Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board · Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board ... values and teachings are woven through every dimension of the students’ learning ... Education

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Let Your Light Shine

asdufhasoduifhopasdhf

We Believe… In being Christ-centred in all that we do, ensuring that Catholic values and teachings are woven through every dimension of the students’ learning experience, giving particular focus to social justice and living a faith-filled life.

We Believe… In the constant striving for excellence in everything we do through continuous improvement strategies and being progressive and future-oriented in our planning and change management approaches.

We Believe… Each child is a gift from God and has the potential to grow, to develop and to contribute. Each person is worthy of our respect, is to be included and is to be treated fairly and with dignity.

We Believe… Our staff and volunteers are our most important resource. It is through their commitment and dedication that Catholic students can deepen the practice of their faith and realize their individual potential.

We Believe… In the importance of collaborative strategies and partnerships that have the capacity to bring all the community’s resources together to support the learning and development of each student.

We Believe… In being accountable to our stakeholders for the resources that we use, the decisions that we make and the outcomes that we achieve.

Our Vision

Our Mission

Our Beliefs

Let Your Light Shine ~ Success for Each and Place for All

Committed to a vibrant Catholic education, we ensure quality learning experiences through community partnerships that nurture each student in body, mind and spirit and embrace the teachings of Christ, giving witness to Gospel values.

Let’sShine

Let’sPray

Let’sInspire

Let’sLearn


Let’s PrayTo undertake initiatives that sustain and grow the life and strength of Catholic education.

Let’s InspireTo provide a progressive and inclusive organizational culture of excellence rooted in gospel values. gospel values.

Let’s Learn

Let’s Shine

To provide effective and innovative learning environments that promote student achievement and well-being today and tomorrow.

To provide transparent initiatives and accountable practices that improve the quality of Board communications, engage stakeholders and share the good work of our people.

Let’s PrayTo undertake initiatives that sustain and grow the life and strength of Catholic education.

1. Students and staff will witness Gods’ influence on relationships through growth in prayer experiences.

2. Establish healthy relationships with God, self, and others.

3. Develop and define relationships with Catholic Partners.

4. Our Catholic Faith/Teachings are embedded across the curriculum and are part of all we do.

GOAL INITIATIVE INDICATOR TIMELINE RESOURCE STATUS IMPACT

1. Students and staff will witness God’s influence on relationships through growth in prayer experiences.

To provide for prayer space, resource development and experience development for all: schools, staff, home

Christian Meditation: Develop experience in students, school, staff, home

School wide practice in all schools.A lead staff member in each school, trained and modelling Christian Meditation

# of classrooms implementing the practice

2018 - 2019 school wide in all schools.

Add 4 schools per year.

Religion and Family Life Consultant

Catholicity Committee

Mental Health Lead

Active, student led prayer services in all classrooms reflective of liturgical season.• Adult formation

series on forms of prayer

• Prayer Apps• Leadership

development

Students who articulate forms of prayer and value of daily prayer practice

All staff model multiple forms of prayer

2016 - 2017 formation series outline

2017 –beyond based on needs of community

Faith Formation Committee

Religion and Family LIfe Consultant

Parish and Clergy

Community Partners

Let’s Pray


Visible relevant and current prayer spaces in all sites



Principals and Partners

Faith Ambassadors and Chaplains provide prayer experience beyond opening exercises

Each school will identify routines that provide for prayer experience

Students will request time for prayer

2016 – 2017 explore

2017 – 2018 implement

2018 - 2019 expand


Parish PartnersHamilton Diocese Office

Connect prayer experience to religion programs.• New curriculum

PLC’s• Prayer content

in grade 1-3 curriculum implementation

2016 – 2017 Religion and Family Life Consultant

Principals

Let’s Pray

Let’s Pray


2. Establish healthy relationships with God, self and others

To connect Mental Health and Well-being in the classroom

Grade 2,5,7 mental health curriculum – dignity of human person (focus on grade 7)

Aligning new HPE, religion, and mental health

2017 - 2019 Religion and Family Life Consultant

Principals

Mental Health and Well-being in the classroom: school level training10% of staff complete pre and post training evaluation

Fall and Spring 2016 - 2017

Mental Health Lead

Mental Health Champions – elementary school team development.6 elementary schools participating

