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Annual School Development Report

Baccalieu Collegiate

2012-13 School Development Report

“Lighting the Way”

Mission The mission of Baccalieu Collegiate is to establish through the collaborative efforts of home, school and community, a safe, nurturing, respectful environment that fosters overall student development and celebrates academic excellence.


A Message From

DARRIN PIKE CEO/DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

This school development report for the 2012-13 school year outlines your school’s successes and highlights in matters such as student achievement and professional development. The planning and execution of a school development plan is an important process that must be undertaken by the entire school community. A thorough plan lays the foundation for a productive and successful school year and will be beneficial to every member of the school community, most importantly the students of your school. As we move ahead with the development of a new strategic plan for the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District I thank our administrators, teaching staff, school councils and school communities for their efforts in developing and implementing the previous plans to ensure student success and achievement. Such collaboration is important to grow together as a school community for the betterment of our education system. I look forward with great enthusiasm to the progress we are going to make as we build upon these school development plans and continue to provide a quality education for every student in our province. Sincerely, Darrin Pike CEO/Director of Education


Message from Principal On behalf of the staff of Baccalieu Collegiate it gives me great pleasure to submit this School Report for the year 2012-2013. We certainly have a whole lot to celebrate, we have taken on many great initiatives and fantastic things continue to happen for the benefit of the students we serve. Our Provincial Assessment data at the Intermediate and the Senior High Level continues to show very significant improvement. In many areas the June 2013 results are the best yet, and we are very proud of that. We are especially proud to be able to say that our Public Exam results are above District and Provincial Average in each and every course where these exams were written. Bravo teachers and students! Even though we have witnessed great improvement we realize the potential for more and we will strive to do better each year. We continue to be a part of the School Development process and we are currently going into our second year of the current cycle. We will continue the focus on three specific goals that fall in line with our School District Strategic Plan and the recent initiatives of the Department of Education. We must maintain a focus on these in our School Community as we move our school forward. More specific detail is provided in this report for you to consider. The School Council of Baccalieu Collegiate has continued to play a role in the School Development process as they act as a sounding board to consider the specific Goals we have as a focus. Even more importantly, they offer suggestions as to how we may be able to enhance the work being done through our School Development Plan. Our School Council and School Community deserve a sincere Thank You for the support they continue to show to our school. This support is second to none. Please, as you take the time to read through our school report, feel free to make contact with the school if you have any questions or concerns you would like addressed. Roger Gillingham


Message from School Council We are very fortunate to have a dedicated group of volunteers filling the roll of School Council at Baccalieu Collegiate. The members of School Council for 2012-2013 are: Joanne Doyle – Chair Cheryl Ash Lori Barrett – Vice – Chair Garland Button Krystle Mercer – Secretary Roger Gillingham Bonnie Martin Tonya Squires Maxine Blundon Wendy Thorne It is important to recognize the dedication of the individuals who volunteer for School Council and thank them for the time they commit to their school. It is equally as important to recognize all the other Parent Volunteers and members of the School Community who gladly support the school and School Council in their efforts. Community support for our school is second to none. As stakeholders, our School Council has been involved in the development of the School Growth and Development Plan for Baccalieu Collegiate. Once again, School Council has had the opportunity to review the plan and provide input and feedback on the various aspects of the plan. Having the opportunity to provide feedback and help work through this process is very beneficial for the members of our School Council as it gives us a better appreciation of the focus of our school. School Council offers sincere congratulations to the Administration and Staff of Baccalieu Collegiate on the preparation of this School Development Report, and on another outstanding school year. Joanne Doyle


Overview of School

Our School Community

Baccalieu Collegiate is located in the Town of Old Perlican. Students attend Baccalieu Collegiate from Winterton in Trinity Bay South, around the Bay de Verde Peninsula and South to Ochre Pit Cove in Conception Bay North. In addition there are some students attending Baccalieu Collegiate from outside the catchment area who have special permission from the School District to attend. There were 213 students attending Baccalieu Collegiate during the 2012-2013school year enrolled in various degrees of academic programming from Grade 7 to Level 4. Classes ranged in size from 11- 31with the average class size being approximately 22-24. Baccalieu Collegiate has a total of 16 full-time and 1 part-time educational staff which includes 11classroom teachers and 3 special services personnel. We have 1 guidance counselor who is shared with Tricon Elementary, 4 specialist teachers in the areas of: music, physical education, and technology education, as well as the support of 2 student assistants. In addition to staff based at the school, we have access to District office staff including Educational Psychologists, Program Specialists, Speech Pathologists, Visual and Hearing itinerant etc. The school also has the services of one secretarial and two maintenance personnel. Key Highlights/Special Projects

