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Mount Pearl Senior High

2012-2013 School Development Report

Harmony with Truth

Mission

The faculty of Mount Pearl Senior High, together with Parents, Students, and Community, will foster

an inviting and stimulating environment that promotes excellence in academic and personal

achievement in preparing students as contributing citizens in a global community.


Table of Contents

Message from our Director of Education............................................................................ 3

Message from our Principal ................................................................................................ 4

Message from our School Council ...................................................................................... 5

Our School Community ...................................................................................................... 6 Programming....................................................................................................................... 6 Key Highlights/Special Projects ......................................................................................... 7 School Department Reports ......................................................................................... 8 - 11 School Partnership ....................................................................................................... 12-18 2012-2013 Diploma Night Scholarships/Awards ...................................................... 19 - 20 Summary Report of Academic Results ...................................................................... 21 - 28

School Development Plan Summary ......................................................................... 29 - 38


A Message From

DARRIN PIKE CEO/DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

This school development report for the 2012-13 school year outlines your school’s successes and highlights in matters such as student achievement and professional development. The planning and execution of a school development plan is an important process that must be undertaken by the entire school community. A thorough plan lays the foundation for a productive and successful school year and will be beneficial to every member of the school community, most importantly the students of your school. As we move ahead with the development of a new strategic plan for the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District I thank our administrators, teaching staff, school councils and school communities for their efforts in developing and implementing the previous plans to ensure student success and achievement. Such collaboration is important to grow together as a school community for the betterment of our education system. I look forward with great enthusiasm to the progress we are going to make as we build upon these school development plans and continue to provide a quality education for every student in our province. Sincerely, Darrin Pike CEO/Director of Education


Principal’s Message Mount Pearl Senior High first opened on December 19th 1986, and is currently under the trusteeship of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District. Our school remains committed to excellence in English and French literacy, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social/Cultural Studies, and the Fine Arts. Our aim is to allow each individual student to achieve his/her personal best in a safe, caring and socially just learning environment. This report outlines the current profile of our school and provides information about staffing, population trends, provincial testing, and special school functions. To be successful we must analyze our achievement and school climate data to determine our strengths and weaknesses. The provincial school development model is a mechanism to do just that. The school went through an internal and external review process in 2011-2012. MPSH is in year one of our school development plan. Our first goal is to create and maintain a school culture that fosters safe, healthy, caring, collaborative environments. Our second goal is to provide and support enhanced learning opportunities for all students and teachers where technology is used as a tool to maximize achievement and success. We have outlined how we are attempting to achieve these goals in detail in the pages that follow. Please take the time to read this report as we value your opinion and input regarding future changes and improvements. Feel free to contact the school should you have any questions or suggestions about anything contained herein. Please keep in mind that this report is only a summary of some key points. Therefore, you may want to browse our school's web site (www.mpsh.ca) to find out more about what we do throughout the entire school year. I am excited for and encouraged by our school with the many successes our students have had this past school year. Our students had many outstanding accomplishments locally, provincially and nationally. None of these would have been possible without the hard work of teachers, parents, students, and school community. Mount Pearl Senior has an abundance of outstanding students and teachers. This is the single most important reason why our school is able to have this degree of success. Finally, I would like to thank all the volunteers who commit so freely of their time. From coaching teams to organizing the safe grad, our school is fortunate to have a continuous pool of exceptional, volunteer resources. I would also like to thank our School Council members for guiding our school. Thanks again for all your help! Sincerely, DON KING B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed.

PRINCIPAL

MOUNT PEARL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL


School Council Message I am extremely pleased to bring greetings on behalf of our School Council. I would like to thank all of our members who have worked so hard to provide a high quality educational environment for our children. School Development has once again been a priority for our School Council. We are in the first of a four year cycle of school improvement. This past year, our members have been pleased to work with the school administration, staff, and students in the development and implementation of the plan. Our council has worked with the school community to address specific areas such as to promote positive, respectful relationships within the school community and to foster Independent learning in order to increase student achievement. We will continue to focus on the goals of the School Development Plan in the coming year. We would like to acknowledge and thank the staff, students, and the entire school community for their continued hard work and support. We look forward to working with you in the coming year, as we continue our quest to provide the best possible educational and learning experiences for our children. Sincerely, Joanne Juteau

School Council Chair


Our School Community

Mount Pearl Senior High School is a Level I – III secondary school located in the city of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, Canada. The school first opened on December 19th 1986. The school operates on a seven-day cycle with five class periods per day. The curriculum consists of:

• 110 different courses / 201 sections

• 3 French streams (Early and Late French immersion, and core French)

• Challenging Needs Program

• Advanced Placement Programs in French, Music Theory and Psychology

Our school has an enrollment of 619 students aged 14 - 21. The average classroom size is 24 students and 10 percent of our student population is receiving student services support. Our school serves the communities of Paradise and Mount Pearl. Paradise students are bused to school. Mount Pearl Senior High was allocated a total of 38.70 teaching units to offer its program, which includes two administrators, twenty five classroom teachers, seven instructional resource teachers, and specialist teachers in the areas of guidance, music, art, physical education, and technology. We also have four student assistants, three custodians, one cleaner and two secretaries. In addition to staff based at the school, we have access to itinerant services for speech-language pathology, hearing impairment, visual impairment, and education psychology.

Programming

Our school offers the provincially prescribed curriculum in Level I through Level IV. At the high school level, 201 course slots are offered providing students with options for programs in Mathematics, Sciences, Technology, Physical Education, Language Arts, Fine Arts, and Social Studies. Local courses are offered in Earth Science, Fashion and Design and Web Design Technology. We also offer a Late and Early French Immersion program and a core French program. To ensure all levels of student is catered to we offer Advanced Placement Programs in French and Music Theory as well as a Challenging Needs program.