Student Focus Group FeedbackSystem wide participation

Fall 2016

Monitor orientation to 2019

Mental Health Lead

Restorative Practices: ½ day training to schools, linking faith based reconciliation and problem solving

2016 – track training Mental Health Lead


Feedback and observations of staff, parents, students, and PLC conversations.30% increase in schools trained in Restorative Practices

2017 – 2020 increased # of schools trained

To provide Adult Faith Formation for all

Intentional reaching out to grow Adult faith formation to those who have not joined in the past

2016 - 2020 Director of Education


Faith Day (s)• Multi Year Theme• BE STILL AND

KNOW THAT I AM GOD

2016 – Called to BE

2017 BE STILL –contemplative work

2018– BE STILL AND KNOW – theology of prayer

2019 - BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD

Faith Formation Team

Renewed commitment and interest in faith formation opportunities for staff

OCGE are evident in planning K to 12

Faith Ambassadors


Let’s Pray

Let’s Pray


3. Develop and define Relationships with Catholic Partners

To build and focus on Parish/School/Home relationships and connections

Meet with Catholic partners to share resources, initiatives, information and build on shared mission

Have established partners speak about shared work and value of BGCDSB

2016-17 establish Committee

2017 – beyond Partnership commitments

Director of Education

Quantifiable increase in parish and school visits across the system

2016 - 2017 explore Religion and Family Life Consultant

Principals

Invitations to parish priests beyond mass and sacraments

One formal connection project per site

Advent mass in each parish

Increase in participation in parish life

2017 - 2018 implementation

Principals

New Religion curriculum portal, sharing links with

2018 - 2019 increased engagementexperienced by all parties


PLC’s


Parish, home and school (newsletters, messaging)Staff, Parent, and Clergy accessing curriculum links.

4. Our Catholic Faith/ Teachings are embedded across the curriculum and are part of all we do.

Growing in Faith – Growing in Christ program implementation of inquiry based professional development

Observations and Conversations of staff at PLC’s and in classrooms

Implementation of one module per year:• New Evangelization• Sacred Scripture• The Creed• Six tasks of

Catechesis

2016 -2019 progressive

Each year confirmation of each module developed by staff


Principals

Grade one to three Religion curriculum links aligned with other curriculum areas.• Cross/multi

disciplinary

PLC topics integrate religion curriculum

Religion expectations appear in other subject work

Religion tasks assess curriculum in other curriculum areas

2016 – 2017 inclusive to grade 3

2017 – 2020 expanding to intermediate grades

PrincipalsReligion and Family Life Consultant

Let’s Pray

Let’s Pray


Secondary Religion programs:• Area PLC’s

in religion building scope and sequence of OCGE and revised curriculum expectations.

• OCGE review, beyond religion classes

OCGE appear in all planning

Beginning Fall 2016 Superintendent of Secondary Schools

Secondary Administrators

Area Chairs

Religion and Family LIfe Consultant

• OCGE and Global Competencies connected in the Let’s Learn and Let’s Inspire pillars

OCGE and Global competencies are expressed by students as applicable to real world challenges

Reviewed annually to 2020

Let’s InspireTo provide a progressive and inclusive organizational culture of excellence rooted in gospel values.

1. Students and staff will be technologically fluent lifelong learners.

2. Enhance and promote leadership opportunities that engage all staff, to build capacity, effectiveness and success planning.

3. Every student has the opportunity to experience hope and belief they can learn and contribute.

4. Address the well-being of staff by supporting personal and professional growth.


1. Students and Staff will be technologically fluent lifelong learners

Transition of Intranet from First Class Mail to Office 365 on line environment

All email connectivity and collaborative space supported in 0365

I.T. Manager

Social media utilized by staff to engage partners, parents, and students securing public confidence

Increase social media presence in the community by 25 %.Followers as well as BGCDSB users.• Board and school

websites• Twitter/Facebook/

instagram

June 2018 Superintendent of Education

E Learning Consultant

Community Relations, Communications & Outreach Coordinator

Principals

Expansion of staff portal and access. Altus and Navision connected and utilized

All staff trained and accessing BGCDSB staff portal.

