Learning Improvement Plan Template
School: CJES
Feeder Communities: Buchanan, Good Spirit, Mikado, Key Reserve
Principal: Rod Steciuk
School Profile
Current Enrolment Projected Enrolment (next year) 196 + 13 at Pre K = 209 24 students leaving & 40 coming
Source of Enrolment Projections
Baragher
Current Staff (FTE)
12.0
Educational Assistants (daily hours)
5 EA’s (28.2 hrs)
Administrative Assistant
1.0
Caretaker (daily hours)
7 hours – CJES and 1 hour Pre-K
Student Support Teacher (FTE)
1.0
Projected Number of Classrooms (next year)
9 – (including 1 Science Room)
COMPONENT TWO: School Learning Improvement Plan
Division Motto, Mission, Vision & Values School Mission, Vision & Values
Motto – Students Come First
Mission – “Building Strong Foundations to Create Bright Futures”
Vision – “Learning Without Limits ... Achievement For All"
Values – Belonging, Respect, Responsibility, Learning and Nurturing
CJES Motto – “Caring Education – Believing in Achieving” CJES Mission – “Empowering Life-Long Learners”
CJES Vision – “Working Together to Support Successful People in a Progressive World” CJES Values – “Rescpect”, “Empathy”, Responsibility”, “Positivity”, “Creativity”
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
By June 2020, at least 85%
of GSSD students will read
at or above grade level by
the end of Grade 3.
By June 2016, at least 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 1.
By June 2016, at least 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 2.
By June 2016, at least 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 3.
By June 2016, at
least 80% of
Grade 1 to 4
students will read
at or above grade
level. (F&P)
Objective #1)
Develop a Strong Tier 1 Classroom
Literacy Program.
By June 2016, 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 4.
a.) Continue work on Backward by
Design (UBD) Language Arts
Plans.
Rod will collect the UBD
plans via email from
teachers as they finish them
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
b.) Continue with a “Balanced
Literacy Approach in the
classrooms”
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs c.) Utilize the GSSD “Literacy Coach”
to assist with the new Report
Card Outcomes, UBD Planning
and Guided Reading.
Rod will discuss how this is
going with our Literacy
coach.
d.) Guided Reading Groups in the
classroom.
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs e.) Explore the use of the portal for
rubrics, assessments (pre/post),
Writing exemplars, Sask Reads-
GSSD Reads, etc.
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs
f.) Work on Independent Reading –
Continue to support students in
choosing Good Fit Books and
further Develop teacher-student
conferencing.
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs
g.) Work on Reading
Comprehension using resources
such as Reading Power (Fiction
and Non-Fiction) and Lori Rog’s
Guiding Readers
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
h.) Non-fiction materials to build
vocabulary, etc. at the K & Gr. 1
levels
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs By June 2016, at
least 85% of
Grade 1 to 4
students will read
at or above grade
level. (F&P)
Objective #2)
Develop an RTI plan that gives all
Tier 2 & 3 students the opportunity
to get the intervention(s) they need
and then return to the classroom
a.) Put together an RTI Team Rod will share all
teams/committees on a
document. b.) Refine the CJES RTI Model and
share it with Teachers.
Rod will post this in the
“staff room” section of the
portal
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
c.) Put the same RTI spot on every
staff members Time-Table so
there are no barriers when it
comes to RTI meetings that need
to be held.
Rod will put this on every
person’s individual
timetable.
d.) Discuss RTI (Rod, Rhonda, PJ,
and Lindsey & anyone else given
RTI time to meet and discuss
priorities for Time-Tabling based
on student needs.
Rod will share the new
process at the Oct. staff
mtg. Timetables and RTI
plan posted on “staff room”
section of the portal e.) Look into a Parent/Grandparent/
Community member volunteer
Literacy Program.
Rod and Kellyanne will work
together to create a letter
to go home on this.
By June 2016, at
least 85% of
Grade 1 to 4
students will read
at or above grade
level. (F&P)
Objective #3)
Programs/Resources available
at CJES to assist with Tier 2 &
Tier 3 student Literacy needs.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
a.) Pilot the Barton Reading Program
at CJES.
Patti-Jo/Erica in
consultation with the RTI
Team. b.) Principal to cover Mrs. Ostafie’s
class so she can run an LLI
Intervention group and have RTI
time.
Rod will Timetable this.
c.) Continue with the Seeing Stars
Program
Patti-Jo, Jill, Gary
d.) Extra Guided Reading support for
students that do not qualify for
LLI
To be discussed by the RTI
Team at CJES
e.) Continue to hold “Book Fairs” for
students to read more and to
make $’s to continue with
resources to support reading.
