Learning Improvement Plan
COMPONENT ONE: Setting the Context
School: PJ Gillen
Feeder Communities: Esterhazy, Gerald, Tantallon
Principal: Kelsey Shields
Vice-Principal: Wanita Lippai
School Profile
Current Enrolment
255 Students
Source of Enrolment Projections
Anomalies (local knowledge)
30 EAL Students
Current Staff (FTE)
19.31 FTE
Educational Assistants (daily hours)
23.5 Daily Hours
Administrative Assistant
7.5 Daily Hours
Caretaker (daily hours)
7 Daily Hours
Projected Enrolment (next year)
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Student Support Teacher (FTE)
1 FTE
Projected Number of Classrooms (next year)
13
COMPONENT TWO: School Learning Improvement Plan
Division Motto, Mission, Vision & Values
School Mission, Vision & Values
Motto – Students Come First
Mission – “Building Strong Foundations to Create Bright Futures”
Vision – “Learning Without Limits ... Achievement For All"
Values – Belonging, Respect, Responsibility, Learning and
Nurturing
Division Level
Division
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
By June 2020, at least 85%
of GSSD students will read
at or above grade level by
the end of Grade 3.
School Level
Department Goals
Goals
By June 2016, at least 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 1.
By June 2016, at least
80% of PJ Gillen
students will read at or
above grade level by
the end of Grade 1.
By June 2016, at least 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 2.
By June 2016, at least 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 3.
Vision – Excellence! Every Child…Every Day!
By June 2016, at least
80% of PJ Gillen
students will read at or
above grade level by
the end of Grade 2.
By June 2016, at least
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
Baseline F and P results will be
gathered in Grades 2 and 3 by the
end October 16, 2015.
Completed
RTI Referrals will be completed for
students whose F and P results put
them in the red zone. Yellow zone
students will be referred at the
discretion of the teacher.
In progress
Baseline Reading Readiness data
will be collected in Grade 1 using
Early Literacy Assessment in
Completed
Division Level
Division
Goals
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
80% of PJ Gillen
students will read at or
above grade level by
the end of Grade 3.
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
September/October 2015.
F and P results will be gathered in
Grades 1-3 during January 2016
testing dates for all Grade 1
students, and all students grades 23 who were yellow or red in the
Fall.
In Progress
F and P results will be gathered in
Grades 1-3 by the end of June
2016.
June 2016
F and P results will be discussed
and analyzed during monthly staff
meetings, RTI Team meetings,
PLC’s.
In Progress
Teachers will complete MSV for all
students whose F and P results put
them in the yellow red zone.
Skill Builders period will continue to
be provided to ensure more time
for Tier 1 ELA intervention for
those students below grade level.
Completed
Response to Intervention Team will
review Skill Builder summary
sheets every Day 1 (9:30-10:30) to
help identify struggling students
and possible interventions
In Progress
Using Leveled Literacy Initiative
identified students will be given
In Progress
Division Level
Division
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
immediate, systematic and
consistent intervention by the
homeroom teachers, co-teachers,
LLI team, and RTI team.
Students in the red zone will be
given priority for intervention (LLI).
In Progress
Students in the yellow zone will be
provided extra support using
Reading A-Z.
In Progress
ELA Essential Outcomes will be
identified for each term by each
grade grouping.
In Progress
Common formative assessments
will be given for all essential
outcomes for each term to monitor
student progress and to
differentiate instruction.
In Progress
PLC half hour period scheduled for
each grade level.
Completed
Each ELA teacher will develop all
ELA UBD plans prior to teaching the
unit.
In Progress
Co-Teaching model of instruction
will be incorporated and utilized in
classrooms to support ELA
outcomes.
In Progress
4 more teachers will be trained at
Division Level
Division
Goals
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
RTI At Work (Minneapolis) bringing
out total of trained teachers to 12
of 19 teachers.
Completed
Small group and differentiated
instruction will be used from
grades K-5 to address varying
needs throughout the classroom.
In Progress
F and P results will be monitored
and displayed on the Digital Data
Wall.
In Progress
Students below grade level will be
re-assessed throughout the year to
monitor progress.
In Progress
Contact Terry Tocher, EAL coach,
for support with EAL students who
are struggling with reading.
In Progress
School wide Reading Club
sponsored by PJ Gillen SCC.
In Progress
Completion of the Literacy Room.
Completed
Approach PJG SCC to organize
Spring Book Exchange.
By June 2020, at least 85%
of GSSD students will read
at or above grade level by
By June 2016, 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 4.
By June 2016, 80% of
PJ Gillen students will
read at or above grade
Baseline F and P results will be
gathered in Grades 4 and 5 by the
end of November, 2015.
Completed
Division Level
Division
Goals
Department Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
the end of Grade 5.
