Special Education - First Nation Student Success Program

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Student Success Program

Presented by Ahmad Jawad

March 8, 2011

Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education

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Background


Authority is completing its first year of

FNSSP and is joining with the other

Hobbema Four Nations (Montana, Samson and Louis Bull Education) for the coming fiscal year (2011-2012).


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First Year (2010-2011) covering:

975 students

4 Schools

Second Year (2011-2012) covering:

2237 Students

11 Schools


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Governance

• Miyo Wahkohtowin Board is responsible for policy and for priorities setting .

• Miyo Wahkohtowin Director of Education is the

Project Manager

• Director of Education, Financial Controller, Director of Student Services, Principals and Coordinators work collaboratively to ensure FNSSP project priorities are set and FNSSP actions are completed


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Aggregate for us is:

• Working in collaboration with the other Four

Bands

• Sharing Resources (Coordinators and

Systems)

• Sharing ideas and “know how”

• Using similar Information Systems and Data

Standards

• Taking advantage of “Economy of Scale”


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Policy

• Miyo and its partners will be using similar policies when it comes to main project elements

• We use planning tool that allows Project Manager and executive to ensure actions are competed and follow its progress

• Monthly meeting with Director, Principal and coordinator discussing project progress and strategies.

• Making Data verification part of the executives monthly reporting check list


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Programs Timeline and current position

• Planning: we are already have in place schools success plan (Updated Yearly)

• Student Learning Assessment: Developed

Assessment Tools for Literacy and Numeracy in addition to PAT

• Performance Measures: Student Information

System and Education Management System implemented to collect key indicators and analysis.


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Other Four Bands (starting April 1, 2011)

• We will be using similar planning tool and sharing our planning Methodology

• Share our Assessment Tools and come up with

Standardized Assessment across Four Bands in addition to PAT

• use same Information System and Education

Management System implemented to collect key indicators and analysis


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FNSSP programming that is making a measurable difference (Literacy)

• Using balanced literacy as the philosophy and framework for language arts programming.

• 3-minute reading assessment to target area for our struggling students.

• purchase grade level appropriate reading material to target the areas of student weakness.

• Writing rubrics that are used school wide

• F ocused on assessment for Language Arts: real focus on differentiated instruction to meet students needs in reading and writing

• Put diagnostic assessment in place and use Dossier Education

Management System to report and analyse


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FNSSP programming that is making a measurable difference (Numeracy)

• Math resource program assisting students in problem solving and basic skills (about 100 students measured by entrance and exit testing)

• Numeracy testing (every student from K-6 is tested twice throughout the year to assess growth)

• Teacher training in assessment and math strategies to improve confidence and effectiveness in instruction (teachers complete a survey to report on their programing and are evaluated by admin on instructional practices)


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Programs sustainability of the success:

• Creating and following a 3-year common Curriculum Plan to increase consistency through out the school division

• professional development in balanced literacy and other areas of of Literacy and Numeracy

• Creating a collaborative environment where colleagues work together to program and plan for students

• Using data collected to support programing and provide support to teachers

• Teacher and Staff retention


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Programs: What makes it Unique

• I ntegrating Cree, Numeracy and Literacy in our themed activities or units of study

• Focus on Planning

• Decisions are made based on Data

• Strong Leadership and Teaching staff


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Provincial Partnerships : Wetaskiwin Regional Public

Schools (WRPS)

CIRCLE project Communities Investing in Relationships

Creating Life-Long Empowerment

Restorative Justice - We shared Restorative Justice training opportunities with WRPS . Restorative Justice is an approach focused on the harm that, depending on the process/technique, involves the victim, the offender, their social networks, school and community


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How we manage , Collect , report and analyze our Key

FNSSP indicators?


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By Implementing a System Wide

Student Information System (SIS) and and Education Management

System


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Teachers/

Admin

Teachers/

Admin

SIS


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EMS

Our Data Management philosophy:

• Collect Data once

• Go to the source of the Data

• Data is everyone’s responsibility

• Blame Not; Fear Not , Use Data for improvement


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Our Information Management System main functions:

• Collect and Analyse Education Indicators

• Improve Monitoring & Accountability


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School Strategic Planning

• Mission and Vision

• Priorities

• Outcomes

• Measurements

• Strategies

• Actions


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Key Education indicators (1)

Demographics breakdown by

• Gender

• Education program (Regular, Special education, modified, ….)

• Students by Band

• Students by Reserve of Residence

• Class Size

• Special Education by Codes

• Staff to student ratio

• Teacher to Student ratio

• Education Assistant to student Ratio

• Teacher to Education Assistant ratio


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Enrollments

• Total enrollment

• Monthly enrollment

• Student retention by month

• Monthly entry codes

• Monthly exit codes (drop out, transfer out, expulsion,…)

• Long term enrollment trends (by year, by grade and by division)


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Attendance

• Average attendance in school

• Average attendance by grade

• Monthly attendance trends (by grade)

• Attendance Ranges (100%, 75-99%. 50-75%, less than 50%)

• Attendance comparison by Day (Monday

• Long Tern attendance Trends (by Year, by Grade)


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Achievements

• Provincial achievement by student

• Average achievement by school

• Student who are within % of acceptable excellent standard (i.e. 10%)

• Achievement main component results (i.e. LA:

Writing vs. reading)

• Long term achievement trends

• Provincial Achievement results vs. Internal School assessment

• Correlation between achievements and attendance


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School Planning


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Priorities-Outcomes-Measurements


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Measurements


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Strategies and Actions


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Actions


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Demographics and Dashboard Data


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Demographics and Dashboard Data


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Enrollment Trends


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Entry and Exit Data After Sept 30


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Monthly Enrollment After Sept 30


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Attendance Analysis


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PAT Achievement Analysis


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Achievement Analysis-Trends


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Achievement Analysis-Trends


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Graduates Trends


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Student Profile Area

Student Management


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LA Writing Assessment


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LA Reading Assessment


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Math Assessment


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Special Education


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Intervention


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Intervention


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Surveys and Polling


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Transportation


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Thank You!

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Special Education - First Nation Student Success Program

Maskwacis

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Student Success Program

How we manage , Collect , report and analyze our Key

FNSSP indicators?

By Implementing a System Wide

Student Information System (SIS) and and Education Management

System

Thank You!

Questions?

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Student Information System (SIS) and and Education Management

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