Annual Education
Results Report
for the
2013-2014 School Year
Holden School
Box 70
Holden AB
T0B 2C0
780-688-3858
http://www.brsd.ab.ca/school/holden
croe@brsd.ab.ca
“Every Student,
Every Day,
A Success.”
Philosophy
Character-Building Programs
Every person needs to have a sense of
belonging, a need to feel valued, important
and protected. The close relationships
students establish at school are a part of that.
At Holden School we help students gain a
sense of belonging, a purpose and help them
feel that they are successful. We are
constantly aware that our vision, values,
actions and priorities have a tremendous
influence on our students, who they are right
now and what they will become. We firmly
believe that in every child, during every day,
a moment of success can be realized.
Our Character Education Program takes from
a number of programs. Developmental Assets
Program (Search Institute) Michele Borba’s
Moral Intelligence, Premier Agenda’s
Character Builders and the Circle of Courage
all play a role in the character development of
our students. The cornerstone to our program
is the development of respect and
responsibility in the children as well as
making them feel like they belong and are
successful.
Profile
Holden School has a student population of
approximately 150 students in kindergarten to
grade six, a staff of 15 and serves the
communities of Ryley and Holden. While the
majority of our families come from
predominately agriculture-related
backgrounds, many students come from
homes where the parents work in local
businesses or commute to Edmonton. Holden
has a four-day school week that allows the
students a “family Friday” while reducing the
number of days they ride the bus.
The school has a student/computer ratio of
5:1 and consists of 8 classrooms, a computer
lab, music room, science room, library, and
gymnasium. All of the core subjects are
taught as well as complementary courses,
such as Art, Music and daily Physical
Education. Our school has developed a strong
Character Education Program and we are an
EverActive School. We take pride in the fact
that we have a wonderfully safe and caring
atmosphere for learning and growth.
A more direct development of character
comes from our monthly focus on various
character traits or “virtues” put forth by
Michele Borba’s Moral Intelligence Program
as well as Premier Agenda’s Character
Builders. The program at Holden centers on
educating the students about essential virtues
like kindness, empathy, conscience, selfcontrol and responsibility. By teaching
students different virtues through a variety of
means we hope to provide them with a
foundation to draw on so they know and do
what's right.
Service Projects & Activities
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Terry Fox Run
Operation Christmas Child
Food Bank Donations
Read-A-Thon for Multiple Sclerosis
Jump Rope for Heart
Collection of Can Tabs for Lions Club
Recycling Program
International Disaster Relief
Principal’s Council
World Vision
Spirit Days
Christmas Turkey Dinner
Book Fair
Intramural Programs/sports teams
Annual ski trips and various field trips
Mini-Olympics (every 4 years)
Reading For Success (K-6)
Weekly & Monthly Student Awards
Student of the Week Award
Monthly activities in the Character
Education Program
3H Club
Daily Physical Education
Guardian Angel Program
EverActive
Did We Reach Our Goals & Targets?
The EverActive Schools Program supports
the healthy development of children by
fostering social and physical environments
that support active living and positive health
behaviors. A junk-free canteen, 36 minutes of
structured daily physical education, a strong
extracurricular and Healthy Lifestyles
instruction all work together to form the core
of our EverActive Program. .
There were three primary goals established by the
province of Alberta (in bold). Corresponding
school goals are in italics.
School Goal: Reading Program for ALL grades
Target: The target for this program was to offer
this program to all who needed it. This Program is
very successful and continues to serve students
from all grades.
School Goal: Create a safe and caring school
environment for all students at Holden School.
Target: All students can articulate the student
character trait of the month. A high number of
parents and student feel Holden School is a safe
and caring school. With our Student of the Week
and Character Education Programs, we met this
target.
Survey Responses: Parents (2013-14)
*I don’t know responses not included
 91% of parents feel that their child is safe at
school.
 92% of parents feel their children use
technology to learn at school.
 91% of parents feel that there is a staff
member at school that cares about their child.
 91% of parents feel that their child knows
what are the behavior expectations at school.
 83% of parents agree that their child receives
written or oral feedback that helps improve
his or her learning.
