
final copies) Homeroom teachers 2005-2008 GOAL: To teach and build citizenship values
and behaviour. OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS A) To teach the children the skills necessary
to foster the attributes of good citizenship: Honesty Respect Integrity Compassion Courage Responsibility *Skills to focus on: A) Self-worth/esteem B) All aspects of the self-physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual C) Self-presentation and communication skills D) Responsibility for one's own actions E) Responsibility for one's own learning F) Conflict resolution skills G) Resiliency and anti-bullying skills H) Leadership skills I) Respect for others (peers, adults, guests,
new students) J) Respect for diversity and development of
tolerance K) Respect for the law and authority L) Respect for the earth and all the natural
world M) Employ a common and consistent language re
citizenship throughout the school N) Focus on the "JOB" of students at
school-safety and learning *Principal to facilitate discussions/planning of
curricula *Guidance teacher *Homeroom teachers *All specialty teachers to integrate in to
their own curricula 2006 begin planning 2006 April PD session to plan multi-age
monthly teaching units OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS B)To put the skills of good citizenship in to action A)To
be involved in community service and support community initiatives. B)To promote school-wide initiatives about
citizenship C)To communicate with home regarding
expectations from students D)To provide sessions for parents on areas identified by
parents. E) For staff to attend inservice
on topics related to citizenship F)To recognize and celebrate the growth of
students as good citizens G)To take responsibility for school and community property. H)To take part in groups which respect the earth,
environment, and all the natural world. *All staff at the school Specific initiatives: *BUGS Kiwanas
program *Helping Hands-positive recognition and
monthly incentive assemblies *February Anti-Bully Focus *Selling Bully-Free Bands *Making Bully-Free Bands with younger students *Anti-Bullying skit by the RVMS student
leaders *Bullying Info Pamphlet *Guidance classes with guidance teacher *Circles of Support *Don't Laugh at Me! Program and theme song *Monthly citizenship multi-age units *Kindness Club *Student Leaders *Local Fundraisers 2005-2008 Goal: To use a multi-faceted approach in
broadening parental and community involvement. OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS A) Parenting *Offer sessions and guest
speakers for parents *Parent Resource centre in the library *Designated bulletin board of current
sessions/info/resources available *Home and School involvement *Principal 2006-2008 Joint session with RVMS-Feb/06 B) Communicating *Handbook-keep updated and
ensure new students receive them *Develop a Welcome/Info pack to go with
Handbook *Frequent parent/teacher conversations *Website-links to resources/sites *Use of talkmail *Monthly school newsletters *Prinipal *Homeroom teachers to communicate with own
parents 2005-2008 OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS C) Volunteering *Communicate desire for school
to have volunteers involved *Use parents as reading buddies *Communicate the volunteer protocol *Define jobs/tasks desired for volunteers to
do. *Principal *Homeroom teachers 2005-2008 D) Learning At home *Offer curriculum
sessions-one session per year to involve different subjects *Send home resources/strategies to use with
the children *Send home games *Principal *Homeroom teachers E) Decision Making *PSSC positive involvement *Home and School positive involvement *Case conferences which involve parents re
specific student needs *Principal *Teachers OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES LEAD RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS F) Collaborating with the Community *Share Rec building facitilies *Use school talk mail to share community
events *Use local media to share
successes/initiatives *Focus on local charities for fund raising
(food bank) *Include local seniors in events (Christmas) *Offer school to community groups (playgroup,
home schoolers, sports, guides, etc) *Involve community in school exhibitions *KIWANIS involvement: use of park, BUG program
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