Dec. 2017 H.R. and Business Departments

Promote and implement on-line collaborative environments for staff and students

Staff and students using on-line collaborative environments such as Google Hangouts

June 2017

Additional applications added as needed 2020

Superintendent of Education

E Learning consultant

Principals

Consultants/Instructional Coaches

Teachers

Let’s Inspire

Let’s Inspire


Increase strategic partnerships with community innovation leaders

Continue to engage with HTH, Launch Pad Youth, and Technology Center and build new partnerships with organizations such as the Future Design School

Sept. 2018 Superintendent of Education


Principals


Teachers

Design Thinking – innovation in the classroom at BGCDSB

Work with the Future Design School to take part in an Innovation Audit, Design Thinking Workshops and Innovation Accreditation Cohort

2016 - 2017 Superintendent of Education

E learning Consultant

Principals


Teachers

All sites will offer pervasive wireless access to support the use of 21st Century technologies and BYOD strategy

IT Steering Committee established and reporting, and modelling best practices

2016 - 2017 Create I.T. Steering Committee

Manager of I.T.

I.T. Steering Committee

Let’s Inspire


All investments in technology will be well-researched, mapped to learning and system goals and evidence based

Established policy for new investments in technology with regular reporting criteria for I.T. committee

2016 - 2017 Manager of I.T.

I.T. Steering Committee

Senior Admin

2. Enhance and promote leadership opportunities that engage all staff to build capacity, effectiveness and succession planning

Identify, train and develop aspiring and current leaders

Established list of strong internal candidates

2016 -2017 establish

2018 - 2019 confirmed candidates

H.R. Department

Continue to partner with Niagara University Master’s Program – Educational Leadership

Confirmed Candidates Sept. 2016

Course dates TBD

H.R. Department

Continue to partner with HPCDSB, LCDSB and King’s College to provide PQP 1 and 2

Confirmed Candidates Fall 2016 H.R. Department

Mentoring program to support and develop newly appointed school leaders

Two formal meetings and equal informal sessions scheduled

Feedback from mentees

2016 - 2017 Senior Team

Principals


Develop / implement a succession plan and mentoring program for all staff with emphasis on leadership roles in secondary and role of VP

Sufficient interest in leadership to run full Leadership development program

2016 Senior Team

Principals

Ontario Leadership Framework

Develop Area Chair Leadership Council

Professional Development needs identified for Area Chairs

Leadership training,Professional Collaboration,Improvement planning,Experiential Learning across the curriculum,and innovative mindsets

Fall 2016 - 2020 Director of Education Senior Admin

Principals

Support “From Information to Transformation” – a two-year program designed to build a foundation in theological reflection for emerging leaders in Catholic institutions

Leadership review of six current participants and recommendations for future program work.

Fall 2017 Senior Admin

Let’s Inspire

Let’s Inspire


ITPA and feedback training for all school administrators/supervisors

Teacher can articulate clear and direct feedback from TPA process to improve their craft

June 2018 Senior Admin

Establish a comprehensive Health and Safety orientation program for all employee groups

100% of all new staff receive safety training

Sept. 2017 Human Resource

Develop a Teacher Recruitment Committee to review recruitment practices, packages and branding

Increase in quality and volume of teacher applications to BGCDSB, especially in the area of FSL

2017 - 2019 Senior Admin

Principals

Union Leaders


Increase efficiencies in the posting and recruitment process – use of Facebook, Twitter and Linked In

Increase in number of applicants from outside the region in areas of need

2017 Human Resource


Let’s Inspire


Provide PD related to the use of data for administrators and teachers

Use of data and monitoring processes are included in Board and school planning

2016 - 2017 Human Resource


3. Every student has the opportunity to experience hope and believe they can learn and contribute

Implement more inquiry based learning

Students are partners in planning learning tasks. Beyond student voice to student agency – committed students engaged in intellectual rigour, drawn by passion and real world problems,meaningful work



Principals


Teachers

Cultivate rich, real world, dynamic learning tasks mapped to learning goals

Tasks related to real-life challenges and collaborations, leading to improvement in transferable skills



