SCHOOL INFORMATION
SCHOOL NAME: Francis Libermann Catholic High School
ADDRESS:
4640 Finch Ave E
PRINCIPAL: Tracey Parish
Toronto ON M1S 4G2
SUPERINTENDENT: Gerry Dagenais
TRUSTEE: Oliver Carroll
NO OF STUDENTS: 800
Kevin Kobus
Director of Education
Oliver Carroll
Chair of the Board
PRIORITY:
NURTURING OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
GOALS:
FAITH DEVELOPMENT
To create and celebrate Catholic Community where all proclaim the
Good News of the Gospel and where Catholic beliefs are modelled
and integrated into the whole learning experience.
SAFE, INCLUSIVE AND HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
To enhance the quality of the working and learning experience
through improving schools and workplaces so that they contribute to
positive health and respectful relationships.
INCREASING ENROLMENT AND RETENTION IN GRADES JK-12
To support and implement a variety of local and system initiatives
that actively enhance the school profile and promote the benefits of
Catholic education.
PRIORITY:
GOALS:
OUR
MISSION
IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING
and ACHIEVEMENT
LITERACY
To improve the overall level of students' literacy skills by enhancing
their reading and writing proficiency through an interdisciplinary
approach.
NUMERACY
To improve the overall level of students' Mathematical literacy skills
through problem solving experiences that involve the application
and communication of concepts in Mathematics.
IN A SCHOOL COMMUNITY
FORMED BY CATHOLIC
BELIEFS AND TRADITIONS,
OUR MISSION IS TO
EDUCATE STUDENTS TO
THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
SUCCESS FOR ALL
To improve opportunities for all our students to achieve their desired
destinations through a variety of programs, supports, assessment
strategies and pathways (apprenticeship, college, community living,
university and the workplace).
PRIORITY:
GOALS:
BUILDING CAPACITY TO LEAD and LEARN
EMPOWERING CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP
To develop and support Catholic Educational Leaders who are
energizing, caring, visionary, student-focused and collaborative role
models in building a Catholic professional learning community.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT
To provide job-embedded professional development that focuses on
broadening the range of skills, practices and attitudes needed to
create sustainable improvement and better results.
Kevin Kobus, Director of Education
TORONTO CATHOLIC
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
TRUSTEES 2005-2006
Wards
1. Joseph Martino
2. Ann Andrachuk
3. Sal Piccininni
4. Mary Cicogna
5. Maria Rizzo
6. Christine Nunziata
7. John Del Grande, Honorary Treasurer
8. Oliver Carroll, Chair
9. Catherine LeBlanc-Miller, Vice-Chair
10. Barbara Poplawski
11. Angela Kennedy
12. Paul John Crawford
Ashley Pereira, Student Trustee
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Oliver Carroll, Chair of the Board
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Priority:
Nurturing Our Catholic Community
Goal:
Faith Development
To create and celebrate Catholic Community where all proclaim the
Good News of the Gospel and where Catholic beliefs are modelled
and integrated into the whole learning experience.
Division: 9 - 12
1) Strategy: Provide opportunity for all in community to attend a retreat
program. Grade level retreats for all students in both
elementary and secondary school .
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Improved attendance at student retreats. Retreat programs "frame" the
curricular classes that follow.
Academic Year
Responsibility: Chaplaincy
2)
Resource:
Board-wide resources
Status:
Ongoing
Strategy:
Staff Retreat program.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Provide a framework to the year and an opportunity for staff to reflect on
their calling to Catholic Education. Provides focus for staff for the year in
all liturgical celebrations. Increased participation and commitment to this
staff celebration.
Academic Year
Responsibility: Teacher, Vice Principal, Principal
3)
Resource:
Father Paul Abbass, former member of the TCDSB Catholic teacher Centre faciiates.
Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls.
Status:
Completed October 2006
Strategy:
School and class Liturgies
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Calendar of celebrations for the 2006-2007 school year established.
Attendance and participation.
