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SCHOOL NAME: St. Aidan Catholic School PRINCIPAL: Michael MacInally

SUPERINTENDENT: Gerald Dagenais TRUSTEE: John Del Grande

SCHOOL ADDRESS: 3521 Finch Ave E , Toronto ON , M1W 2S2

STUDENT ENROLMENT: 309

School Learning PlanSt. Aidan Catholic School

2008 - 2009

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2008 - 2009

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Calendar Year Teacher School resources Ongoing Prayer table in each grade will reflect Religion program highlights.Cloth (green, purple, white), Bible, Cross and appropriate symbol for grade level:Gr. One: Story ShawlGr. Two: TableGr. Three: TentGr. Four: Tree stumpGr. Five: RockGr. Six: LampGr. Seven and Eight: The Beatitudes

Each class will include a prayer table relating to the Religion curriculum for that year.The altar at the front door will contain items relating to the liturgical year.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Board-wide resources Ongoing Prayer table contains:Cloth (green, purple, white), Bible, Cross and appropriate symbol for grade level:Gr One: Story ShawlGr. Two: TableGr. Three: TentGr. Four:Tree stumpGr. Five: RockGr. Six: Lamp

Celebrate various liturgical seasons

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Daily reflections and prayers over the P.A. system pertinent to the liturgical year.Liturgical information sent home in monthly newsletters and calendars.Active and meaningful participation for all students and staff will take place.There will be prayerful responses by students along with improved knowledge and understanding.Responses and singing at masses will be evident.

Assist parish with Sacramental preparation

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Community Resources

Ongoing Students preparing for Reconciliation will understand the consequences of the choices they have made.Students will demonstrate Jesus' forgiveness in their own interactions.Students preparing for Eucharist will understand the significance of feating at the Eucharistic table.Students preparing for Confirmation will identify the ways the sacraments of initiation connect them to the Christian community.Students will attend Mass with their families.

Division JK - 8

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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.

Priority Nurturing Our Catholic Community


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Deliver daily Religious Education/Family Life instruction in the classroom.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Board-wide resources Ongoing Students will experience personally the way the life and teachings of Christ are integrated into their lives.Students will demonstrate greater understanding of scriputure.Students will evaluate their own attitudes and behaviours and those of stociety in the light of Christian teaching.Students will demonstrate responsibility and leadership skills throughout the day.

Division JK - 8


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.



2008 - 2009

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To provide a physically and emotionally safe learning environment, where everyone is treated with caring and respect, behaviour expectations and consequences are clearly delineated, positive behaviour is reinforced and misconduct is consequenced judiciously, mitigated by the Gospel value of reconcilliation.

all Divisions Ongoing all staff Ministry, Board, Toronto Police Services, CPCO, OECTA

Ongoing -fewer incidents of serious misconduct and bullying -positive responses to attitude/opinion surveys

Note: The principal will report to the school community on the effectiveness of each strategy at the end of the year how the plan worked based on the evidence of improvements.

Division JK - 12

Identified Goal/Need Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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.



2008 - 2009

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Effective communication to community via monthly newsletters and announcements.Promote school activities in parish bulletin.Offer new registrants school brochure.Presentations at Sunday mass highlighting school activities.Announcements in parish bulletin.Contact parents with good news messages about students.Acknowledge and validate staff and student successes.Respond to the spiritual needs of staff on a regular basis.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Board-wide resources In progress Increased enrollment.Positive impression of school.Positive school climate for all.Day of reflection will be planned by the staff for the staff.Staff will feel less stress in their work environment.Staff will take time for themselves.

Division JK - 8


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.



2008 - 2009

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Identify students performing at level 2 by collecting assessment data in both reading and writing.Teach students to identify thier strengths and weaknesses.


Ongoing Teachers will identify students that are performing at level 2.The number of students at level 2 will decrease.Identify at risk students and provide early intervention.Students will be able to use goal setting and self-assessment strategies.Students will be able to analyze their own work and recognize characteristics of work at provincial standard.Models of Level 3 and Level 4 expectations will be visible in the classrooms.

Model strategies that good readers use.Teach decoding strategies explicitly and apply consistently across primary division.


Ongoing Students will successfully model the effective use of the strategies that good readers use before, during and after reading.Students will apply strategies taught when they encounter words they do not know.Fluency will improve.

Use assessment measures to determine student's reading levels (e.g. running records K-3; EQAO results (gr. 3 & 6); CAT 3 results (gr. 2,5,7)


In progress Teachers will conduct running records 4 times a year.Teachers will analyze and discuss assessment results divisionally.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal School resources Ongoing -Improved success rate on standardized tests and report card results

The use of data walls and D.I.P. anaylsis to target students at risk and identify students to watch lists.

Term 1 Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Improved success rate on EQAO and CAT 2 standardized tests.Improved report card results.

Division Primary (JK - 3)


Goal Literacy

To improve the overall level of students' literacy skills by enhancing their reading and writing proficiency through an interdisciplinary approach.

Priority Improving Student Learning and Achievement


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Help support reluctant readers in the early grades and increase their fluency and joy of reading.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom resources Parent-student reading opportunities.Reading buddies with older students.Small group reading club activities.

