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On TrackA Monthly Insight into the Brandon School Division
As you may be aware, the Province of Manitoba will be conducting a review of education, with public consultation, on K-12 education in Manitoba. Your local Brandon School Division Board wants to ensure that informed community voices are heard in the pending public consultation, with a focus on decision-making at the local level that responds to community needs. We are committed to the belief that local decision-making is at the heart of public education. It follows that school boards should remain locally elected, and decisions should be made within the communities they affect. It would be greatly appreciated if you were willing to provide visible public support for school boards, and the role they play in shaping local schools by providing any of the following:
• short statements from current students, recent graduates or parents/guardians about the value and impact of local school offerings.
• short statements from parents, community members, business or community groups about the value they see in a responsive, accessible and local school board.
• short statements describing a program or service that is available in your school division because of a board decision, (for example, all day/every day Kindergarten; Indigenous Language instruction) and the positive impact that it has on students and/or community.
• any other type of concrete information that illustrates the theme of local voices, local choices in action.
Submissions should include the name of the individual making the statement, the name of the school division (Brandon School Division) and any other relevant affiliation. We would also request a photo of either the individual, or something that illustrates the initiative being discussed. It is intended that this information will be shared on the Manitoba School Boards Association Facebook page, so your permission to do so is required. Thank you in advance for your support of local school boards. Dr. Linda Ross, Chairperson Board of Trustees Brandon School Division Email: [email protected]
• January 7 All Classes Resume • January 29 Divisional Kindergarten Information Meeting Earl Oxford School @ 6:30 PM
• January 14 Public Board Meeting Division Office Board Room @ 7 PM
• January 30 Divisional Kindergarten Information Meeting École Harrison @ 6:30 PM
• January 16 Storytime at Brandon Shoppers Mall Kia Court @ 10 AM
• February 11 Public Board Meeting Division Office Board Room @ 7 PM
• January 28 Public Board Meeting Division Office Board Room @ 7 PM
• February 18 Louis Riel Day—All Schools Closed
Budget Presentations Budget Deliberations Division Office Board Room Division Office Board Room 1031 – 6th Street, Brandon 1031 – 6th Street, Brandon Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm Monday, February 25, 2019 at 10:00 am
Public Budget Consultation Regular Board Meeting – Final Budget Approval Division Office Board Room Division Office Board Room 1031 – 6th Street, Brandon 1031 – 6th Street, Brandon Monday, March 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm Monday, March 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Scan the QR Code to take you to our 2019-2020 Budget Consultation
Web Page
Brandon School Division’s Continuous Improvement Plan was designed to meet the reporting and planning criteria of the K-12 Framework for Continuous Improvement. This plan is a result of a collaborative effort, bringing Senior Administration, School Leaders, Curriculum Specialists, our Board of Trustees, parents & students, and our community together, to create and align our Four Ultimate Outcomes:
• Improved Literacy Achievement • Improved Numeracy Achievement
• Decreasing the Indigenous Achievement Gap • Decreasing the English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Achievement Gap
In order to achieve these Ultimate Outcomes, we have developed five (5) Priority Areas, with a clear focus on two (2) during the first year of implementation:
• Responding to Student Diversity—Our Schools will effectively utilize system supports through the Response to Intervention (RTI) Framework.
• Best Practices—Increased consistency of the implementation of Divisionally identified and prioritized Best Practices in Literacy & Numeracy.
• Early Learning—Decreased gap in observable foundational literacy skills among Indigenous and EAL students upon school entry.
• Students’ Sense of Belonging—Increase in Indigenous students reporting a positive sense of belonging.
• School-Family Relationships—Increased positive interactions with our more vulnerable families.
Our current strategic priority is Responding to Diversity through a division-wide implementation of the Response to Intervention framework. Much of the work in the 2017-2018 school year focused on implementing the necessary structures and furthering the understanding and mindset needed to effectively adopt an RTI framework.
