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East Three Secondary School Improvement Plan 2012-2013

East Three Secondary School

Inuvik, NT

School Improvement Plan Final Report

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June 11, 2013

Mission: East Three Secondary School will strive to provide a welcoming, cross-cultural environment that

promotes the positive values of academic achievement, citizenship and community. Leadership Team Direction: To increase academic, social, and emotional wellness of students by fostering quality teaching practices through teacher teams, cultural connections, and shared decision-making.

Mandate To determine, communicate and evaluate strategies that are used to guide and support the staff of East Three Secondary School to meet the learning goals as articulated in our school improvement plan and mission statement. Summary of Improvement Goals:

Goal 1: To improve student performance in literacy and numeracy.

Goal 2: To enhance Aboriginal Language and Cultural programming for all students at ETSS.

Goal 3: To increase student attendance and positive engagement in class

Goal 4: To improve career awareness and career program planning.

School Name: East Three Secondary School (ETSS) School Improvement Team: ETSS Leadership Team and Collaborative Teams

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East Three Secondary School Initiatives:

Literacy/Numeracy Initiatives: To continue Collaborative Teams specifically targeting areas involving improved student engagement, increased academic

achievement, and heighten levels of curriculum knowledge, in addition to developing other high yield learning strategies at the classroom level.

To analyze data from assessments, including common assessments and standardized assessments, as a team and develop instructional plans based on this data

To provide a variety of instructional supports for students

Aboriginal Culture and Language Initiatives: To enhance heritage programming across all curricular areas. To provide all students with on-the-land experiences related to Aboriginal cultural programming

Student engagement and participation: To increase student attendance by 10% in comparison to 2012 data To increase home-school communication To decrease Incident Management Program (IMP) submissions by 10% as compared to last year To promote positive school participation in academic and non-academic activities To maintain programs that promote healthy choices

Career and Program Planning To increase the compulsory Career and Program Plan (CPP) course completion to 100% by the end of Gr.9. To increase work experience, apprenticeship, volunteer community service, and career exploration opportunities for all

students. To provide increased services in career awareness and working with parents, students and teachers in areas of career

development and post secondary opportunities To increase the course completion the Career and Life Management (CALM) to 100% by the end of Gr.12

School-Community Context:

ETSS is a grade 7-12 school. We have a proud tradition of excellent school spirit and much success increasing graduation rates in the past four years along with an increased number of students challenging academic courses in high school. The community is excited about the building of the new school. Students have access to cultural and northern experiences within this community. We are concerned about the low literacy rates and students falling further below grade level as they move into the turbulent teenage years. Some students find the academic high school programs very difficult. Significant gaps in learning (due to attendance, transient family lifestyle, on-the-land cultural involvement, etc.) make it challenging for students to sustain academic growth.

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Beaufort Delta Education Council Strategic Goal:

To increase student attendance, participation, achievement and program completion

East Three Secondary School Goal #1: To improve student performance in literacy and numeracy as measured by performance of school based, board

level, and territorial assessments. (As supported by the SAER directive and Inclusive Schooling directive)Goal Strategies Responsibility Measures/target Monitoring

RevisionTo increase high school course completion rates by 10%.

To develop SSP for students that require additional supports to ensure success

To increase number of students in Gr. 7-9 working at grade level by 20% by the end of the year as compared to baseline data (reading, writing, math)

Continue the work of Collaborative Teams to support the use of quality teaching practices based on needs determine through data analysis. Include literacy coach to develop reading strategies/framework

Provide more opportunities for students to take courses via modules, e-learning and year-long options.

Provide course recovery process to support for students below 50% at mid-term

Continue to use the RTI to support student achievement and to accommodate diverse learners.

Provide intensive targeted instruction to students with identified specific gaps in learning; use of assistive technology

Increase the time PST, admin and consultants in the classroom to support instruction.

Inform parents in a timely manner when intervention is required.

