To increase
student achievement in reading and writing by implementing
consistent school-wide assessments to direct and inform teaching
practice
To improve student achievement in literacy
by supporting students achieving level two or below in reading
to improve their decoding and comprehension skills
To increase student achievement in reading
and writing by implementing consistent school-wide assessments
to direct and inform teaching practice
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“Part
of our staff meetings on a monthly basis are reviewing our
school plan.”
"It’s that building
of the sharing and building of the knowledge…”
“It’s
not running wildly in one area, thinking this is where we
need to make some changes. It’s coordinated, it’s
well positioned and it’s shared.”
“And in our school plan we decided that reading comprehension
was an area that was significant for our students…”
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"..on
the staff meeting agendas and on our school council agenda,
our definition’s there, our mission’s
there, our goal is clear.”
“We are noticing that our data is telling us
there is an issue here. What do we need to do?”
We looked at the results and we started to question:
What do we think is a significant need?”
“Our
school plan is founded on data and we use data to inform
our teaching and learning as a staff.”
“They will
take the data, take the board initiatives and create a plan.”
“So, we take all the literacy data, we break it down,
we look at the DRA scores and the different parts and the EQAO
questionnaires and scores and we see where we are doing well…and
then we look for areas of improvement and that’s really
the key..” |
“In creating the school plan
for, for example, for literacy, coordinated effort is needed.”
“…an issue that might be raised, for example
again, the metacognitive piece….Let’s make sure
that in two months from now we bring that (a workshop) then.”
“Professional development needs are designed monthly
or term-based, based on where we’re needing to go…”
“How do we need to realign our resources…?”
“So, you get all those people around the
table, there is an awful lot of expertise and I think we
cover all aspects of student need, in terms of special
ed., ESL and those kinds of aspects. They’re the
heart of the school. They will take the data, take
the board initiatives and create a plan that is specific
to meeting the needs of our student body.”
“…an
area for improvement needs to come from a board room, from
a table and needs to be translated into teacher practice
in the classroom.”
“We started to implement strategies to address reading
comprehension.” |
