2010-2013 Catholic School Learning Plan for St. Francis Xavier S. S.
2010-2011 (Year 1) Progress Report
Pillar
Catholic
Community,
Culture, and
Caring
SMART Goals
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To continue support
Catholic Community
Outreach initiatives
Our students will have
a sense of belonging,
inclusion,
connectedness and
safety
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Action Plans to Support SMART
Goal(s)
Implement a variety of School
Social Justice Initiatives
Complete the CCCC School
Climate Survey and analyze
data
Provide initiatives for
disengaged Grade 10 boys
Implement Eco-Schools
initiative
Provide grade 8 transition
retreats
Continue Grade 9 mentoring
initiative through the Real Me
booklet and connecting with
Link Crew
Continue linking Hospitality
program to provide services
to school, board and
community meetings and
events
Completed
In Progress
Comments
All programs
are In progress
and moving
towards
success
The following initiatives were
undertaken this year:
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Participation in events
Number of Charities Supported
Money Collected For Charity
Use of Catholic Graduate
Expectations
Student Centred Mentoring
Program (YAC)
Pastoral Planning Team (PPT)
Real Advice at St. FX (Dating
and Valentine's Day)
A Day of Silence
Week of Hope
Candlelight Vigil (re Montreal
Massacre)
Human Rights Day
Blue Note Cafe (Black Student
Focus Group)
National Aboriginal Day
No Name Calling Day
Asian Heritage Day
World Aids Day
White Ribbon Campaign
Unity Live Multicultural
Concert/Talent Show
Peel Police 9-12 Substance
Abuse Assemblies
Boys Group (grade 10 at risk
boys - literacy, disengaged boys)
Wellness Fair (grade 10 - mental
health and decision making)
Reach Connect Group (grade 9)
SCAR (multicultural support
group)
EXE (gender/race/identity
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Literacy
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By June 2013, student
performance in the
school will increase by
5% on each EQAO
assessment of literacy.
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Based on the analysis of
student data, personalized
learning activities will be
designed, developed and
evaluated to address
students’ diverse learning
styles, working strategies and
abilities.
Learning groups will be based
on prior assessment of
student learning, strengths
and needs, interests and/or
learning preferences.
Ongoing monitoring and
moderation of student work
will inform instruction to
ensure that each student
learns, progresses and
achieves
After School Literacy Class
will be offered.
All programs
are In progress
and moving
towards
success
support group)
Green Team (Eco-School Silver
Certification)
Christmas Hampers/Gifts
St. Francis Xavier Christmas
Dinner (for needy families - at the
church hall) provided by
Hospitality Program
Garbage Collection Day
Cookies To Parents (as they
dropped their kids off)
Band Played Outside
Pot-Luck Lunch By Department
Flower Garden planted by PIP
students
St. FX Vegetable Garden
Hospitality...
The following initiatives were
undertaken this year:
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Homeroom teachers and English
teachers analyzed student
literacy skills and informed ARD
of the student needs.
Literacy activities were given in
homeroom and English classes
reflecting the various question
types on the OSSLT.
Grade 10 Boys Club was formed
to help boys in various areas
including literacy.
After school literacy classes were
offered for all students.
Students in need of extra literacy
help were invited personally in
writing to attend the afterschool
literacy classes.
Awaiting EQAO OSSLT Results
Numeracy
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Increase the EQAO
Numeracy success
rate by 5% by 2013
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A variety of assessment
strategies and tools that meet
the needs of all students will
be used to improve learning
and inform instructional
decisions (e.g.,
demonstrations and
presentations, projects, work
samples, observations,
conversations, portfolios of
student work).
Student achievement
information will be collected
through common assessment
tools identified by the board
and/or school, analyzed and
shared as part of the
assessment for learning
process.
Assessment data will be used
to refine their work, plan next
steps and monitor their own
progress.
Feedback will be provided
about students' learning
needs through the work they
produce.
Trends and patterns in
student data will be used to
identify and implement
interventions to support
student learning (e.g. access
to School/Student Success
team, credit rescue, credit
recovery)
Individual Education Plans
(IEPs) will be developed to
describe the programs and
services that are to be
implemented as part of
students’ educational
program.
In-Class EQAO Prep
Individualized help for applied
level students
All programs
are In progress
and moving
towards
success
The following initiatives were
undertaken this year:
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Mathematics students were
assessed in the first week of
classes to determine their
strengths and weaknesses.
Data was shared with ARD.
Individual mathematics teachers
worked with the special needs of
each student.
Continued monitoring by the
Program Department for applied
level interventions continued this
year.
Students in danger of failing
mathematics were directed to
credit rescue.
After school numeracy classes
were run in both semesters.
After school mathematics help
was offered by the department.
Awaiting EQAO Numeracy
Results
Pathways and
Transitions
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Increase the
Graduation Rate by
5% by 2013.
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Grade 8/9 Math Day with
Feeder Schools will be
organized to support
transition in mathematics
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Students will set ambitious
and realistic goals which will
be regularly reviewed for
every student.
Opportunities will be provided
for students to learn about
their personal interests,
strengths and career options.
(e.g. interest surveys,
websites, Career Cruising.)
Students who have dropped
out will be re-engaged.
Link Crew will be
implemented to help prepare
our grade 8 students for high
school.
Real Me (grade 10 selfesteem/decision making) will
be implemented
Connect 9 (grade 9 students
connect to peer mentors) will
be implemented
Grade 8 Family Transitions
Day will be planned.
All programs
are in progress
and moving
towards
success
A PD Committee will be
formed comprising of staff
volunteers.
PD will be offered by teachers
for teachers on a voluntary
basis after school.
A SMART Board In-Service
(During the day) will be
planned using PD funds.
A Health and Wellness
Committee will be formed.
Health and Wellness
sessions will be offered by
teachers for teachers after
All programs
are In progress
and moving
towards
success
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Employee
Support and
Training
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By 2013 all teachers at
St. Francis Xavier will
be provided
opportunities for
professional
development staff
initiated PLCs
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The following initiatives were
undertaken this year:
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Guidance counsellors met with all
students who are graduating to
ensure they are on track to
realize their goals.
Guidance counsellors met with all
students to help with career
planning.
All students who had dropped out
last year without graduating were
called and re-engaged.
Link Crew assigned a mentor to
each incoming grade 9 student,
and organized various activities
throughout the year to help the
grade 9 students in their
transition.
Real Me program promoted selfesteem and decision making
skills.
Will analyze graduation rate for
2010-2011 in June 2011
The following initiatives were
undertaken this year:
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A PD Committee was formed
comprising of staff volunteers.
PD was offered by teachers for
teachers on a voluntary basis
after school.
A SMART Board In-Service
(During the day) ran at the Board
office using PD funds allocated to
FX
A Health and Wellness
Committee was formed.
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Expanded
Accountability
and
Transparency
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Compliance will
continue under the
Catholic Code of
Ethics, hiring practices
and financial
accountability
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school.
A Graphing Calculator InService (during the day) will
be offered.
Implement a budget
committee to determine the
budget needs of entire school
All programs
are In progress
and moving
towards
success
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Health and Wellness sessions
were offered by teachers for
teachers after school.
A Graphing Calculator In-Service
(during the day) was offered
using Smart Goal funds from the
program department.
The following initiatives were
undertaken this year:
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Budget committee formed and
new spreadsheet implemented to
report and track all school
accounts