Education Plan
Meadow Ridge School Education Plan Our Education Plan is based on contributions from students, parents, staff, business/community leaders and service providers who provide ongoing and direct feedback in the development of goals and strategies for engagement, support and success of each learner. Follow Links to: School Annual Education Results Report |
About Our School Meadow Ridge School is the newest school in the Foothills School Division opening its door in September 2019. We currently have approximately 650 students Kindergarten through Grade 9 and are nestled in the north of Okotoks with beautiful views of the Rocky Mountains to the west and a wetland to the north. As a new school, we co-created our vision and mission before opening our doors: Empowering the hearts, heads and hands to make a difference.
We cultivate curiosity, nurture community, and grow global citizens. Meadow Ridge is Home of the Grizzlies of which our mascot was chosen by students in our first year. Like the Grizzly, we are resilient, patient and accepting, adaptive, know when to walk away, continuous learners who live in the present based on lessons from the past, and are courageous enough to be ourselves (Elmeligi & Marriott, 2020). To develop a safe, caring, welcoming learning environment, we focus on the Meadow Ridge Compass, also referred to as the 3 B’s: helping others feel they BELONG, doing our BEST, and leaving spaces BETTER than the way we found them. We have an unwavering belief that:
With 32 certified faculty and 13 support staff including, educational assistants, office staff, a Learning Commons Facilitator, and a Family School Liaison Counselor, we offer a diverse range of learning opportunities within our learning studios, community and outdoors to make our vision live within the Meadow Ridge School community. Students are invited to attend and/or lead a variety of clubs and extracurricular activities which provides a well-rounded schooling experience focusing on intellectual engagement, health & well-being, positive peer relationships and social emotional development. To develop the whole child and prepare them for life beyond the walls of schools, we offer a variety of Career and Technology Foundations (CTF), Fine Arts and physical activity opportunities. This provides students in Grades 5 to 9 the opportunity to explore their interests within various occupational areas and technologies. Through CTF, students may plan, design, create, and implement solutions for relevant problems that exist in our world. These also include an introduction to construction using power tools, foods, recreation sport, coding and robotics, digital media, band, outdoor education, and drama to name a few . Kindergarten to Grade 6, CTF focuses on learning through play and Makerspace where students engage in the design thinking process, STEM, robotics, cooking and crafting. |
School Highlights and Celebrations While this year has been one of limitations, we have used it as an opportunity to be innovative and creative in how we continue to build our school community, a sense of belonging and identity of what it means to be a Meadow Ridge Grizzly. We have explored how to teach, learn, and be a school community when we could not always be “together”. We started the year with a staggered entry allowing faculty to provide a warm, personalized welcome, and provide time for students to adjust to the new protocols related to the School Re-Launch. We have sought new ways to instruct using various technologies and techniques along with new ways of connecting with our community such as virtual assemblies. We focused on staff and student wellness throughout the year with various activities including a partnership with Kat Tiefenbach, wellness coach from Minds Matter. We have worked to stay connected to our families through classroom and school communication and engaging students through fun challenges and theme days. We were able to have our first ever junior high Track and Field meet, dance, Fine Arts Festival along with our first Grade 9 Farewell where parents could attend. Our word of the year was “Connection” and we focused on health and wellness and (re)connecting our school community. We wanted to create connections in spite of restrictions of a pandemic.