Key Highlights/Special Projects

Guidance Department

It was another successful year for the Tutoring for Tuition Program at Mount Pearl Senior High. Twelve tutors earned over $7,000 in post-secondary tuition vouchers in exchange for providing tutoring to students experiencing academic difficulty at Morris Academy, Paradise Elementary, Mount Pearl Intermediate, and Mount Pearl Senior High.

For the second consecutive year, Career Lunch and Learn sessions were organized for students to hear first-hand information from professionals in the fields of Law, Forensics, Engineering and the Culinary Industry (Chef). These careers were determined to be areas of high interest for many of our students. The feedback from students was that the sessions were very informative and helpful in the career decision making process.

MPSH offered a 6 week parenting program entitled Parenting Your Adolescent (PYA) which is also offered through Eastern Health. In cooperation with the Guidance Counsellor from O’Donel High School, parents had the opportunity to participate in sessions such as relationship building, communicating with your teen, and understanding the teenage brain.

Special Services Department The delivery of Special Services at Mount Pearl Senior High is provided through the inclusion model as directed by the Department of Education. Students with exceptionalities attend class in the regular classroom where both the instructional resource and classroom/subject teacher work together to support the diverse learning needs of the students. The students’ learning needs, the resources available, the expertise of the teachers, as well as, the subject area dictate the type of programming the student may receive. It may include co-teaching, collaboration, pull-out instruction or a combination of these. In the 2012-2013 school year, a total of 83 students received services provided by the Support Services Personnel. This includes 78 students who received Accommodations, Modified Courses and/or Alternate Programs or Courses and 4 students who followed the Alternate Functional Curriculum. The Support Services Department had 6.5 teaching units which included both Instructional Resource teachers and Pervasive Needs teachers. There was also a total of 19.5 hours in Student Assistant time assigned to the Department. There were 8 students approved for student assistant time.


Mathematics Department

The mathematics department has been innovative inside and outside the classroom offering many activities to enhance student learning. In the mathematics department:

• Some teachers place their daily SmartBoard notes online for students to view.

• Graphing technology via the SmartBoard continues to be used by all teachers to enhance students’ understanding of curriculum outcomes.

• Pi Day was celebrated on March 14th by a Pi Day Scavenger Hunt and a Pi Day in-class competition. Classrooms were bustling with energy as students answered mathematical questions to obtain pi points! Winners from each class proudly wore their MPSH Huskie Pi Day shirts!

• Mathematical Jeopardy using the SmartBoard was used in academic/advanced math classes to assist students in their final exam review.

• Whack-A-Mole SmartBoard games were created for several courses. Students thoroughly enjoyed the interactive nature of these classes.

• Exploration into how incorporating the iPad into instruction has begun. One teacher has decided to experiment with a Flipped Classroom for one of her courses next year.

• Many students took part in the University of Waterloo mathematics contests. Based on contest results, five of our students were invited to the annual Blundon Mathematics seminar at MUN in May for their outstanding results.

• Students participated in Saturday Math League Competitions, included the provincial final, organized by Memorial University of Newfoundland.


Science Department

Our Science Department is dedicated to exposing students to fun activities inside and outside the classroom. The following is a list of some of them:

• Science 1206 field trip to Botanical Gardens

• Halloween Science Challenge Contest

• Presentation to Biology 3201/2201 classes by Canadian Blood Services on blood donation, blood typing

• Earth Systems field trip to Energy Days at MUN

• Level 1 science students participated in the UBC Michael Smith Challenge exam

• Chemistry 3202 students took part in the Canadian Chemistry Competition

• Biology 3201 students wrote the University of Toronto National Biology

• Level III students will attend Discovery Days in Science at the Health Sciences Centre

• Biology students participated in the MUN Brain Storm Competition

• Field trip to visit RNC police horses

• Water Conservation Team attended Water Days at Fluvarium and obtained $1000 in funding for a water bottle filling station for the school

Clubs and charities sponsored by Science Department:

• Underwater Robotics Team meets 2 days/week from January to May to prepare for provincial competition at Marine Institute

• Chess Club meets weekly

• Photo Club

• Animal Rights Club meets weekly

• Environment Club meets weekly

• Fly-Tyers Club meets weekly

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• Coats for Kids Campaign

• Helping Hands Campaign

English Department During the year, students have been involved with the following activities through the English Dept. Teachers have worked very diligently to make MPSH a caring environment and also one which fosters the ELA skills of students. The following activities are the result of co and extra-curricular commitments by our team of English teachers. Arts and Letters Competition: from information, distributed to interested students, several students entered the competition. This year’s winner of the short fiction category, Jessica Tucker, came from MPSH. Assembly Committee: student participant assemblies which became more meaningful for the student body. Breakfast Club: helping with the delivery and cleanup of daily breakfast for students is an intricate part of the school’s nutrition policy Causes for Concern: focus on youth actively involved in the needs of others in many projects. One major project is the distribution and collection of Operation Christmas Child boxes. This group was nominated for Youth Group of the Year at the Mt. Pearl Youth Awards in May. Drama Club: student participation in the ESD District Drama Festival with the production “M-Beth” resulted in accolades and awards from the adjudicator and a win of Performing Arts Group of the Year at the Mount Pearl Youth Awards in May 2013. Field trips:

• English 1200 students showed their amazing skills as MPSH Ambassadors when they visited The Rooms.