Provide tutoring support in a variety of ways (e.g. Student Learning Center, hired adult tutors, volunteer tutoring, peer tutoring, after school options, lunch hour options)

Administration (scheduling of CT time, Tutoring, Track course completion rates by term / semester, Track pass / fail rate for semester courses at the mid-term)

Teachers and supporting staff (participation in CT, collection of data, analysis of results, etc.)

Literacy Coach, PST (supporting CT, working with teachers to analyze data)

Career Development officer (tutoring requests)

PST/Teachers (creation of SSP/IEP)

AAT (grade 9)

School-wide write (Gr 7-9)

CAT (7-9)

PM Benchmarks

Classroom assessments

Jerry Johns (Gr. 7-12)

Course completion rate (Gr. 10-12)

Number of completed SSP/IEP as compared to number of students who need but do not have SSP/IEP documents

AAT Goal; 75% of our Gr.9 students meeting grade level expectations and 15% exceeding grade level, over next 3 years.

Ongoing through CT meetings team meetings, admin-staff meetings

Mid-term and semester reports

Reading Baseline data June 2012:- PM Benchmarks / Jerry Johns: Out of a total of 46 Gr.7 students, 27 (59%) are meeting grade level expectations; 19 (41%) students are not yet meeting grade level expectations.- 10 out of 46 students are reading above grade level as per the Jerry Johns.

AAT 2011 Gr. 6 results:- 4 out of 50 (8%) exceeded expectations >75%- 22 out of 50 (44%) met expectations; 50-74%- 22 out of 50 (44%) below expectations <50% or exempt

OVERALL: 52% of students are at or

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Implement the 6+1 Traits of Writing program (Gr.7-9)

Implement School-wide Writing assessment as a way to gather data on student achievement and target instruction.

Collection of student writing samples over the year (portfolio)

Job embedded support by PST, Lit Coach, and Administration

exceeding grade level expectations upon entering Gr. 7.

Writing Baseline data June 2012AAT Writing Assessment (gr.6):29 out of 48 (60%) meeting grade level expectations19 out of 48 (40%) students are not yet meeting grade level expectations.

ASA 2011Gr. 6 results:- no students exceeded grade level expectations- 29 out of 48 (60%) met grade level expectations- 19 out of 48 (40%) below grade level expectations or exempt

OVERALL: 60% of students are at or exceeding grade level expectations upon entering Gr 7

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To instill greater pride in heritage

East Three Secondary School Goal #2: To enhance Aboriginal Language and Cultural programming for all students at ETSS. (As supported by the

Aboriginal Culture and Language directive)

Goal Strategies Responsibility Measures/target Monitoring Revision

To develop on-the-land programs that accredit student learning

To instill a ‘sense of place’ within students by providing a variety of northern and cultural experiences to all students

Creation of a tracking system that calculates the number of hours students participate in cultural on-the-land programs and awarding students with credit hours as appropriate

Provide a yearlong schedule of cultural activities for all students, based on the curricular themes and activities provided in Dene Kede and Innuqatigiit.

Provide an exploratory block at the end of each term with options that include cultural programs (like winter camping, survival, preparation of meat, first aid, etc.). (A wide range of exploratory options would be offered.)

Provide multiple ways for students to connect with Elders (e.g. community feast, Elder teas, Drum dancing, arctic games, etc.)

Implement new courses: Taimani (5 credits) and Northern Students (Residential School module)

Co-coordinators for Cultural on the land program to plan facilitate and implement OTL programs for all students

PE teacher to integrate cultural games and activities into program

School-community counselor to arrange for monthly Elder Teas

ETSS and DEA to host community feast

Number of cultural trips

Satisfaction surveys (students, teachers)

Number of credit hours accredited

Course completion rates for new courses

End of semester

Term surveys

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To increase student attendance, participation, achievement and program completion.

East Three Secondary School Goal #3: To increase student attendance and positive engagement in class


To increase student attendance by 10% in comparison to 2012 data

To increase home-school communication

To decrease Incident Management Program (IMP) submissions by 10% as compared to last year

To promote positive school participation in academic and non-academic activities

To maintain programs that promote healthy choices

Make regular contact with families of students who are late to and absent from class. Involve school-community counselor.

