Bishop Scalabrini
Learning Plan
Mission *
The Mission of Bishop Scalabrini School and Community is:
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To strive to educate each child in its care to his/her potential.
To recognize and value the diversity of our community in all of our activities and procedures.
To collaborate with home and parish in the development of the whole child.
To root all of our services, programs and decisions in the Catholic faith.
To provide relevant, life related learning experiences.
To educate environmentally, responsible citizens who will live harmoniously in a global community.
Motto
Rooted in Faith, Educating Each Child, For Global Harmony
Catholic Focus
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Bishop Scalabrini is a central Mississauga school consisting of over 544 students who share diverse social, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. We have a
contingent of 52 staff members, which includes teachers, educational and support resource workers, secretaries and custodians. The surrounding community
consists of mixed residential dwellings, condominiums and apartment buildings situated in close proximity to Mississauga City Hall. Roughly half of our
students speak another language at home in addition to English. Our school community is transitory in nature; that is, approximately 150 to 180 students
move in and out of the school in any one calendar year. Parents are kept informed of school and community events through our school website, monthly
newsletters, information evenings, student agendas, teacher-parent-student conferences and updates from our School Council and Cristo Rei Church.
The faith life of our school includes: monthly Eucharistic celebrations at the church, school liturgical celebrations, sacramental preparation for our Grade 2 and
Grade 8 students, morning prayer, and outreach activities as determined by the Faith Development Team in collaboration with the Youth Faith Ambassador
Team and School Council. At Bishop Scalabrini, all staff actively assume leadership in faith development activities which develop their own personal faith
journey and the faith journey of our students. Our school is exclusively involved in a community project entitled Rainbow Connection. Under the leadership of
Sister Elaine Simard, intermediate students and staff regularly give of their time to deliver donated items to families in need. School administration in
collaboration with the Faith Development Team and our parish, Cristo Rei, has collaboratively established an annual pastoral plan that reflects every aspect
of the liturgical season and the Dufferin-Peel Virtues Program. The faith journey and faith development of all members of the Bishop Scalabrini School
community continues to be the focal point of our mission and school vision.
Academics is central to the development of young catholic minds and at Bishop Scalabrini our objective continues to be to enhance student learning, leading
and well being using a very focused, authentic, hands on form of instruction. Using evidence based decision making (student achievement data) teachers and
administration will decide on goals for improved student learning and deliver instruction using high yield literacy and numeracy strategies to enhance that
learning. Our academic school goals are to implement effective lesson design across the curriculum and to instruct mathematics curriculum using an inquiry
based model involving the three part problem solving approach (i.e. activating students’ prior knowledge, guiding them while they explore mathematical
solutions and consolidating learning by allowing them to share what they have learned with their peers and teacher).
Bishop Scalabrini School is committed in faith to the development of the whole child. We understand that children are individuals possessing a variety of
intelligences and abilities. A wide range of extra-curricular activities allow our students to develop skills and talents in athletics, choir, public speaking, clubs
such as Chess and French as Second Language, and a variety of team sports and intramural sports across all three divisions. It is our hope and desire that
all Bishop Scalabrini students will grow in faith and love of God and mature to become responsible Catholic youth.
Core Principles
Catholicity
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Daily scripture readings
Monthly masses
Evening Mass Celebration of the Family
Staff liturgies / Advent and Lent
Youth Faith Ambassadors
Adult Faith Ambassador
Think Fast
Rainbow Connection
Outreach programs /Social Justice Initiatives
Food drives
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Angel on the Tree/ Mitten Drive
Canadian Food for Children
Chalice
ShareLife
Incorporation of Catholic Graduate Expectations in grade level planning of instructional tasks
Learning Environment
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Primary Reading: 60%
Primary Writing: 64%
Primary Mathematics: 48%
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Observations regarding school progress in Primary EQAO:
ƕ In our Reading we achieved higher scores when compared to the province as a whole.
ƕ In Writing we were higher than the province.
ƕ Math scores were higher than the provincial average of 70%.
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Junior Reading 82%
Junior Writing: 80%
Junior Mathematics: 56%
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Observations regarding school progress in Junior EQAO:
ƕ Our Reading were higher than both the board and the province.
ƕ Writing continues to be our strength.
ƕ Math, although lower than Reading and Writing, is higher at 63% when compared to the board average.
Extracurricular sports and activities
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Choir
Chess club
Public speaking
Youth Faith Ambassador Program
Rainbow Connection Outreach Program
Student Council
Eco-School Project
Office Helpers / classroom helpers
Intermediate / Junior sports teams
Intramural primary sports
School budget and School Council budget support acquisition of curriculum resources in literacy, numeracy, the arts and physical and health education
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Professional learning priorities are based on needs that emerge from the analysis of student work and are aligned with the goals in the CSLP
A school improvement team supports the principal / staff to collaboratively develop and monitor the goals in the CSLP and to complete the school self
assessment based on the SEF indicators
Community Engagement
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Regular newsletters from Council to community advocating for volunteers and promoting community events
Events such as Open House, movie nights and Family Mass foster a sense of community and promote parent involvement
Newcomer Centre of Peel
Peel Family Literacy Program
Neighbourhood Policing Unit Officer Liaison
Go Girls
Game On
PAL's
Region of Peel Public Health Nurse
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School
City of Mississauga Parks and Recreation
ƕ Swim to Survie
Parish-Home-School
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Community Mass for the Celebration of the Family
Sacramental Prepartion
Pastoral Visits
Numeracy Nights
School Council sponsored events
Physical Environment
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Eco-School Team
Earth Week Activities
Recycling Program
Litterless lunch days
Paperless days
Monthly review of school budget
Reconciliation reports
Alignment of finanacial resources to CSLP
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Creating Catholic Conditions for Well-Being, Learning and Leading
Outcomes
1.0 By June 2015, the proportion of students indicating they feel safe all or most of the time at school will increase.
Action Plans
Bullying prevention and leadership program
Catholic Community Culture and Caring
Safe Schools Committee
Building Collaborative Practices Through Inquiry
Outcomes
2.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support collaborative inquiry. Evidence of growth for students will include: an increase
in the proportion of students who have demonstrated improvement on the consolidation of their learning (as evidenced through student work samples); an
increase in the proportion of educators who are confident to apply knowledge gained through professional learning opportunities, as demonstrated by CBLP
professional learning.
Action Plans
Collaborative Inquiry Process
Enhancing Transitional Practices
Outcomes
3.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support transitional practices from the journey from FDK to Secondary School. Evidence
of growth for students and educators will be: an increase in the proportion of students who have demonstrated improvement on their learning skills and work
habits; the implementation of the Myblueprint Planning tool.
Action Plans
Pathways and Transition supported by early identification of needs and remedial programming
Knowing the Learner through Assessment
Outcomes
4.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support knowing the learner through assessment. An increase in the proportion of
students able to articulate strategies used their learning, as demonstrated by professional learning feedback, and report card learning skills and work habits.
Action Plans
Regular development of learning goals and success criteria across the school
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Responding through Effective Instruction
Outcomes
5.0 By 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support effective lesson design across the curriculum with an initial focus on numeracy as
evidenced by EQAO achievement, an increase in the proportion of educators who feel more knowledge able about effective lesson design across the curriculum
(e.g. exit ticket at staff meeting, number of teachers requesting SAT support in their classrooms)
Action Plans
Consolodation of Learning
Outcome Timeframe
Action Plan Priority
Long-term
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Medium-term
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Short-term
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