Academic Year
Responsibility: Chapliancy team, teachers and student leaders.
Resource:
School and parishes - Prince of Peace and St. Bartholomew.
Status:
Ongoing
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4)
Strategy:
Provide students with opportunities to act in manner that puts
the Good News of the Gospels into action .
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Increased number of opportunities and number of students involved:
CSLIT, Stop Hunger Now, service at Good Sheppard Refuge, 30 Hour
Famine, fundraising to build a school in Sierra Leone, Pennies from
Heaven charitable donations and sponsorship, MTCEF fundraiser, etc...
Academic Year
Responsibility: Teachers, student leaders and the administration.
Resource:
partnership of school and community with assistance of many agency partners.
Status:
Ongoing
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Priority:
Nurturing Our Catholic Community
Goal:
Safe, Inclusive and Healthy Learning Environment
To enhance the quality of the working and learning experience
through improving schools and workplaces so that they contribute to
positive healthy and respectful relationships.
Division: 9 - 12
1) Strategy: Creating a safe community
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Complete a school survey to identify successes and needs. Expand
understanding of the "Eye of the Falcon" and explore opporutnities to
join ESP
Semester 2
Responsibility: Committee of the staff and students lead by vice principal
2)
Resource:
School and community resources.
Status:
In progress
Strategy:
Healthy Dietary Choices
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Addition of new school cafeteria with a broaden menu selection has
seen rise to students choosing healthful foods.
Ongoing
Responsibility: Prinicpal in conjunction with the CSAC and cafeteria vendor.
3)
Resource:
Board-wide resources
Status:
Ongoing
Strategy:
Intramural program for students in secondary and elementary
schools
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Increased participation in a variety of events.
Ongoing
Responsibility: Teacher
Resource:
School resources
Status:
Ongoing
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Priority:
Nurturing Our Catholic Community
Goal:
Increasing Enrolment and Retention in Grades JK-12
To support and implement a variety of local and system initiatives
that actively enhance the school profile and promote the benefits of
Catholic education.
Division: 9 - 12
1) Strategy: Grade Eight visits, Open House for Elementary and Secondary
School students.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Increased attendance at Open House events.
Nominal roll
Academic Year
Responsibility: Student Services
2)
Resource:
School resources
Status:
Ongoing
Strategy:
Share resources (personnel and facilities) with schools in the
professional learning network and local feeder schools
including labs and gymnasium.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
More perspective students see the functioning of a secondary school
and see students at work in both curricular and co-curricular activities.
Positive interactions and feedback.
Ongoing
Responsibility: School staff in conjunction with PLN facilatator.
Princiapl
3)
Resource:
School resources
Status:
Ongoing
Strategy:
Credit Recovery program for senior students
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Senior strudents "recovering" junior credits and remaining in school.
Negative student behaviours including skipping reduced.
Academic Year
Responsibility: LOG teacher, Success for all Team, and administration
Resource:
School resouces and ILC material
Status:
Ongoing
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4)
Strategy:
Maximize facility to create space for curricular and cocurricular opportunities.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Re-arrange rooms to create more teaching areas.
Changes: Art room, Special education rooms, health room and weight
room (construction date TBD)
Better use of space.
Andecdotal evidence suggests that students are using new areas with
greater efficieincy.
Semester 2
Responsibility: Principal
Resource:
Board-wide resources
Status:
Action to be taken
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Priority:
Improving Student Learning and Achievement
Goal:
Literacy
To improve the overall level of students' literacy skills by enhancing
their reading and writing proficiency through an interdisciplinary
approach.
Division: Intermediate (9 - 10)
EQAO Grade 10 OSSLT-20042005-All Students
Gap Analysis:
1)
Unsuccessful students and Deferred students to participate in after-school program.
Boys' Literacy initiatives to address concern of young men in our community accessing
written material. All deferred students have opportunity to write OSSLT pre-test.
Strategy:
Build capacity of all content area teachers in the realm of
Literacy instruction. In particular: department teams will
dialogue regarding the incorporation of explicit reading and
writing strategy instruction in each of their specific disciplines.