6. We continued to find ways to give back to our community. We raised over $2300 through Hats On For Charity where we have donated to the Terry Fox Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Even Start and Heaven Can Wait Animal Rescue. We also participated in events such as community clean up, writing letters to Grandfriends who live in a local senior residence, starting a recycling club, and Yellow Fish Road. |
Providing Assurance Our School’s planning and reporting processes reflect the guiding principles, domains and enabling processes outlined in Alberta Education’s Assurance Framework. Our School’s effective planning and results reporting occurs in a continuous improvement cycle which is integral to our accountability and assurance including: o Developing/updating plans based on results, contextual information and provincial direction. o Incorporating stakeholder input based on engagement activities at various points throughout the process, as appropriate. o Implementing research and practice-informed strategies to maintain or improve performance across domains. o Monitoring implementation and adjusting efforts as needed. o Measuring, analyzing and reporting results. o Using results to identify areas for improvement and to develop strategies and targets for the next plan. o Communicating and engaging with stakeholders about school plans and results. |
Key insights from results analysis of the impact of Engagement, Support and Success strategies Strengths and Areas for Refinement ENGAGEMENT
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Engagement Engagement that is timely, meaningful and collaborative | |||
Our story of engagement for each learner at our school Before opening Meadow Ridge, we invited parents to an engagement evening where they were challenged to rethink the purpose of school and ideated what they hoped their children learned by the time they left Meadow Ridge. This was used when co-creating our shared vision. Parents also shared communication they would like to see which we incorporated into year two. This year, the School Council has also been asked for their perspectives around learning and communication which was shared with faculty. We also asked every Kindergarten parent coming to MRS about what they hope their child learns while at our school. This continues to guide decisions we make as a school. Grade level teams offer more consistency in communications as there was a lot of discrepancy after our first year. At minimum, every teacher emails a curriculum newsletter the first Friday of every month. Many teachers also email weekly updates. Classroom teachers have a commitment to ongoing and timely communication with their families. Monthly school communication, called Community Connect, is sent out from the office with school information. Instagram is used as our key social media site to engage parents and students with happenings in MRS. Our Grade 9 students were engaged in Student Matters and ensuring our students are having a voice. They created a “Grizzly Suggestion Box” outside of the office. Grade 9 students also wrote admin letters in November expressing what they would like for Grade 9 Farewell. This information was used to plan our first farewell. We also had pizza lunch with a random sampling of Jr High students asking what we could do better as a school. Admin visited Grade 6 students in May and did a compass point thinking routine getting their suggestions, worries, excitements and need to know for junior high. We then followed up to answer questions and plan different events to prepare them for junior high. When hiring for Meadow Ridge, we intentionally chose a variety of teachers with diverse interests, experiences and backgrounds. This provides multiple perspectives when planning and we have people interested in supporting in many different areas; this is critical when starting a new school and meeting the diverse needs of students. Therefore, engaging teachers is valued and regularly built into our faculty meetings and professional learning days. We have listened to and responded to teachers’ voices in a variety of ways regarding positive behaviour support, strategies for our Education Plan, implementing guidelines for COVID, the process for year-end transitions and communicating about students as well as leadership teams. All teaching faculty are part of at least one leadership team:
Each leadership team used a modified design thinking process to come up with ideas on how we can live our mission and vision. They created a strategic plan for implementation and timelines to ensure they enacted on at least one idea from their ideation stage. Engaging faculty in how the school is run, where we focus our time and energy, and providing them with choice/voice, has empowered them to make a difference at MRS. **Engaging faculty, both teachers and support staff, in strategies for the Education Plan** | |||
Goal Desired Result Advance stakeholder engagement and communications Advancing stakeholder engagement practices and communication strategies ensures our School is responsive to local needs, increases stakeholder understanding of education matters and improves decision-making. It provides stakeholders and the public with accurate, accessible and easy to understand information about the progress and performance of our School in relation to provincial assurance domains and the Division priority of engagement, support and success for each learner. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. Purposeful and appropriate stakeholder engagement and communication strategies ensure:
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Student Engagement - Continue to develop and build leadership initiatives for students at multiple grade levels such as:
Strategy 2: Faculty Engagement -
Strategy 3: Parent Engagement
Strategy 4: Community Engagement - Collaborate with and stay in tune with current and future community support systems to provide accurate information to families and staff including:
Strategy 5: Communications
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Goal Desired Result Advance evidence-based continuous improvement and assurance. Learners communicate, collaborate and solve problems together to advance education excellence and provide assurance for student growth and achievement. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. Assurance has been achieved through:
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Continue to share and collaborate with staff to advance the understanding of our school goals to improve student academic and social-emotional growth. Strategy 2: Use Instagram and Community Connect to highlight events and learning at MRS and highlight explicitly how they align to concepts in the AERR survey and our School Education Plan. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Assurance Links for ENGAGEMENT | |||
