Centre Wellington DHS Student Achievement and School Improvement– UGDSB Plan School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement Teachers support students in all transi ons within and out of school Teachers encourage and are informed about a variety of Pathways for all students Programs and interven ons are designed to support student success and wellbeing and Learning Academic Success for all students at all levels maintain engagement and re‐engage students Students have an understanding of Learning Goals, Success Criteria and Descrip ve Feedback Teachers design rich (thinking) tasks, and use Accountable Talk and Effec ve Ques oning to improve student understanding Teachers design effec ve and deep assessment challenges and tasks to provide students with genuine ways to demonstrate their learning and to inform instruc onal prac ce Values Consistent High a endance maximizes learning opportuni es High yield instruc onal strategies, agreed upon and implemented Respect Respect for Each Other Respect for the Learning Environment including classroom and building Community Involvement in clubs and teams Annual Focus, ex. Youth Talk Connec ons outside school, ex coop If we as a school focus on: onal Strategies By implemen ng proven effec ve instruc onal strategies (purposeful planning, effec ve ques oning, rich feedback) that differen ate and meet needs in ALL subject areas then we will see improved student achievement.  By ensuring assessments are authen c and include deep, rich thinking tasks then we will improve instruc onal decisions, promote student engagement, and improve student learning  By implemen ng changes in assessment and evalua on prac ces in ALL subject areas, (using learning goals and success criteria) , then we will see improvements in instruc on, learning and achievement data for all students Numeracy Strategies  By using instruc on through problem solving with a focus on consolida on and independent prac ce then we will see an improvement in students’ conceptual understanding of math at the Intermediate level Literacy Strategies  By implemen ng strategies from the Adolescent Literacy Guide with a focus on Metacogni on then we will see an improvement in our students’ ability to read and comprehend Instruc
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Student Engagement/Wellbeing and Pathways‐UGDSB Plan Guided and explicit instruc on supported in the Mathema cs curriculum (problem solving, reasoning and proving, reflec ng, selec ng tools, and computa onal strategies, connec ng, represen ng and communica ng) through Math Dept. PLC, and Clic groups with feeder schools and School Wide Numeracy Commi ee Literacy instruc on (Adolescent Literacy Guide)‐ Metacogni on demonstrated for and with staff by Literacy Commi ee Learning Goals and Success Criteria– All departments will have revised First Day sheets that will be used with students to set the stage for the learning goals and success criteria framework of all courses. These sheets will be posted on line. Descrip ve Feedback, Rich tasks, accountable Talk and effec ve ques oning to improve student understanding– Focus of all PD through both the Instruc onal Commi ee and the Program department will con nue to focus on this implementa on. Staff workshops with further explora on of Damian Cooper’s Eight Assessment Strategies and Barry Benne ’s Inten onal Lesson Planning and structured ques oning will be provided Special Educa on will con nue the focus on IEP Implementa on, use of the yellow folder as a communica on tool with parents and also provide IT support and instruc on where necessary Con nued incorpora on of assis ve technology and general technology in classroom instruc on through the BYOD model, with staff workshops offered as appropriate (supported by the New Student Success Centre) Explora on of further instruc onal strategies through voluntary small group sessions ( Glenn’s PETL) Remedia on in prepara on for the Grade 9 EQAO (Mathema cs) and Grade 10 (OSSLT), with a focus on students studying at the Applied Level. A er School remedia on programs will also be made available to students If we as a school focus on the: 
Engagement of students in both curricular and extra curricular se ngs that promote Global Ci zenship, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Responsibility then we will increase our school commitment to Respect at all levels and to our Eco schools Designa on  Provision of informa on to students in a variety of ways to make posi ve pathway choices then student will have increased success SAFFE Commi ee:  Implementa on of Equity and Inclusion strategies to create safe and welcoming environments then we will facilitate the success of all students.  Communica on of bullying preven on and interven on strategies in our school community then we will see an increased awareness and engagement of all stakeholders in suppor ng our students  Facilita on of the repor ng of bullying for our students and families through implementa on of the on‐line repor ng tool and so increase our ability to follow up then we will see a decrease in bullying Pathways/Careers Commi ee:  The Career Conference on Take your Kid to work day, welcome new voices to the commi ee and explore further community supports then we will see increased student commitment to pathways Ac on Visible in CWDHS 
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Implement a more clear and precise follow up mechanism for both repor ng to and following up from the IST, In‐
school Team and from the CST, Collabora ve School Team that includes further explora on of out of school re‐
engagement opportuni es for students Access mental health resources and service (eg Collabora ve Case Conferencing, Administrator’s Guide, Educator’s Guide) Promote Program Pathways (eg OYAP, SHSM, Dual Credit and the IPP) through increased homeroom communica on, and the CW Pathways Career Conference and Course Fair. My BluePrint with be the vehicle for all Pathway Planning and Course Selec on. Support Transi on planning, through established mee ng protocols, with a focus on students with IEP’s. SAFFE will conduct the School Climate Survey with all stake holders to con nue to update and inform the goals of the school’s Bullying and Preven on Interven on Plan SAFFE will inves gate and book speakers for the school for An ‐Bullying events to create school wide awareness Teachers will incorporate technology at the point of instruc on (as appropriate) to engage students (eg e‐
Learning, Blended Learning, UG2GO, and all other varia ons the BYOD Policy Provides) Leadership Team will review course offerings in light of data of school popula on and graduate des na ons to update and focus or enrich course offerings as appropriate All staff will be invited to join in with the Posi vity Emphasis of the 2014‐2015 School Year…