From October 3, 2011
5.
(d)
Developmental Objectives – 2011/12
The Superintendent of Schools spoke to her memorandum as included
with the agenda package, noted the June 21, 2011 update on
developmental objectives presented to the Board and reflected on the
usefulness of these developmental objectives in prioritizing budget
allocations to ensure funding is compatible with our overall purpose
and orientation.
Trustees had comments and questions on the
extensive use of the developmental objectives over the years and their
helpfulness during the budget development.
332/2011
MOVED BY L. MCPHAIL AND SECONDED BY D. TABLOTNEY:
THAT the Board of Education approve the Developmental Objectives of
Student
Success,
Organizational
Sustainability,
Environmental
Stewardship and Communication for the 2011-2012 School Year.
CARRIED
Developmental Objectives for the 2011-2012 School Year
Student Success
How can we enable all our students to do their best?
This developmental objective is the one that all stakeholders agree is a top priority.
As the list below demonstrates, many initiatives were introduced to enhance and
support student success in 2010-2011. These range from budget decisions to
increase staffing in certain areas to supporting new and ongoing efforts to enhance
classroom practice.
Student Success
Action
Development of
Aboriginal
Education
Enhancement
Agreement
Intermediate
Reading
Initiative - A
Focus on
ElementarySecondary
Transition
Outcome
Time Frame
Agreement ready
for signing
June 2011
Project continues at
secondary sites
Ongoing
Progress to Date
Funding for Aboriginal
Support workers and
resources included in
2011-2012 operating
budget.
This project complements
literacy instruction in the
school district by
enhancing and expanding
initiatives currently
underway to support
literacy for adolescent
learners.
Implementation
of new
provincial
curriculum in
Adult Secondary
School
Completion:
Literacy
Foundations
Offered all seven
levels of Literacy
Foundations –
English & two
companion courses
2010-2011
More adult students with
low levels of literacy are
accessing Ministry of
Education funded English
language courses
Collaborative
Time in
Secondary
Schools
Six Richmond
Schools now have
collaborative time
built into their
timetables to plan
and improve
instruction
Implement
ation / Pilot
year – Sept
2011 – May
2012
Report back
to Board
May 2012
Approval by Board in 6
schools (Boyd, Cambie,
MacNeill, McMath,
McRoberts, Richmond).
Student results monitored
over time.
FDK
implementation
District FDK
Implementation
Committee with
representation from
all programs and all
stakeholders
All schools
to move to
FDK in
September
2011
All schools provided with
appropriate equipment and
resources, templates,
guiding principles, financial
and Pro-D support
Elementary
Instrumental
Music
Instrumental Music
offered as a regular
part of the
instructional day to
ALL grade 6 and 7
students in
Richmond
September
2010 and
ongoing
$25,000 yearly budget to
improve existing District
musical instrument
catalogue
Student Success
Action
Inclusion Review
Outcome
To continue to
support existing
school-based
projects and
support new
school-based
projects
Time Frame
Ongoing
Progress to date
School Teams that
worked on the five
key areas of focus –
Student Plans that
Work, Challenging
Behaviour,
Differentiating
Instruction,
Education
Assistant/Teacher
Partnerships and
School Based
Teams have been
given opportunities
and support to
complete their
projects and to plan
for ongoing
networking plans in
their areas of focus.
Educational
Assistants (EA)
student success
Peer-to-Peer EA
position, formerly
funded by an
outside grant, will
be retained and
funded internally.
Five EAs will be
added to address
emergent needs
during the year
2011-2012
Implementation in
fall of 2011
Learning Resource
Teachers (LRT)
Allocated as
staffing blocks that
can be given to
schools by
Learning Services
based on proposals
developed by
schools to enhance
current services.
An additional .6FTE
SLP will be
provided to
secondary schools.
2011-2012
Implementation in
fall of 2011
Student Success
Action
Grad Transitions
Block
Outcome
Adding back one
block to each
secondary school
ensures that
students get the
best possible
support for required
grad credits.