Principals


Teachers

Consolidate current and expand SHSM offerings and increase

Increased growth with Red Seal completion rates

2017 Superintendent of Education

Principals

Let’s Inspire


Red Seal completion rates


Teachers, Student Success

SHSM school leads

Improved Dual Credit and Reach Ahead opportunities

Increased partnerships 2016 - 2017 Superintendent of Education


Principals


Teachers

Improved synergies with Catholic post-secondary and international partners

Increase in partnerships and exchanges with international partners


Principals

Student Success

Continue to build awareness and investment in InterdisciplinaryLearning opportunities (i.e. STEAM – Sci.,Tech, Engineering, Arts, Math)

Increased participation in Interdisciplinary Learning opportunities


E Learning ConsultantPrincipals


Teachers

Let’s Inspire


Create a District Safe and Accepting Schools Committee to provide direction to schools and develop and implement a cohesive District Safe and Accepting School Plan

Staff demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the committee


Principals

Teachers

Parents, staff and students complete the Safe and Accepting Schools climate survey

Results of school climate survey indicate movement toward safer and ever increasing accepting schools


Principals

Parents

Students

Teachers

Improve student Achievement and Well Being for all Indigenous students

Increase the presence of Indigenous representation in all schools and sites

Visible presence in all board sites

Indigenous voice in increasing awareness

2016 – SMHS, N.D., St. Basil, St. Joseph, and CEC

2017 -2020 all sites


Indigenous Education Lead

Indigenous Support Teacher

FNMI plan

Let’s Inspire


Student voice projects, Breakfast with the Principal program, Utilization of Peace Room, and school climate feedback on inclusion

Climate surveys and feedback from Idigenous support staff and regional Indigenous meetings




Know our needs – collect and use data to correctly focus targeted needs

Initially target schools with greatest Indigenous populations – SMHS, N.D., St. Basil, and St. Joseph

Complete data packages on success of Indigenous students at targeted schools




FNMI plan

Review and target support based on data, Self identification, Reading Recovery, Spec. Ed., and EQAO results

Report on Indigenous student needs and re-sponse by BGCDSB




Let’s Inspire


Identify promising practices that close achievement gaps in support of our Indigenous students in relation to all students

Develop role of Native language teacher support and Indigenous support teacher

Indigenous students and their parents are able to identify human resource supports particular to their needs in our schools




FNMI plan

Develop the role of system Indigenous Education Lead

Oversee and report on the Indigenous plan bi-annually

2017 – 2020 Superintendent of Education



Access regional supports and Indigenous partnership opportunities

Our students gain access to regional, provincial, and national opportunities




Let’s Inspire


Respond to recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee

Staff development:Cultural awareness and sensitivity training, Increased presence in the Board from school to CEC

Has the story changed?Feedback from regional Indigenous meetings and school level feedback




FNMI Plan

Increased community partnership and presence on board site, web stie, and board distributed material

Increased engagement by both school and Indigenous communities




4. Address the well- being of staff by supporting personal and professional growth

Build Capacity to access mental health supports as Not Myself Today

Increased access to EAP programs, reduced absenteeism, and positive response to climate surveys

2016 -2017 Organizational Culture committee

Let’s Inspire


Develop supports to increase and promote physical health.

Climate Surveys and reduce absenteeism

2016 -2019 Superintendent of H.R.

Provide a safe and supportive work place for all

Continue to monitor claims and work time lost due to injury or health related absenteeism

2016 -2019 Superintendent of H.R.

To provide effective and innovative learning environments that promote student achievement and well-being today and tomorrow.

1. Students will demonstrate global competencies (21st century learning) supported by literacy and numeracy skills.

2. Educators, through collaborative learning cycles, will ensure student well-being, engagement and achievement in a healthy environment.

3. Assessment practices will be personalized and precise in meeting student needs (build relationships through assessment)

4. Frame Curriculum through multi-disciplinary project-based learning, students as lead learners having ownership OF and FOR their own learning.

Let’s LearnTo provide effective and innovative learning environments that promote student achievement and well-being today and tomorrow.


