Catholic School Learning Plan for Cardinal Leger Secondary School
Annual Progress Report
Shared Priorities:
Creating Catholic Conditions for Well-Being, Learning and Leading
Outcomes:
1. By June 2016, there will be an increase in the proportion of Cardinal Leger students
indicating that they feel accepted by students in the school, as demonstrated by the CCCC
School Climate Survey results.
Outcome Progress Comments
6/3/2015: Students are made to feel welcome and included by celebrating and honouring the diversity of the
Cardinal Leger community. Black History Month presentations; First Nations, Metis, Inuit Week celebrations;
"Swap your Stripes" and Multicultural Night are a few ways that staff and students honour and respect the
uniqueness of each individual.
6/3/2015: Cardinal Leger S.S. continues to provide opportunities for students and staff to celebrate their faith and
actualize the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. This is achieved through events and celebrations such
as: Sunrise Blessing, Sunset Blessing, Youth Summit, "Put yer pinkies up" campaign, Terry Fox Day, CPR Day,
Remembrance Day ceremony, and Catholic Education Week celebrations. Students live out the OCSGE through
community service and actions of faith such as feeding the needy at The Knights Table; preparing food for
organizations in the community who service the needs of the community; helping Canadian Food for Children
organize and pack items for developing nations; and responding to local and world tragedies with various acts of
compassion.
6/3/2015: Mental Health and Wellness Week April 27 – May 1, 2015. As an aim to demystify the stigma around
mental health issues we held workshops, keynote speakers, one-on-one sessions with our school support workers,
a community fair with 13 community agencies, providing many opportunities for students, staff and community
partners to discuss the importance of mental wellness. School psychologist delivered a workshop to parents on
"Building Resiliency in Youth".
6/3/2015: We continue to foster faith development in our students through mass and liturgies celebrated together
at St, Mary’s Parish, and here at school. Morning Prayer and reflection takes place in the chapel at 8:00 a.m. daily.
We celebrate the Eucharist together as a Cardinal Leger community every Wednesday morning at 7:45 a.m. in our
school chapel. Mass is celebrated with our parish priests from St. Mary's Parish. We pray as a school community
every morning together. Weekly, classes are celebrating mass with the St. Mary's Parish community by attending
the 9:00 a.m. mass on Thursdays at St. Mary's Church.
6/3/2015: Offered information and training to students on safety through presentations such as: In October 2014
MADD delivered a presentation on Impaired Driving. In November 2014 Cyber Bullying and Distracted Driving
delivered by Peel Regional Police, and Digital Citizenship and Responsibility delivered by Chris Vollum.
6/3/2015: Increased awareness of the resource supports in our school. Students were introduced to the support
workers in our school. Increased number of students working with support staff because of a welcoming
environment and effective referral process. During Mental Health and Wellness week support staff were visible
and made available for students.
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Catholic School Learning Plan for Cardinal Leger Secondary School
Annual Progress Report
Shared Priorities:
Building Collaborative Practices Through Inquiry
Outcomes:
2. By June 2016, there will be an increase in the proportion of educators who intend to
continue to develop knowledge gained through professional learning opportunities in
collaboration with others, as demonstrated by CBLP professional learning feedback.
Outcome Progress Comments
6/8/2015: The Catholic School Learning Team met frequently this school year to help maintain the school wide
collaborative inquiry and to ensure that department created theories of action were aligned to help move the
school collaborative inquiry forward.
6/8/2015: Additional School Professional Learning Teams (PLT) were created; one in the area of Assessment for/as
Learning, and the other Effective Classroom Strategies for All Learners. The Assessment for/as Learning PLT met 3
times this school year for a full day, co-learning and co-planning along-side Cardinal Leger's Instructional Coach and
other program department resources. The Effective Classroom Strategies for All Learners PLT met 5 times over the
course of second semester to share, develop and co-plan effective instructional strategies for the essential skills
program.
6/8/2015: Continue with PLT for Assessment and Evaluation/Differentiated Instruction. This PLT meets monthly
providing a cross-curricular approach to assessment and evaluation. This year this group of teachers engaged in a
professional literary PLT discussing, analyzing and incorporating strategies from Damian Cooper's book "Talk About
Assessment: High School Strategies and Tools."