By June 2016, 80% of GSSD
students will read at or above
grade level by the end of Grade 5.
School Level
Goals
level by the end of
Grade 4.
By June 2016, 80% of
PJ Gillen students will
read at or above grade
level by the end of
Grade 5.
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
RTI Referrals will be completed for
students whose F and P results put
them in the red zone. Yellow zone
students will be referred at the
discretion of the teacher.
In Progress
F and P results will be gathered in
Grades 4 &5 during January 2016
testing dates for all students grades
4-5 who were yellow or red in the
Fall.
In Progress
F and P results will be gathered in
Grades 4-5 by the end of June
2016.
June 2016
F and P results will be discussed
and analyzed during monthly staff
meetings, RTI Team meetings,
PLC’s.
In Progress
Teachers will complete MSV for all
students whose F and P results put
them in the yellow or red zone.
Skill Builders period will continue to
be provided to ensure more time
for Tier 1 ELA intervention for
those students below grade level.
Response to Intervention Team will
review Skill Builder summary
sheets every Day 1 (9:30-10:30) to
help identify struggling students
and possible interventions
Completed
In Progress
Division Level
Division
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
Using Leveled Literacy Initiative
identified students will be given
immediate, systematic and
consistent intervention by the
homeroom teachers, co-teachers,
LLI team, and RTI team.
In Progress
Students in the red zone will be
given priority for intervention (LLI).
In Progress
Students in the yellow zone will be
provided extra support using
Reading A-Z.
In Progress
ELA Essential Outcomes will be
identified for each term by each
grade grouping.
In Progress
Common formative assessments
will be given for all essential
outcomes for each term to monitor
student progress and to
differentiate instruction.
In Progress
PLC half hour period scheduled for
each grade level.
Completed
Each ELA teacher will develop all
ELA UBD plans prior to teaching the
unit.
In Progress
Co-Teaching model of instruction
will be incorporated and utilized in
classrooms to support ELA
In Progress
Division Level
Division
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
outcomes.
4 more teachers will be trained at
RTI At Work (Minneapolis) bringing
out total of trained teachers to 12
of 19 teachers.
Completed
Small group and differentiated
instruction will be used from
grades 4-5 to address varying
needs throughout the classroom.
In Progress
F and P results will be monitored
and displayed visually on the Data
Wall located in the staffroom.
In Progress
Students below grade level will be
re-assessed throughout the year to
monitor progress.
In Progress
Contact Terry Tocher, EAL coach,
for support with EAL students who
are struggling with reading.
In Progress
School wide Reading Club
sponsored by PJ Gillen SCC.
In Progress
Completion of the Literacy Room.
Completed
Approach PJG SCC to organize
Spring Book Exchange.
Division Level
Division
Goals
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
By June 2020, at least
80% of GSSD students in
Grades 1 to 5 will be at
or above grade level in
math.
By June 2016, Grades K to 4
teachers in GSSD will have a
common understanding of grade
level proficiency in math, a good
working knowledge of the GSSD
Math Rubrics, and implement
elements of the Indicators of
Effective Math Instruction.
By June 2016, Grades 5 to 9
teachers in GSSD will have a
common understanding of grade
level proficiency in math, a good
working knowledge of the GSSD
Math Rubrics, and implement
elements of the Indicators of
Effective Math Instruction.
By June 2016, 80% of
students will master
grade appropriate math
facts.
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
PLC’s will be scheduled into teacher
time tables (30 minutes every 6 day
cycle).
Completed
Math Skill Builders will be
scheduled into time table once
every six days for 30 minutes for
Grades 1-5.
Completed
One 30 minute Math Fact period
will be scheduled into the 6 day
cycle for each classroom from
Kindergarten to Grade 5.
Completed
Teacher tracking forms will be
provided on the Portal (My Site) for
teachers to identify essential
outcomes for each term.
Completed
Teachers will identify essential
outcomes for Math before the start
of each term.
Completed – essential outcomes will be reviewed
at the start of each term.
Create vertical Math teams (K-5) to
review and discuss essential
outcomes identified as we move
through the continuum of grades.
Teams will discuss concepts,
outcomes, and skills that are
essential for success at the next
level during selected scheduled
staff meetings.
Completed
Nov 4 Staff PLC
Teachers will determine the
definition of mastering.
Completed
Nov 4 Staff PLC
Division Level
Division
Goals
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
By June 2020, children
aged 0-6 within GSSD
will be supported in their
development to ensure
that 95% of students
exiting Kindergarten are
ready for learning in the
primary grades.
By June 2016, children aged 0-6
within GSSD will be supported in
their development to ensure that
90% of student exiting
Kindergarten are ready for learning
in the primary grades.