Rhonda/Heather/Darla
f.) Give the Literacy Team a Budget
to continue building strategic
resources at CJES.
Rod will share the budget
document with all staff.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
g.) Make sure all Teacher have a
copy of 6+1 writing traits and
Reading Power Strategies.
Rod to check on this and
order for whoever needs it.
h.) Implementation of Pinnell &
Fountas Phonics/Word Study
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs i.) Purchase materials for higher
level readers – high level picture
books.
The Literacy Team will
share this at a staff meeting
By June 2016, at
least 85% of
Grade 1 to 4
students will read
at or above grade
level. (F&P)
Objective #4)
Continue to build a Strong
Home Reading Program.
a.) Reading Logs The A.R. committee will
include one with A.R.
materials given to teachers.
Kindergarten may be using
a different one. b.) Continue with Accelerated
Reader.
The A.R. committee will
share how A.R. will work for
this year with all teachers
and set a start date in
coordination with the Ed.
Week Committee.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
c.) Share the “A.R. Book Finder” with
parents so parents have more
A.R. access
This will come out as a
letter to parents from Rod,
put on the website by Rod
and shown to students in
class by their teachers. d.) Share the availability of an online
ID and Password so parents and
students can track their A.R.
Accomplishments.
This will come out as a
letter to parents from Rod,
put on the website by Rod
and shown to students in
class by their teachers. e.) Explore the idea of an A.R. Lunch
club where Gr. 4’s help younger
students take tests
The A.R. committee will
discuss this with the Grade
One teachers in November.
By June 2016, at
least 85% of
Grade 1 to 4
students will read
at or above grade
level. (F&P)
Objective #5)
Use of Technology to Strengthen
Literacy Results.
a.) Purchase a Learning A to Z
license for Raz-Kids (10
classrooms)
Rod will check on who
wants to use it and
purchase licenses
accordingly.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
b.) Purchase the Accelerated Reader
Program.
Rod and Kim will do the
purchase. A spelling bee
fundraiser will need to be
held to offset the cost. c.) Keep stand-alone computers and
order Chrome-Books and Ipads to
Supplement them.
To be done as part of the
Tech-Rollover.
d.) Budget for digital projector
replacement, Smart Board
replacement and bulb
replacement as classroom
technology “breaks-down”
Rod will share the budget
document with all Staff
e.) Two Teachers trained as
technology Leaders in the school.
Thank you to Lesley (ipads)
and Arlene (Chromebooks) f.) Purchase a digital projector and 4
ipad mini’s for the extra Grade 1
ELA class we created.
Rod will consult with
Rhonda on this and look
after the order. g.) Utilize our GSSD Digital Learning
Coach
Rod, Arlene and Lesley will
coordinate with Michelle
Morely on the needs at CJES
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
h.) Share the new way ipads are able
to download apps in the Good
Spirit School Division.
Lesley will look after this
and share with the staff.
By June 2020, at least
80% of GSSD students in
Grades 1 to 5 will be at
or above grade level in
math.
By June 2016, Grades K to 4
teachers in GSSD will have a
common understanding of grade
level proficiency in math, a good
working knowledge of the GSSD
Math Rubrics, and implement
elements of the Indicators of
Effective Math Instruction.
By June 2020, at
least 80% of GSSD
Student in Grades
1 to 4 will be at or
above grade level
in math.
(Using the GSSD
Assessment)
Objective #1)
Have Math Resources available to
all teachers.
a.) All teachers will have classroom
manipulatives and access to the
math room.
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs b.) Give all teachers a classroom
budget so they may purchase any
math resources/manipulatives
that they may need.
Rod will share the budget
document with all staff
members.
By June 2020, at
least 80% of GSSD
Student in Grades
1 to 4 will be at or
above grade level
in math.
Objective #2)
Teachers will develop a strong Tier
1 Math Program
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
(Using the GSSD
Assessment) a.) Teachers will become familiar
with the math rubrics on the
portal.
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs b.) Teachers will become familiar
with the “elements of effective
Math Instruction.”
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs
By June 2020, children
aged 0-6 within GSSD
will be supported in their
development to ensure
that 95% of students
exiting Kindergarten are
ready for learning in the
primary grades.
By June 2016, children aged 0-6
within GSSD will be supported in
their development to ensure that
90% of student exiting
Kindergarten are ready for learning
in the primary grades.
90% of CJES
students exiting
Kindergarten will
be ready for
learning
according to the
EYE results.
Objective #1)
RTI will be given to students that
are not in the “green after the first
round of EYE testing.
Objective #2)
Family Literacy nights will be
scheduled during the course of the
year.
The RTI Team will consult
with the Kindergarten
Teacher when the EYE
results become available.