• English 2201 students filled one fifth of HHM Theatre to support their peers (Cody Basha, Michael Lawlor and past student, Sean Leonard) during the production of AOR’s Lord of The Flies. Cody was the lucky recipient of the AOR award for theatre study.

Gay Straight Alliance: opportunities for students to bond allegiances and develop empathy for others Graduation Committee: provides leadership to the students who help to organize the formal graduation exercises at the Glacier. Graduation Preparation: teachers organize the graduation meal and the space decoration and layout at the Glacier.

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Landscaping Committee: continued beautification of the school property; focus on the creation of a memorial garden for students who have attended the school and have been lost through tragedy and sickness. Mount Pearl Youth Award – Literary Arts Category: presented to a very talented Abigail Newman, Level II. Public Speaking and Debating: provides oral leadership and opportunities for students through the Lions Club Speak Out, Focus on Youth Awards, Youth Action Team Debate and Rotary Speak Off. This year Courtney Laprise of Level II participated in both the Club and District level speak offs (having won the Club level). School Council: focus group with parents and administration to improve the school. School Development Committee: All teachers are involved with the improvement and development of school and its yearly goals. Soup Kitchen Committee: soup is delivered twice a week to homeless and needy people in the area. From activities such as the above, the English department attempts to be involved in and support as many elements for the school as possible, especially in areas where there is an Arts and Literacy focus.

Social Studies Department World Geography 3202

42 students travelled for 4 days to study in Gros Morne National Park.

Canadian Geography 1202

56 students visited Mount Pearl City Hall. They met with the City’s Urban Planner and Planning staff

to discuss past and future plans for Mount Pearl as well as zoning regulations under the Mount Pearl

City Plan

World History 10 students participated in Model UN at MUN in February 18 and 19 Entrepreneurship 40 students participated in the school's Enterprise Fair May 14th. 7 students have qualified for the provincial competition May 23rd.

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Healthy Living 1200

Guest speakers on Mental Health and Zumba instruction Health Promotion and Mental Health are covered in the course Extracurricular Activities

4 students attended the week-long National Student Commonwealth Forum held in Ottawa during the

first week in May. Funding was provided by the school and the Social Studies Scholarship Fund.

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Partnerships

Mount Pearl Senior High Soup Kitchen In

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Street Reach

3100 Bowls and Counting….

At Mount Pearl Senior High, we are striving to make a difference. The MPSH Soup Club does this through its dedication to helping people who are hungry and in need.

The 2012-2013 school year has a dedicated group of over 20 amazing students who are keeping our Huskie Soup Kitchen commitment of catering for “Street Reach”. Street Reach focuses on youth 15-29 years of age who are disconnected from support services.

Street Reach connects with individuals where they are to meet their immediate needs and provides a mechanism to connect our most vulnerable youth to programs that can help them. Street life is a harsh reality for a growing number of youth in this province and until recently there was no organization devoted strictly to assisting these at-risk

youth. Formed in 2004, Street Reach operates in the downtown core of St. John’s, and with the help of our Husky Nation Soup Kitchen Cooks and Bakers, feeds nutritious soup and baked goods to their clients every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-4:30, vegetables are chopped and meat cut up to be cooked into delicious and nutritious soup. The hot soup is picked up at 4:30 by StreetReach staff and served at 6:30 to the hungry from their outreach location. Our students, who are also great bakers, want to

ensure a treat for those whose supper is our soup and so biscuits, tea buns and the occasional batch of cookies are baked weekly.

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Mount Pearl Show Choir The Mount Pearl Show Choir was invited to participate in Walt Disney’s Candlelight Processional, at Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Florida in December. Candlelight Processional is a program of Readings with Christmas music with the professional Disney Philharmonic Orchestra and a professional choir. Etcetera 27 The 27th version of this showcase is performed at the Glacier May 7-11. Over 150 students are involved including former graduates and members of the community in this production. International Peace Project The Mount Pearl Show Choir is engaged in an International Peace project to perform music of remembrance that defines our cultural heritage enabling youth to understand history. The choir has performed in Therondy (2005 - Japan), Heros (2007 - Europe), Where Once They Stood (2012 - Europe) and will perform The Gardens of Peace (2014) and The Dream of Tekanawite (2016). Females in Skilled Trades Initiative Since 2011 Mount Pearl Senior High has been a pilot site for an initiative to increase the numbers of females in the Skilled Trades 1201 course. Over the past two years we have increased the number of level 1 females enrolled in Skilled Trades from 1 in 2011 to 19 requesting the course for September 2013. The total number of females including Level 2 and 3 females has increased from 5 in 2010 to 38 requests from all levels for September 2103. This equates to a 30% increase from 11% to 50% over a two year period. Youth Apprenticeship Program Mount Pearl Senior High continues its involvement with the Youth Apprenticeship Program. In June of 2012 we had our first three Youth Apprentices graduate high school and move on to pursue their careers at the post -secondary level. All three graduates continue to excel at their chosen trade due in large part to their experiences with the YAP program. We currently have another 2 students employed for the coming summer with Pennecon and Starlite Electrical. This program gives students valuable work experience in their chosen field while attending high school.

School Breakfast Program Our daily menu offers a variety of foods including fruit, toast, bagels, English muffins, croissants, muffins, yogurt, juice, milk, cheese, hot chocolate, and snacks to grab and go. Also, smoothies are available on Friday morning.