1. Students will demonstrate global competencies (21st century learning) supported by literacy and numeracy skills

Professional Learning Network will focus on staff taking on an inquiry stance on learning in literacy and numeracy

Educator teams, based on students’ needs, will be leading their own PLN

2016-2017 Superintendent of Education

Principals/Vice Principal


Educators

Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (TLLP)

2019-2020 Educators will be involved in various PLN based on their students’ needs which will determine their learning focus


Principals/Vice Principal


Educators

Educators will focus on the third teacher by providing an engaging environment that promotes learning to learn (metacognition), self-directed learning, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, global thinker, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship

Sample alternative settings, sites, and activities.Design to facilitate constructive relationshipsLibraries reconfigured as Hub of learningDesign to facilitate connections with the wider community

2016 -2019 Superintendent of Education & Business

Principals


Teachers

Custodians

Let’s Learn


360 classrooms learning environment

Increase • Student math talk• Collaboration

between students • Metacognition

2016-2017 one intermediate classroom

2017-2018 two classes in every schools

2018-2019 all intermediate classrooms (7-10)

Superintendents of Education & Business

Supervisor of Facilities

Consultants

Principals

All professional learning for staff and students mirror the global competencies

Shifting the model of the delivery of professional learning


Principals


System-wide professional development day

Number Talk and Math Strings

Classrooms K to 10 are using both strategies daily (M)

2016 - 2017

- October 28 focus Bruce Rodrigues working on EQAO

2017 - 2018

2018 - 2019

2019 - 2020


Principals

Math Consultant

Instructional Coaches

Let’s Learn

Let’s Learn


Expand Reading Recovery intervention to provide support in French for French Immersion schools

• Reading Recovery data will be tracked and shared with the Trustees and Senior Admin

• Data will be tracked until grade seven, look for trends and impact of the intervention using EQAO results

• French Immersion schools will be supporting students in language of instruction

2016-2017- Train teacher leader in English and French

2017 - 2018 – French Immersion schools ICS, St Basil’s, St Anthony’s, St Joseph’s will train a French Immersion teacher to be a Reading Recovery(RR) Teacher. In the smaller sites the RR teacher will provide support for both English and French students.

2018 - 2019- training year for both English and French RR


Reading Recovery Leader

Track reading intervention programs at the junior and intermediate levels

Identified data from Junior Grades

Pilot program in two schools - compare data


Principals

SERT

Consultants

Phonological Awareness training

Tracking who is being trained.

Providing a quick as-sessment for teachers to use every year for struggling readers

2016 - 2017 target primary divisions in all school

Speech Pathologist

Psychometrist

SERT

Let’s Learn


Elementary Annual Math PD focus on one content area. Going deeper with one content area to build teacher efficacy and conceptual understanding of the identified area

Every 6 weeks School Assessment Teams (Principals, Coach, SERT, Math Lead) will come together to learn and prepare for school PLC. The content focus will be fractions with connections across the strands, use of manipulatives, growth mindset, mental health and teaching through problem-solving

2016 - 2017- Fractions

2017 - 2018- Proportional Reasoning

2018 - 2019 – Spatial Reasoning

2019 - 2020 – Algebraic Reasoning


Principals

Math Consultants

Instructional Consultants

Special Education Lead

School Learning Plan focus on Mathematics

“spiraling” through the Math Curriculum experienced by all math students

2016 - 2017 intro-duced

2017 – implemented across all schools


Principals

School Assessment Teams

Let’s Learn


Principals will be present at math learning opportunities with teachers

Principals will bring evidence of student, teacher and leaders learning at Senior Admin Principals meeting.Principals will continue monitoring Math Strings and Number Talks during the Principal meeting they will share and lead the work

2016 - 2020 Senior Admin Principals meetingPrincipal leading Math talk


Principals

Adolescent Literacy – FOS groups (gr. 7-10) will build capacity in their understanding of adolescent literacy and the connections to the curriculum, OSSLT.• Applied English

students• FNMI• Spec Education

needs• Males

• 10% increase in OSSLT results

• 15% increase in results of Applied level English students.

• 20% increase in FNMI and Special Education students.