Provide continued in-service of teachers new to Balanced Literacy and to Literacy in the Middle Grades

Term 1 Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

In progress Timetables will reflect 4 Blocks of balanced Literacy program (K-3)Timetables will reflect use of Reading, Workshop/Writing approach (4-8)Literature Circles/ Reader's Theatre will be evident in classroom instructions

Focused professional development on guided reading via: - divisional meetings;- in-class coaching and modeling by peers; - attendance at board/ secretariat sponsored inservices.


Ongoing Improved student scores on the grade 2 CAT 3 and the grade 3 EQAO measures.

Showcase student reading and writing.


Student reading will be delivered over the P.A. system.Student writing will be displayed throughout the school.Young author's night and bookfair in May.

Build up the classroom library with interested and varied collections of fiction and non-fiction text for self-selected reading.Enhance "boys interest" materials.

Term 1 Principal Board-wide resources A greater number of children will choose to read for pleasure.Money will be allocated money for purchasing of reading materials.Library will be allocated money for purchasing of reading materials.



Goal Literacy




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Increase divisional meetings. Adopt a classroom approach frees up primary and junior teachers for l hour each month.

Academic Year Teacher Professional Development

In progress Increased communication among divisions.Increased collaboration and sharing of resources.Minutes/ reports from division meeting focused on literacy and numeracy inititatives.Positive relationships among staff members.

Focus on Boys' Literacy:Purchase more materials aimed at boys, namely graphic novels, non-fiction, magazines-increasing opportunities for self-selected reading times of student choice.-increasing opportunities for computer technology to supplement reading and writing instruction-incorportate more opportunities for the arts to be incorporated into daily instruction


Ongoing Improved scores for boys on standardized tests (EQAO in grade 6 and CAT 3 in Grade 7)Improved engagement of boys in daily lessons and activities.Decreased discrepency between boys and girls results on Literacy based assessments.Increased volunteers in reading/writing activities among boys.

Mentorship of divisional teachers regarding implementation of shared reading and writing in both our local JLI program and our core classrooms

Academic Year Teacher, Principal JLI teacher Ongoing Increased (proper) use of shared reading and shared writing in junior division classrooms.

Analyze D.I.P. information and identify students at risk and develop student to watch list. Create data walls to track student improvement.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom resources Ongoing Increased success in standardized tests and report card results.

Division Junior (4 - 6)


Goal Literacy




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Increased awareness of proper Assessment for Learning practices including proper use of diagnostic, formative and summative assessment practices.-focused professional dialogue about proper assessment practices-attendance at board / secreatariat sponsored workshops


In progress Literacy in the Middle Grades resource binder in each room.Assessment kit/box available in Central Storage room.Collection of Picture books and Teacher resources available.Organization and implementation of Central Storage Room for Junior and Intermediate teachers.Professional reading located in central storage area and special topics announced in daily Voice letter from Principal.Staff Meetings focus on Curriculum strategies.



Goal Literacy




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Mentorship of divisional teachers regarding implementation of shared reading and writing in local ILI program and classrooms.

Academic Year Teacher Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Intermediate Lead Teacher attends PLC meetings and shares with Intermediate division.Minutes/ reports from divisional meetings focusing on assesment and curriculumIncrease in assessments used to inform instruction rather than evaluation.Improved scores on standardized measures.Improved marks on report cards.Increased collaboration among teachers.Increased use of Central Storage materials and picture books.

Build capacity of all content areas based on Literacy instruction and following through to Science, Georgraphy and History subjects.


Ongoing Improved success rate in all subjects.Available resources in all subject areas.Increased engagement of all students in all subject areas.

Use the Ontario curriculum exemplars to develop rubrics to describe knowledge and skills students should demonstrate to improve levels.


Ongoing Students will understand the use of rubrics in looking at their own performance.There will be increased awareness of the performance necessary to achieve certain levels.

Division Intermediate (7 - 8)


Goal Literacy




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Review divisional assessment and evaluation practices and facilitate grade and divisional dialogue

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Mathematics: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2005) pp. 18-24Early Math Strategy pp. 38-44

Ongoing - in-school assessment practices are clearly linked to the curriculum expectations and the new Achievement Chart- all seven “mathematical processes” are assessed in a balanced way- assessment is used to inform instruction- assessment tasks accommodate students’ learning styles and ability levels

Ensure that the expectations of the revised Ontario Mathematics curriculum and the Nelson Math program which supports it are being properly implemented

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Mathematics: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2005)Early Math Strategy (2003)Checklist: Principal “Look Fors” in the Mathematics ClassroomChecklist: Supporting the Six Math PrinciplesCurriculum Side-by-Side Comparisons at: http://www.ocup.org/resources/#compare CEC Math Resource Department In-Services

Ongoing Consistent use of centrally provided text and support materials by all teachers in the division

Ensure that a variety of instructional approaches are being used in conjunction with appropriate resources such as manipulatives and technology

Academic Year Teacher Early Math Strategy pp.19-24Manipulatives Kits provided by the CEC Math Department and In-Services

Ongoing Teachers know when it is appropriate to use manipulatives and can use them effectively.