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Coats for Kids Campaign November 2 - 9 was Coats for Kids Week. MPSH students worked to help young people in need by bringing in their gently used winter items - coats, hats, mittens, etc. - for collection by the VOCM Cares Foundation. Trick or Eat Food Drive Students from MPSH participated in a food drive called "Trick or Eat!" this past Halloween generating several hundred food donations for the Vincent de Paul Society. NL Crime Stoppers In an effort to combat youth crime and foster respect in our school Mount Pearl Senior High has partnered with NL Crime Stoppers to launch the High School Crime Stoppers in our school. Beyond the Hurt Program MPSH had students trained this year. This is a nationally recognized Red Cross Bullying Prevention Program designed for junior and senior high students Teen Mental Health/Drug Prevention Initiative MPSH partnered with O'Donel to offer parent sessions. We also had Csbl. Gary Crocker come in to address grade 10 students in an assembly. Operation Christmas Child Many of our students gave up most of their after school hours, all day Friday and weekend off to come to Operation Christmas Child Collection Center to pack and stack heavy cartons containing up to forty four filled shoe boxes! Animal Rights Club Donation to RNC Stable Members of our animal rights club visited the RNC stables to make a donation in honor of the WSPA' war horse and donkey rescue program

World Water Day In celebration of World Water Day, MPSH’s water conservation team attended the 2013 Water Fair at the Suncor Energy Fluvarium this April 15. Our school was awarded a $1000 grant toward the installation of a water refill station in our school for their presentation to the group.

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Planting the Seeds: Changing Attitudes, Impacting Lives Students from MPSH were selected to participate in an Anti-Violence/ Anti-Bullying Workshop LGTBQ National Conference Two members of our school LGBTQ club have been selected to attend a national conference sponsored by ESD. Breast Cancer Awareness An awareness raising event and bake sale was held for this worthy cause which resulted in a $249.00 donation being made to Breast Cancer Research. Janeway Foundation Using social media, a Pajamarama Day was organized for students at MPSH. The majority of students wore their jammies in empathy for children at the Janeway and donated $1 to the cause. The total amount raised was $649.00 International Foster Child through CARE Canada The Causes for Concern Group raises funds to support the MPSH foster child. Alzheimer’s Coffee Break Hot chocolate and treats were sold to raise $141.00 for the Alzheimer’s Society Pie Day for Learning Disabilities Students are raising awareness and funds by auctioning off pies to students. Teachers are supporting the cause by volunteering their faces to receive the pies. Student Memorial Garden In memory of all those students who never had a chance to graduate from MPSH the school community has created a garden next to the school. AARAO Post-Secondary Fair In October 2012 - Level I, II and III students from MPSH and Level III students from O'Donel had opportunity to visit more than 30 tables from various post-secondary institutions across Atlantic Canada.

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Tutoring for Tuition Selected and trained Tutors and Coordinator of Tutoring for Tuition program - providing free tutoring to students from Morris Academy, MPI and MPSH from October 2012 through May 2013 while Tutors earn a post-secondary tuition voucher. Teen Mentoring Program October 2012 - 4 students had the opportunity to attend an information session and training about becoming a Teen Mentor to students at MPI and earn volunteer hours in the process

MUN/CNA Information Session December 2012 - All Level III's had opportunity to attend an information session of their choice about post-secondary offerings. Career Lunch and Learns March 2013 - 4 Lunchtime sessions were held where students were provided a pizza lunch and had the opportunity to find out information about Careers in Medicine, Policing, Psychology and Journalism. Planting the Seeds Workshop Hosted by St. John's Crime Prevention Committee April 2013 - 4 Level I students to a full day session to discuss diversity and anti-bullying initiatives along with students selected from across the District. Tuition for Work Experience Program (TWEP) May/June 2013 - Free tutoring to students preparing for final exams while the two Tutors earn a cash stipend and tuition voucher in this 6 week program. Traditional Folk Band MPSH Traditional Folk Band Performed at Mt. Pearl Focus on Youth Awards Friday Lunchtime Concerts Weekly Friday concert series allowing all students to showcase their talent Annual Student Variety Concert Variety Concert, Art exhibit and Fashion show where students from other schools were also invited to participate

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Challenging Needs Program

MPSH has five students who take advantage of our CN program. They are involved in a variety of activities throughout their daily schedule. Students on Functional Curriculum deliver The Telegram daily to all classrooms in the school. They coordinate a Recycling program within the school promoting environmental awareness. All funds collected help to support the various activities and community access that are required to complete all aspects of the Prescribed Functional Curriculum. An ice cream sale is held once every 2 weeks to help provide funds for field trips, groceries for cook day, swimming sessions and various class trips. MPSH has established a partnership with Mount Pearl Intermediate with the students that are on a Functional Curriculum. Once a cycle a group of students visit to take part in a program from Special Olympics called FUNdamentals. On another day of the cycle a smaller group of students visit to play games to help develop social skills such as turn taking and social interaction. As part of the inclusion process students participate in various classes in the school classes such as Drama, Art and Sciences.

Mount Pearl Senior High is committed to fostering collaborative environments and developing the whole child in an effort to make our students contributors to the community.

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Diploma Night 2012 Mount Pearl Senior High School held its annual Scholarships and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, December 19th. Students, parents/guardians, family members, and friends joined teachers and special guests to watch graduates of the Class of 2012 receive their diplomas during a traditional cap and gown ceremony. Deborah Ryan, Senior Education Officer, brought greetings from the Eastern School District and trustees. Gabrielle Forsey, the School Traditional Band and the Mount Pearl Show Choir provided entertainment during the evening. The winners of the school’s internal major awards and scholarships, as selected by the school scholarship committee, were publicly named and presented. Mount Pearl Senior graduates earned over $83,000 in external scholarships that were awarded to the graduating class. The Edith Allison Peters Scholarship, given to the student of the year, was awarded to Michaela Quinlan. The Principal’s award plaque for highest academic standing over the three year program and The Governor General’s Academic Medal, given to the student with the highest academic standing in level two and three was earned by Justin Wheeler.