Time Frame
2011-2012
Progress to date
Implementation in
fall of 2011
Secondary
Teacher-Librarian
Block
One block has been
restored to improve
access to the
library
2011-2012
Implementation in
fall of 2011
Career Education
The
teacher/student
ratio will be
decreased to 1:22
from 1:25 to
improve the ability
to support career
education. 0.5 FTE
Teacher Consultant
will be added to
support
Apprenticeship and
Career Ed
programs.
1.5 FTE CUPE
positions will be
added to address
emergent issues
and work with the
District Mental
Health Consultant,
the District Mental
Health Workers and
the Community
Outreach teachers.
2011-2012
Implementation in
fall of 2011
2011-2012
Implementation in
fall of 2011
Designed to
encourage the
development of
innovative
personalized
learning initiatives
including use of
technology & classroom assessment
practices.
Organizational Sustainability
2011-2012
Implementation in
fall of 2011
Youth Connections
Worker
Innovation Grants
How can we ensure that the challenging work done by staff is sustainable for them?
Organizational Sustainability includes a range of activities, including new procedures,
professional development and improving facilities. Supporting sustainability in a
large organization is an ongoing priority. This year several initiatives have been
introduced to address workload and efficiencies to ensure that the District continues
to function well in the present and into the future.
Action
Outcome
Time Frame
Progress to date
Creation of new
Elementary Report
Cards
The goal is better
communication with
parents and a more
efficient report writing
process.
Template created
and pilot schools
sought for
September 2011
September 2011June 2012: 5 Pilot
schools
September 2012:
District-wide
implementation
Writing Committee has
created template,
programmer to complete
report card writing
program this summer, 5
schools to pilot in 2011-12
school year.
Enhanced RSB/RTA
Mentoring Program to
support 50 Beginning
Teachers and their
Mentors over a two
year cycle
Beginning teachers
and Mentor teachers
expressed gratitude
for the increase
support
Sept 2010 to Apr
2011
This two year Mentoring
Program will continue for
next year’s New Teachers
as well as this year’s 2nd
Year new teachers
Summer Learning 2011
Business Plan
Report received by
the Board
April 2011
Business Plan –
implementation ongoing
and process continually
reviewed and refined
Expansion of Late
French Immersion
Program
Due to overcrowding,
and implementation
of FDK in all schools,
LFI program moved
from Homma,
decreased in size at
Whiteside and begun
at Diefenbaker and
McNeely
September 2011
Two new sites approved
by Board and offered to
families for September
2010.
Materials and resources
ordered for new schools.
McNeely and Diefenbaker
to offer Grade 6 entry
classes in September
2011, Grade 7 in
September 2012
Beginning March
2012 and continuing
in subsequent years
Pilot year September
2010 -2011
Large scale community
survey done Spring 2011,
revealing community
support and financial
savings
Implementation of two
week Spring Break
Organizational Sustainability
Action
Sick/Vacation Relief
Outcome
For the 2011-12
school year nonenrolling teaching
and CUPE staff will
be replaced on the
second day of
absence.
Time Frame
2011-2012
Progress to date
Implementation in
the fall of 2011.
Custodial Services
Adding 5 FTE
custodians and the
shifts will start
closer to the end of
the school day.
2011-2012
Implementation in
the fall of 2011.
Elementary School
Administrators
Principals will be
placed currently
and annually at
Woodward and
McKay Schools as
single
administrators in
2011-2012.
2011-2012
Implementation in
the fall of 2011.
Information
Technology Support
Extend OSS clerical
support to summer.
1 FTE Information
Technology
technician will also
be added.
2011-2012
Implementation in
the fall of 2011.
Leadership
Development
Opportunity for
management
employees to
further develop
their leadership
skills.
2011-2012
Implementation in
the fall of 2011.
Third Assistant
Superintendent
To provide services
and support to
schools and school
administration.
2011-2012
Implementation in
the fall of 2011.
Environmental Stewardship
How can we behave responsibly towards the natural world?