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.



2008 - 2009

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Promote the use of the professional journals Teaching Children Mathematics (Primary), Mathematics: Teaching in the Middle School (Junior/Intermediate).

Academic Year Teacher Teacher resources Ongoing Increased resources supporting broad instructional and assessment practices used by teachers.Math rep. highlights titles of key articles each month (using online versions) for staff. School considers subscribing directly to NCTM for Journals.

Classroom Tutors Term 2 Principal Math Coordinator, Math resource teachers/tudor

In progress An improvement in the learning and achievement of "at-risk" students as indicated by various data including school assessment and evaluation results, CAT3 and EQAO test scores.



Ongoing - in-school assessment practices are clearly linked to the curriculum expectations and the new Achievement Chart- all seven “mathematical processes” are assessed in a balanced way- assessment is used to inform instruction- assessment tasks accommodate students’ learning styles and ability levels

PD for Special Education and ESL teachers


Ongoing Greater understanding and knowledge of Math skills and the Nelson program for the teachres who support identified students and students at risk.

Ensure that variety of instructional approaches are being used in conjunction with appropriate resources such as manipulatives and technology

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Teaching and Learning Mathematics (2004) – Junior Math Strategy (JMS) pp. 25-30Manipulatives Kits provided by the CEC Math Department and In-Services

Ongoing Teachers know when it is appropriate to use manipulatives and can use them effectively.

Ensure that the expectations of the revised Ontario Mathematics curriculum and the Nelson Math program which supports it are being properly implemented


Consistent use of centrally provided text and support materials by all teachers in the division



Goal Numeracy




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Encourage the development model lessons that can be shared at either the school level, the family of schools level or the superintendency level.


Ongoing Increase in teacher participation in lesson study. Borader range of instructional practices and assessment strategies used.



Goal Numeracy




2008 - 2009

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Ensure that variety of instructional approaches are being used in conjunction with appropriate resources such as manipulatives and technology


Ongoing Teachers know when it is appropriate to use manipulatives and technology and use them effectively; particularly with students at risk



Ongoing - in-school assessment practices are clearly linked to the curriculum expectations and the new Achievement Chart- all seven “mathematical processes” are assessed in a balanced way- assessment is used to inform instruction- assessment tasks accommodate students’ learning styles and ability levels- rich, varied and effective assessment strategies are used for students at risk



Goal Numeracy




2008 - 2009

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Ensure that the expectations of the revised Ontario Mathematics curriculum and the Nelson Math program which supports it is being properly implemented

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Mathematics: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2005)Leading Math Success: Mathematical Literacy Grades 7-12 pp.76-78Targeted Implementation and Planning Supports – TIPS (2003) Checklist: Principal “Look Fors” in the Mathematics ClassroomChecklist: “Supporting the Six Math Principles”Curriculum Side-by-Side Comparisons at: www.ocup.org/resources/#compare CEC Math Resource Department

Ongoing Consistent use of centrally provided text and support materials by all teachers in the division

Use Assessment Binder to develop appropriate assessment strategies.Develop rubrics that describe the knowledge and skills that students need to demonstrate in various subjects.Increase use of assessment language and vocabulary across the curriculum.


Ongoing Each teacher will establish an assessment protfolio to contain samples of each of several different types of assessment.Report cards will reflect consistent understanding of the levels of achievement.Students, teachers and parents will be able to demonstrate their understanding of appropriate assessment language and terminology.



Goal Numeracy




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Divisional Meeting focusing on data driven instruction

Academic Year Teacher School resources Ongoing Increased improvement in standardized tests and report card results.



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).



2008 - 2009

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Primary/Junior Lead Teacher Training and direction of divisional meetings


In progress -improved collaboration among staff-successful divisional meetings on a regular basis-increased teacher fluency and understanding re: shared reading practices-increased use of rubrics and assessment measures used from "The Literacy in the Middle Grades" resource







2008 - 2009

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Grade 8 teacher and principal will meet with parents of at-risk students to recommend high school courses and pathways that will improve chances for success.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal New PerspectivesCommon Course Calendar

Ongoing More appropriate Grade 9 course selections by at-risk students.

Principal and grade 6 and 7 teachers encourage grade 6 – 7 students and their parents to attend the Parent Information Nights on Program Pathways at a local Catholic high school in April to May 2006.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Flyers and both Board and individual school program pathwaysBrochures.

In progress Increased attendance at Parent Information NightsIncreased awareness of Program Pathways in catholic high schoolsMore appropriate course selections by at-risk students.







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Teachers will attend PLC and PLN meetings and workshops such as Reading for the Love of It, Faith Meets Pedagogy and provincial in-services and Courage to lead.

Academic Year Teacher School resources Ongoing Teachers will be released for PLC workshops.Increased movement among grades and teacher empowerment.Evidence of leadership among staff.

Continue to provide support and resources to classroom teachers at the local level as well as families of schools to ensure full implementation.

Academic Year Principal Board-wide resources Ongoing Teachers will have the resources both material and human that they need to improve their assessment practices.


Division JK - 8

Goal Professional Development

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.

Priority Building Capacity to Lead and Learn

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