Justin wheeler Michaela Quinlan

A total of thirty-three individual scholarships were presented for outstanding achievement, perseverance and community service. Of the 174 graduates, 64 students graduated with honours status according to the Department of Education guidelines. A summary of individual award winners is listed below.

Science Enthusiasm Award Academic Achievement and Enthusiasm in Science Jessica Croucher John Bartlett Physics Award Highest Average in Physics 3204 Tyler Hoyles Lifetouch Visual Arts Award Artistic Talent and Interest in Visual Arts Shauna Curran Mount Pearl Senior High Perseverance Award Hard Work to Reach Potential Erica Gorman/Melanie Burt/Jonathan Pittman

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Advanced Placement Excellence Award Excellence in all Advanced Placement Courses Michaela Quinlan Mount Pearl Show Choir Award Excellence in Choral Music Program Lisa McCarthy/Chris Predham/Laura Kieley/Brianna

Vallis/Lennie Earle/Deborah Doyle/Jennifer Mackey Lodge Westmoreland Masonic Award Katelyn Mavin Royal Bank of Canada Award Graduate Pursuing Post-Secondary Business Degree Megan Murphy/Michaela Quinlan Skilled Trades Scholarship Aptitude, Positive Attitude and Academic Achievement Brady Courage/Melanie Burt Michelle Jackson Performing Arts Award Pursuit of Post-Secondary Studies Michael Vokey Rev. G.S. Milligan Scholarship Academic Excellence - Third Place in Level III Megan Murphy Rev. G.S. Milligan Scholarship Academic Excellence - Second Place in Level III Michaela Quinlan Mount Pearl Senior High Academic Excellence Award Academic Excellence - First Place in Level III Justin Wheeler Governor General’s Academic Medal Highest Academic Standing in Levels II and III Justin Wheeler Principal’s Award Plaque Highest Academic Standing over Three Year Program Justin Wheeler Edith Allison Peters Scholarship Graduating Student of the Year Michaela Quinlan

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Summary Report on the School’s Most Current Data

Provincial Assessment Data Public Exam data (4-year trend data (average final mark))

Course 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

School District Province School District Province School District Province School District Province

French 3200 66.7 72.6 72.7 74.7 73.9 72.7 N/A 71.6 72.7 N/A N/A N/A

Français 3202 74.2 74.6 74.7 75.9 73.5 73.7 76.0 75.3 75.6 77.2 76.0 75.7

Mathematics 3204 70.1 61.1 61.7 72.7 61.4 62.0 74.1 62.6 62.8 68.3 60.6 61.3

Mathematics 3205 84.3 79.0 77.9 81.7 80.1 79.3 84.2 80.1 79.1 81.4 79.8 79.8

World Geography 3202 66.7 63.7 64.6 68.0 67.3 68.0 69.7 68.4 68.8 69.6 68.2 70.0

World History 3201 64.1 66.9 67.1 64.7 68.8 69.3 71.2 70.0 70.5 68.7 67.6 68.6

Histoire Mondiale 3231 71.1 70.0 69.9 68.3 70.1 69.1 72.3 74.9 74.7 72.6 74.8 72.7

Biology 3201 67.3 64.1 64.4 66.3 64.8 64.0 69.6 66.1 65.9 69.1 67.5 66.5

Chemistry 3202 76.5 70.5 70.8 71.9 71.7 71.1 70.3 72.2 71.3 71.1 71.6 71.9

Physics 3204 73.6 70.8 71.0 72.9 74.4 74.0 77.5 74.6 74.5 75.1 74.8 75.0

Earth Systems 3209 62.4 62.0 61.4 Pilot 61.8 61.7 65.7 63.2 62.6 62.5 60.3 60.3

English 3201 68.5 66.7 66.5 69.2 66.3 66.2 67.1 65.2 65.0 70.3 69.6 69.3

Mount Pearl Senior High has consistently performed well in courses that have provincial external examinations. In 2012-13 MPSH was above the District in 9 of 11 courses and above the province in 8 of 11 courses. In the courses below District and Provincial averages our school was one percentage point or less of those averages. Please note French 3200 was taken off the provincial examination list as of 2012.

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Advanced/Academic/General Enrolment Percentage of Students enrolled in Academic/Advanced/General Level III courses

High School Enrolment = 619 in 2012-13

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13


AdvancedMathematics (Math 3205)

17.1 19.3 61.3 22.6 21.0 20.3 24.0 21.6 21.2 18.6 20.5 19.6

Academic Mathematics (Math 3204)

62.2 62.6 18.6 53.7 58.6 58.0 55.9 58.2 58.4 64.9 62.6 62.5

General Mathematics (Math 3206)

20.7 18.2 20.1 23.7 20.4 21.7 20.1 20.3 20.5 16.5 16.9 17.9

Academic English (English 3201)

76.4 76.8 75.0 74.8 77.3 74.2 80.2 79.3 76.6 83.0 79.0 76.5

General English English 3202

23.7 23.2 25.0 25.2 22.7 25.8 19.8 20.7 23.4 17.1 21.0 23.5

Mount Pearl Senior High has consistently kept more of our students in an academic program than the Province over the past four years. In 2012-13 MPSH held 83.4% of its students in an academic program compared to the District average of 83.1% and the provincial average of 82.1%.