As the list below demonstrates, tremendous progress has been made in this area
over the past year. The Richmond School District has become a recognized
lighthouse among districts for its environmental initiatives. The list below represents
a blend of activities that affect everything from operations to curriculum. As an
organization that is responsible for educating students to assume responsibility for
the world, we have made environmental stewardship integral to what we do, along
with what we teach and model for our students.
Action
Outcome
Time Frame
Progress to date
Develop Draft
revised
Environmental
Stewardship (ES)
Policy, Regulations,
and Guidelines
Draft documents
out for feedback
Draft documents
to Policy
Committee May
24,, 2011
Feedback on draft documents
received online and at face to
face feedback sessions with
stakeholder groups, students,
community partners, and City
of Richmond Environmental
Stewardship Team
Curriculum
Development
Teams worked to
develop ES
curriculum
Framework
Draft framework
for a user-friendly
guide
Draft framework
for a user-friendly
guide
Completed 4 morning
sessions with teacher/ admin
teams to provide direction to
the Teacher Consultant for
Sustainability to create the
integrated ES curriculum
framework
Develop K-12
Integrated
Environmental
Learning Outcomes
Draft document I
progress
Ongoing
development at
District Level in
Fall 2001
There will be two documents
as part of this Integrated ES
Curriculum Framework: a
summary of PLO’s for all
grades/ subjects with
additional local Richmond ES
learning outcomes AND a
document (accessible online)
with lesson/ unit plans for ES
Green Team
Leadership
Development
Sessions for 16
Schools
16 school teams
participated in
morning sessions
and experienced
Green Team
Leadership
Development Tools
Nine Cafés over the
year, at different
school with specific
foci
Implementation of
Green Teams at
school sites in Fall
2011
Leadership Development
Tools ready for use in
September 2011; Green
Team Leadership
Development sessions offered
to other Green Team in Fall
Oct. 2010 – June
2011
From the Sustainability
Kickoff in October, we had
schools sign up to host the
Cafes around specific topics.
Attendance peaked 60+
attendees (students, parents,
presenters, teachers, and
admin staff)
Sustainability
Cafés
Environmental Stewardship
Action
Communication to
site-based
Sustainability
contacts
Outcome
Creation of an ES
Blog Calendar of
events, emails on
RichNet, and
Time Frame
Sept. 2010 – June
2011
Progress to date
The Teacher
Consultant for
Sustainability,
created and
available funding
sources
maintained a ES blog
calendar with events
in the Richmond
region for awareness
of events to
educators and
students. Regular
emails went to
contacts and a new
contact list was
formed for School
Garden Contacts.
Sustainability Grants
26 grants awarded
Money granted in
Nov, projects to be
completed by May
with a summary
report
Most of the grant
projects have been
completed. Some of
the report summaries
have been received
for compilation into
the 2010/ 2011
Sustainability Report
(to be completed in
June)
ES theme of
workshops at District
Convention and
Afternoon Common
Pro-D days
18 ES focus sessions
were offered at the
Convention and
additional sessions
for all Afternoon
Common Pro-D days
Recruitment began in
Sept. 2010 with
planning up to the
February 15. Pro-D
sessions are
continuously being
added to ProD
Calendar
More sessions than
ever were offered to
District staff to learn
about ES behaviours.
The Teacher
Consultant for
Sustainability
presented one of the
18 sessions and
offered sessions for
the AM/PM on
Common and noncommon Pro-D days
ES Partnerships
The Richmond
Sustainability Action
Team teamed up with
community partners
that have ES goals
Ongoing and new
partnerships from
Sept. 2010 to the
present
Partners include: City
of Richmond, Metro
Vancouver, David
Suzuki Foundation,
BC Green Games,
and the BC Green
Games
Environmental Stewardship
Action
Outcome
Time Frame
Progress to date
Eco-Wise Assessment
Tool v. 2.0
The more
comprehensive EcoWise Tool will be
ready for rollout in
Sept. 2011
April – June 2011
Eight focus areas will
be developed for
school Green Teams
to assess their
progress and find
ways to continuously
approve their site/
schools: Leadership,
Curriculum
Development, Energy
Conservation, Waste
Management,
Grounds Greening,
Sustainable
Transportation,
Sustainable
Purchasing, and
Water Conservation
Develop and
Implement Green
Fund
Sustainable source of
funding for Energy
Conservation and
Sustainability
Initiatives
2011
Concept was
introduced to the
Board June 21, 2010
as part of a package
of resolutions on a
Sustainability Action
Plan; fund model
developed in Fall
2010; Utility Budget
requirements under
Green Fund model
provided to Finance
for 2011-12 budget
development in Feb
2011; Green Fund
model reviewed with
Executive Team on
Apr 6, 2010
Develop Strategic 5
Year Energy
Conservation Plan
25-30% reduction in
energy consumption
resulting in approx.