2014 Achievement Test Results
Acceptable Standard June 2014
Holden
Highly Responsive and Responsible School
5-Year Achievement Test Results (%)
Year
Holden Acc Std LA 3
Prov Acc Std LA 3
Holden Ex Std LA 3
Prov Ex Std LA 3
2010
100
89.5
36.8
21.4
2011
100
89.9
14.3
19.2
2012
94.1
81.4
15
20.4
2013 2014
94.1 n/a
81.5 n/a
0 n/a
17.8 n/a
Year
Holden Acc Std Math 3
Prov Acc Std Math 3
Holden Ex Std Math 3
Prov Ex Std Math 3
2010
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2011
95.0
84.5
40.0
28.4
2012 2013 2014
76.5 100.0 n/a
76.1 75.7 n/a
0 33.3 n/a
25.1 25.2 n/a
Year
Holden Acc Std LA 6
Prov Acc Std LA 6
Holden Ex Std LA 6
Prov Ex Std LA 6
2010
93.1
91.8
24.1
20.8
2011
100
91.4
30.4
20.4
2012
91.7
82.7
12.5
17.8
2013
91.3
82.5
26.1
16.3
2014
100
81.9
28.0
17.6
Year
Holden Acc Std Math 6
Prov Acc Std Math 6
Holden Ex Std Math 6
Prov Ex Std Math 6
2010
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2011
95.5
81.2
9.1
19.6
2012
83.3
74.1
12.5
16.4
2013
91.3
72.1
26.1
16.3
2014
92.0
73.5
20.0
15.4
Year
Holden Acc Std Sci 6
Prov Acc Std Sci 6
Holden Ex Std Sci 6
Prov Ex Std Sci 6
2010
93.1
84.8
20.7
29.2
2011
87.0
84.3
34.8
27.7
2012
95.7
77.4
26.1
12.8
2013
82.6
77.1
26.1
26.2
2014
84.0
75.9
20.0
24.9
Year
Holden Acc Std Soc 6
Prov Acc Std Soc 6
Holden Ex Std Soc 6
Prov Ex Std Soc 6
2010
86.2
78.6
20.7
18.2
2011
100
78.6
39.1
20.5
2012
91.7
72.9
41.7
20.1
2013
95.2
80.7
42.9
21.6
2014
96.0
70.4
32.0
16.6
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
Excellence in Learner Outcomes
School Goal: Outstanding results on Provincial
Achievement Tests are maintained or improved.
Targets: On average 93% of children writing the
PAT achieved the acceptable standard. As well,
on average 27% of students achieved the standard
of excellence. Please see graph at right.
Province
100
%
High Quality Learning Opportunities
10
0
Survey Responses: Students (4-6)
LA 3
*I don’t know responses not included
 93% of students feel that their teachers help
them do their best.
 96% of students feel that teachers use a
variety of different ways to teach them.
 82% of students feel that they can be involved
in decisions that affect them.
 93% of the students feel that they have
success each day at school.
 93% of students feel someone at school cares
about them.
Math 3
LA 6
Math 6
Science 6
Subject
Standard of Excellence June 2014
Holden
Province
35
Social 6
30
School Goal: Ensuring that Holden School is a
safe and secure learning environment
Target: The response of students to the survey
questions concerning this issue will continue to
improve from the past year. Result?
2010/2011=89%, 2011/2012=83%,
2012/2013=86% , 2013/2014=91%.
25
5-Year Participation Rate (%)
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
LA 3
90.5
100
100
94.1
N/A
MA 3
N/A
95.2
94.1
100
N/A
LA 6
96.7
88.5
91.7
91.3
100
MA 6
93.1
84.6
83.3
91.3
100
Sci 6
100
88.5
95.7
91.3
100
Soc 6
96.7
88.5
91.7
91.3
100
20
%
School Goal: School community has access to
timely information about the school.
Target: Increased number of parents would
respond positively on the survey question(s)
concerning communication with the home. On the
survey responses 100% (2012) of the parents
believe that there is good communication between
the home and school, showing the target was met.
15
10
5
0
LA 3
Math 3
LA 6
Math 6
Subject
Science 6
Social 6