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Graduation Rate and Status

Percentage of Eligible Graduates that Graduate and Percentage of Graduates with Honours, Academic, or General

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13


Graduation Rate

92.6 91.6 92.6 94.1 91.4 91.7 93.0 92.5 92.7 99.4 94.2 94.2

Graduation Status

Honours 32.4 26.9 24.6 39.6 29.5 26.3 37.6 30.5 27.7 36.1 31.6 29.6

Academic 39.2 41.5 39.0 35.4 41.8 40.8 38.7 40.8 40.1 41.3 39.8 38.6

General 28.4 31.6 36.4 25.0 28.7 32.9 23.7 28.7 32.2 22.6 28.6 31.8

Our school is well above the District and the Province in all three categories related to graduation rates. The administrative team has focused on individual student needs to ensure students are given every opportunity to stay in an academic program. MPSH is 6.5%

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ahead of the Province in terms of the percentage of students that achieve an honours designation on their high school diploma. As well, MPSH is 9.2% lower than the province in terms of the percentage of students who graduate with a general designation. Consequently, we have more students graduating with an academic diploma than the Province and the District.

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Advanced Placement Results Average Score (max = 5)

Course 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

World Canada School World Canada School World Canada School World Canada School

French Language 3.4 3.78 3.5 3.62

Music Theory N/A 1.75 N/A 3.00

Percentage of Students scoring 3 or better (include enrolment by course in the School cells)

Course 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

World Canada School World Canada School World Canada School World Canada School

French Language 91.7 100 84.2 84.6

Music Theory N/A 50 N/A 100

Our French Immersion students are given the opportunity to write the College Board Advanced Placement exam in May of each year. In 2012-13 we had thirteen students write the exam. Out of a maximum score of 5 we had eleven of thirteen students score three or better on the exam. Two students scored a perfect five, six scored a four and three students scored the minimum score to obtain University credit. These results validate the strength of our French Immersion program as one of the best in the province.

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Scholarships

Number of Level III students in 2012-13 = 160 Provincial Government Scholarships obtained by MPSH Students

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Junior Jubilee 1 1 1 0

Electoral 2 1 2 6

Centenary/Harris 1 2 3 1

Entrance/Endowment 19 26 28 23

Total Scholarship/Bursary Offers

23

30

34

30

TOTAL

Sum of 2009/10

Sum of 2010/11

Sum of 2011/12

Sum of 2012/13

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2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Number of Students Awarded a Scholarship or Bursary

37/174 51/149 61/175 60/160

Total (estimated) Dollar Figure Offered (all students)

62,000 113,000 90,000 95,000

The chart above sorts the number of students/class size that received scholarships from the Provincial government over the past four years. MPSH students has traditionally had many students attend post-secondary institutions such as Memorial University. To receive entrance/endowment scholarships they would have to obtain at least an 85% average in certain public examination courses. To obtain the other scholarships they would also have to compete against their cohort in terms of average (90+) and service to the community. This chart does not include any external scholarships from other sources.

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

37/174 51/149 61/175 60/160

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

MPSH Scholarship Money Earned

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Internal Assessment Data (June 2013 School Student Final Average)

The chart above shows the number of students who obtained a final average in a certain range from below 50% to above 90%. MPSH had 69.4% of its students obtain a 70% or above overall final average on their June report card. Conversely, 5.1% of students had a failing overall average on their June report card. The data indicates that the vast majority (95%) of students at Mount Pearl Senior High School had a passing average on their report card in June 2013. The school development plan has focused on maintaining our current student academic achievement results going forward. Teachers have committed to enhancing the learning environment by differentiating instruction and using 21st century learning principles to keep our classroom environment engaging. Administration has committed to investments in technology improvements, new teacher resources and student manipulatives for classroom use. The administration and guidance staff focus on individual student needs to help them succeed. Administration has monitored student progress throughout the year by analyzing student report card results. Academic intervention strategies have been implemented by teachers for struggling students after each report card. Some students may have started in a struggling position academically but have improved as the year progressed. For those students who fail a course they will have several options to obtain credit. They will be offered supplementary exams, summer school courses, credit recovery or the option to repeat the course.

3046

105

199

155

57

<50 50+ 60+ 70+ 80+ 90+

MPSH June 2013

Total

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Report on School Development Plan for Previous Year (2011-12)

MPSH completed an external review in 2011-12. During this process the school created a new school development plan for the

next three years.

MOUNT PEARL SENIOR HIGH 2012-2015

School Development Plan Goal 1: To create and maintain a school culture that fosters safe, healthy, caring, collaborative environments.

Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Objective

1.1 (Team A)

Maintain a welcoming environment for

students, parents and staff where diversity and

inclusion is enriched and supported.

Develop a culture where diversity

is encouraged, accepted and

celebrated.

Provide leadership and participation opportunities for students and teachers to help them develop academically, professionally, morally, spiritually etc.

Objective 1.2

(Team B)

Enhance positive and respectful relationships

in all school settings, including the cyber-

environment.

Encourage students to develop and

maintain social skills and

respectful relationships.

Continue to nurture and build positive relationships where mutual respect is achieved through cooperation and discussion.

Objective 1.3

(Team C)

Provide opportunities for collaboration and

decision making among students, staff and

other stakeholders.

Encourage students and staff to

follow healthy lifestyle practices.

Continue to support opportunities for collaboration in a safe and caring environment.

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Goal 2: To provide and support enhanced learning opportunities for all students and teachers where technology is used as a

tool to maximize achievement and success.

Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Objective 2.1

(Team D)

Create an environment where students work

independently and collaboratively to use

technology as a tool for learning.

Encourage all students to utilize technology to

enhance critical thinking and problem solving

skills.

Continue to support enhanced learning opportunities for all students and staff.

Objective 2.2

(Team E)

Provide professional development and ongoing

support to staff so that technology can become

integrated into the classroom.