( Where possible) This professional dialogue will be followed
by collegial modeling and coaching of the instructional
strategies.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Success for All Literacy intimate in English, Social Science and Science
areas.
Cross - curricular OSSLT preparation - school designed activities.
Semester 2
Responsibility: Teaching staff under the direction of the Literacy team lead.
Department heads. Principal.
PLN Fac
Resource:
Language Arts Coordinator and staff.
Professional reading located in our local library.
Various Think Literacy documents.
Status:
In progress
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2)
Strategy:
OSSLT Preparation in class and after school programming.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Increased participation in after school program
Increased access to preparation material in class and on-line.
Semester 2
Responsibility: Teacher, Principal
Resource:
Board-wide resources
Status:
In progress
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Priority:
Improving Student Learning and Achievement
Goal:
Literacy
To improve the overall level of students' literacy skills by enhancing
their reading and writing proficiency through an interdisciplinary
approach.
Division: 9 - 12
1) Strategy: Cross-curricular literacy initiatives.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Particpation by all classes - sample and exemplary material shared.
Semester 2
Responsibility: Teacher
Resource:
Classroom resources
Status:
In progress
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Priority:
Improving Student Learning and Achievement
Goal:
Numeracy
To improve the overall level of students' Mathematical literacy skills
through problem solving experiences that involve the application and
communication of concepts in Mathematics.
Division: Intermediate (9 - 10)
1) Strategy: Review assessment and evaluation practices in Grades 9 and
10 particularly in the Applied and LDCC courses.
Facilitate dialogue within the Math department about A & E
practices
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
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Status:
Ongoing
Strategy:
Particiation in the LIFT initiative
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Greater facility with technology in the classroom. Increased dialogue
with the intermediate division teachers.
Ongoing
Responsibility: Mathematics co-ordinator and department head, and mathematics teachers.
Resource:
Board-wide resources
Status:
In progress
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Priority:
Improving Student Learning and Achievement
Goal:
Success for All
To improve opportunities for all our students to achieve their desired
destinations through a variety of programs, supports, assessment
strategies and pathways (apprenticeship, college, community living,
university and the workplace).
Division: Senior (11 - 12)
1) Strategy: Provide alternate scheduling opportunity for students to
achieve unsuccessful credit opportunities.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Students recovering credits in a variety of program areas.
Students self-report success in program and improved attitude towards
school in general.
Academic Year
Responsibility: LOG teacher, Students Services, Administration
Resource:
School, board and ILC materials
Status:
Ongoing
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Priority:
Improving Student Learning and Achievement
Goal:
Success for All
To improve opportunities for all our students to achieve their desired
destinations through a variety of programs, supports, assessment
strategies and pathways (apprenticeship, college, community living,
university and the workplace).
Division: 9 - 12
1) Strategy: Increase the number of locally developed and work place
course opportunities. Review class loadings in applied level
classes.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Student success in programs.
create opportunites in scheduling cycle
Responsibility: Administration, LSSAC, Student Services and Special Education staff.
Resource:
Board wide and teacher designed tools
Status:
In progress
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Priority:
Building Capacity to Lead and Learn
Goal:
Empowering Catholic Leadership
To develop and support Catholic Educational Leaders who are
energizing, caring, visionary, student-focused and collaborative role
models in building a Catholic professional learning community.
Division: 9 - 12
1) Strategy: Participation in the local Professional Development network
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Increased dialogue with colleagues in elementary panel.
PLN in its third year.
Responsibility: PLN facilitator and PLN principals.
Staff members of PLN schools
2)
Resource:
Board-wide resources
Status:
Ongoing
Strategy:
Develop and empower students to carry the mantle of Catholic
Education forward.
a) Evidence of Improvement:
Timeline:
Student participation and student lead partnerships.
Ongoing
Responsibility: All staff in the school
Resource:
Local community,school, board and partner resources.
Status:
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