Make regular contact with families regarding student academic growth (e.g. PowerSchool Parent portal, calls home, weekly print outs, etc.)

Create opportunities for parental involvement (open house, parent interviews, presentations, website, parent portal PowerSchool, email lists, etc.)

Contact community groups to support attendance (ASA working group and others; CT Admin Support focus on Attendance)

Use PowerSchool to track and identify trends in attendance

Use IMP to track and identify students who require behaviour supports.

Develop a Behaviour Conduct plan for ETSS that includes research-based strategies (EBS, Restitution,

All teachers and administration to contact parents to celebrate success and/or to identify concerns.

All staff members to be involved in planning and implementing community and parent events, and promoting the school in a positive light.

Admin Support CT and ASA members, staff members, to encourage community and parental involvement in attendance initiatives.

Admin Support team to track and identify trends in attendance.

All staff to utilize the IMP system appropriately.

Leadership Team and entire staff to develop a Behaviour Conduct plan that reflects ETSS values and beliefs.

Staff members to support

To increase student attendance by 10% in comparison to 2012 data

Parent survey home/school communication

To decrease Incident Management Program (IMP) submissions by 10% as compared to last year

Survey students positive school participation

By semester

Through CT reflection

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Self-Regulation, Collaborative Problem Solving, BOATs)

Maintain positive activities (e.g. Lights On!, house teams, floor hockey league, student recognition awards, etc.)

Identify students who present red-zone behaviours and provide targeted interventions (e.g. advisor team, parent-school contact, etc.)

Provide social and emotional support for at-risk students (counseling, connections with Social Services, attendance intervention, breakfast/lunch/snack programs, etc)

Regularly recognize student success as a means to increase attendance and academic success.

positive activities by chaperoning, fundraising, and organizing events in conjunction with community support personnel.

Counsellors, Admin Team, additional staff members to provide targeted support for at-risk students.

All staff members to implement strategies to celebrate success

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To increase student attendance, participation, achievement and program completion.

To utilize strong and effective partnerships to advocate for quality education across the BDEC region.

East Three Secondary School Goal #4: To improve career awareness and career program planning.


To increase the compulsory Career and Program Plan (CPP) course completion to 100% by the end of Gr.9.

To increase work experience, apprenticeship, volunteer community service, and career exploration opportunities for all students.

To provide increased services in career awareness and working with parents, students and teachers in areas of career development and post secondary opportunities

Embed and infuse career development into ALL courses. With the assistance of the classroom teachers, the career counselor develops seminars imbedded in the regular course to provide career awareness (i.e. career cruising, resume/cover letter writing, trades English, interview skills, learning style inventory, business communication). This would be a long-range plan implemented in stages; need to consider the curriculum and regular instructional time so that ELOs are not compromised

Promote and accredit work experience, volunteer hours and apprenticeship opportunities.Senior high students could do volunteer work by being in the Student Centre after 3:45 helping younger ones with homework/do tutoring. A good way to add valuable experience to a resume.Team up with Aurora College to offer trades modules (Rory, Neil Flynn)

Administration and career development personnel to provide support to teachers as they infuse career development and awareness into all courses

Administration and career development personnel to track course completion and facilitate experience opportunities.

Administration and career development personnel to support teachers in scheduling of SMART and career focusing

Administration and career development personnel to support teachers in organizing three-way conferencing to share CPP and career options

Administration and career development personnel to plan and deliver RTP programs

100% CPP creation by Gr. 9

To increase work experience, apprenticeship, volunteer community service, and career exploration opportunities for all students as compared to data from 2011-12The # of students on work experience has increased significantly. In time add job shadowing with the support of local businesses.

Survey students and parents to determine

Through semester reporting

Through record number of events

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Invite local businesses and those involved in trades and apprenticeship to present information and deliver courses.Continue with presenters/guest speakers on a variety of topics. Trades is a priority.Work experience could be enhanced by having students do the Career Cruising Matchmaker and then try and find a placement in line with the Career Cruising results. Need community support. Enlist Aurora College for more trades opportunities.