Maintain an expectation for high achievement

where students and teachers demonstrate

responsibility for learning.

Utilize technology to support learning in the classroom so students become 21st century learners.

Operational Issues

Year Issues Issues Issues

2012-13 Keep a clean and well-maintained school.

Continue with painting and beautification plans.

Ensure all classrooms have the appropriate technology to meet the demands of the learner.

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School Development Plan for Current Year (2012-13)

MPSH School Development Plan

Goal 1: To create and maintain a school culture that fosters safe, healthy, caring, collaborative environments. Objective 1.1: Maintain a welcoming environment for students, parents and staff where diversity and inclusion is enriched and supported.

Objective 1.2: Enhance positive and respectful relationships in all school settings, including the cyber-environment.

Objective 1.3: Provide opportunities for collaboration and decision making among students, staff and other stakeholders.

Strategies: 1.1.1 To continue to paint the hallways and classrooms as needed. 1.1.2 To encourage student to create and maintain murals which enhance the curriculum and display student talent. 1.1.3 To create a privacy area for students and parents where others are not made aware of the sensitive issues at hand. 1.1.4 To continue and, if possible, increase student formal assemblies where inclusion and diversity are priorities 1.1.5 To provide new staff members with an “orientation” colleague at the beginning of the year (rules, how we do things etc.) 1.1.6 To develop a house system to encourage student/staff ownership/participation in the school

Strategies: 1.2.1 Encourage the use of appropriate language in all interpersonal relationships in all school settings. 1.2.2 Positive reinforcement for making an effort to show consideration for others. (Continue PBS) 1.2.3 Develop a consistent policy on personal electronic devices and encourage appropriate use of personal electronic devices. 1.2.4 Provide an opportunity for students to seek help and advice from staff/administration/ guidance.

Strategies: 1.3.1 Provide orientation sessions for new staff members 1.3.2 Develop a mentoring program for new and existing staff members 1.3.3 Initiate a Staff Recognition program to provide positive feedback 1.3.4 Provide staff with opportunities for input in teaching assignments 1.3.5 Provide opportunities for inter/intra departmental collaboration among staff 1.3.6 Expand Huskie Recognition program to include peer nomination 1.3.7 Involve students with creating posters and videos that promote responsible decision making 1.3.8 Continue to provide opportunities that encourage responsible career decision making (Lunch and learns, Career Cruising)

1.3.9 Promote leadership opportunities to students- Grade 9 Orientation

for Parents and Students to display availability of school clubs and activities 1.3.10 Elect Student Council in May (prior to end of year) 1.3.11. Electronic suggestion box to build and create awareness for timely/valid concerns, ideas, complaints, issues etc. (Student Council expected to respond)

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Indicators of Success:

1.1.1 Building looks clean 1.1.2 More students involved and work displayed. 1.1.3 More student confidence and privacy. 1.1.4 More assemblies to commemorate diversity. 1.1.5 More collaboration and awareness 1.1.6 Increased participation in school sponsored activities; increased student morale.


1.2.1 Monitor levels of inappropriate language in school. 1.2.2 Observing an increase in positive behaviors of students (increased distribution of Huskie Paws) 1.2.3 Monitor the appropriate use of personal devices. Less time spent on enforcing policy in individual teacher’s classrooms. 1.2.4 Periodic feedback from staff/administration/guidance.


1.3.1 New teachers feel better informed. 1.3.2 Teachers spend more time together discussing pedagogical issues. 1.3.3 Boost in Staff morale 1.3.4 Teachers feel opinion and input is valued. 1.3.5 More teachers share expertise 1.3.6 More students recognized 1.3.7 More student involvement / posters 1.3.8 More student participation 1.3.9 More student involvement 1.3.10 & 11 Quicker awareness of issues/concerns

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Goal 1. Support Plan

Financial Professional Development/Time Required

1.1.1 Time and resource support to maintain beautification plans.. 1.1.2 Financial support for student art display and mural enhancements

1.3.11Web page needs to be set up by technical team that is easy for the Student Council to use; tech. staff time support will be needed to monitor opinions on web page etc. 1.15 Funding for t-shirts for Welcome Back Committee; staff support to supervise a welcome back dance; funding for food for a BBQ on first day back 1.1.4 Have each dept. create an assembly (if funding is needed, school funding will be allocated for speaker etc.) 1.1.6 Time is allocated for teachers to develop a house system which enhances community vs. personal growth and motivation. Time is given for “three day” activity plan (noted above in “Indicators of Success 1.1.5 G) 1.2.3 Student involvement in focus groups dealing with electronic device policies. 1.3.1 Orientation session for new teachers. 1.2.4 Staggered schedules to make administration/guidance available at times when students are free.

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Goal #2: To provide and support enhanced learning opportunities for all students and teachers where

technology is used as a tool to maximize achievement and success.

Objective 2.1: Create an environment where students work independently and collaboratively to use technology as a tool for learning.

Objective 2.2: Provide professional development and ongoing support to staff so that technology can become integrated into the classroom

Strategies: 2.1.1 Continue collaboration with outside agencies such as other schools and other students through online conferences or web casts (WebCT, Skype)

2.1.2 Continue to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning by promoting active use of Power School, teachers websites, CDLI, Dept. of Ed. public exam postings, and other online resources available to them

2.1.3 Make students aware of the leadership opportunities throughout the school and in their individual classrooms by posting online all of the extra-curricular leadership opportunities available.

2.1.4 Encourage the incorporation of technology in all learning activities through iPods, iPads, iTouch, e-Readers, graphing calculators, burets, microscopes, stop watches, etc. across all subject areas. 2.1.5 Show students how to improve their work through technological means such as online exemplars posted by teachers, overhead student exemplars, and mobile pictures of exemplars as well as direct students to websites that provide individual feedback on evaluated items.