• 15% increase in results of Male students

2016 - 2018EQAO sessions 7-10 comparing data

Gap closing team who will target the groups

Looking at First Time Unsuccessful writers


Principals

Teachers

Instructional Coaches and Consultants

Area Chairs

Special Education working towards student’s independenceRoad to Independence:

Increase independence of students receiving special education programs and service


Spec Ed Lead

Let’s Learn


Shared discussion with school staff identifying roles and responsibilities within the classroom team Focused educational assistance professional learning relevant to identified student need

Intensive support for schools to ensure the health and safety of students who have extraordinarily high needs related to their disabilities

Increase peer interaction of students receiving special education programs and services

Increase effectiveness of collaborative schools’ teams supporting students receiving special education programs and services

Principals

Psychometrist

Speech and Language

SERT

Teachers

Educational Assistant

Provide relevant technology both as a curriculum and support to learning

SEA trainer in place

No wait list

Increased use of equipment by students and staff

SEA funding process to access specific equipment essential to student needs

Incorporate use of assistive technology for learning through


Special Education Lead

SERT

Let’s Learn


professional learning activities

FSL multi-year plan:

Alignment of Core French/Core English with classroom project based learning

CEFR ImplementationEnriched School EnvironmentSupport for Educational Staff and Research

CEFR ImplementationEnriched School EnvironmentSupport for Educational Staff and Research

All Core French and French Immersion students will have the opportunity to take DELF in grade 12.

A French committee to steer direction of FSL in the board and attend CEFR provincial Adobe sessions

Professional Learning Network, focused on student engagement and action-orientated tasks

PLC’s in Barrie involving grade 7 to 12 teachers gathering evidence using ePortfolio and monitoring marker students

Increase # of Correcteurs in Secondary and Elementary by 2020 all of our Secondary Core French and French Immersion teachers and Elementary Core French and 6 & 7 & 8 teachers

2016 - 2017 PLN for Core FrenchPLN for Core English via religion PLN

2016 - 2017 – train all Secondary Core French and French Immersion teachers

2017 - 2018 – train Elementary 7 & 8 French Immersion teachers and half of our Core French teachers

2018 - 2019 – train grade 6 French Immersion teachers, remaining Core French teachers and new Secondary teachers 2019 - 2020 train teachers new to the board of program


Instructional Consultant

Principals

Teachers


A French team to re-vamp current assessment tools to match new curriculum and more “CEFR-inspired”

Summer Learning CODE funding provide 6 summer camps for students K-6

Provide a French Immersion camp

Secondary summer learning; students will have access to e-learning and a variety of open courses.Principals, teachers, custodians understand and advocate for summer camps

Post camp classroom success for identified students

2016 - 2017 provide presentation for principals and Trustees, presentations at all staff meetings

2016 - 2017 increase by one the number of Secondary summer learning courses offered


Summer Learning Coordinator

Principals

SERT

Develop Math Leads in each school.

Math lead will take an active role in co-leading school PLCs and part of the school assessment teams

Increased and Intense Support for identified schools: 2016 - 2017: St. Joseph’s, St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s, and Sacred Heart High School


Principals

Math Consultant

Let’s Learn


Secondary Math Teams will be participating in Professional Learning Networks.

Transitioning sessions between Grades 7-10 within a secondary family

Tight learning loops with midpoint check in’s

Name topic – what is being checked on?Through the use of technology making thinking visible

Rich tasks problem solving leading to spiraling

Working on assessment practices: learning goals, success criteria, feedbackMath talks

Using From Patterns to Algebra resource

2016 - 2017

2017 - 2018

2018 - 2019

2019 - 2020 (area will be adjusted accordingly to what are the student’s needs)


Principals

Math Area Chair

Provincial Coach


Teachers

Increase Student Enrolment and use of online “Math Homework Help”

Students and parents are aware and accessing the site.Set targets to increase the % every year.

2016 - 2017

2017 - 2018

2018 - 2019

2019 - 2020

TELC


Principals

Let’s Learn

Let’s Learn


Instructional coaches in our Secondary and Elementary schools will work with Principals and teachers to improve student outcomes in Numeracy and Literacy. K-12

Triangulated evidence from coaches will be gathered, shared and analyzed during monthly coaches/consultants meeting. Specific student needs regularly identified.


Principals

Consultants/ Instructional Coaches

Instructional Consultants K-12 leading Innovation.