Devote time into the Gr. 8 and 9 timetable to complete SMART Focusing. Grade 9 students receive the Smart Focusing course as far as I know.

Organize three-way conferencing for Gr. 7-9 students-parents to discuss interests, skills, and career options.

Schedule time into the CALM course to complete Career Focusing. Career Focusing should be a standard module within CALM and be taught by a certified Career Focusing person; classroom teacher is needed to help with this course.

Partner with the Regional Training Partnership (RTP) to develop Trades Awareness training.

Maintain CPP documents in a safe

Teachers to determine appropriate location to store CPP for easy review.

Skills Canada Committee to organize sessions

Teachers, administration and career development personnel to facilitate the addition of CTS coursesSee below for some suggestions.

The school’s subscription to Career Cruising allows us to use CAMS (Career Advisor Management System) which has a parent portal. Before CAMS can be utilized, all student names and grade levels need to be entered.

baseline data working with parents, students

increase the course completion the Career and Life Management (CALM) to 100% by the end of Gr.12

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location so that they can be reviewed yearlyProvide parents with information regarding career planning at the jH and SH level (website, brochure, parent-teacher interview, presentations) The Career Counsellor to have her own table during parent-teacher interviews.

Provide students with opportunities to be involved in Skills Canada activities

Broaden CTS offerings (e.g. shop, foods, cosmetology, tourism, fashion design, wildlife, forestry, business, computers, etc.)Solicit community members, i.e. the Tourism Manager to give a presentation or short course on tourism careers; invite ENR or the NRTP instructor from Aurora College to offer courses/seminars (time will be an issue); find a qualified hair stylist to teach cosmetology again; Brigitte teaches business communication at the college level; can be adapted to senior high classes.

Promote more Skills Clubs; when a Skills Canada rep is in town, schedule time to present the competitions and their advantages to the students.

Final Results (as of June 11, 2013)

East Three Secondary School Goal #1: To improve student performance in

literacy and numeracy as measured by performance of school based, board level, and territorial assessments. (As supported by the SAER directive and Inclusive Schooling directive)

High School CompletionNote: At this time, the credits completed report no longer works in PowerSchool. ECE working to correct this.

See Tellthemfromme report attached – graph below

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To increase high school course completion rates by 10%.

To develop SSP for students that requires additional supports to ensure success

To increase number of students in Gr. 7-9 working at grade level by 20% by the end of the year as compared to baseline data (reading, writing, math)

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Student Support Plans At the SH level, we are creating new SSPs for many students who

have been struggling to meet learning goals over the last 2-3 years. We have also initiated discussion about a School Leaving Certificate.

We have updated all of the SSPs and IEPs in the JH level. We are working on adding four more JH students to an IEP program by the end of June.

Number of students at Gr 7-9 working at grade level Data 2012-2013

Grade 7: ELA= 80% at grade level Math= 78% at grade levelGrade8: ELA= 70% Math= 79%Grade 9: ELA = 68% Math= 74%

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(Note: Due to the change to PowerSchool, we do not have access to grade reports from last year. We will retain our current data for 2012-2013 for use in comparing to next year’s data 2013-2014.)

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East Three Secondary School Goal #2: To enhance Aboriginal Language and

Cultural programming for all students at ETSS. (As supported by the Aboriginal Culture and Language directive)

o To develop on-the-land programs that accredit student learning

o To instill a ‘sense of place’ within students by providing a variety of northern and cultural experiences to all students

On the land: In the fall ETSS took out grades 7=37 students, 8=32 Students;

and 9=22 students and the JH French Immersion 25 students. We visited the Gwich'in Territorial Park and we studied the Dene Kede unit “Rights of Passage” with the boys and girls. We also did nature walks on traditional medicine and they also picked berries while out there.

All JH students were provided with First Aid Training in preparation of later on-the-land experiences

All Foods students participated in ethnobotanical walks. Bio 20 students participated in the Ivvavik Park trip in June.

A variety of northern and cultural experiences to all students We offered traditional sewing all year in the "Gwich'in 15" class (8

Students) as well as "Traditional Sewing" in the afternoon from November – January (8 Students). As well as "Gwich'in Beading" from September-November (10 Students).

