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Oag District Intro Dec09
Welcome to School District #60 which serves over 5,700 students across 20 schools in a regional population of 31,000. The district is focused on providing quality education for all students through a philosophy of reculturalization, positive behavior supports, and leadership development. Key goals include improving social responsibility, student engagement and the academic success of Aboriginal students as outlined in the district's Achievement Contract and Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement. The district is exploring opportunities to reconfigure facilities and programming to better meet the diverse needs of students in the coming years.
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Oag District Intro Dec09
- 1. Welcome to SD#60! “Our task is to provide quality education for the kids we have, not the kids we used to have, want to have, or kids that exist in our dreams.” Colleen Politano
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- 3. School District #60 RegionalPopulation - 31000 20 Schools 5700 students
- 4. School District #60 RegionalPopulation - 31000 20 Schools 5700 students
- 5. some recent history philosophyand goals changes, innovation and realities
- 6. Kids don’t starton an even playing field... A study of 5 year olds...
- 8. Rural Schools -ESL, Aboriginal... International Students SWIS - Immigrant Youth NBCDES
- 9. The PLAN... (as presented to the Board in June 2006) • Flat model • Shared knowledge/duties • Built in succession • Strengths based delineation of duties • “Reculture through influence” (as opposed to restructuring through authority)
- 10. Model... collaboration trust and transparency group skills pro-activity and prevention high expectations optimism dignity, respect, and how we treat one another
- 11. OECD - Organizationfor Economic Co-operation and Development
- 12. OECD - Organizationfor Economic Co-operation and Development
- 14. Reactive and Punitive
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- 16. from “all” to“each”...
- 17. Appreciative PLC PBIS Inquiry Covey Ethical Fitness
- 18. Appreciative PLC PBIS Inquiry Covey Ethical Fitness
- 19. Achievement Contract... our goals 1. Social Responsibility 2. Student Engagement - School Improvement Plans - Internal Review Process
- 20. Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement Goal 1: Improve the Wellness of all Aboriginal Students Goal 2: All Students will honour the Local Aboriginal Histories and Cultures Goal 3: To Improve the Academic Success and Graduation Rates of all Aboriginal Students
- 21. Some Background andThe Three Legged Stool... Home School Community
- 22. Ministry Projections to2017/18 nominal capacity capital challenges
- 23. Challenges into Opportunities.... Howdo we match a need for student space with the creation of our desired future?
- 24. Dogwood Completion Rate dilemma...a case for change? The “unique” North East
- 25. “Globe and Mail”article December 31, 2007 “Schools need to ‘rewire’ on behalf of kids...”
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- 28. Root Causes ofSuccess •• Relationships (advocate/guidance support) •• Knowledgeable teachers who teachers motivate, inspires and values all students •• Multiple learning and teaching approaches, hands-on, project based •• Relevant curriculum •• High expectations, high challenges •• Safe environment where emotional needs are honoured •• Partnerships; multiple stakeholders, parents, students, staff with a shared vision •• Happy students with a sense of belonging who feel safe to take risks •• Organizational structures: alternate programs, smaller classes, extend beyond the walls •• Collaborative model; learning from and with each other (teachers, students, parents, community)
- 29. Action Teams forToday and Tomorrow Achievement and Engagement 1. Social Responsibility 2. Mentorship and Intergenerational Learning 3. Student Leadership / Voice 4. Secondary School Success 5. Inclusive Learning Restructuring 6. Staffing 7. Facilities and Transportation 8. Curriculum and Learning Resources
- 30. Social Responsibility... Code of Conduct... PBIS Coaches... Performance Standards... SWIS / Easy D
- 31. Mentorship and Intergenerational
- 32. Mentorship and Intergenerational
- 33. Student Voice... “Student Advisory Council”
- 34. The organization oftime and space in our high schools needs to be enabling rather than restrictive by serving the learning agenda as opposed to driving it. Peter B. Drescher
- 35. Secondary School Success Inclusive Learning “alternate” “at promise class” “diversity vs inclusion”
- 37. Exploring Alternate Spaces... Neighborhoods of Learning... “in reverse”
- 38. So far... “MiddleYears” Linear Programming for Gr. 8 Teacher Teaming (integrating subjects, few teacher transitions) Teacher Advisor Groups Student Mentorship/WEB, Linkcrew...
- 39. So far... “MiddleYears” Linear Programming for Gr. 8 “Posts of Responsibility” Teacher Teaming (integrating subjects, few teacher transitions) job descriptions revised... Grade/ student oriented Teacher Advisor Groups vs subject oriented Student Mentorship/WEB, Linkcrew...
- 40. Together We Learn... Village of Taylor
- 41. Together We Learn... Village of Taylor Village of Hudson’s Hope
- 42. Early Interventions ReadingRecovery Strong Starts WOW Bus Speech/Language ...
- 43. Wireless Writing Program boys behaviour Aboriginal
- 44. the realities... space -our numbers full time K / Strong Start / ECE future direction... budget / AFG and?? changing needs of students - schooling or learning?
- 45. Staffing challenges, Adminturn-over Pro-D Calendar, Leadership Academy, Posts of Responsibility, Collaboration Grants
- 46. Leadership Teams andCoaches Literacy, Numeracy, Social Responsibility
- 47. Communication... Board and CommitteeMeetings Exec Meetings, District Staff Meetings District Leadership Meetingsrr Aboriginal Ed Meetings PAC, DPAC, SUPAC, SPC’s, Parent Conference Website, Blog. Moodle
- 48. The ground isshifting under everyone’s feet as schools hustle to catch up to the changes in society. But those changes, although difficult, have brought school communities to a moment in time when they can rethink what they can be. Chris Lehmann
- 49. the move from“me” to “we”... and a call to quit “tinkering”
- 50. Our kids... THE BEST IN THE WORLD? or... THE BEST FOR THE WORLD?
- 52. A crisis isa terrible thing to waste...
- 53. "Children are theworld's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."
- 54. We must bewilling to change what we do in our classrooms so students can grow — not hope that students can grow so we don’t have to change what we do in our classrooms. Todd Whitaker
- 55. “The 21st centuryis a fundamentally different environment that is demanding completely new ideas for how things get done. These sweeping changes are occurring so rapidly and are of such magnitude that education must quickly adapt or face the very real prospect of becoming irrelevant.” Jukes, McCain, Kelly (2009:1)
- 60. Roosevelt’s High Schools.... builtschools to keep teens from competing for jobs during the Depression Era...
- 61. “You’ll never solvea problem using the same thinking that caused the problem.”
- 62. “Tell me andI forget, show me and I remember, let me do and I understand.”
- 63. “Tell me andI forget, show me and I remember, let me do and I understand.”
- 64. 1. Welcome toFort St. John a. Introductions: Trustees, Exec, District Admin - areas b. Community Context c. School Overview, Rural/Urban, Student population/breakdown d. Inner City e. International f. Immigrant g. Careers + Developments h. NBCDES 2. District Goals / Focus a. Alignment b. Bricks i. Reculturalization ii. PBIS, Ethical Fitness, Covey, AI…. iii. Leadership Development (supervision of learning, Wellman, Conflict resolution….) c. Achievement Contract (the whole process, SIP, District Internal Reviews, Ministry Reviews) i. External Reviews, Audits d. Enhancement Agreement e. Today & Tomorrow i. Unified Vision Approach ii. Action Teams – Soc Resp, Secondary School Success, Mentorship/Intergenerational, Inclusive Learning iii. Reconfiguration iv. Middle Years v. Enerplex vi. Common Roots of Success