Mrs. Zayshley will share this
information in the
newsletter.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
By June 2016 The
Answers to the
School Based Tell
Them From Me
Questions
Regarding
Nutrition will
show an 80%
increase in
Student
knowledge and
practice with
Nutrition.
Objective #1)
Education around the area of
nutrition (Over and above the
Curriculum)
a.) Include notes in the newsletter
about Healthy eating, good snack
choices, etc.
The nutrition committee
will include this
information. b.) The SCC and School staff will
provide students with a healthy
“snack of the month”
To be coordinated at the
September SCC Mtg.
c.) Continue with cooking club –
taking the time to discuss Healthy
snacks, etc.
Thanks to PJ and Lesley for
organizing this.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
By June 2016 The
Answers to the
School Based Tell
Them From Me
Questions
Regarding
Nutrition will
show an 80%
increase in
Student
knowledge and
practice with
Nutrition.
Objective #2)
More Healthy Food Served at CJES
a.) Keep Healthy snacks in the fridge
at all times. Any student that is
hungry can have a healthy snack.
To be coordinated by the
Nutrition Team and Kim
within the scope of the
Nutrition committee budget b.) Keep Chili and Soup and Yogurt
tubes as lunch available at CJES.
Opposed to what was sold a few
years back.
Thank you Kellyanne
c.) Look into a better way to seek
out volunteers for our
microwaving program so all
students have access to a warm
lunch.
Kim will put up a calendar
for “sign up” by the
microwaves.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
d.) Purchase a microwave for the
Grade 3 & 4 classrooms.
Rod will put this order in.
e.) Look into Grants for
snacks/nutrition
Nutrition Committee/SCC
ongoing as they come
available. f.) Schedule a snack time into every
classroom.
Rod will discuss with
teachers and monitor with
walkthroughs g.) Continue with the Breakfast
Program at CJES – Discuss
alternatives for Peanut Butter
due to allergies.
Rod will meet with the
grade 4’s and get this going
as soon as possible.
h.) Purchase a “hydration
station” for students to fill up
water bottles – encourage that
water bottles are only filled up
with “water” and not juice or
pop, etc.
Rod and Kim will Budget
from the the CJES School
Fundraising Account.
i.) Look into the purchase of “CJES”
water bottles for all of our
students and then Kindergarten
every year from this point on.
To be discussed at Sept. and
Oct. SCC Meetings.
j.) Continue with the Milk Contests
as we sell “a lot” of milk those
weeks.
Kim will put these on the
newsletter/calendar.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
k.) Look into school wide subway
sales as a healthier
fundraiser/lunch.
The nutrition committee
will look into this prior to
Christmas.
By June 2016 The
Answers to the
School Based Tell
Them From Me
Questions
Regarding
Nutrition will
show an 80%
increase in
Student
knowledge and
practice with
Nutrition.
Objective #3)
Support the SCC Garden Project
where the ultimate goal (for now) is
that each class grow something that
will help make a school-wide
Borscht luncheon.
a.) Discuss a starting point for the
garden to get it going this year.
Rod/Kellyanne will put this
on the Sept./Oct SCC
Agenda b.) Partner with the School
Division, Town, Volunteers, etc.
to find the right location on the
playground and get the soil
ready for planting.
Rod/Kellyanne will put this
on the Sept./Oct SCC
Agenda
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
c.) Give each class a section for
growing and instructions on
what to plant and involve each
student in every class.
The SCC mtg. agenda in
spring will contain this
topic.
d.) Come up with a plan for
watering and weeding and
harvesting the produce.
The SCC mtg. agenda in
spring will contain this
topic.
By June 2016,
80% of CJES
Students will
indicate that CJES
has a positive
learning climate
(Student Well-
Being Goal)
Objective #1)
Provide a Large Number of
opportunities for students to get
involved in clubs/activities/extra-
curriculars.
a.) Cross-Country Running, After
School Soccer, Before School
Flag-Football, NASP, After School
Volleyball, After School
Basketball, After Lunch
Adventures, Cooking Club,
Snowshoeing, Young Scientist
Club.
To be put on the
newsletter/calendar
monthly by all teachers.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
b.) Continue with The SCC & CJES
Comfort for a Cause “Activity
Grant” to give students that
don’t get a chance to “take part”
the opportunity to do so.