Strategies: 2.2.1 Professional development time should be staff directed toward PGPs at the beginning of the year. 2.2.2 Make teachers aware and encourage participation in district leadership opportunities. 2.2.3 Schedule more PD opportunities for 21st century technology integration. 2.2.4 Bring in guest speakers to share with staff and students.

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Goal 2. Support Plan

Financial Professional Development/Time Required

Substitute provided to free the teacher/facilitator New Equipment such as team boards, smart technology etc

Flexible prep time Access to PD

Operational Issues for 2012-2013

Operational Issue Intended Action Ensure all classrooms have the appropriate technology to meet the demands of the learner

Continue with painting and beautification plans Keep a clean and well-maintained school.


2.1.1 Physical number of times it is used, student/staff response to it 2.1.2 - Monitor login activity - Determine if students are coming to class prepared with posted online work 2.1.3 Student participation numbers in school events as well as student leading classroom discussion and the teaching/learning process 2.1.4 Increased use of technology. Noticeable uptake in use of Power-school, Twitter, Websites, Etc. 2.1.5 Student improvement on quality of work


2.2.1 Increased morale among staff 2.2.2 Increased staff participation. 2.2.3 Increased teacher usage of technology across curriculum 2.2.4 Increase teacher/student awareness

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One Year SD Plan Progress Report 2012 -13

Year Objectives Action Evaluation

2012-13

1.1 Maintain a welcoming environment for students, parents and staff where diversity and inclusion is enriched and supported. 1.2 Enhance positive and respectful relationships in all school settings, including the cyber-environment. 1.3 Provide opportunities for collaboration and decision making among students, staff and other stakeholders. 2.1 Create an environment where students work independently and collaboratively to use technology as a tool for learning.

2.2 Provide professional development and ongoing support to staff so that technology can become integrated into the classroom.

1.1.1 To continue to paint the hallways and classrooms as needed. 1.1.2 To encourage student to create and maintain murals which enhance the curriculum and display student talent. 1.1.3 To create a privacy area for students and parents where others are not made aware of the sensitive issues at hand. 1.1.4 To continue and, if possible, increase student formal assemblies where inclusion and diversity are priorities 1.1.5 To provide new staff members with an “orientation” colleague at the beginning of the year (rules, how we do things etc.) 1.1.6 To develop a house system to encourage student/staff ownership/participation in the school 1.2.1 Encourage the use of appropriate language in all interpersonal relationships in all school settings. 1.2.2 Positive reinforcement for making an effort to show consideration for others. (Continue PBS) 1.2.3 Develop a consistent policy on personal electronic devices and encourage appropriate use of personal electronic devices. 1.2.4 Provide an opportunity for students to seek help and advice from staff/administration/ guidance. 1.3.1 Provide orientation sessions for new staff members 1.3.2 Develop a mentoring program for new and existing staff members 1.3.3 Initiate a Staff Recognition program to provide positive feedback 1.3.4 Provide staff with opportunities for input in teaching assignments 1.3.5 Provide opportunities for inter/intra departmental collaboration among staff 1.3.6 Expand Huskie Recognition program to

1.11 Completed

1.12 Ongoing

1.13 Completed

1.14 Ongoing

1.15 Completed

1.16 Changed – Modifies Student Council

Structure

1.2.1 Ongoing

1.2.2 Ongoing

1.2.3 Completed

1.2.4 Completed

1.3.1 Completed

1.3.2 Completed

1.3.3 Ongoing

1.3.4 Completed

1.3.5 Completed

1.3.6 Completed

1.3.7 Completed

1.3.8 Completed

1.3.9 Completed

1.3.10 Completed

1.3.11 Ongoing

2.1.1 Ongoing

2.1.2 Completed

2.1.3 Ongoing

2.1.4 Completed

2.1.5 Ongoing

2.2.1 Completed

2.2.2 Completed

2.2.3 Completed

2.2.4 Completed

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include peer nomination 1.3.7 Involve students with creating posters and videos that promote responsible decision making 1.3.8 Continue to provide opportunities that encourage responsible career decision making (Lunch and learns, Career Cruising)

1.3.9 Promote leadership opportunities to students- Grade 9 Orientation for Parents and Students to display availability of school clubs and activities 1.3.10 Elect Student Council in May (prior to end of year) 1.3.11. Electronic suggestion box to build and create awareness for timely/valid concerns, ideas, complaints, issues etc. (Student Council expected to respond)

2.1.1 Continue collaboration with outside agencies such as other schools and other students through online conferences or web casts (WebCT, Skype)

2.1.2 Continue to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning by promoting active use of Power School, teachers websites, CDLI, Dept. of Ed. public exam postings, and other online resources available to them

2.1.3 Make students aware of the leadership opportunities throughout the school and in their individual classrooms by posting online all of the extra-curricular leadership opportunities available.

2.1.4 Encourage the incorporation of technology in all learning activities through iPods, iPads, iTouchs, eReaders, graphing calculators, buretes, microscopes, stop watches, etc. across all subject areas. 2.1.5 Show students how to improve their work through technological means such as online exemplars posted by teachers, overhead

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student exemplars, and mobile pictures of exemplars as well as direct students to websites that provide individual feedback on evaluated items. 2.2.1 Professional development time should be staff directed toward PGPs at the beginning of the year. 2.2.2 Make teachers aware and encourage participation in district leadership opportunities. 2.2.3 Schedule more PD opportunities for 21st century technology integration. 2.2.4 Bring in guest speakers to share with staff and students.

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