We offered "Inuvialuktun 15" (4 students). Students made card holders and learned the history. We also offered the same class with a different group of (10 Students) the next semester.

The Taimani classes have been learning about the culture and history of the Inuvialuit people. The classes are a semester long with (27 students) in the first group and (9 students) in this last class.

Twenty-six students were given opportunities to make ulus with elder Sam Lennie.

Over 200 students participated in the Northern Dene Games Summit.

All JH students have logged about 16-17 hours with OTL and First Aid. This time will contribute the one HS credit.

Foods students processed a whole moose with the ETES grade 4 class,

Foods CTS have cooked with several local traditional foods.

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East Three Secondary School Goal #3: To increase student attendance and

positive engagement in classo To increase student attendance by 10%

in comparison to 2012 datao To increase home-school

communicationo To decrease Incident Management

Program (IMP) submissions by 10% as compared to last year

o To promote positive school participation in academic and non-academic activities

o To maintain programs that promote healthy choices

School Enrollment/ attendanceSept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June

361 353 345 338 342 349 348 349 343 341 Note: At this time, no attendance reports can be created in PowerSchool –

June 11, 2013. The ones we used to use are no longer working. ECE working to correct this.

We do have access to past attendance data from Sept 11 – April 16o Grade 7 Average = 86.49%o Grade 8 Average = 79%o Grade 9 Average = 70.1%o Grade 10 Average = 63.84%o Grade 11 Average = 71.2%o Grade 12 Average = 78.45%o Overall = 73.4%

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Student engagement: See School Engagement and School Completion TellThemFromMe

surveys (attached)

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Student Behaviour Conduct: We had a decrease in the number of IMP student discipline reports

from 784 (2011-2012) to 461 (2012-2013) – a decrease of 41%. Suspensions dropped from 24 to 12 (50%) from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013. (see attached)

We continue to refine our Student Behaviour Conduct Model for ETSS. Our work in this area recognizes the promotion of positive behaviour, the prevention of negative behaviours, and the reaction to behaviours. We are aligning our Student Behaviour Conduct Model to our School Values. The development of our School Values has been a process this year that involved elders, parents, teachers, and students. We are considering ways to provide a holistic system that recognizes the physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental components. Our motto, mascot, school crest, and sports logo will be developed to support our school values system.

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Programs that promote healthy choices, included by not limited to: Wellness Fair – Community members and students were involved

in a wellness fair held at ETSS in the fall. Presentations were held in classrooms on a variety of wellness topics.

Masters Commission presentations on health related topics Drug/Alcohol Awareness: Godson (Hip-Hop Artist) workshop – JH

students 5,000+ Healthy Lunches served to students, staff, and community

members (parents) 30 weeks the East Three Café was open for lunch 10,000+ meals prepared this year, including community feasts,

fundraising meals, lunches, sporting events, the Northern Games Summit, the Grand Opening, and others

100+ Elementary students participated in Foods programs, including planting and growing vegetables

ETSS won two school banners for athletics (soccer and track and field) – after a four-year dry spell

Over 200 students participated in the Northern Dene Games Summit

Grade 9 students and SS 10-2 student participated in the PARTY program - Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth – offered by organizations in the community.

NWT Territorial Skills in Yellowknife: The Skills Canada competitors, prepared to do their best entered their respective contests and brought their positive attitudes and their honed skills. Students competed ferociously and preformed to their best ability. Seven students participated in this year's NWT Territorial Skills event. Three traditional sewers demonstrated their skills, a baker and two cooks competed, and one student won a gold medal for Work Place Safety. Luke Terry will be travelling to the National Event in Vancouver this June to represent the NWT in this event. Brandi Laroque, Elana Carpenter and Raven Firth all enjoyed the notoriety of demonstrating the traditional production of beaver fur mitts and were pleased to find out this traditional pursuit will be incorporated into our regional and territorial contest next year. All had a great time, and many were encouraged by professionals to pursue their area of interest at the post-secondary level. It was very inspiring to see so many students competing at a wide variety of skilled trades, at such a high level. Next year, our Skills team will grow in future years, and that East Three will be well represented in a wide variety of trades. All competitors represented the far north and East Three with pride!