During the 2017-2018 School Year, our general process has been to break large and long-term RTI implementation targets into smaller targets, and then systematically monitor our progress. Implementation targets reached division wide included: • Increased understanding of Response to Intervention
through various division-wide professional learning opportunities, including: a one-day professional learning workshop with a
renowned RTI expert 6 half-day professional learning sessions in each school
building • Established a School Leadership Team in each school • Worked towards establishing a culture of collective
responsibility in each school
• Developed an understanding of Foundational Outcomes • Formed Collaborative Teacher Teams (CTT) in each school • Created time for CTT’s to collaborate • Identified essential Academic and Social Behaviours • Identified and prioritized literacy and numeracy
Foundational Outcomes from Kindergarten through Grade 9
• Established a School Intervention Team at each school.
Using the Framework of Continuous Improvement, our Continuous Improvement Plan aligns the priorities of the Department of Education & Training, our Board of Trustees, Senior Administration, School Leaders, Curriculum Specialists, our parents & students and our community at large. This plan represents a commitment to high overall achievement in Literacy and Numeracy, with no significant gaps in that achievement for Indigenous or English as an Additional Language Learners. CLICK HERE TO READ OUR COMPLETE 2017-2018 REPORT ON
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT REPORT
For the past month and a half, the Green Acres Makerspace
crew has been meeting every Monday night to learn how to
make video games, animate movies, and code apps. These
students from Grades 5 to 8 are shown different tools and
technologies to assist with creating these and they are having
fun while doing it. By planning their own projects, we have
seen a diverse range of stories and games come out of the
group. We finish these different tinkering projects in December
and we’ll be taking apart physical computers in January.
A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a
school, library or separate public/private facility for
making, learning, exploring, and sharing using high-
tech to no tech tools.
As part of Pink Shirt Day, Shaw Communications Inc. launched the Shaw Kindness Sticks Grant Program on February 28, 2018 encouraging students across Canada to get creative and think of the different ways they could promote kindness and respect in their schools. Shaw encouraged youth to share how they would make Kindness Stick in their school for a chance to receive a Shaw Youth Grant of up to $5,000 to bring their idea to life. King George School’s Youth Revolution Group received $5,000 from Shaw to help spread kindness in our community. Their submission was selected to receive the grant by an expert judging panel and was selected as one of ten recipients from over 150 submissions from schools across the country.
Click Here To Read The Full Story And Watch The Video!
King George School Principal: Ms. Barb Miller 535 Park Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6M6 Phone: 204-729-3990 Email: [email protected]
@KingGeorge_BSD
**"Sharing Kindness at King George School Video"** Written and directed by Ryan Nesbitt @ryan_nesbitt_ Set styling and decor by Luxe Premier Events @luxepremierevents
BRANDON SCHOOL DIVISION CONTACT INFORMATION: Mailing Address: 1031—6th Street Phone: 204-729-3100 Brandon, MB R7A 4K5 Fax: 204-727-2217 Website: www.bsd.ca Email: [email protected] Newsletter Questions/Comments? Contact: Terri Curtis, Communications Coordinator Phone: 204-729-0388 Email: [email protected] For accessibility purposes, this publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Email: [email protected] for more details.
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Has a BSD staff member in one of our schools or
facilities gone above and beyond to inspire
a positive change in your life, or the life of your
child(ren)?
Do you know an outstanding BSD staff member who has done something a
little extra-ordinary to support the students in our community?
Do you know an amazing BSD staff member that has accepted the challenge in
making a difference in your school environment?
If you answered YES, then we want to hear
from you! Fill out the form at the link
below and your nominated staff member
will have the opportunity to be recognized
and featured on our Divisional and School
based websites and social media accounts.
Click Here to Access the Form
Divisional Kindergarten Information Meetings
If you have a child entering Kindergarten in September 2019, please join us at one of the following Divisional Kindergarten Information Meetings: Information will be provided regarding:
If you require any disability accommodations or an interpreter for either event, please contact our office: Brandon School Division—Office of Communications: Phone: 204-729-0388 Email: [email protected]
Childcare Will Be Available
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 6:30 PM Earl Oxford School 540—18th Street, Brandon
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 @ 6:30 PM École Harrison 415 Queens Avenue, Brandon
• Registration Process and Documentation Required • Types of Kindergarten Programming
• St. Augustine School & French Immersion Application Process • English as an Additional Language Registration Process
• Child in Care Registration Process • Transportation
• Lunch Programs • Before & After School Programs; and
• What to Expect After Registration
