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2178-- MAC Islamic School, Calgary

MAC

Islamic School Calgary

Three-Year Education Plan

2019-2023

&

Annual Education Results Report

(2019)

MAC ISLAMIC SCHOOL


For more information regarding 2018-2021 Three Year Education Plan and Results Report, please

contact:

Ibrahim Arid – Principal

Phone: 403-454-7879

MAC Islamic School

64 12 St NE, Calgary, AB

T2E 4P4

Email: [email protected]

You can view this document on our website at: http: www.macislamicschool.ca

mailto:[email protected]


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Muslim Association of Canada (MAC)

The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is a Canadian, independent, national, faith-

based, charitable organization, that provides spaces, services and programs for holistic

education and personal development for Canadian Muslims. In addition, MAC focuses

on building communities and strengthening neighborhoods nation-wide, through

services and collaborations with groups from different religious, ethnic, and racial

backgrounds.

Over the past two decades MAC has grown to be the largest grassroots Muslim

organization with a national reach rooted in strong local chapters in 14 cities across

Canada. MAC has 50 Institutions ranging from full-time schools, community centers,

weekend schools, and child-care centers. In all, MAC serves approximately 49,000

community members weekly.

Our mission is to establish an Islamic presence in Canada that is balanced, constructive and integrated, though distinct, in the social fabric and culture of Canada. The purpose of our mission stems from our bearing witness to the Oneness of Allah (God), the Creator of all things and the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Our curriculum is informed by these Islamic moral and ethical imperatives. Those moral values are the foundation of the character-building mandate entrusted to us and expected by our parent community. Through it, our students will develop a strong Muslim-Canadian identity, embody universal values and acquire relevant life skills to meet the 21st-century challenges.


Accountability Statement

The Annual Education Results Report for the 2018/2019 school year and the Three-Year

Education Plan commencing September 1, 2019 for MAC Islamic School Calgary were

prepared under the direction of the Board in accordance with its responsibilities under the

Private Schools Regulation and the Education Grants Regulation. This document was

developed in the context of the provincial government’s business and fiscal plans. The

Board has used the results reported in the document, to the best of its abilities, to develop

the education plan and is committed to implementing the strategies contained within the plan

to improve student learning and results.

The Board approved this combined Annual Education Results Report for the 2018/2019

school year and the Three Year Education Plan for 2019/2022 on December 31, 2019.


Foundation Statements

Vision: To inspire a love of learning while building Islamic character to please Allah (SWT).

Mission: MAC Islamic School provides students the necessary tools to be righteous Muslims, innovative thinkers, and successful lifelong learners through quality inclusive education in an Islamic environment. The purpose of our mission stems from our bearing witness to the Oneness of Allah (God), the Creator of all things and the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Our curriculum is informed by these Islamic moral and ethical imperatives. Those moral values are the foundation of the character-building mandate entrusted to us and expected by our parent community. Through it, our students will develop a strong Muslim-Canadian identity, embody universal values and acquire relevant life skills to meet the 21st-century challenges.

Values:

• Respect

• Responsibility

• Collaboration

• Patience

• Excellence

Motto’s (DNA):

• iLEARN – I will retain knowledge in all academics

• iDISCOVER – I will develop learning and life skills

• iRISE – I will have Islamic character to please Allah (SWT)

Objectives

• To deliver a high standard of holistic education and develop the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes for success in our community

• To promote a high level of proficiency in English and Arabic.

• To nurture and develop intellectual curiosity, creative and critical thinking and an enthusiasm for lifelong learning

• To nurture the whole child and develop his or her intellectual, social, emotional, physical, character and aesthetic development

• To foster understanding, appreciation and respect for individual and cultural differences, and celebrate and share our individual and cultural diversity


Message from the Principal

MAC Islamic School (MIS), located in the Bridgeland, North East of Downtown

Calgary, Bridgeland is known for TELUS Spark science center and its interactive

exhibits, and Calgary Zoo. MIS serves students from all areas of the city.

MIS will fulfill its students’ physical, emotional, social and intellectual needs in a safe,

caring and supportive environment by implementing a unique Islamic program with

Alberta Program of Studies to nurture their skills. We believe when there is strong

parental support for a structured and all-encompassing education, our students will

pursue and succeed in post-secondary programs and lifelong learning.

The 2018 school year ended with a total of 39 students from Kindergarten to Grade 3

who all successfully completed their programs of studies. The total of the previous

year (2017) was 9 students. Enrollment in September 2019 was 98 students.

In our continuous effort to meet the needs of every child and provide enriched

academic and extra-curricular programs, we are committed to providing outstanding

educators. All children are viewed as remarkable individuals with great potential who

must be challenged in a multitude of areas by inspiring teachers who attempt to

promote a love of learning, developing skills, and building Islamic characters.

