Goal 1: To nurture a respectful school culture and climate so that by June 2009 all members of the school community will take responsibility for creating a safe, caring and healthy learning environment.

Objective 1.1

Student motivation will improve through the use of strategies to develop and sustain the school wide incentive program

Objective 1.

Staff and students will engage in daily physical activity and continue to focus on healthy living

Objective 1.3

To promote and foster recognition of personal success across the school community

Indicators of Success:

Teacher and student surveys, increase in positive attitudes and behaviors, improved student achievement results

Indicators of Success

Increased student participation, change in student behaviors, staff wellness survey , student wellness survey

Indicators of Success

Increased recognition among all staff and students of students accomplishments and achievements, increase in student self-esteem, increase in positive school climate and culture. How will the increase in positive school culture be measured?

Strategies:

1.1.1.        PBS will be part of monthly staff meeting agenda.

1.1.2.        Guidelines for new teachers and substitutes will be developed.

1.1.3          Teachers will recognize and reinforce positive behaviours during recess and lunch-time.

1.1.4          Trinity and Bumbles weekly announcement will be made at 10:20 on Monday mornings.

1.1.5          One period per cycle will be built into the time table to develop a respectful school culture and climate on a grade level basis.

Teachers will be reminded through Monday memo and announcements to complete monthly tracking forms

Strategies:

1.2.1.        Teachers will work at grade level to incorporate active living activities into their daily routine.

1.2.2.        Healthy living will be promoted on a monthly basis through school wide activities. (A.P.A All People Active, Fruit days etc. (Healthy Living Committee)

1.2.3.        Implement a skating program for each grade level.

1.2.4.        Monitor new cafeteria service and breakfast program.

1.2.5 Continue to purchase games and activities for unstructured times

1 1.2.6 Yearly plan for teacher wellness (fitness, respectful workplace, workplace health)

Strategies:

1.3.1. Survey teachers to determine what type of program would be most beneficial.

1.3.2 Develop an action plan to implement decisions made.

1.3.3 Develop and celebrate teacher leadership

1.3.4 Clarify and celebrate committee roles and responsibilities

1.3.5 Develop and support teacher leadership opportunities across the school and district

Goal 1. Support Plan

Financial

Professional Development

Communication

Time Allocation

1.2.1 - $500 Incentive Program

1.3.2. $500.00 for certificate paper and awards.

1.2.5 - $3000.00 games and equipment

11.5            Peaceful Schools International

Monthly newsletter and school website, Curriculum Night, Monday memos, staff meetings

2008-09 school year

Goal 2: A learning community will continue to evolve, whereby all learners (teachers and students) are empowered to attain overall success in their work/learning environment as their individual needs are met.

Objective 2.1

To increase student achievement levels, teachers will identify and share differentiated instructional strategies

Objective 2.2.

In order to improve student achievement at each grade level, staff will engage in and design professional development opportunities with a focus on improving instructional strategies and diverse assessment practices

Indicators of Success:

An increase in the implementation of D.I strategies, anecdotal reporting, grade level meetings minutes, staff meeting reporting, Professional Development, student achievement results

Indicators of Success:

Teacher use of new instructional strategies. Diverse assessment practices, increase in student achievement, increased teacher confidence in assessment strategies, observational surveys, anecdotal notes, work samples

Strategies:

2.1.1 One period per cycle will be built into timetable for planning of D.I strategies at each grade level.

2.1.2. A D.I. committee will be established.

2.1.3. Teachers at each grade level will revise present homework routine so it is conducive to Differentiated learning. (i.e. reading logs)

2.1.4 Teachers will be given opportunities to observe other teaching strategies,

2.1.3 To obtain models/exemplars of DI strategies

2.1.4 To report to grade-level colleagues effective D.I. strategies at grade-level meetings

2.1.5 To discuss and record effective D. I. grade-level strategies implemented

2.1.6. To give updates at monthly staff meetings on D.I. Committees initiatives

2.1.7.Create on First Class a Differentiating Instruction folder on Staff Conference

2.1.8 Gather and purchase resources

2.1.9 Display of student work that notes diversity

Strategies:

2.2.1 Review teachers professional growth plans with each teacher.

2.2.2          Teachers will plan a self directed PD day.

2.2.3          Teachers will share D.I. strategies at monthly staff meetings.

Goal 3: By 2009, all students will demonstrate improvement in critical thinking skills

Objective 3.1:

K 6 students will demonstrate and improve their mathematical reasoning and communication skills through a variety of means

Objective 3:2:

K-6 students will demonstrate and improve critical thinking skills across the curriculum through a variety of means.

Indicators of Success:

internal/external assessments, grade level benchmarks, increase in student and teacher confidence in these strands, Improved internal/ external mathematical scores, increased teacher knowledge of various assessment tools, increase in teachers competence in teaching mathematical reasoning and communication skills through manipulatives.

Indicators of Success:

Internal/external assessments (exemplars, rubrics, crts), increase in student/teacher confidence, work samples of cross curricular learning and teaching, anecdotal records of strategies and successes,

Strategies:

Teachers will develop activities to enhance childrens reasoning and communicating in mathematics

3.1.1 Numeracy specialist will work with grades 2 and 3 teachers to develop numeracy activities (communicating and reasoning).

3.1.2. Teachers will network with each other and share ideas. (Grade level binder).

3.1.3 Teachers will develop an assessment binder at each grade level.(reasoning and communicating).

WHAT IS HAPPENING DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY? WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING?

Strategies:

3.2.1 Create rubrics and assessment tools for critical thinking responses.

3.2.2 Network with other schools.

3.2.3. Continue to purchase childrens literature

3.2.4 Use Gardners in Bloom matrix when developing curricular units.

Teachers will develop activities to enhance childrens critical thinking skills in all subject areas.

WHAT IS HAPPENING DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY? WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING?