Educating Tomorrow’s Citizens Today Area IV Renewal

2006-2009

Ward/Area Trustees

• Carol Bazinet Wards 9 &12

• Nancy Close

Wards 11 & 13

• Pat Cochrane Wards 8 & 9

• George LaneWards 6 & 7

Description of Our Communities

• 58/196 communities in Calgary

• Approximate boundaries:

- 16 Ave. & Bow River North

- City limits West

- Glenmore Trail South

- Barlow Trail East

Description of Our Communities – Area IV

Prepared by Student Accommodation ServicesMarch 15, 2004

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Bowness

Jack JamesForest Lawn

James Fowler

Ernest Manning

Henry Wise Wood

Queen Elizabeth

Central Memorial

Crescent Heights

Lord Beaverbrook

Lord Shaughnessy

William Aberhart

Alternative High

Lester B. Pearson

Dr. E. P. Scarlett

Louise Dean Centre

John G. Diefenbaker

Sir William Van Horne

Sir Winston Churchill

Western Canada

West View Secondary

Wood's Home - George Woods

Fairview

Melville Scot t Learning Centre

William Roper Hull

Kingsland

Banff Trail

King George

William Reid

Christine Meikle

Emily Follensbee

Ogden

Acadia

Elboya

Keeler

Ramsay

Rundle

Belfast

Sunalta

Altadore

Bowcroft

Braeside

Buchanan

Deer Run

Edgemont

Glendale

Hawkwood

Haysboro

Highwood

Langevin

Richmond

Rosedale

Rosemont

Sundance

Westgate

Wildwood

Woodbine

Abbeydale

Brentwood

Cedarbrae

Connaught

Dalhousie

Earl Grey

Glamorgan

Glenbrook

Greenview

Hillhurst

Killarney

Knob Hill

Midnapore

Pineridge

Riverbend

Sunnyside

Woodlands

Alex Munro

Briar Hill

Elbow ParkErin Woods

Fish Creek

Mount View

Ranchlands

University

West Dover

Albert Park

Annie Foote

Cappy Smart

Collingwood

Douglasdale

Falconridge

G. W. Skene

Guy Weadick

Jerry Potts

Maple Ridge

Marlborough

North Haven

Rideau Park

Rosscarrock

Thorncliffe

Valley View

Willow Park

Capitol Hill

Chinook Park

Eugene Coste

Fred Seymour

O. S. Geiger

Scenic Acres

Terrace Road

The Hamptons

Windsor Park

Alex Ferguson

Cecil Swanson

Crossing Park

Grant MacEwan

Hidden Valley

Marion Carson

McKenzie Lake

Monterey ParkR. B. Bennett

Simons Valley

Stanley Jones

Varsity Acres

Vista Heights

Andrew Sibbald

Banting & Best

Battalion Park

Canyon Meadows

Chris Akkerman

Colonel Walker

Jennie Elliott

Lake Bonavista

Le Roi Daniels

Nellie McClung

Patrick Airlie

Silver Springs

W. O. Mitchell

West Dalhousie

Coventry Hills

Colonel Macleod

Harold W. Riley

Janet Johnstone

Mayland Heights

Olympic Heights

Prince of Wales

Queen Elizabeth

Milton Williams*

Cambrian Heights

David D. Oughton

Douglas Harkness

Dr. E. W. Coffin

Dr. J. K. Mulloy

Ethel M. Johnson

Huntington Hills

Queensland Downs

Belvedere-Parkway

Haultain Memorial

Penbrooke Meadows

Beddington Heights

Sir James Lougheed

Captain John Palliser

Chief Justice MilvainColonel J. Fred Scott

Catherine Nichols Gunn

W. H. Cushing

Traditional Learning

Somerset

Roland Michener

James Short Memorial

Dr. G. Townsend

Dr. Oakley

Salvation Army

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DEERFOOT TR SE16 AV NW

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16 AV NE

GLENMORE TR SE

SPRUCE MEADOWS TR S

14 ST SW

CROWCHILD TR SW

TRANS CANADA HI W

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Community Characteristics

Relative to other Areas (based on 2004 Simera Strategy Group System Audit Report)

• Highest family income >$100,000• Second lowest income levels <$50,000• Fewer than 1 child/family• Lowest religious affiliation - 26%• Percentage Post Graduates (college &

university) – 46 %

Our CBE Area IV Education System• 43 schools (approx. 16,500 students)

- 25 elementary schools

- 4 elementary/junior highs

- 4 junior high schools

- 1 junior/senior high school

- 6 senior high schools

- 2 special setting schools

- 34 special ed. classes/programs

Our CBE Area IV Education System• Approaches to the Program of Studies:

www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/prog-choice.asp

French Immersion (5 locations) Spanish Programme International Montessori W.H. Cushing Workplace National Sport Development - Hockey & Life Skills Alternative High School Cbe-Learn Fine and Performing Arts Certificate (4 High School locations) International Baccalaureate National Sport Academy National Sport School Piitoayis Family School Career Pathways Juno Beach, Academy of Canadian Studies

Characteristics of the Students We Serve

Relative to other Areas: • Provincial Achievement Test results range from

first to third highest in grades Assessed• Choice Area for International students (Area IV

has 142 out of the 429 attending the Calgary Board of Education)

• Second highest aboriginal population • Choice area for many refugee families –

Connaught – ESL Centre of Teaching and Learning

• The lowest market share - 54% (city average of 62.8%)

Working together to Reclaim market share by:

• Getting the right programs in the right places including provision of schools in the suburbs to the west

• Improving public relations

• Addressing some of the highest needs population in the city.

• Alignment Align School and Area work with CBE and Provincial goals

• Accountability Ensure academic excellence within the Area.

• Achievement Analyze data and related strategies for continuous

improvement in academics and citizenship

• Attitude Ensure quality stakeholder relationships. Lead, advise,

coach, manage and mentor principals, assisted principals, specialists, and Area IV staff

Working Together to Communicate our world class quality education through:

Area IV Outcomes:

1: All students demonstrate improvement in academic success

2: Students balance their individual concerns with the rights and needs of others.

3: Students who reside in Area IV choose the Calgary Board of Education as their school system of choice.

4: Students learn within an environment that nurtures their specific needs and interests.

5: Students develop the skills and responsibilities for working and contributing with others.

Summary of Strategies

Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments

Staff development is based on School Development and Renewal Planning

Staff development is centred on identified Student Outcomes

Ongoing All schools demonstrate alignment of professional development with student outcome strategies

Develop a Campus-Concept model at appropriate dual sites

All students learning needs are met through greater diversity of teaching and effective use of resources

2006 2 campus models are in place with three others being established

Establish a GATE program Programs are provided for the full spectrum of learners

2005-

2006

Grade 4-6 Gate program is established with provisions to expand to grade 8

Expand the ESL Centre of Literacy to include Mount Royal Junior High

Provide a culturally enriched program for Grades K-9

2007 Mount Royal is in consultation with Connaught and the ESL team about programming

Establish Programme International schools

Schools will establish this ethos

2006-2007

The quality standard for this program are in the developmental stages

Board Ends E- 2: Each student will possess the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for academic success and be effectively prepared for life, work and further learning. Outcome 1: All students demonstrate improvement in academic success.

Summary of Strategies

Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments

Analyze the Special Education programming needs for long-term sustainability

All special needs students will receive programs suited to their needs

2006 Data is being gathered and analyzed

Several Area IV schools implement Programme International

Orientation

Implementation

2005

2006-2007

10 schools involved

Support professional development to build capacity for behavioural diversity

All teachers have the capacity to adjust programming for student diversity

Ongoing

Board Ends E- 5: Each student will possess the character to do what is right, act morally with wisdom and balance individual concerns with the rights and needs of others.

Outcome 2: Students balance their individual concerns with the rights and needs of others

Summary of Strategies

Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments

Establish Career Pathways in each Area IV High School

10% increase in student readiness for post secondary or career

2007

All high schools have an Implementation plan in place. Two pathways have been officially approved

Expand program choice:Spanish program•Traditional Learning Centre•Arts ethos in a Junior High

Programs are developed and successful 2006

2007

Spanish program opens at Westgate School for Grade K – 1 in Sept.2006

Develop and use Exit Surveys All students will have opportunity to provide input about their educational experiences

2006 Provided for students in June 2006

Incorporate a higher profile of technology integration with learning

2006

Develop public relations strategies for Area IV schools

2006 Presentation to all Area IV Principals by Dr. Steven Holmes

Board Ends E- 1: Each student, in keeping with his or her individual abilities and gifts will complete High School with a foundation of learning to function effectively in life, work and further learning

Outcome 3: Students who reside in Area IV choose the Calgary Board of Education as their school system of choice.

Summary of Strategies

Board Ends E- 4 Each student will acquire the skills, attitudes and knowledge to achieve personal highest potential

Outcome 4: Students learn within an environment that nurtures their specific needs and interests

Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments

Identify appropriate Area IV Alternative programs and school ethos

Area IV will have an appropriate array of program choice available within the Calgary Board of Education

Ongoing Established: GATE

Spanish

Establish a Traditional Learning Centre in an existing school

To address our public request for an initiation aim school ethos

2007 Review of potential sites

Retain, recruit and refer Area IV students

Increase our market share of Area IV students

2007

Build capacity for differentiated teaching practices

All teachers will have access to Professional Development

2006- 2007

Leadership Interest Group established on “Improving Teacher Practice”

Fill or consolidate low enrolment programs and schools

Reach an 85% capacity rate in sectors 6 and 7

Ongoing

Summary of Strategies

Board Ends E- 3: Each student will be a responsible citizen by being an informed and involved member in his or her local, national and global communities

Outcome 5: Students develop skills and responsibilities for working and contributing with others.

Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments

Build capacity in the stewardship of resources

School staff will have the capacity for implementing all school programs and processes

2005

Ongoing

Regular skill building sessions with our school finance personnel

Develop Interest Groups made up of school administrators that facilitate Area Renewal

School administrators play a major role in the development of the Area Renewal Plan

2005 Interest group mandate address Area and School Renewal strategies

Develop an agreed upon set of guiding principles

All functions will be carried out in a professional manner

2005 Guiding principals established for the principal and Assistant Principals in Area IV

Summary of Area IV Priorities

• World class quality education system of choice based on alignment, accountability, achievement and attitude

• Where diverse student needs are met through program development, building of new schools and consolidation or modernization of existing schools