The MIS Team regularly reviews and contributes new ideas that are combined with

Islamic studies and Arabic curriculum with the Alberta Programs of Studies. The MIS

programs will continue to reflect the needs, skills and abilities of our high achieving

students.

The Board of Directors involves the Muslim community of Calgary who believe in the

Vision, Mission, and Values of MIS. We are truly grateful for their expertise, support

and loyalty.

Ibrahim Arid

403-454-7879

[email protected]




Combined 2019 Accountability Pillar Overall Summary (Required for Public/Separate/Francophone/Charter School Authorities and Level 2 Private Schools)

Measure Category Measure MAC Islamic School Alberta Measure Evaluation

Current Result

Prev. Year Result

Prev. 3 Year Average

Current Result

Prev. Year Result

Prev. 3 Year Average Achievement Improvement Overall

Safe and Caring Schools Safe and Caring n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Student Learning Opportunities

Program of Studies n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Education Quality n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Drop Out Rate * n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a * * * High School Completion Rate (3 yr.) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Student Learning Achievement (Grades K-9)

PAT: Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a PAT: Excellence n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Student Learning Achievement (Grades 10-12)

Diploma: Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Diploma: Excellence n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Diploma Exam Participation Rate (4+ Exams) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Preparation for Lifelong Learning, World of Work, Citizenship

Transition Rate (6 yr.) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Work Preparation n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Citizenship n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Parental Involvement Parental Involvement n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Continuous Improvement School Improvement n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Combined 2019 Accountability Pillar First Nations, Métis and Inuit Summary (Required for Public/Separate/Francophone School Authorities)

[No Data for Overall Summary - FNMI]

School: 2178 MAC Islamic School

Outcome One: Alberta’s students are successful

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Achievement Improvement Overall 2020 2021 2022 Overall percentage of students in Grades 6 and 9 who achieved the acceptable standard on Provincial Achievement Tests (overall cohort results).

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

85 n/a n/a n/a

87

89

90

Overall percentage of students in Grades 6 and 9 who achieved the standard of excellence on Provincial Achievement Tests (overall cohort results).

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

15 n/a n/a n/a

17

20

22

Comment on Results (OPTIONAL)

N/A

Strategies • Early screening prior to grade 1 to detect early academic and behavioral issues.

• Diagnose all students, by using Reading Diagnostic Testing, in September, and use

the data/results to plan for student learning

• Use the 21 century skills for all students across the school

• Provide an inclusive learning environment with differentiated instruction.

• Provide a remedial program for extra support

• Setting individual progress goals

• Have a teaching assistant for students when needed

• Provide teachers with varied and up to date resources

• Weekly PLC meetings for the teaching team to discuss best practices and exchange

ideas and varied experiences in order to deliver a relevant and meaningful way to

improve student learning outcomes.

• Host a “meet the parent nights,” to prepare the students for the PAT, and to provide

the students and parents with strategies for successful test writing

• Provide teacher mentorship (opportunities for teachers to be mentored by

teachers/Principal)

• Deliberate and planned preparation for Provincial Achievement Tests: review

previous exams, test taking strategies, support with stress related to testing, use of

graphic organizers and review notes etc.


Outcome One: Alberta’s students are successful (continued)


2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Achievement Improvement Overall 2020 2021 2022 High School Completion Rate – Percentage of students who completed high school within three years of entering Grade 10.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a

Percentage of students writing four or more diploma exams within three year1s of entering Grade 10.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a

Drop Out Rate - annual dropout rate of students aged 14 to 18 n/a n/a n/a n/a *

* * *

High school to post-secondary transition rate of students within six years of entering Grade 10.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a

Percentage of Grade 12 students eligible for a Rutherford Scholarship.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a

Comment on Results (OPTIONAL) n/a

Strategies n/a


Outcome One: Alberta’s students are successful (continued)


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Achievement Improvement Overall 2020 2021 2022 Percentage of teachers, parents and students who are satisfied that students model the characteristics of active citizenship.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

80 n/a n/a n/a

85

87

88

Comment on Results (OPTIONAL) n/a.

Strategies n/a


Outcome Two: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students in Alberta are successful

(Results and evaluations for First Nations, Métis and Inuit measures are required for Public/Separate/Francophone School Authorities only)

[No Data for Overall FNMI Results]


N/A

Strategies • Understanding relation to FNMI struggle and struggles of their nations while

presenting indigenous

• Acknowledge, teach, celebrate their key events

• Display the learning of FNMI on bulletin board

• Field trips: Heritage Park

• Invite Guest speakers; Napi (story tellers) and educate the students about FNMI

• Training teacher about FNMI

• Incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing

• Increase library materials in support of FNMI curriculum infusion.