School Report Math 2012-2013

Teacher Professional Development

Math 2201 and 2202 Implementation Inservices (Session 2 of 2) Math 3201 Implementation Inservice (Session 1 of 2)

Student Activities Newfoundland and Labrador Senior High School Math League

On one occasion we had four of our senior high students participate in the Western Region Math League, remotely from our school.

University of Waterloo Math Contests

This year our school once again provided funding for our students to write the Gauss (Grade 7 & 8), Pascal (Grade 9), Cayley (Level I), Fermat (Level II) and Euclid (Level III) contests. We had students receive medals in the Pascal and Fermat contests.


Math Problem of the Week This year we continued to run our “Math Problem of the Week”. Participation

levels were good at both the junior and senior high levels. Winners proudly wore their math t-shirt prizes, which were purchased using the “Math Promotional Activity” funding that we received from the Department of Education.

Junior High Math Competition

This school-based competition was modeled after the Western Region’s Junior High Math League Competitions, and enabled all of our junior high students to experience such an event. Students had a great time working with others from different grades to solve math problems. We received funding for this event from the Department of Education’s “Math Promotional Activity” program. Students in our Math 3204/3205 classes helped set up and run the competition.

Pi Day Activities

Some of our senior high math students participated in Pi Day activities. This required students to work in groups to complete a number of mathematics related activities through a relay style competition. The teams that successfully completed all activities first were declared the winners, and prizes were awarded accordingly. We received funding for this event from the Department of Education’s “Math Promotional Activity” program.

Math T-Shirt Day

On the last day of school before the Victoria Day long weekend, we encouraged all students who owned math t-shirts to wear them to school. The names of these students were entered into a draw, and a winner was selected from junior and senior high to receive a rod, reel and tackle box.

Other Implementation of Math 2200/2201/2202

The advanced, academic and general courses in Level II were implemented this year. With the implementation of these courses came new school district evaluation schemes, which were different from that used in the former Math 2204/2205/2206. As well, a common school district final exam was administered in Math 2200 and Math 2201.

CDLI This year our Math 2200 and 3207 were offered through CDLI only. Our Math

3205 was offered both on site and through CDLI, depending on which other math course level III students decided to take. Those who took Math 3205 and 3207 did both courses through CDLI, while those who took Math 3205 and 3103 did both courses on site.


CRT’s/Common District Exams The initial plan to have a CRT in Math 9 was changed partway through the year,

and instead a common school district assessment was used. Common assessments were also used in Math 7, Math 8, Math 1201, Math 2200 and Math 2200.

Comprehensive Testing in Public Exam Courses Students Math 3204/3205 wrote a series of comprehensive tests once the courses

were completed, prior to the public exam. These tests were constructed and corrected at our school.

School Report

Social Studies 2012-2013 • The school year 2012-2013 was another busy year for the Social Studies Department of Baccalieu Collegiate. We offered a full slate of courses in Junior High as well as Canadian Geography 1202, World Geography 3202 & 3200, Newfoundland Studies 2205, Consumer Studies1202, and Workplace Safety 3224 in Senior High. • Our public exam results were quite good with almost 100% of both World Geography and World History students meeting with success. • A Common Board Literacy Assessment was done in Grade 9 Social Studies again this year and all students did quite well. The Grade 9 class were also responsible for running the Student Council election in the fall. • We held a very successful Junior High Heritage Fair with 92 projects. Of these, three projects went on to represent our school at the Regional Fair and eight projects were given Honourable Mention status by the judges. The students who went to the Regional Heritage Fair also received monetary awards during out annual Awards Night for commitment to local heritage. • Five of our students also participated in the Military History Challenge, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, and were great representatives for our school.

School Report Science / Technology 2012-2013

Student Events: National Mole Day Foundation - National Mole Day

Chemistry 2202 and CDLI 3202 students generated some enthusiasm by celebrating Avogadro’s Number on October 23rd. Mole Jeopardy and mole joke contests were conducted.


Canadian Association of Physicists - National Physics Competition

A selection of our Physics 3204 students wrote this exam encompassing the physics explored in both high school physics courses.

Chemical Institute of Canada – Canadian Chemistry Contest

Several of our Chemistry 3202 students completed this competition. The Canadian Chemistry Contest (CCC) (Parts A and B) is carried out in conjunction with the Canadian Chemistry Olympiad (CCO) (Parts A and C).

Memorial University, Faculty of Medicine - Brain Storm Competition

The Brain Storm Competition is a Q & A competition that tests high school student’s knowledge of the brain and nervous system. Students are quizzed about the brain and how it relates to intelligence, memory, emotions, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep and brain disorders.

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame – TD Discover Days in Health Sciences

Discovery Days are one-day workshops that give our high school students the opportunity to explore a variety of career options in medicine and the health sciences through a variety of hand-on sessions. A number of our Biology 3201 and Biology 2201 students attended.

University of Toronto – National Biology Competition

Several of our Biology 3201 students tested their knowledge and comprehension of biological principles in this annual event.

Junior High Science Fair

A Science Fair was held on November 27th for all students in Grades 7, 8 and 9. This year the students were in groups of two or three. The Grade 7 students were required to use the scientific method to complete an experimental project on a topic of their choice. The Grade 8 students investigated the Systems of the Human Body. They completed projects and made models of the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory and musculoskeletal systems. The Grade 9 students completed a research project on any aspect of the Grade 9 Science Curriculum and most decided to research some aspect of the Solar System. This project was done in conjunction with the research project for English. The fair was a huge success as it was a day for the students to display their work and to share the knowledge they learned from completing these projects with the judges and the general population of visitors. The caliber of the finished student projects was once again outstanding and the fair gave a fabulous demonstration and display of the amount of work put into the projects. The fair was visited by parents, grandparents, other family members and friends of the communities surrounding Baccalieu.


Junior High Science / Technology Activities Grade 7

Flower Boxes Bridges Digital Video Production

Grade 8

Robotics Electricity – Solar Panels Electricity – Virtual Lab ElectroCity

Grade 9

Bird Houses Car Dragster Hydraulics Pneumatics

Skilled Trades Provincial Conference for Women and Youth Fourteen of our Grade 9 students attended the first ever provincial skilled trades conference. The conference explored strategies to ensure that women and young people play a larger role in this growing sector of the economy. Partnerships Our school is continuing to work on a number of partnerships that have been established through the past several years. The support from local Volunteer Organizations, Businesses and individuals for our Awards Program is second to none. We have established these relationships over the years and they continue to grow. We have worked closely with the RCMP to provide various information sessions for our students on things that are very relevant such as Drug and Alcohol abuse and Bullying. We hope that this partnership will continue to grow year to year for the benefit of our student population. We are very proud of our Tutoring Program and the TWEP – Tutoring Work Experience Program. Both programs offer academic support for any and all students who may be interested. We have also considered getting involved with the Tutoring for Tuition program with CDLI where students actually do tutoring sessions online with other students using the CDLI system.


Summary Report on the School’s Most Current Data The Administration and staff of Baccalieu Collegiate continually review results of all forms of external evaluation of our students to help in the delivery of course objectives to our students. We pay particular attention to the Junior High Provincial Assessments and the Senior High Public Exam results in the courses offered here at Baccalieu Collegiate. This is closely related to goal # 1 of our school Development plan – “To increase overall student achievement in an inclusive learning environment through enhanced learning opportunities”. This goal, no doubt, will continue to be a major part of our future Developmental Plans, hence we will strive for continued improvement and better results each June. We specifically use the results to guide instruction in an attempt to effect an improvement over the previous year’s results. The charts in this section present our School Results compared to the District and Provincial Results. Our analysis and report on this data follows the information presented in the chart.

Provincial Assessment Data Grade 9 English Language Arts Grade 9 Enrolment = 43

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

School District Province School District Province School District Province School District Province

Multiple Choice

Poetic 80.9 85.3 85.2 69.6 65.4 64.7 62.9 67.3 66.6

Informational 70.3 79.8 79.3 71.7 72.3 71.2 72.2 77.1 76.8 52.6 56.7 55.9

Constructed Response: Percentage of students achieving at Level 3 (i.e., grade level) or above

Demand Writing 88.2 86.6 85.5 73.9 82.7 83.3 94.3 91.5 90.6 78.1 93.6 92.7

Poetic 66.7 74.3 73.2 80.0 62.9 61.4 100.0 92.6 91.9

Informational 44.4 70.5 70.2 80.0 69.6 69.2 100.0 90.9 88.8 86.8 87.5 86.2


What do these results tell us?

First, there is no data for the “Poetic” section because this area was not assessed on the Provincial Assessment this year (hence, the blanks in the chart).

On the “Informational” section, our students scored marginally below both the District and Provincial averages on the Multiple Choice Section and were on par with the averages (slightly above the Province and slightly below the District) on the Constructed Response Section. A concern here, however, is that our results are down significantly on both the Multiple Choice and the Constructed Response when we compare them to our school results from the previous year. For the Multiple Choice section, we are down almost 20%, however, the District and Provincial Results experienced the same 20% decline from the previous year. A concern for the Constructed Response section is that, although the School, District, and Province all experienced a drop here also, our school experienced a more substantial drop. Still, our results compare favourably with both District and Province.

The Demand Writing section is also a concern. While the District and Province both experienced approximately a 2% improvement over the previous year, our school was down by approximately 16%. These results need to be discussed by our English Department and Administration to determine a focus for improvement.


Grade 9 Mathematics Grade 9 Enrolment = 43

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13


Multiple Choice

Number Operations 77.1 69.1 69.4 71.4 64.2 64.4 73.1 68.0 68.0

Number Concepts 70.0 59.0 59.0 71.4 64.2 64.4 73.1 68.0 68.0

Patterns and Relations

83.5 74.8 75.2 74.5 66.5 66.0 77.8 70.8 70.7

Measurement 86.8 65.9 67.5 70.8 63.4 63.7

Geometry 71.4 68.6 69.4 77.1 74.8 76.0

Data Management and Probability

74.2 65.3 65.9 83.3 88.2 87.9 97.1 85.8 85.5

Constructed Response: Percentage of students achieving at Level 3 (i.e., grade level) or above

Number Operations 68.2 48.2 48.9 63.1 52.8 53.6 75.4 68.1 68.1

Patterns and Relations

79.6 61.0 60.4 68.3 60.5 59.5 50.3 55.2 55.2

What do these results tell us? There were no Provincial Assessment results for the grade 9 Math this year due to government’s decision to alternate

administration of the English and Math Assessments rather than do them both every year. Our students will be assessed on the Math next year.


Public Exam data (4-year trend data (average final mark))

Course 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13


French 3200 90.0 72.6 72.7 84.0 73.9 72.7 71.6 72.7

Français 3202 74.6 74.7 73.5 73.7 75.3 75.6 76.0 75.7

Mathematics 3204 64.1 61.1 61.7 65.3 61.4 62.0 53.1 62.6 62.8 63.3 60.6 61.3

Mathematics 3205 83.8 79.0 77.9 82.4 80.1 79.3 86.3 80.1 79.1 86.4 79.8 79.8

World Geography 3202 68.3 63.7 64.6 76.1 67.3 68.0 67.8 68.4 68.8 76.4 68.2 70.0

World History 3201 73.6 66.9 67.1 79.7 68.8 69.3 79.9 70.0 70.5 67.6 68.6

Histoire mondiale 3231 70.0 69.9 70.1 69.1 74.9 74.7 74.8 72.7

Biology 3201 66.4 64.1 64.4 74.6 64.8 64.0 66.1 66.1 65.9 76.4 67.5 66.5

Chemistry 3202 61.8 70.5 70.8 76.9 71.7 71.1 91.7 72.2 71.3 76.0 71.6 71.9

Physics 3204 68.2 70.8 71.0 81.2 74.4 74.0 83.8 74.6 74.5 86.7 74.8 75.0

Earth Systems 3209 62.0 61.4 61.8 61.7 63.2 62.6 60.3 60.3

English 3201 62.9 66.7 66.5 69.6 66.3 66.2 70.6 65.2 65.0 73.2 69.6 69.3


We offered 7 courses that were evaluated with a public exam, down 1 from the previous year with the World History 3201 not being offered this year.

Again this year, we had fantastic results with our school scoring above both the District and Provincial means on ALL of our public exams! We were marginally above on a couple of courses but we were significantly above on many of our courses (the


Physics 3204 was almost 12% higher than the Provincial results; Biology 3201 was 10% higher; and the World Geog. 3202 and the Math 3205 were approximately 7% higher).

The school results for our Math 3204, which we had reported as a concern for us in last year’s School Report, were up by 10.2% from our previous year’s results. This has been a fantastic turnaround in the Math!

Advanced/Academic/General Enrolment Percentage of Students enrolled in Academic/Advanced/General Level III courses High School Enrolment = 96

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13


AdvancedMathematics (Math 3205)

20.5 19.3 61.3 20.0 21.0 20.3 23.9 21.6 21.2 31.3 20.5 19.6

Academic Mathematics (Math 3204)

79.5 62.6 18.6 47.3 58.6 58.0 63.0 58.2 58.4 37.4 62.6 62.5

General Mathematics (Math 3206)

0.0 18.2 20.1 32.7 20.4 21.7 13.0 20.3 20.5 31.3 16.9 17.9

Academic English (English 3201)

66.7 76.8 75.0 64.3 77.3 74.2 87.9 79.3 76.6 78.1 79.0 76.5

General English English 3202

33.3 23.2 25.0 35.7 22.7 25.8 12.1 20.7 23.4 21.9 21.0 23.5


First of all, the data provided in the above chart has been supplied by the Department of Education and the numbers provided in the “School” column are not completely accurate. We had to adjust the 2012-13 numbers for our school after going into


PowerSchool to retrieve last year’s data. We did not teach the Math 3206 last year. We alternate between the three general Math courses each year because of our enrollment numbers (there is not enough demand to put on any more than just the one general Math course). We have students from levels 1, 2, and 3 registered in these courses. For last year, we taught the Math 2202 and had ten level 3 students enrolled in that class. This gives us 31.3% of our graduates doing general Math, significantly higher than both the District and Provincial averages. Even though this number is higher than we would like it to be, we are not surprised by it since many of these students received IRT support and most of these students started out on a general program in Math back in Level 1.

It is difficult to determine what the four year trend is for our school, again, because we know the data for our school is not completely accurate. For instance, in 2009-10, the data shows that 100% of our students were enrolled in Advanced and Academic Math. We had students enrolled in general Math that year, it just wasn’t Math 3206. We cannot determine how many were in general that year without accessing our old WinSchool Data since PowerSchool wasn’t being used back then.

The data for the General English has the same inaccuracies in it. Again, we offer just the one general English course and it contains level 1, 2, and 3 students. After accessing last year’s data through PowerSchool, the current Academic/General percentages are 78.1 and 21.9 respectively. The original numbers from the Department were 59.5 and 40.5 respectively. Previous years in the chart have similar inaccuracies and, again, we would need to access our old WinSchool database to get the true numbers.

For the 2012-2013 year, our General English percentages are closely in line with the District and Provincial averages. For the Math, we have approximately 11% more than the District and Provincial average enrolled in the advanced, 25% less in the academic, and 14% more in the general. These are statistics we will need to look at more closely in the coming year to make sure that our graduating students continue to be enrolled in the most appropriate stream for their ability.


Graduation Rate and Status Percentage of Eligible Graduates that Graduate and Percentage of Graduates with Honours, Academic, or General High School Enrolment = 96

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13


Graduation Rate

95.7 91.6 92.6 97.1 91.4 91.7 96.8 92.5 92.7 100.0 94.2 94.2

Graduation Status

Honours 20.0 26.9 24.6 38.2 29.5 26.3 36.7 30.5 27.7 28.1 31.6 29.6

Academic 33.3 41.5 39.0 26.5 41.8 40.8 26.7 40.8 40.1 34.4 39.8 38.6

General 46.7 31.6 36.4 35.3 28.7 32.9 36.7 28.7 32.2 37.5 28.6 31.8

What do these results tell us? The Graduation Rate for our school, over the past four years, has been consistently above the District and the Province. We

are pleased with this and feel that we are making the right decisions on student programming. Having said this, we are concerned with the higher than average General Graduation Rate for our school. We have been working with students, teachers, and parents to do our best to ensure that students who are capable of completing an Academic or Honours program stay with that program to graduation. We do celebrate our Honours Graduation Rate. We have been doing quite well in this category with two of the past four years yielding a higher than average rate for our school.


Scholarships Number of Level III students = 34 Provincial Government Scholarships

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Electoral 1 2 2 2

Total Scholarship/Bursary Offers (All Students, Grade 7 – 12)

2011/12 2012/13

Number of Students Awarded a Scholarship or Bursary 56 58

Total (estimated) Dollar Figure Offered (all students) $9500 $9500


We are extremely proud of this information. Baccalieu Collegiate is a small school and unfortunately our student population has been steadily decreasing. Having said this, to see such a large number of students and such a large financial contribution for our Awards Program is very rewarding. The Community Support for the Awards Program has grown over the years to the current level of support and indications are that it will continue.


Report on School Development Plan for Previous Year (2012-13) Goal 1: To increase overall student achievement in an inclusive learning environment through enhanced learning opportunities. Objective 1.1: Enhance the level of technology available for teacher and student.

Objective 1.2: Increase the use of Differentiated Instruction in all Curriculum Areas.

Objective 1.3: Develop a plan for consistent methods of Evaluation and Assessment in each Dept.

Commendations: Teachers all have iPads’ that were

provided by the school.

We have limited wifi throughout parts of the building.

Professional development is being provided on iPads.

We have an apple TV for teacher use.

All teachers have printers in their classroom.

Commendations: Classroom DI Resource Kits were given to

each classroom teacher to be used for DI / Inclusive Education Activities. Some extras were ordered later in the year (calculators etc)

Teacher Resource Area was created in the Staffroom and includes a bulletin board of DI/ Inclusive resources, Reference Material i.e. Books, Handouts etc.

Completed Student Learning Profiles and compiled class profile sheet from information gathered.

DI/ Inclusion Itinerant visited the school on several occasions—conducted whole staff PD session; small group session and individual teacher sessions.

Teacher –teacher Inservice on different resources available ex. Schoology

DI Lead Team travelled to Heritage Collegiate ( similar configuration and phase school) to observe DI / Inclusive Practices.

Teachers were given IPADS with various APPS added that can be used for DI/ Inclusive Activities.

Commendations: Through our departments, and using

course descriptors this objective is met.


Recommendations: To have 30 working computers in the

tech lab and to have 20 working computers in the library.

To have a class set of iPads

To increase the availability of wifi

To provide ongoing professional development in apps that can be used in the classroom.

Recommendations: To complete Learning Profiles for Grade 7

Students and other students that need them completed.

To seek out financial support to replenish teacher classroom resource kits

To review staffroom resource area and update materials where possible

To encourage teachers to attend other available DI / Inclusive Education PD sessions

To provide more opportunities for teachers to share best DI / Inclusive Practices on a regularly scheduled meeting day ( i.e. App Tuesday / Collegial Circles)

To invite the DI / Inclusive Education Itinerant, Darlene Tilley, to participate in PD session re Di / Inclusive Education.

Recommendations: This goal is achieved so there are no

further recommendations necessary.

Objective 1.4: Decrease the percentage of students graduating with General Status.

Objective 1.5: Motivate students to achieve by promoting their accomplishments.


Commendations: Conferences with parents and students

have been held regarding their academic placement.

We are encouraging academic courses where possible for all students ie. students on general program doing some academic courses and students on an academic program with the exception of 1 course.

Administration and guidance have screened and met with students and will continue to meet and encourage.

Done regularly with core subject teachers along with consultation with IRT teachers.

Students and parents have been referred to guidance prior to making decisions on programming changes.

All students and parents have been consulted prior to students registering to a general program.

Commendations:

Student work has been displayed in corridors and classrooms.

Assemblies were used periodically to promote and recognize student achievement.


Recommendations: To continue conferencing with students

and parents.

Grade 9 teachers make a recommendation on student placement for the following year.

Ensure that IRT are involved with consultation with subject teachers.

To ensure that the academic intervention process is used to identify at risk students in an attempt to keep them achieving in an academic program.

Recommendations:

The school secretary be approached to assist in the typing and photocopying of a newsletter to be distributed after each reporting period (4). The material for the newsletters should come from Student/School Council, Teachers and Administration and reflect student accomplishments.

Goal 2: To cultivate wellness, respect and responsibility for learning in a safe, caring and socially just school setting.

Objective 2.1: Implement a Student Code of Conduct for students in school and on the school bus.

