Eckville Elementary School

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Eckville Elementary School

• Education Plan 2007-2008

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• Eckville Elementary School
• Learning and Caring
• Through Quality Education

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Values

• Our actions promote
• Caring
• Quality
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Leadership

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Eckville Elementary School Demographics 2007-08

• Student Enrolment
• ECS 25
• Gr. 1 19
• Gr. 2 20
• Gr. 3 20
• Gr. 4 17
• Gr. 5 19
• Gr. 6 28
• ELAC 9
• Total Students 148

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Eckville Elementary School Staff
Support Staff Mrs. Laurie Wacher
Secretary Mrs. Claudia Thomas Special
Needs EA Mrs. Shannon Cameron Special Needs
EA/ELI Mrs. Janay Thomas Special Need
EA/PUF Mrs. Kim Moxness Speech/ELI/PUF
Mrs. Karen Ross Special Needs EA Ms.
Angie Ewing FSLW Mrs. Laurie Nelson
Custodian

• Teaching Staff
• Principal Miss Gillian Marshall
• ECS Mrs. Karri-Lynn Knudsen
• Gr. 1 Ms. Kendall Johnson
• Gr. 2 Mrs. Angela Landin
• Gr. 3 Mrs. Suzanne Greenwood
• Gr. 4 Mrs. Joan Langer
• Gr. 5 Miss Leanne Heidt
• Gr. 6 Mrs. Chelsey Ackerman
• Gr. 1-6 PE Mrs. Bev Abt
• ELAC/Resource Miss Lindsay McLeod
• Music/Art Mrs. Maxine Taylor
• AISI facilitator Mrs. Chelsey Ackerman
• SE facilitator Miss Lindsay McLeod
• French Miss Leanne Heidt

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Goal 1 Assessment of and for Learning

• Teachers read, researched and attended
  conferences to understand assessment and how to
  improve it.
• Readings from Stiggins, Wiggins, McTighe,
  OConners and others
• Attending Leading and Learning Conference in Red
  Deer

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Results of Goal 1 How did we do?

• Our AISI facilitator assisted teachers in
  expanding their knowledge on P/D days
• Our AISI facilitator provided release time to
  teachers to identify the essential outcomes.
• Teachers identified the rocks or essential
  outcomes in Language Learning and Mathematics.
• Teachers met with Bentley Elementary to compare
  and debate the rocks.
• Teachers met with vertical grade groupings to
  discuss rocks for consistency.
• Teachers wrote the rocks in student friendly
  language in Language Learning.

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Evidence What learning took place

• Using our WolfNet system, teacher can access
• Essential outcomes in Language Learning and Math
• Outcomes written in Student Friendly Language for
  Language Learning.

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Teacher Comments

• Focusing on assessment creates clear targets
  that allow students to know where they are going.
  Our students are understanding more of what they
  are expected to learn and teachers are
  reassessing their own teaching practices.
• "I see much more student success when they know
  EXACTLY what objectives are going to be learned
  during a lesson, and what is expected they KNOW
  at the end of a unit.
• AISI has allowed me to delve into the Language
  Learning and Math curriculum in more detail than
  I ever have before. This has clarified for me
  what are the truly important outcomes that my
  students need to learn.

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Survey Results Evidence

• Student Positive Gains
• 91 of students are clear on what they are
  expected to learn.
• 86 of students feel that their teacher uses
  different learning activities.
• Parent Positive Gains
• 89 of parents feel that teachers keep them
  informed about their childs progress and
  achievement.
• Staff Positive Gains
• 100 of staff are satisfied with their access to
  professional development
• 100 of staff feel that the school has a process
  for improving the quality of education it offers
  to students

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How can we use this data to improve?

• Students will be able to articulate the
  objectives being taught.
• Students will be able to articulate why different
  activities are being used to master objectives
  being taught.
• Parents will be informed of curriculum objectives
  and how it relates to their childs performance
  mastery.
• Teacher will continue to be reflective about
  their teaching practices as they relate to
  assessment.

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Goal 2 Improving Communication

• Staff became familiar with and used a division
  wide program to assist with sharing special
  education programming files (Docushare)
• Improving the flow of communication through more
  frequent staff meetings, weekly memos and an
  advisory team.

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Results of Goal 2 Improving Communication

• 100 of staff felt that the bi-monthly staff
  meetings were worthwhile and should be continued.
• 100 of staff thought that the weekly memo BAMMMM
  was beneficial.
• 100 of staff thought the Advisory Team was
  beneficial and helped staff communicate with each
  other and the office.
• 100 of staff that regularly used Docushare to
  share special education programming files thought
  it was beneficial.
• 100 of the staff read and discussed Lencionis
  book, The 5 Dysfunctions of Teams.