$1,000,000 in annual
savings
2010-2016
Board Resolution June
21, 2010 to continue
with BC Hydro Energy
Manager offering;
Manager of Energy
and Sustainability
hired Sept 2010;
2010 data analyzed
to determine energy
intensity and savings
opportunities at each
of 50 facilities
Time Frame
2010-2014
Progress to date
Signed agreements to
Environmental Stewardship
Action
Enroll in BC Hydro’s
Outcome
Install real-time
Continuous
Optimization Program
metering, undertake
investigations of
energy use and
complete energy
retrofits in ten
secondary schools.
Complete energy
retrofit projects
Reduction in energy
consumption by
upgrading mechanical
and/or lighting
equipment.
Undertake
Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Initiatives
in accordance with
BC’s Carbon Neutral
Government
Regulation
Carbon Neutral with
respect to the
District’s Operations
enroll in program in
Dec 2010; completed
RFP process and
selected service
provider
2010-2011
16 energy efficient
lighting upgrades
completed from Jan
2010 to Feb 2011;
one energy efficient
boiler replacement
completed; 2 energy
efficient rooftop
heating unit retrofit
completed
Richmond School
District; Tracked and
reported Greenhouse
Gas emissions for
SD38; Purchased
carbon offset the
District’s 2010 GHG
emissions in order to
become Carbon
Neutral with respect
to operations for the
2010 Calendar year
Communication
How can we communicate in a clear, timely and inclusive manner?
We have positioned ourselves to make tremendous strides in this area in the coming
year. Hiring a communications manager has opened up a series of possibilities that
are well underway. Most significantly, this has allowed us to begin to plan for the
best use of all communications media that surrounds us, including events, publicity,
our web page and social media. The chart below describes these initiatives.
Communication
Action
Outcome
Time Frame
Progress to date
Hiring of District
Communications
and Marketing
Manager
Enhanced communication
through events, publicity
and renovated web site.
Opening of
Neighbourhood
Learning Centre
Ongoing
Facilitated organization of
various district-wide
activities (Ed. Week,
Spring Break Surveys), as
well as liaising with
Ministry for important
District events (Brighouse
opening, AEEA signing)
Opening of
facility and
occupancy
anticipated for
Fall 2011
Construction to begin
shortly, policies,
applications, planning
underway for Fall start up
Develop a new
website
Create a forum for family
and student interactions;
a place to promote
district good news
stories; and an online
venue to connect with
stakeholders
Completion
expected for
beginning of
October 2011
Draft design in progress
Create district brand
standards manual
Standardized email
signatures, consistent use
of district logo, resulting
in a cohesive district
brand and representation
Completion
expected
August 2011
Evaluation of other
organization brand
standard manuals in
progress
Create a strong
social media
presence (Facebook,
Twitter, Blogs, etc.)
Allows for a platform of
generic technologies
familiar to both students
and parents that will
allow for easy
communication.
Completion
expected for
November
2011
Project is on hold until
website development is
closer to completion
Communication
Action
Create a social media
Outcome
Ensures that district
Time Frame
August 2011
Progress to date
Implementation in the
and web policy
Incorporating Chinese
language translations
on a limited bases in
Continuing Education
staff do not
misrepresent the
school district
Posting English &
Chinese instructions
on how to create an
online client account
in Continuing
Education
fall of 2011.
Spring 2011 &
beyond
Prior to the start of
online registration,
there were fewer
phone calls about
“how to create an
account online”