Objective 2.2: Develop appropriate Emergency Response Plans for various threatening situations.

Objective 2.3: Enhance the level of cleanliness in and around school.

Commendations:

Larger print codes have been placed in classrooms.

Completed inventory of what is needed.

Commendations: We have practiced our plans and have

achieved the outlined expectations.

The behavioral emergency response plans are in place for non instructional times.

Commendations: Cleaning routine is followed on a

regular basis.

The school is in good shape.

Recommendations:

Follow through with order for the hallways, main entrance and gymnasium.

To develop bus codes of conducts.

Recommendations:

Continue practicing during instructional / non instructional times and use various scenarios.

Assemble and distribute crash bags for

Recommendations:

To ensure that the building is kept clean.

Clean desktops at least once a week.


To remind students during assemblies and part of regular practice about expectations and the code of conduct.

use during lockdowns.

To complete our data base and protocol dealing with students with life threatening conditions.

To assemble our crisis intervention team.

Goal 3: To enhance the delivery of educational services through improved organization and efficiency. Objective 3.1: Upgrade and make the Learning Resource Center more accessible and useful.

Objective 3.2: Ensure a consistency of expectations among teachers and students.

Objective 3.3: Find the most equitable means to disperse school raised funds, government grants and school budget to resource various departments.

Commendations: We have wifi available to be

used by students.

There is a lot more time available in the technology lab for regular class use.

We have a calendar for teachers to book time in the library and tech lab.

Work was done on making computers available in the library and tech lab.

LRT time is available to be booked out.

Commendations: Code of Conduct has been placed in each

classroom.

Code of Conduct is referenced with students during assemblies.

Power School and Grade Book is used on a regular basis.

Commendations: School supplies have been placed in the

Geneeral Office for easier access

Each teacher has been provided with a DI Kit containing everyday items.


Recommendations: To continue to improve the

availability of technology (at least 20 working computers in the library).

To get a class set of iPads to be used in the library and classroom.

To have portable charge carts for ipads.

To consult with schools who are presently using class sets of iPads.

To get a printer for the library.

Recommendations: Continue to monitor Homeroom

expectations and Junior / Senior High dismissal schedules

Recommendations: Review the Request for Funding forms. Provide a small budget to each dept. every

year, with a larger budget once every so many years.

Attempt to hold Finance Committees meetings every two months.

Objective 3.4: Develop clear and concise communication for all stakeholders in the functioning of the school.

Objective 3.5: Develop the most fair and equitable schedule for both students and teachers in all facets of their school involvement.

Commendations: Good News forms were placed in every

teacher’s mailbox.

“What’s happening at Baccalieu Board”, placed in porch/main foyer.

Commendations: More use of CDLI for various reasons.


Recommendations:

Teachers handbook to be amended to include Good News form.

Good News form will be placed in folder in the photocopy room.

Teachers are encouraged to post hard copies of announcements on display board in porch. We also recommend that a copy of the morning announcements be pinned to the board.

Recommendations:

Make CDLI courses available to students on course selection sheet.

Develop seasonal schedule for extra/co-curricular activities.

Develop schedule for extra/co-curricular practices

1 Year School Development Plan School Development Plan 2013-2014 Goal 1: To increase overall student achievement in an inclusive learning environment through enhanced learning opportunities. Objective 1.1: Enhance the level of technology available for teacher and student.

Objective 1.2: Increase the use of Differentiated Instruction in all Curriculum Areas.

Objective 1.3: Develop a plan for consistent methods of Evaluation and Assessment in each Dept.


Strategies: To get 30 working computers in the tech

lab and 20 working computers in the library.

To fundraise to get a class set of iPads

To purchase more access points to increase the availability of wifi.

To hold professional development in the area of iPad use in the classroom.

To purchase a license for Air Server or apple TV’s so teachers can mirror their iPads on their IWB.

Strategies: Complete Learning Profiles for Grade 7

Students and other students that need them completed. Update individual class profiles.

Seek out financial support to replenish teacher classroom resource kits

Review staffroom resource area and update materials where possible

Encourage teachers to attend other available DI / Inclusive Education PD sessions

Provide more opportunities for teachers to share best DI / Inclusive Practices on a regularly scheduled meeting day ( i.e. App Tuesday / Collegial Circles)

Invite the DI / Inclusive Education Itinerant, Darlene Tilley, to participate in PD session re Di / Inclusive Education.