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Evidence What learning took place

• 100 of student programming files were updated
  and shared with Central Office using the
  Docushare program
• Staff were kept informed about school
  initiatives/business through a weekly memo and
  bi-monthly staff meetings.
• Staff members used the Advisory Team to
  communicate with miscommunication with the
  office.
• After reading Lencionis book, an open discussion
  started taking place about how Eckville
  Elementary can become even better.

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Survey Results Evidence

• Parent Positive Gains
• 84 of parents are satisfied with the
  communications received from the school.
• Concerns
• 68 of parents are satisfied with the schools
  commitment for improving student learning
• 53 of parents are satisfied that the school has
  a process for improving the quality of education
  it offers to students.

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Survey Results Evidence

• Staff Positive Gains
• 80 of staff were satisfied with the overall
  communication between administration and staff
  (20 unsure)
• 100 of staff were satisfied with the overall
  communication between the school and the home.
• 80 of staff were satisfied with the process used
  to help maintain and improve their performance.
  (Prof. Growth, supervision and/or evaluation)
• (20 unsure)
• 100 of staff were satisfied that the school is
  committed to improving students learning through
  staff collaboration.

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Survey Results Evidence

• Staff Concerns
• 30 of staff are satisfied with the way the staff
  consistently handle playground discipline.
• 10 of staff are satisfied that student behaviour
  is consistently handled by staff.

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How can we use this data to improve?

• Discrepancy between
• parents being happy with the communication going
  home but not knowing the new initiatives the
  school is implementing.
• Some staff feeling the process for improving
  their performance needs to be improved.
• Continue to work on communicating effectively
  between administration and staff
• Revisit and discuss as a staff the research
  behind Looping and how it impacts us here at
  Eckville Elementary.
• As a staff revisit how we handle playground
  discipline to establish consistency.

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Planning for 2007-8

• Continue working on both Goals from 2006-7
• Assessment of and for Learning
• Improving Communication
• Include the new initiatives being started in
  Wolfcreek School Division.
• Instructional Leadership (IL) and Excellent
  Learning Environments (ELE)
• Special Education Facilitator (SEF)

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Goal 1 Assessment of and for Learning

• Teachers will post the rocks in student
  friendly language from the Language Learning
  curriculum.
• Teachers will put Mathematics essential outcomes
  rocks in student friendly language and post
  them in their classrooms.
• Teachers will design assessments that fit with
  the essential outcomes that have been identified.
• Students will be able to articulate what learning
  outcome they are attempting to achieve and
  understand what they have to do to reach them.

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Goal 1 Assessment of and for Learning

• Teachers in grades K-3 and 4-6 will collaborate
  to make a grade specific writing rubrics which
  demonstrates skill continuity from grade to
  grade.
• Teachers will develop writing exemplars to match
  their writing rubrics.
• Keep parents informed by newsletter and brochures
  about
• what teachers are learning on Professional
  Development days in regards to assessment
• how this new learning will be impact their child.

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Goal 1 Best Practices and Research

• Have an AISI facilitator to help us with research
  and process.
• Have the AISI facilitator provide release time to
  the teachers to create writing rubrics
• Attend the Leading and Learning Conference by
  Stiggins.
• Use new resources on assessment to improve
  learning.
• Use P/D days to share and expand knowledge
• Support each other with our PLC groups with the
  focus being on assessment and differentiated
  instruction.
• Meet in vertical loops to develop grade specific
  writing rubrics and exemplars.

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Goal 1 Critical Evidence

• Each teacher will participate in writing the
  rocks in student friendly language for Math
  from K-6.
• Each teacher will post their student friendly
  language outcomes in Language and Math.
• Students will be able to communicate what outcome
  they are learning.
• Each teacher will participate in vertical
  loopings to produce a writing rubric with student
  exemplars.
• Students PAT results shown in a Histogram format,
  should show a trend to move results further to
  left.

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Goal 1 Strategies

• Have an AISI facilitator to help us with research
  and process.
• Have the AISI facilitator provide release time to
  the teachers to create writing rubrics
• Attend the Leading and Learning Conference by
  Stiggins.
• Use new resources on assessment to improve
  learning.
• Use P/D days to share and expand knowledge
• Support each other with our PLC groups with the
  focus being on assessment and differentiated
  instruction.
• Meet in vertical loops to develop grade specific
  writing rubrics and exemplars.