Partnership with the Future Design School.Train Consultants, Instructional Coaches


Instructional Consultant


2. Educators, through collaborative learning cycles, will ensure student well-being, engagement and achievement in a healthy environment

Educators K-5 will engage in six-week learning cycles of learning regarding a specific content area and effective pedagogy in literacy and numeracy

Educators 6-12 will engage in Collaborative Inquiry regarding a specific content area and effective pedagogy in Mathematics and Literacy

Literacy and Numeracy School Data Wall will reflect the learning cycles and marker students will be tracked and identified as AT, BELOW or ABOVE.

2016 - 2017 K-Hubs moving to K-1 hubs.Grades 2-3, 4-5, 6-7-8, 9-10

2017 - 2018 K-2, 3-4, 5-6-7-8, 9-10-11

2018 - 2019 K-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9-10, 11-12



Principals


School Learning Teams

Exploration of Outdoor Classrooms and Learning Spaces. The purpose is to enhance natural play spaces and increase outdoor active play and learning for every student

Increase % of time students are spending in outdoor classroomsFNMI connection to outdoor experiential learning

2016 - 2017 K-12017 - 2018 K-22018 - 2019 K-32019 - 2020 grow to Junior and intermediate division schools will focus on designating an area for outdoor classroom2020


Principals


Provide opportunities for at-risk students to obtain an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)

Partnership with different stakeholders to provide studentsopportunity to earn aSecondary School or College Credit (target students under 21 with 22 credits)


Principals

SERT

Let’s Learn


Kindergarten 2016 Program and Communication of Learning will fully be implemented

Increase parent engagement in child’s education

2016 - 2017 Growing Success

Kindergarten 2016 Program

Grade 9 to 12 implementation of designing project-based presentation of learning

Students will engage in Presentations of learning

Increase student engagement and empowerment

Open ended tasks

Accountable talk

Students taking ownership of their learning, share leadership in the classrooms

2016 - 2017 start with a few classes

2017 - 2018 whole school implementation


Principals


Teachers

Students

Parents

Educators will focus on learning vs teaching. “What does the learner need at this time?” More focus on small group instruction

Personalized and precise planning to meet learners needs. (Identify what? And when?)


Principals


Let’s Learn


3. Assessment practices will be personalized and precise in meeting student needs. (Build Relationships through Assessment)

Review assessment tools – DRA, PM Benchmarks, GB+, OWA, Ici on ecrit, CBM, Common Math Board assessment, PRIME

Updated personalized assessment tools to quickly identify learners needs.

2016 - 2017 Review and pilot assessments tools to replace or supplement DRA, PM, OWA

2016 - 2017 – French team to review Ici on ecrit

2017 - 2018 Full implementation of new assessment tools with all schools in all schools


Principals

Consultants


Teachers

Assessment practices that include conversations, observations and product

All teachers will assess with the COP

2016 - 2017 Full implementation of COP

ePortfolio- develop a plan for the implementation of effective ePortfolio to support curriculum implementation and assessment For, As and Of learning practices

Explore the best tools for the system

Educators and students are using the ePortfofio as an interactive tool to share evidence of learning and growth to parents

2016 - 2017 gathering of tools and tasking champions in each school to try it out

TELC



Principals

Let’s Learn


4. Frame curriculum through multi-disciplinary project-based learning, students as lead learners having ownership OF and FOR their own learning

Experiential Learning in K to 12 settings

– Implementation of Building Workforce of Tomorrow

Partnerships, mentorships, and experiential learning experience K to 12

Pilot 2016 - 2017 and existing work experience activities we should support/review


Principals


SERT

Voluntary Participation in Innovator Mindset discussions/sessions

Increase # of participants; change of practice in the classrooms



Partnership with FDS school and implementation of Design Thinking integrated in Project Based Learning K to 12

Students learn a process of ideation, validation, and rapid prototyping – skills that can be transferred to real world problem solving

2016 -2017 training

2017 – pilots

2018 school wide

2019 system wide design thinking

TBD

Project Based Learning - engage in purposeful learning with presentations of learning

Students demonstrate Cross curricular projects, team work - shared learning Presentation of LearningCollaborative skills

2016 - 2017 one grade2017 - 2018 all grades

Principals

Secondary Instructional Coaches

Let’s Learn

1. Proclaim the Good News

2. Utilizing technology, develop strategies and tools that contribute to more effective communication.

3. Create accountability and transparency through education and knowledge building of key business practices.

4. Establish, implement and monitor a strong enterprise risk management (ERM) strategy throughout the organization.

Let’s ShineTo provide transparent initiatives and accountable practices that improve the quality of Board communications, engage stakeholders and the good work of our people.

