2010‐2013 Catholic School Learning Plan for St. Jerome 2010‐2011 (Year 1) Progress Report Pillar Catholic Community, Culture, and Caring SMART Goals By the end of June 2013, students’ sense of belonging, inclusion, connectedness and safety will increase compared to baseline data to be collected using the Catholic Community, Culture and Caring Survey in 2010‐2011. Action Plans to Support SMART Goal(s)
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Literacy By the end of 2013, student performance will increase by 5 % on 
Provide a wide range of extra‐
curricular activities to represent varied strengths and talents of students Implement co‐operative learning activities (Tribes, Positive Classroom Climate) Encourage participation of various social justice initiatives (BAGS, ACCESS, Sharelife, Terry Fox, MS Read‐a‐thon, Dr. Simone)
Provide programs aimed at student self‐awareness/healthy living (RAID, Peel Police, Facebook 101 Liaise and work in partnership with school support services personnel – ex. CYW: Be Cool program, Mean Girls program Participation in school masses, monthly liturgies Provide opportunities for student leadership – announcements, student council, student newspaper Continue to develop balanced literacy program by building repertoire of high yield Completed X In Progress
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Continue to implement PALS program Implement options for primary students to become involved in extra‐
curricular Expand monthly virtues celebrations to include recognition program Consider a “Boys Night In” to complement “Girls Night In” Investigate further use of SMART Board technology to support literacy learning each EQAO assessment of literacy. 
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instructional strategies Develop and expand guided reading groups Implement Moving Up with Literacy Place Increase collaboration amongst teachers (grade partners, divisional groups) Use of PMB/CASI data to set instructional goals Continue to develop anchor charts and success criteria Use of descriptive feedback to focus student achievement Participate in grade and divisional TLCPs X X X X X X X 
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Consistency in use of high yield instructional strategies Consider co‐teaching as an approach to improve instruction Develop accountable talk and success criteria Investigate resources at intermediate level Continue to use PMB/CASI data to inform instruction Numeracy By June 2013, student performance will increase by 5 % on each EQAO assessment of numeracy. 
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Investigate and implement three part lesson as primary method of mathematics instruction delivery Develop problem solving strategies and rich problem bank Increase use of manipulatives to increase support of and student demonstration of learning Develop communication skills in mathematics Access SAT through co‐teaching Participate in grade and divisional TLCPs X X X X X X 
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Investigate further use of SMART Board technology to support numeracy learning Consistency in use of problem solving strategies and three part lesson Consider co‐teaching as an approach to improve instruction Develop accountable talk and success criteria Increase use of manipulatives at all division levels Continue to use pre‐ and post‐assessment data to inform instruction Pathways and By June 2011, the Transitions percentage of Senior Kindergarten students assessed as being ready for school increases and transition for Grade 8 students to secondary school is supported by staff Employee Support and Training By June 2011, staff will have access to professional learning opportunities in the delivery of mathematics instruction, specifically Kindergarten  Plan instruction and learning activities based on KAP tasks to facilitate ongoing assessment  Ongoing communication with parents to provide opportunities for them to support strengths/weaknesses Grade 8  Visits to secondary schools to familiarize students  Presentations from secondary schools to allow students to explore options  Participate in transition sharing meetings with secondary schools  Invite secondary schools to grade 8 IPRCs  Ongoing communication with parents re: options and programs at secondary schools 
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PD support for all divisions (SAT with primary; math stream for junior; PCC for intermediate) Participation in Arts initiative inservices Participation in literacy inservices (reading intervention – primary X X X X X X X X X 
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Implement Career Day Continue to access Junior Achievement 
Continue to investigate PD opportunities for staff, both within school, through Program initiatives and outside providers the three part math lesson, problem solving models and manipulatives 
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[Pearson]; Moving Up – junior [Scholastic]) Participation in Family of Schools sponsored inservice (transitions/numeracy instruction – intermediate teachers) Access OERB website, Ministry/LNS DVDs Ongoing awareness of afterschool PD sessions and Summer Institutes Build PD into staff meetings to develop networking/sharing across divisions X X X X Expanded Accountability and Transparency By June 2013, all schools and departments will report balanced budgets on an annual basis 
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Monitor and prioritize spending Access School Council funding for school initiatives Attention to standardized processes for financial accountability, including Supply Chain Management Monitor STEC forms X X X X 
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Continue to monitor budget closely Continue to work closely with School Council to fund school initiatives Continue to follow protocols for financial accountability, including Supply Chain Management