Give the pamphlet to all
parents in the fall and put it
on the website.
c.) Coordinate with Sarah from
CAP/CPR to help her get as many
programs for our students (Yoga,
After School Program,
Snowshoeing)
Rod and Sarah will
meet/communicate
regularly and schedule
events right on the school
newsletter/calendar where
possible. d.) Have a CAP/CPR Rep. from our
school
Thank you Chris and Lesley
By June 2016,
80% of CJES
Students will
indicate that CJES
has a positive
learning climate
(Student Well-
Being Goal)
Objective #2)
Mentorship/Buddy for CJES
Students
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
a.) The student well-being
committee will come up with a
Program whereby students
needing a positive adult
interaction in their life are looked
after by our staff or other
Community members (RCMP,
mayor, etc)
The student well-being
committee will consult with
homeroom teachers and
then organize this.
b.) Plan event with CCS as much as
possible (Buddy-Reading, positive
messaging, etc.)
Ongoing – Buddy Reading
scheduled for Ed. Week.
c.) Make a Buddy Bench where
students that do not have
anyone to play with can sit on.
Students will be trained what to
do if they see someone sitting on
the bench.
Rod will find someone to
paint this on the West
bench ASAP. Betty will
organize a Grade 4 skit
showing how this bench can
be used at a Nov. 6th
Student Well-Being
Assembly
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
By June 2016,
80% of CJES
Students will
indicate that CJES
has a positive
learning climate
(Student Well-
Being Goal)
Objective #3)
School-Wide Program focusing on
respect, CJ Choices, bucketfilling
a.) New posters with CJ choices and
possibly water bottles or mascot
costume.
Darla will take these into
staples to get done in
October. b.) Assemblies where students are
taught about
respect/virtues/bucket-
filling/One-Smile, Pay it Forward,
etc. so they can put the
strategies to work in the school
and on the playground and in the
community.
First Assembly is scheduled
for Nov. 6th.
Division Level
Division
Goals (Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals CJES Goals Action/Work Plans Evidence of Progress
c.) Come up with a common goal for
our school/community focusing
on respect, etc.
To be shared with the staff
after the January Student
Well Being Committee Mtg.
COMPONENT THREE: The Communication Plan
How will the plan and progress be communicated to the school community?
The CJES Learning Improvement Plan will be posted on the CJES website at cjes.gssd.ca
The CJES Learning Improvement Plan will be shared at the Annual Meeting.
The CJES Learning Improvement Plan Goals will be part of every SCC Agenda.
The CJES Learning Improvement Plan Goal Progress Report will be shared as a Data Wall on Display at CJES.
SAMPLE School Learning Improvement Plan
School Mission &/or Vision Statement
Our mission is to develop students with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of all children: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical.
School Level Goals (align with the Division Level Goals in Literacy and Math)
Eighty percent of students at Sample School score in the blue or green at the end of the 13/14 school year on division-wide literacy assessments to be measured by the Fountas & Pinnell BAS.
School Level Action/Work Plan (Teams and Timelines)
The school has broken into three teams to work on strategies to support the school goal.
Team Level Goal (align with the Division Level Goals and School Level SMART Goals)
The K-5 Team will work with the Literacy Coaches, Student Services Teacher and the EAL Coach to increase their understanding of good reading and writing practices in the classroom as well as strategies to provide learning opportunities for students who need extra support in the classroom. After the November division assessments, the team will review Fountas & Pinnell BAS data to target specific reading goals for their classrooms.
The 6-9 Team will work on comprehension strategies as the RAD assessments scored low in that area. They will work with the Literacy Coach on implementing new comprehension strategies. The team will review their goal after the November assessments.
Teams will all have monthly timelines that will be kept in a team binder and shared with administration on a regular basis.
Evidence of Progress
Evidence of progress will be collected in Learning Team binders (one for each of the school’s teams). Teams will include monthly meeting minutes and any other examples of the work that they have done towards reaching their goals. The binders will be stored in the main office so the team members and the administration can easily review and add to them at any time. A team leader will review the binder and the work of the team with the principal or vice-principal on a monthly basis.
At the November staff meeting we will complete the PLC Rubric to assess our growth as a PLC. We will use the information to target areas of PLC development over the course of the year.
Response to Intervention &/or Responsive Teaching
The school SST will work with the three teams to ensure that students utilizing IIP’s will be included as part of the LIP. Another area of focus will be that students are included into the regular classroom as much as possible using targeted interventions and differentiated instruction based on readiness.
The Role of the School Community Council
The council sees a role in encouraging families to focus on the school’s literacy goal through personal contacts, organized family reading events, and networking with other SCC’s. For 2014/2015 the SCC’s goal is conducting research and creating an action plan to engage parents in read-at-home activities that will increase the reading skills of their children. They already have some activities planned to communicate their plan to the community.
How will the plan and progress be communicated to the school community?
The plan and progress of the learning plan will be communicated through the following:
Literacy Kiosk at Parent/Teacher Night
Planned Events – Literacy/Bingo/Meal Nights
Monthly Reading Trivia
Parents Promoting Reading Bulletin Board