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Eckville Elementary Professional Staff PD Plan

• Our Professional Development Plan will focus on
  helping us to deal with our goals for the school.
  Parts of each PD day will be devoted to our
  Professional Learning Teams and to bring in
  presenters to deal with the issues of school
  culture, professional learning teams and
  assessment for learning.
• August 27th/28th Wolf Creek Summer Institute
• August 29th Staff Retreat focus on
  Communication
• October 2nd Dare to Care Staff Training Day
• October 6th Assessment and PLT planning
• November 30th Leading and Learning conference
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• December 1st Stiggins
• January 30th Intra-school collaboration
• February 7-8th Teachers Convention
• March 7th Continuation with Assessment for
  learning

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Eckville Elementary Support Staff PD Plan

• Our Professional Development Plan will focus on
  helping us to deal with our goals for the school.
  Parts of each PD day will be devoted to our
  Professional Learning Teams and to bring in
  presenters to deal with the issues of school
  culture, professional learning teams and
  assessment for learning.
• August 27th/28th Wolf Creek Summer Institute
• August 29th Staff Retreat focus on
  Communication
• Oct. 2nd Dare to Care Staff Training
• October 5th Behaviour Management Course
• November 30th Sharing and supporting our PLTs
• January 30th Intra-school collaboration on
  behavioural supports for students
• February 7/8th Support Staff Conference
• March 7th Continued collaboration on behavioural
  supports
• for students

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Goal 2 Improving Communication

• Continue building stronger staff communication
  through bimonthly stand up staff meetings and
  weekly memos (GLAMMM)
• Discuss and evaluate our present playground
  supervision model to provide consistency with
  discipline.
• Provide parents with updates through newsletters,
  pamphlets and our website on old/new initiatives
  at school- Assessment for Learning, Dare to
  Care, Looping
• Have the SEF (special education facilitator)
  actively involved using the Docushare program,
  arranging students with services requested and
  assisting teachers in the classrooms.
• Having the Principal as a Instructional Leader
  (IL) being actively involved in student learning
  by being visible and assisting in the classrooms.

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Goal 2 Best Practices and Research

• Have an SE facilitator to help us understand
  students special needs and access services.
• Have the SE facilitator provide release time to
  the teachers whom need time to write IPPs for
  students.
• Have the SEF attend divisional meetings to help
  understand the position.
• During staff meetings discuss playground
  behaviour and methods for staff to be consistent.
• As a staff review and discuss the benefits to
  looping and how they have impacted student
  learning.
• Use P/D days to share and expand knowledge about
  Student Programming initiatives.
• Continue to build a safe and caring community
  through the Dare to Care program, Be Cool
  Program and the DARE program.
• Update parents about new initiatives through
  brochures and the website.

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Goal 2 Critical Evidence

• Meeting minutes from the bi-monthly stand up
  staff meeting and weekly memos (GLAMMM)
• Staff will participate in identifying safe
  playground behaviour and methods to deal with
  students whom arent behaving safely.
• Participate in the Dare to Care program by
  attending the staff, students and community
  workshops.
• Teacher and parent feedback regarding the
  Strategies program and accessing student
  services.
• SEF being visible working with students both in
  the Strategies class and the regular classrooms.
• Having the IL (Principal) interacting with
  student in the classroom on a weekly basis and
  having conversations with the teachers about
  growth plans.
• Distribute information through brochures and our
  website.

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Goal 2 Strategies

• Have an SE facilitator to help us understand
  students special needs and access services.
• Have the SE facilitator provide release time to
  the teachers whom need time to write IPPs for
  students.
• Participate in the Dare to Care program by
  attending the staff, students and community
  workshops.
• Teacher and parent feedback regarding the
  Strategies program and accessing student
  services.
• SEF being visible working with students both in
  the Strategies class and the regular classrooms.
• Having the IL (Principal) interacting with
  student in the classroom on a weekly basis and
  having conversations with the teachers about
  growth plans.

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Trends and Issues

• Adjust our report card structure to reflect our
  new philosophy
• New math curriculum
• New grade 6 Social Studies curriculum
• Improve communication with the community about
  our new initiatives.
• Concern about our playground equipment being
  vandalized by the public after hours.

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Celebrations
Mr. Bauer led the charge
Terry Fox Run raised 856.47
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Jump Rope for Heart Santas Anonymous
Donations Remembrance Day Essay Contest
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Quality Daily Physical Education-12 years
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APEGGA Building challenge Geography Challenge
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Month End Assemblies, Police Dog visits ,
Principals Honour Roll
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Breakfast for Learning, Halloween, Spirit Days
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100 days, Christmas Concert, Field Trips
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Grade 6 Farewell, Community Involvement, DARE,
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People are the Key!