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Science Fair: Mikaela Cockney-MacNeil won a silver medal! Only 20 silver medals handed out for her division which consisted of over 150 other projects and students from all across Canada. All three ETSS students were among the top 400 young scientists in the country.

Art travel club: Art Travel Club went on an educational trip to London, England where they had the opportunity to learn about art first hand. While touring London the 10 senior students from E3SS had the opportunity to visit galleries and museums to see paintings and sculptures that they have only read about in textbooks and online such as Van Gogh's Sunflowers or Monet's Waterlillies. Every place the students went they were greeted by more sculptures, architecture, and paintings that opened their eyes to what the world has to offer in the vast area of art.

House teams rejuvenuated through SNOW WEEK Hernapoloza – Talent Show – over 12 acts. Sports committee continued to foster athletics and school

belongingo Two bannerso Floor Hockey league and Soccer league

eLearning: 4 teachers working on Moodle courses for the purpose of eLearning

Home-School Communication

Parent Portal Power School Login:

Term Date Range # of logins # of students accessed

average logon time

Term 1 Sept 4 to Nov 8 64 20 4.8 minutes

Term 2 Nov 12 to Jan 31 288 52 6.4 minutes

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Term 3 Feb 4 to April 16 338 51 4.8 minutes

Term 4 April 17 to June7 563 52 4.7 minutes

Year to date Sept 4 to Jun 7 1181 96 5.2 minutes

New East Three School Website – 76 Posts as of June 7, 2013. All time views to website = 13,579! Best ever site visits in one day = 245! (FYI = 55 views by 10:00 AM on Friday, June 7!)

Parent meetings for Grade 6-7 Transition and Grade 9-10 Transition

(Note: Due to the change to PowerSchool, we do not have access to files from last year. We will retain our current data for 2012-2013 for use in comparing to next year’s data 2013-2014.)

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East Three Secondary School Goal #4: To improve career awareness and career

program planning.o To increase the compulsory Career and

Program Plan (CPP) course completion to 100% by the end of Gr.9.

o To increase work experience, apprenticeship, volunteer community service, and career exploration opportunities for all students.

o To provide increased services in career awareness and working with parents, students and teachers in areas of career development and post secondary opportunities

CPP 100% of attending Grade 9 students completed the CPP by the

end of the school year.

Work experience 31 students gained credits in Work Experience 60+ Senior High students gained employment skills through the

East Three Café, by planning, preparing, and serving meals. 140+ High School students participated in Foods classes, after

school programs, work experience, and other Foods programs Over 10 students were involved in work experience at the

elementary school.

Career AwarenessNumerous visits by post-secondary organizations

o Grades 10 – 12 Student Financial Assistance information session

o Grades 10 – 12 Funding programs for post-secondary education available through GTC, IRC, and ECE

o Interested students – Information on the recruiting and enrollment process as well as on careers in the Canadian Forces

o Brief presentation by David Terry for an environmental science position (summer)

o Senior High – ConocoPhillips – Information session on the Amauligak oil/gas project as well as information on career opportunities within the oil and gas industry

o Senior high students – National Energy Board – update on Arctic off-shore drilling; pending applications; the regulatory process; students’ views on drilling and its economic and environmental impact; career opportunities within the NEB

o Senior High – Trinity Western University information sessiono Grades 9 (CPP) & Shop – Skilled Trades information sessiono Grades 10 – 12 – Canadian Forces – career information

sessiono Interested Students – Youth Centre volunteer and work

experience opportunities; this was the first step and the plans include in-class information session, as well as a possible program just for homeboarding students

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o Grades 10 – 12 – University of Alberta – Information/recruiting session

o Grades 9 – University of Alberta – Information/recruiting session

o Interested Students – Northern Youth Abroad information session

o Interested Students – Youth Ambassador program presentation

o Grade 7 – Introduction to Career Counselling

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