For Further Information Follow Links to: Example of teacher leadership team’s strategic plan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PGYrC-1KFrW3oOeLRDAo9EGSeY3T1abu_mOXVNqsfMA/edit Presentation to School Council regarding student voice and choice for options: Engaging School Council in AERR data: | |||
Support Learning environments that are welcoming, caring, respectful, safe and inclusive. | |||
Our story of support for each learner at our school Meadow Ridge is developing systems, structures and supports that are collaborative, responsive to the needs of students, and aligned with our vision. Our team includes 1.5 FTE Learning Coaches, a Family School Liaison Counselor, a Wellness Coach through Minds Matter, and Education Assistants along with teachers. We have developed a Continuum of Supports for a safe, caring and welcoming school along with a progressive continuum for expected behaviours; continuum of supports were started for Literacy and Numeracy but are in their infancy. As a faculty, we learned about positive behaviour supports as we developed our continuum for expected and unexpected behaviours at Meadow Ridge. We engaged faculty in its creation along with having a consistent understanding of expected and unexpected behaviours. To ensure that PBS is a collective responsibility of all faculty, and to get diverse strategies in moving forward, at the end of the school year 2020, we had teachers ideate on administrators', teachers’ and students’ responsibility for positive behaviour (see one example here) at both the classroom-based and whole school level. At the beginning of Sept 2020, teachers then reviewed the collection of ideas and committed to using at least one new idea/strategyone in their learning studio. Admin also committed to some such as positive reinforcement (highlighting expected behaviours on the announcements). Here are some examples: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AIltVxAUU_VzPe5bFMtB3pseUgv6szfEUWqQE0gy6-4/edit#slide=id.ge00fe71591_44_0 To ensure students get the support required, we make data informed decisions based on benchmark assessments including the Early Years Evaluation - Direct Assessment, Reading Readiness Screening Tool, GRADE, and Math Intervention/Programming Instrument. Further diagnostic information is gathered through Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments, along with Level B assessments done by the Learning Coach and Level C assessments including therapeutic assessments and Psych Ed assessments. We also rely on Level A classroom-based assessments and teacher observations. Grade level teams met weekly to develop a consistent understanding of categorical grades, to examine student learning, and to ensure classroom-based assessments are valid and reliable. Every six weeks we have collaborative meetings at each grade level to discuss students’ academic, social emotional and attendance concerns and celebrate growth. These collaborative meetings include a Learning Coach, administrator and sometimes the Family School Liaison Counselor. We also have weekly Student Support meetings to discuss student needs and school-wide systems and structures with Learning Coaches, FSLC and admin. Our Learning Coaches collaborated with a group of teachers to develop year end transitions based on teacher voice. Using our operational days at the end of the year, Kindergarten teachers met with Grade 1 teachers to discuss strengths and effective strategies for students. Teachers made notes, asked questions, and now have a bank of strengths-based strategies. These transition meetings were held from Grade 1 to Grade 8. Our Wellness Coach, connected to Minds Matter, started in our school in January. Ms. Julia began with lessons in Junior High and Kindergarten about mindfulness and yoga. She then worked with Junior High around identifying anxiety and developing coping strategies. She continued support in K-6 classes through the PATHS program developing social emotional competencies within students. | |||
Goal Desired Result Advance wellness and well-being Develop collective efficacy in advancing a culture of wellness and well-being. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve.
“Students will learn
Guiding Framework - Design and Development of K-12 Provincial Curriculum page 11 “As a pluralistic society, Alberta recognizes and supports unity and a commitment to the common good among a diverse citizenry. A peaceful, pluralistic society and an energized civilization requires respect and mutual understanding among people of different faiths, experiences, and backgrounds.” Guiding Framework - Design and Development of K-12 Provincial Curriculum page 17 | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes Strategy 1: Collaborate with Minds Matter to design effective and responsive universal supports for staff and student SEL wellness
Strategy 2: Evidence-Based Practices
Strategy 3: Staff Advisory Council Our faculty member at staff advisory council will lead team building activities at meetings, create bulletin boards in collaboratories to share wellness information and an area to celebrate colleagues. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Goal Desired Result Advance our Continuum of Supports Continue to develop and advance our continuum of support. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. FSD maintains a robust continuum of support that is visible and accessible to all learners at the divisional level and within individual schools. “A board, as partner in education, has the responsibility to (e) provide a continuum of supports and services to students that is consistent with the principles of inclusive education.” Alberta Education Act, pages 39-40 “To support children and students in attaining the goals as stated in the Ministerial Order on Student Learning,school authorities must ensure that all children and students...have access to meaningful and relevant learning experiences that include appropriate instructional supports.” Alberta Guide to Education, Page 27 | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes. Programs, services, strategies and local measures demonstrate that each learner has access to a continuum of supports and services that is consistent with the principles of inclusive learning.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Build school-based continuum of supports in literacy and numeracy to ensure consistency in universal, targeted and individualized supports and to support teachers, students, and community members use effective strategies/approaches to maximize impact on learning. Strategy 2: Collaborate with and incorporate the expertise of our school’s FSLC to find relevant outside agencies and support as needed and to connect with families requiring support. Strategy 3: Continue to develop awareness and use of Student Support meetings. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Elementary at or above the National Norm for:
Secondary at or above the National Norm for:
Evidence demonstrates students have access to a continuum of supports to support overall success, achievement and well-being.