6/8/2015: We continue to incorporate Professional Development at staff meetings. Topics such as Assessment
for/as Learning, Learning Goals and Success Criteria, Collaborative Inquiry, 3- Part Lesson, Descriptive Feedback,
Co-Learning Stance, and Growth Mindset have all been discussed.
Shared Priorities:
Enhancing Transitional Practices
Outcomes:
3. By June 2016, there will be an increase in the proportion of students who have
demonstrated improvement on the learning skill and work habit of self-regulation.
Outcome Progress Comments
6/8/2015: We continue to incorporate technology in the classroom to help foster a collaborative contributor and
effective communicator through the integration of virtual learning environments. This year we have witnessed an
increase in the use of office 365 SharePoints, D2L, and PEDs in the classroom through the support of Dufferin-Peel
WiFi data usage.
6/8/2015: We continue a team approach to assist students with transitions from grade 8 to grade 9. With
initiatives such as the Get Ready program August 2014; "Take Our Kids to Leger Day" November 5, 2014; In school
visits by our Guidance/Academic Resource Departments to our feeder schools; My Blueprint learning; Defending
Differences Soccer on Mental Health and Wellbeing for grade 8's, delivered by RisingStars and Cardinal Leger
Soccer students November 2014; and our cross panel meetings held in October 2014 and June 2015 with school
transition teams from Cardinal Leger feeder schools and the Leger team.
6/8/2015: Teachers were provided opportunities to co-learn, and co-create with their colleagues producing
learning goals, success criteria and other instructional strategies for student success.
6/8/2015: Posters of the Success Criteria for all of the Learning Skills and Work Habits are posted in each classroom
and act as a visual reminder to students and teachers.
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Annual Progress Report
Shared Priorities:
Knowing the Learner through Assessment
Outcomes:
4. By June 2016, there will be an increase in the proportion of educators who increased
their understanding of assessment for and as learning, as a result of professional learning
opportunities, as demonstrated by CBLP professional learning feedback.
Outcome Progress Comments
6/8/2015: The following Professional Learning Teams have provided teachers with a large assortment of strategies
to increase their understanding of assessment for and as learning: PLT for Assessment for/as Learning, PLT
Assessment and Evaluation/Differentiated Instruction, PLT Technology to Engage Students and Enhance Learning
and PLT Learning Strategies for All Learners.
6/8/2015: Sharing of educational research and student data to help inform teacher practices at staff meeting, in
Professional Learning Teams and department head's meetings. We continue to add resources to the Teacher
Instructional Learning Kits provided to all staff.
6/8/2015: Professional Learning opportunities offered to staff at staff meetings, and workshops and in-services
made available throughout the school year. Some sessions offered this year include: assessment for/as learning,
collaborative inquiry, growth mindset, co-learning stance and technology in the classroom.
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Annual Progress Report
Shared Priorities:
Responding through Effective Instruction
Outcomes:
5. By June 2016, there will be an increase in the proportion of students improving their
EQAO achievement level and/or successfully completing the OSSLT.
Outcome Progress Comments
6/8/2015: This year some of our grade 9 Math teachers worked with grade 8 teachers in an organized collaborative
inquiry for Brampton West Family of Schools. This opportunity to co-plan and co-teach helped identify student
learning gaps that informed instructional practice.
6/8/2015: Increased literacy activities in cross curricular classrooms in practice for the OSSLT.
6/8/2015: Offered afterschool literacy and numeracy modules to help prepare students for EQAO Math and the
OSSLT.
6/8/2015: Continue with the 3-Part Lesson in grade 9, 10, and 11 math. Implementation of the 3-Part Lesson in
other curriculum areas.
Shared Priorities:
Responding through Effective Instruction
Outcomes:
6. By June 2016, there will be an increase in the proportion of educators who feel more
knowledgeable about the focus of professional learning opportunities, as demonstrated by
CBLP professional learning feedback.
Outcome Progress Comments
6/8/2015: School, family of school, and board professional learning teams continue to be an effective way to
increase opportunities to engage in meaningful professional dialogue. We continue to encourage teachers to be
active participants in these such PLTs by providing after school space and resources or through release time.
6/8/2015: This school year we had teachers trained on Office 365, blended learning, and on the 3-D Printer. We
continue to provide professional learning opportunities for all staff in order to foster an environment of life long
learning.
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