College Heights Secondary School 2014-2017
School Improvement Plan
“Education That Works”
Student Achievement and School Improvement:
Mission:
Student Well-being, Engagement and Pathways:
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By improving assessment and evaluation practices, both teaching and
learning can be positively enhanced.
By focusing on strategies to address literacy, more students will feel
confident in reading and writing and achieve greater success in EQAO
grade 10 testing.
By encouraging ongoing commitment to mathematics and numeracy,
students will have greater personal financial stability.
By improving and focusing on reading strategies, students will
demonstrate increased confidence and enjoyment of reading.
As our OSSLT scores improve, there will be a decreased need for the
OSSLC course.
As our School-to-Work students are provided more “real life”
employment opportunities, they will be better able to participate in their
communities and contribute to their local economies.
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By June 2017, enrollment in senior math courses will have increased
by 10%.
By June 2017, 80% of students in MFM1P will have attained level 3 on
EQAO.
By June 2017, 60% of Applied level grade 10 students will pass the
OSSLT on the first attempt.
By June 2017, summative assessments will include a performance
task.
By June 2017, all grade 10 students will have completed one round of
work experience.
By June 2017, all senior School-to-Work students will be doing halfday cooperative education placement.
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Literacy & Numeracy will receive extra attention and will be a school focus.
Students will gain employability skills through teachers’ creation of a
collegial, co-operative learning and working environment that will reinforce
the importance of teamwork, academics and personal management in all
classes. A College Heights graduate will be motivated, respectful,
productive and confident. Graduates will also be problem solvers, risk
takers, team players, good communicators and lifelong learners.
Students will have increased opportunities to complete volunteer hours,
gain apprenticeships and achieve paid work through staff’s commitment to
building links with the community, especially the CHSS Board of Directors.
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OSSLT results continue to underperform for students in applied-level
courses.
SEF indicates a need to further develop assessment for, as and of learning.
Absenteeism and truancy remain a problem at CHSS and needs to be
addressed.
Students at CHSS often struggle to complete their community service hours
and need to catch up prior to graduation.
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Credit Success -
2012/13
2013/14
2016/17
85%
85%
87%
103/79
86/92
?/95
OSSLT - Applied
- Essential
53%
9%
37%
5%
55%
15%
EQAO Math
75%
79%
85%
(% of credits attempted and succeeded)
Potential Graduates/actual
By providing safe spaces for students, students will feel empowered
and encouraged to explore learning.
By creating and encouraging extra-curricular participation, students
will be more likely to experience improved physical and mental
health.
By encouraging students to have input into learning goals, students
will become better invested in their own learning.
By imbedding work-related activities in all subjects, students will be
better able to create reflective and detailed resumes/job applications.
By providing healthy food choices for students we will encourage a
healthier lifestyle and promote the local food industry in our
community.
Smart Goals (If/Then):
Data/Needs Assessment:
Data:
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Targeted Instructional Strategies:
Diagnostic testing
Better delineation between formative and summative assessment.
Use of performance tasks
Emphasis on learning/growth versus evaluation
Focus on overall expectations
Use of adolescent literacy guide
Development of accessible texts for students
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Vision and Values:
Smart Goals (IF/Then):
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Through practical, technical and service-related education, College Heights
Secondary School students will gain: literacy; numeracy; job and social
skills; a sense of self-worth; and a positive attitude toward life and learning
in a changing society.
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By June 2017, there will be a 10% reduction in full and part-time
absences.
By June 2017, all departments will have established one significant
community connection.
By June 2017, grade 12 grads will have completed 40 hours of
community service.
By June 2017, all grade 10 students will have completed one round
of work experience.
Targeted Instructional Strategies:
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Use of self-assessment
Focus on big ideas/enduring understandings
Differentiated instruction
Co-construction of learning goals
More clubs across different departments
Silent reading/sharing
Use of technology (smart phones/tablets)
CELE camp
4 Rachel’s group (now renamed 4 Huskies group)
GPP leadership course