Evidence from student analysis of information gathered from student generated engagement opportunities created through Students’ Matters.
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For Further Information Follow Links to Link to student essential agreements (code of conduct) & progressive continuum for PBS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12WaBXTpBjagD1ikWaZBFlRyegFjaCaJC/view?usp=sharing Link to Meadow Ridge Compass: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MeLeEe7jxSTGVe2illbGmEDN_st9JuoZ/edit Link to professional learning about positive behaviour supports: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N5ArdNWo3gzc-Um0H1U8UWTpXqmSznz6/edit#slide=id.p11 Link to Feedback from Students - What did I learn from Ms. Julia and PATHS? https://drive.google.com/drive/recent?hl=en_GB Link to Feedback from Faculty - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uefzT5oliPbTg7H0dU4jnfSNAfZs6YcnXcDb1ESdsc0/edit?usp=sharing Examples shared with school council of how we are nurturing our school community: | |||
Success Student Growth and Achievement Excellence in teaching, learning and leadership | |||
Our story of success for each learner at our school We deeply believe that all learners can be successful if we meet students where they are at, have strong relationships, and have a strength-based approach to learning. While we know relationships are critical, we believe learning and relationships are not separate but support one another. The way we design learning environments and learning opportunities should simultaneously develop strong relationships and positive social emotional competencies. The two occur in tandem. Grade level teams met weekly in HIT (High Impact Team). At the beginning of the year, we reviewed 5 core practices for formative assessment to develop consistency as a faculty. Each HIT focused on communicating through writing as related to their Program of Studies (Grade 1 -2 focused on writing words and sentences; Grades 3-9 focused on expository paragraphs). Each team co-created rubrics aligned to outcomes, had common formative assessments, and then used the calibration protocol to ensure consistent standards for categorical grading. From there, some grades then focused on developing consistent standards for reading, number sense or spelling. We believe that classroom-based assessments are the most important to monitor student learning and provide next steps; however, to be reliable and valid, we need to ensure we have a consistent understanding of each level of achievement. This has been the focus of HIT time so we can monitor learning and provide necessary support in an ongoing, timely way. As a culture of thinking, we focus on designing learning that is relevant, meaningful and intellectually engaging. We are moving towards:
Teachers examined these five criteria and found their own entry point for their IPGP. Many faculty explored FNMI perspectives and how they relate to designing relevant learning opportunities. Others focused on designing Cascade Challenges from divisional PD with Garfield Gini-Newman, and creating assessments that were open-ended requiring students to show their thinking. Some new faculty explored signposts as a way to read for understanding. Others focused on using formative assessment and feedback to improve learning. Again, we provided teacher autonomy within the confines of those five criteria of what learning looks like at Meadow Ridge. We also believe, in order to empower teachers and believe they learn from one another, we designed two professional learning days where they shared one way they were living these goals. At the beginning of the year, we had Div 1 teachers sharing one thing they did with Div 3 teachers through a sharing circle. We wanted teachers to get a broader understanding of what learning looks like in K-9, identify what commonalities they may have, and to explore new strategies to try. Later in the year, every teacher brought a learning task that allowed for deeper thinking. Collaborating in small groups across division levels, they discussed the purpose of the task, what outcomes were being learned, how it was assessed, and how it aligned with our Ed Plan. Teachers then asked clarifying questions and provided feedback to one another on ways they might improve it for next time. According to our Intellectual Engagement surveys, there were very few students who feel anxious or apathetic in their four core subjects, suggesting we are effective at differentiating for those who require targeted or individualized support and providing multiple chances to improve after receiving feedback. There was a higher number of students who reported being bored which suggests the need to continue designing learning that is engaging and meaningful for students who have strong knowledge and skills. Similarly, a high percentage of junior high students report a low utility of school in the SOSQ, which means they do not understand the connection between what they are learning and life beyond the walls of school. Overall, the majority of students do report to being in “flow” in both elementary and junior high students. | |||
Goal 1 Desired Result Advance innovation and design Build on existing high-quality learning in FSD by cultivating a culture of innovation and design to deepen student understanding of knowledge, skills and competencies through robust programs and career exploration that develops life-long learners and active citizens that are prepared for the future. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. “Students will integrate the broad knowledge base of these subjects to learn to think for themselves, solve problems creatively, collaborate, and communicate effectively. Students will be encouraged to approach the world with intellectual curiosity and humility, understanding our inherited traditions, engaging new ideas and diverse viewpoints, questioning assumptions with reason, evaluating sources of information with discernment, and applying their learning in a variety of life and work situations.” AB ED Ministerial Order on Student Learning, p. 2 Innovation occurs when students can transfer what they know to new situations and are empowered to be creative, innovative and think critically. | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes. Learners participate in maker-centered, career foundations technology and career technology studies that engage learners in authentic, real-world, experiential, hands-on learning environments and experiences.