Through our departments, and using course descriptors this objective is met.


Indicators of Success: 30 working computers in the tech lab and

20 working computers in the library.

A class set of iPads

Universal availability of wifi

Professional development in apps that can be used in the classroom.

Indicators of Success: Learning Profiles completed for each

student at Baccalieu Collegiate and class profiles updated.

Classroom kits replenished and updated.

Resource area reviewed and materials updated

Teachers attended PD sessions available

Tuesday Meeting days were used for sharing opportunities.

DI/ Inclusive Itinerant, Darlene Tilley visited our school and participated in PD session/s.

Objective 1.4: Decrease the percentage of students graduating with General Status.

Objective 1.5: Motivate students to achieve by promoting their accomplishments.

Strategies: Ensure that IRT consult with subject

teachers regarding course choices.

To ensure that the academic intervention process is used to identify at risk students in an attempt to keep them achieving in an academic program.

Strategies: Include a Good News link on School

website.

Obtain a 6x8 cork display board for permanent display of major success by students past and present.


Indicators of Success: Less students doing a general program.

Indicators of Success: Link attached to website and monitored by

site administrator.

Cork board purchased and mounted to wall in main corridor.

Goal 2: To cultivate wellness, respect and responsibility for learning in a safe, caring and socially just school setting. Objective 2.1: Implement a Student Code of Conduct for students in school and on the school bus.

Objective 2.2: Develop appropriate Emergency Response Plans for various threatening situations.

Objective 2.3: Enhance the level of cleanliness in and around school.

Strategies:

Order the code of conduct signs to be placed in various areas around school.

To develop bus codes of conducts.

To remind students during assemblies and part of regular practice about expectations and the code of conduct.

Strategies: To continue practice of emergency

response drills during instructional / non instructional times and use various scenarios.

Assemble and distribute crash bags for use during lockdowns.

To complete our data base and protocol dealing with students with life threatening conditions.

Strategies: Continue to use checklist and schedule

of routines.

Clean desktops at least once a week.

Indicators of Success:

Code of conduct signs are in place.

Bus code of conduct developed.

Included in assembly agendas.

Indicators of Success: Records to indicate that emergency

response drills are completed.

Crash bags distributed

Data base and protocol completed and available to teachers.

Indicators of Success: Evidence of cleanliness around the

school.


Goal 3: To enhance the delivery of educational services through improved organization and efficiency. Objective 3.1: Upgrade and make the Learning Resource Center more accessible and useful.

Objective 3.2: Ensure a consistency of expectations among teachers and students.

Objective 3.3: Find the most equitable means to disperse school raised funds, government grants and school budget to resource various departments.

Strategies: Improve the availability of

technology (at least 20 working computers in the library).

To get a class set of iPads to be used in the library and classroom.

To get a portable charge cart for ipads.

To consult with schools that are presently using class sets of iPads.

To get a printer for the library.

Strategies: Continue to monitor Homeroom

expectations and Junior / Senior High dismissal schedules

Strategies: Review the Request for Funding forms. Provide a small budget to each dept. every

year, with a larger budget once every so many years.

Attempt to hold Finance Committees meetings every two months.

Indicators of Success: 20 computers available in the

library.

A Class set of iPads.

A portable charge cart for iPads.

Contact with schools that have class sets of iPads.

A printer in the library.

Indicators of Success: Students adhering to Code of Conduct and

to dismissal schedules

Indicators of Success: Greater use of Request for Funding forms. Budget available to every Dept. each year. Finance Committees meetings every two

months.

Objective 3.4: Develop clear and concise communication for all stakeholders in the functioning of the school.

Objective 3.5: Develop the most fair and equitable schedule for both students and teachers in all facets of their school involvement.


Strategies: Purchase a smart TV to be placed in main

foyer.

To continue using Synervoice for general announcements as well as to publicize major events/fundraising initiatives.

Strategies: Make CDLI courses available to students

on course selection sheet.

Develop seasonal schedule for extra/co-curricular activities.

Develop schedule for extra/co-curricular practices

Indicators of Success: Smart TV purchased.

Synervoice scope of announcements broadened.

Indicators of Success: CDLI schedule visible to all students.

Co/extra curricular schedules visible and adhered to.

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