Let’s Shine


1. Proclaim the Good News

Increase presence in the community by building on community outreach to solicit feedback and share the good work of the board

Archive and diarize media coverage in print and online

Survey and request feedback on Clarity, Value, and Recommendations

Sept. 2016 – Aug 2017 Community Relations, Communications & Outreach Coordinator

Director of Education

Each school to build a ‘Communications’ procedure and established online presence

2016 established procedures

A dedicated person at each site sharing good news stories with local media, supported by Community Relations, Communications and Outreach Coordinator

I.T. DepartmentHost a series of breakfast meetings for Mayor, Councilor, MP, and MPP of each municipality served by BGCDSB

Host Bi-Board meetings

Establish a contacts list of active community partners

2017 established committee and school leads

Increase the number of shared messages from partners in CatholicEducation through liturgical retreats and Catholic Communityspecial Events

2016 - 2020 Diocese of Hamilton

Local Parishes


(diocesan mass, parish/school celebrations, Bishops Dinner, youth days, etc.)

Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC) – growth in influence, host regional meeting and future focus groups with input on the Strategic Plan

Each school council to host a regional development evening to engage parents in learning and innovation in BGCDSB learning experiences

2016 - 2020 CPIC

Director ofEducation


2. Utilizing technology, develop strategies and tools that contribute to more effective communication.

Connect with our key stakeholders (Community Partners, Parents, Staff, Students) through development of a strong social media platform

Survey our stakeholders and sample multiple communication avenues.

2016 – 2018

Use of Remind, Facebook, Website, Instagram, Twitter, are present in school and system communication.

2016 – 2018 E Learning Consultant

I.T. Department

Let’s Shine

Let’s Shine


Upgrade school websites with established and prescribed minimum content requirements including ‘responsive design’, Twitter feeds on homepage, etc. so key stakeholders have access to current and relevant school communications and information – school council feedback

3. Create accountability and transparency through education and knowledge building of key business practices.

Establish and implement a board wide financial accountability framework manual

Formalize and streamline financial reporting and processes related to:• Month End Process• Year End Process• Estimates• Revised Estimates • Project

Management• School Cash • Assessment

Business Services related policies and procedures updated and/or created where applicable

2016 – 2019 Superintendent of Business

Let’s Shine


All Project Champions and Project Managers trained to understand roles and responsibilities

Key performance indicators (KPI) established and monitored on a regular basis

Establish an entrance and exit planning strategy to support staff and secure assets of the board

Establishment of an entrance and exit checklist, supporting documentation and relevant training for each employee group.

Obtain feedback from administrators and staff on value and recommendations for support

2016 - 2020 Superintendents of Business, Human Resource and Education

Establish a strategy of environmental stewardship

Policies, procedures and guidelines established to support board wide conservation and sustainable practices (such as Green Energy)

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) developed to track progress

2016 - 2020 Superintendent of Business

Supervisor of Facility Services

Let’s Shine


4. Establish, implement and monitor a strong enterprise risk management (ERM) strategy throughout the organization.

Establish a multi-year strategic Privacy and Information Management (PIM) strategy

PIM committee established to work collaboratively promoting privacy awareness, development of policy and procedures, resources, etc.

Established guidelines for records retention and management, privacy, and security

Implement and report on Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)

2016 Community Relations, Communications & Outreach Coordinator

Establish and update Information and Technology Services policies and procedures to support ERM

Posted and reviewed computer use, records, BYOD, and school/staff/student web page policies

Enhanced Password Security

Report on revised network security configuration

Report on 2015 I.T. Audit recommendations


Manager of I.T. Services


Policy and procedural review focus on liability and risk management in the area of safety, crisis management, and liability

Reports and implementation by Policy Committee addressing prioritized needs

2016 – 2020 Senior Administration

Policy Review Committee

Let’s Shine

www.bgcdsb.org


You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under abasket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, sothat they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:14-16

Documents

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board · Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board ... values and teachings are woven through every dimension of the students’ learning ... Education