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Offer work summary program for Grade 9 students who require more hands-on experiential learning. Strategy 2: Collaborate with Junior High teachers to re-vision CTF courses. Use the design thinking process to generate ideas and opportunities where students are using CTF courses to make a difference in our school and community. For example, digital arts learn how to create advertisements and then make posters to advertise events and fundraisers at the school; use tech design to create engaging announcements for the school and commercials; construction creates wood art and sell at a market. Strategy 3: Have a K-6 leadership team to explore the idea of Micro Society and how we could adapt it at our school so students learn financial literacy, marketing, creating products and how to be a contributing member of our community. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Goal 2 Desired Result Advance learning for transfer Advance learning for transfer to deepen student thinking and understanding of concepts through learning experiences that can be applied now and in the future for success. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. Learners will be able to explore and develop their skills and passions and achieve their highest potential. Students will be well prepared for their future while remaining current and relevant in the local and global contexts. “Alberta Education supports students in progressing in their learning through open critical debate, becoming lifelong learners inspired to pursue their interests and aspirations, achieve fulfilment and success, and contribute to their communities and the world.” Government of Alberta, Ministry of Education – Business Plan 2020-23, p. 52 “Understanding is about putting pieces of knowledge into logical and meaningful order with other knowledge. Understanding is more complex than knowledge, showing that a student is learning how to organize knowledge to understand a concept. By understanding, one can apply what they have learned to new situations in other contexts.” The Guiding Framework for the Design and Development of Kindergarten to Grade 12 Provincial Curriculum, 2020 | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Focusing Professional Learning on Conceptual Understanding in relation to:
Strategy 2: Continue to use the High Impact Team model to collaboratively create consistent standards, discuss effective strategies, and use formative assessment to improve student agency. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Goal 3 Desired Result Advance First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success Advance First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success by providing high quality instructional programs and educational services for our Indigenous students and to increase understanding and acceptance of Indigenous cultures for all students, staff, and community. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners are successful. Strong relationships between students, parents, school, division, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Cultural Advisors, local leaders and community positively impacts learner success. Learners advance reconciliation by acquiring and applying foundational knowledge of First Nations, Métis and Inuit experiences. “Students will develop an understanding of and respect for the histories, contributions, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples in Alberta and Canada, including Treaty Rights and the importance of reconciliation.” AB ED Ministerial Order on Student Learning, p. 2 | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Incorporate ‘student-created’ Land Acknowledgement and blackfoot name into all events and assemblies as well as create signage for the entrance of the school. Strategy 2: Have faculty experienced in and who have connections with elders be part of the leadership team to find ways to build awareness, understanding of indigenous perspectives into our “What it means to be a Grizzly” plan with Wellness Coach and Minds Matter. Strategy 3: Identify students who are First Nations, Metis or Inuit to understand and track where they are in their learning, SEL, and any supports that may be required for academic and/or social emotional success. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Goal 4 Desired Result Advance literacy and numeracy Advance literacy and numeracy development for each learner across all subjects and grades for improved student growth, achievement and success. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. Learners are literate and numerate Students will have the literacy and numeracy competency to engage in learning across the content areas “Literacy and numeracy are the foundational building blocks of learning. They shall be pervasive across all subjects and grades and specifically taught using age-appropriate, complete texts of high quality in language classes and standard algorithms in mathematics. These foundations establish core knowledge, shared civic and cultural literacy and skills that enable students to solve problems, think critically as they become active and informed citizens leading healthy lives of meaning.” AB ED Ministerial Order on Student Learning – Foundations for Learning, p. 1 | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Analyze RRST, F&P, GRADE, MIPI, GLA and classroom level assessment data as a Learning Services Team and larger staff to focus on universal supports, larger school wide themes as well as individual student needs. Strategy 2: Use HIT time for grade level teams to meet, discuss and build a continuum of supports for literacy and numeracy. Start with discussion of what we currently do at the universal, targeted and individualized levels, how we know the impact it has, and reaching consensus of consistent grade-level approaches, academic vocabulary and standards for levels of achievement. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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Goal 5 Desired Result Advance excellence in teaching, learning and leading that results in improved student growth and achievement. | Outcomes Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve. Teachers and leaders continuously improve their professional practice through professional learning opportunities, collaboration, reflective practice and use of a wide-range of evidence to advance teaching, learning and leading. FSD “maintains high standards for teachers, school leaders, and school authority leaders by ensuring that their preparation and professional growth focus on the competencies needed to help students perform their best, and that effective learning and teaching are achieved through collaborative leadership. Teachers and leaders are responsible for analyzing the learning context, attending to local and societal considerations, and applying the appropriate knowledge and abilities to make decisions resulting in quality teaching, leading, and learning for all.” Government of Alberta, Ministry of Education – Business Plan 2020-23, p.56 | Indicators Indicators of achieving outcomes.