By June 2016, 90% of
students exiting
Kindergarten are ready
for learning in the
primary grades (score
green on the EYES
assessment)
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
Grades K-5 teachers will determine,
as a whole group, grade level
expectations for math facts.
Completed
Nov 4 Staff PLC
Create a Math Fact site on the
Portal’s My Site to contain all Math
Fact information (tracking sheets,
assessment, grade level
expectations)
In Progress
Collect Math Fact data bi-monthly
and add to Digital Data Wall (Dec,
Feb, Apr, June).
Completed
Dec
Mathletics will be purchased for all
students from Grades 1-5
Completed
Approach PJG SCC to purchase
various Math Fact games to house
in our school Iibrary Teacher
Resources.
Complete EYES assessment Sept/15
and May/16.
SCC Approved $500 to $1000 monetary support
Nov.5.
Items purchased Dec, 2015.
Ensure a fine motor center every
Kindergarten day; consult Mona’s
Kindergarten Fine Motor Guide
In Progress
Schedule meeting with PSP’s, SST,
Kindergarten Teachers, and
Administration after the
completion of Fall/15 assessment
period to discuss results and areas
of focus.
Meeting Scheduled for January 20, 2016
Completed Fall Assessment Sept/15
Division Level
Division
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
Schedule Speech Pathologist,
Julianne Smidt, to run a center
station in Kindergarten classrooms
on a regular rotation on Day 5.
Scheduled to begin January, 2016
Schedule Psychometrist, Tammy
Taypotat, to run a block of direct
student support, inclusive in the
classroom or teacher consultation
based on the results of Fall/15 EYES
assessment.
Scheduled to begin January, 2016
Schedule EAL Coach, Terry Tocher,
to run a block of student support
for EAL students based on the
results of Fall/15 EYES assessment.
Teachers will refer students to the
RTI Team who assess in the red
zones using the RTI Referral
Process via CLEVR
ELA Skill Builder period (30
minutes) scheduled once every 6
day cycle. Teacher will document
students/student progress using
Skill Builder form and update on
the Portal, My Site.
RTI Referrals will be completed on
CLEVR for those students teachers
feel Tier 1 interventions are not
working effectively. Students must
be documented during Skill Builder
Scheduled to begin January, 2016
In Progress
Skill Builder period scheduled once in a 6 day cycle.
Skill Builder period is in progress.
In Progress
Division Level
Division
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Department Goals
School Level
Goals
Action/Work Plans
Evidence of Progress
(including RtI Process)
time before the RTI team will
consider for further intervention.
Kindergarten teachers will meet
once every 6 day cycle during
PLC’s. Teachers will determine
essential learning outcomes,
discuss assessment results, and
continue to refine and develop ELA
UBD plans.
In Progress
SST will schedule time in her time
table to be a part of the
Kindergarten classroom for at least
30 minutes in a 6 day cycle.
SST has scheduled time in KA. Needs to still
schedule time in KB.
Kindergarten Orientation will be
held in March 2016 where parents
will be provided with expectations
for their children for the Fall of
2016.
Discussion around changing the date of
Orientation to later in the year.
Kindergarten teachers will create a
Kindergarten readiness package for
parents to disperse during March
2016 Kindergarten Orientation.
Package will include information
for parents that describe
expectations for beginning
Kindergarten students.
Kindergarten teachers have begun to create the
readiness packages (January 2016)
Invite and converse with Daycare,
PEPP, and Growing Tree of the
expectations of Kindergarten
readiness.
Meeting scheduled for January, 2016 to discuss
with PEPP.
Division Level
Division
Goals
School Level
Department Goals
Goals
(Student & Family Focus)
Action/Work Plans
(including RtI Process)
Inquire with GSSD if it’s possible to
gather EYES assessments results
from 4 year olds in the PEPP
Program in April/May, 2016.
Evidence of Progress
Inquire Complete. EYES assessments are not
completed in PEPP. January, 2016 meeting
scheduled with PEPP to discuss what type of
information can be shared.
Provide early school exposure to
PEPP 4 year olds with school visits
in May/June, 2016.
Inquire and begin conversation
with GSSD and PEPP about the
possibility of moving the program
from EHS to PJG.
Inquire Completed. The High School has more
open space to house the PEPP program. Our goal is
to increase communication between PEPP and PJG
to help with this barrier.
Approach PJG SCC to compile
Kindergarten readiness packages
provided by the Kindergarten
teachers for March Orientation.
Two SCC members have volunteered to help
compile Kindergarten readiness packages.
COMPONENT THREE: The Communication Plan
How will the plan and progress be communicated to the school community?
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Monthly Assemblies
Social Media Recognition and Announcements
Promoting of School Wide Reading Program
School Wide Book Exchange
School Community Council Meeting LIP Updates