2010-2013 Catholic School Learning Plan for St. Augustine S.S.
2010-2011 (Year 1) Progress Report
Pillar
Catholic
Community,
Culture, and
Caring
SMART Goals
By the end of June 2011, St.
Augustine students’ sense
of belonging, inclusion,
connectedness, and safety
will increase compared to
the baseline data that was
collected using the Catholic
Community Culture and
Caring survey when made
available to the Board
To continue with our
practice of outreach to the
Catholic community and
broader Brampton
community
Action Plans to Support SMART Goal(s)
Completed
Students learn that social justice is an important
responsibility that all citizens must accept as
presented through the YES program and the UNITY
GROUP program
Students learn that assisting others who are in
need is a positive and rewarding experience. We
continue with year 2 of our Link Crew program
Students learn that reacting effectively to needs
locally and anywhere in the world is very
dependent on time taken to react and plan.
Program established to enhance global awareness
of conditions in underdeveloped countries – our
Nicaragua project
For 2011, increase the
percentage of successful
students by 2%
Students use assessment data to refine their
work, plan next steps, and monitor their own
progress grade nine and ten students
Comments
Program will continue in 20112012
After-school YES program will
continue in 2011-12
Yes
Ongoing
Year 2
Implemented
Completed
introduction
of project
Literacy
In Progress
Ongoing
year 2
On-going
UNITY group presented to a whole
school assembly, and then focused
on individuals through small group
sessions, and classroom visits.
Program effectiveness and
efficiency was reviewed to
implement changes for continuous
improvement. The objective is to
expand the number of Link Crew
related activities. We saw evidence
that incoming grade 9 students
seemed to enter the school with
less anxiety and a greater sense of
comfort.
We will attempt to have ten
students represent our community
in Nicaragua in 2011-12.
Ongoing as
teachers
work with to
Continue to support in-school
groups that connect with this Smart
Goal
-Worship Team
-Chaplaincy Team
-Youth for Christ
-Teen Action Group
-Stained Glass Club
Parent information night on
assessment and evaluation to occur
in October 2011
CGE
Students understand how their work is evaluated
Students to understand how they
are assessed and evaluated
Students are aware of and respond to
interventions
All grade 10 students given their
own copy of Literacy Workbook
that is for use across all subject
areas.
Students are comfortable with the
Differentiated Instruction approach to their
teaching
DON’T PANIC literacy books
purchased for use in intermediate
English classes
Numeracy
Increase the passing rate by
2 % over previous year’s
results at the Applied level
Students use established success criteria to set
individual learning goals in order to continually
improve their own learning
Focus on girls’ numeracy
Students give feedback related to the teaching and
learning environment
Ongoing
Ongoing
Students strive to demonstrate their learning and
apply it in a variety of contexts and forms.
Increase the Graduation
rate by 5 % over the next 3
years
Students will explore and evaluate education and
career opportunities: make appropriate choices
from among those opportunities and set goals
Formalize the school’s
Pathways applications to
the board
Students will create and evaluate plans for the
future
Ongoing
Students will engage in goal setting and select
appropriate activities/ program and pathway
choices that reflect their interests, skills, and
abilities
Student Success program will
continue to support girls who are
experiencing difficulty.
Staff in-serviced data proven
effective teaching practices.
Ongoing
Pathways and
Transitions
Staff attended workshops on databased effective teaching strategies
To collect and analyze data to
assess how to implement effective
strategies that can lead to success.
Completed
Purchase new support resources
Pathways proposals for
Transportation, Aesthetics and Hair
styling approved. Implementation
to commence September 2011.
Application for SHSM to be
completed by December 2011
Employee
Support and
Training
To increase staff awareness
of recent ministry initiatives
under the Growing Success
document and the Learning
for All document
Presentations and information
sharing with staff
Staff attending board in-services and workshops
Ongoing
Credit Recovery protocols refined
and communicated to various
partners.
Credit Recovery teams and SSI
teams in place
Expanded
Accountability
and
Transparency
By June 2010, all accounting
practices in the school will
demonstrate compliance
with Catholic Code of
Ethics, and Supply
Management Chain policies
All ordering and purchasing follows board
policy and procedures
Staff who manage budgets attend
budget and accounting related
workshops
Ordering is continually monitored in-house to
ensure compliance
Budget in monitored on an on-going basis to
maintain a balanced budget
Long range planning for future major projects
is completed and reviewed semi-annually
Ongoing
Board procedures are reviewed
continuously throughout the school
year.
Supply Chain Management
information is continuously
communicated to all staff to ensure
awareness of Board approved
vendors