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Strategies Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes. Strategy 1: Create a Leadership Team to co-design Professional Learning Days and faculty meetings. Strategy 2: Distribute leadership by empowering teachers with certain passions and areas of expertise/experiences to lead learning sessions and/or share success stories from their practice during professional learning and faculty meetings. | Measures and Targets Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented. Provincial
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For Further Information Follow Links to A continuum of supports for nurturing our community - one of the school’s pillars. We co-created as a faculty and are still in the process of adding targeted and individualized supports while we grow. This is an example of how space and learning impacts culture and student success. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gDagLFwTZosuPE2eRY7j-37K_1XR10Ei/edit Five core practices for formative assessment (from Leading Impact Teams: Building A Culture of Efficacy by Bloomberg & Pitchford, 2017). Reviewed and kept in files for each grade level HIT team. Example from Grade 1 HIT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pQwxRs3AGRTffrEtaGdBg13dp4VA7rax/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs Example of one HIT success criteria and exemplars for writing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W5shjn9jKYD5HD-xE1ckNRFjqyFfrcpC/edit Unpacking Thinking Professional Learning: Presentation to School Council around authentic, relevant learning experiences at MRS: | |||
To Achieve our Education Plan we focus on Engagement, Support and Success for each learner | |||||
Our Vision Engagement, Support and Success for Each Learner. Our Mission Each Learner entrusted to our care has unique gifts and abilities. It is our mission to find out what these are…Explore them… Develop them…Celebrate them. | Our Commitments for Optimum Student Learning  | Our Priorities Engagement: Ensure and maintain division-wide engagement that is timely, meaningful and collaborative with all learners and communities. Support: Ensure and maintain division-wide learning environments that are welcoming, caring, respectful, safe and inclusive. Success: Ensure and maintain division-wide excellence in teaching, learning and leadership. | |||
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Local and Societal Context | Learning Supports | Student Growth and Achievement | |||
Assurance Measure: FSD provides trust and confidence that the education system responds proactively to local and societal contexts. | Assurance Measure: FSD provides confidence that resources are managed effectively in establishing learning environments where local and societal context is recognized, diversity is embraced, a sense of belonging is emphasized and all students are welcomed, cared for, respected and safe. | Assurance Measure: FSD provides trust and confidence that students demonstrate citizenship, engage intellectually and grow continuously as learners. | |||
Governance |  | Teaching and Leading | |||
Assurance Measure: FSD provides trust and confidence that policy leaders demonstrate stewardship of system resources with an emphasis on student success, community, engagement, transparency and accountability. | Assurance Measure: FSD provides trust and confidence that teachers and leaders grow in their professional practice to ensure optimum and continuous learning. | ||||
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Goal 1 Advance stakeholder engagement and communication | Strategic Plan | Goal 1 Advance wellness and well-being | Strategic Plan | Goal 1 Advance innovation and design | Strategic Plan |
 | Goal 2 Advance our continuum of support | Strategic Plan | Goal 2 Advance literacy and numeracy | Strategic Plan | |
Vision 2034: Prepared for the Future  | Goal 3 Advance First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success | Strategic Plan First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success | |||
Goal 4 Advance learning for transfer | Strategic Plan | ||||
Governance | Teaching and Leading | ||||
Goal 2 Advance evidence-based continuous improvement and assurance | Strategic Plan | Goal 5 Advance excellence in teaching, learning and leading | Strategic Plan | ||
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