•

Outcome Two: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students in Alberta are successful (continued)

[No Data for Overall FNMI Results]


N/A

Strategies

N/A


Outcome Three: Alberta has excellent teachers, school leaders, and school authority leaders


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Achievement Improvement Overall 2020 2021 2022 Percentage of teachers, parents and students satisfied with the opportunity for students to receive a broad program of studies including fine arts, career, technology, and health and physical education.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

80 n/a n/a n/a

85

87

88

Comment on Results (OPTIONAL) Commentary on results, such as contextual information, factors affecting performance or actions taken by the jurisdiction that may have contributed to evaluations of “Improved” or “Improved significantly” on Accountability Pillar measures, may be included.

Strategies • T.Q.S and L.Q.S are followed as standard to develop the staff and help them to grow

• Provide the students with a high-quality program by having qualified teachers,

facilities, and teaching and learning resources

• Promote and reinforce the student-centered teaching approach through teachers’

observations

• Provide teachers with guidance and resources for the implementation of core

subjects

• Teaching content is 100% aligned to Alberta Program of studies

• Using rubrics for student’s assessments given by Alberta Assessment Consortium

• Ensure easy accessibility to the worldwide web for all students and staff

• Identify promptly at-risk students and provide them with support

• Monitor the progress and completion of the Alberta Program of Studies for each

grade, in order to meet the basic education requirements

• Motivate the students to reach their potential by celebrating their success in the areas

of academics, Islamic code of conduct, and leadership skills.

• Keep track of the students’ progress regularly and communicate it with the students’

parents through Class Dojo

• Provide mentorship to new teachers

• Ensuring multiple channels of open communications exist

• Transparency with the community & families


• Maintain limit of twenty students as a class average

• Accountability – principal’s meetings teachers, walk through, formal and informal

evaluation, and teacher’s development

• Administration and teachers both receive feedback and act on it

• Facilitate the Annual Open House as a curriculum night to spread awareness to

parents of the curriculum outlines for each grade level and provide strategies for

helping their children.

• Focus on maintaining a healthy and active school environment.


Outcome Four: Alberta’s K-12 education system is well governed and managed


2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Achievement Improvement Overall 2020 2021 2022 Percentage of teacher, parent and student agreement that: students are safe at school, are learning the importance of caring for others, are learning respect for others and are treated fairly in school.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

89 n/a n/a n/a

90

92

94

Percentage of teachers, parents and students satisfied with the overall quality of basic education.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

85

n/a n/a n/a

87

88

89

Percentage of teachers and parents who agree that students are taught attitudes and behaviors that will make them successful at work when they finish school.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

85 n/a n/a n/a

87

88

89

Percentage of teacher and parent satisfaction that students demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for lifelong learning.(This measure is required for charter and private school authorities that do not have grades 10-12.)

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

85 n/a n/a n/a

87

88

89

Percentage of teachers and parents satisfied with parental involvement in decisions about their child's education.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

80 n/a n/a n/a

85

86

88

Percentage of teachers, parents and students indicating that their school and schools in their jurisdiction have improved or stayed the same the last three years.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

80 n/a n/a n/a

84

86

88


Strategies

• Alberta Program of studies is used as the basis of learning

• Develop policies and procedure to insure the safety and caring environment in place

• Ensure the accessibility and visibility of the school’s discipline policy to all students

through effective posting (including the school website) of the policy and orientation

(classroom and school-wide).

• Monitor teachers’ effective classroom management plans.

• Developing attainable and effective goals for TPGP to provide a culture of continuous

learning

• Open communication between all parties and stakeholders

• Collaboration between all Stakeholders in the system


• Set clear objectives for administration, teachers and students

• Celebrate the success in achieving the school values among the students throughout

the year

• Acknowledgment and recognize excellent character and leadership through “iRISE” assemblies, bulletin boards, and website.

• Giving roles to the students in classroom to teach and train them on the responsibility

• Students work in group to practice the social and interaction skills

• Involve parents in decision-making

• Principal/teacher meet regularly with the parents to involve them in their child’s

education

• Monitor students’ field trips and out-of-school activity behavior

• Using the field trip to connect the knowledge with real life situation

• Ongoing reflection to improve the school work and activates

• Provide an extra-curricular activity: clubs, sport teams, leadership programs to help

the students to be successful at work in the future.


Local Goal

OUTCOME 5: Students model the Islamic character


2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2019 Achievement Improvement Overall 2019 2020 2021

Percentages of teachers,

parents and students who are

satisfied that students model

the Islamic characters

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

75 75 80 84


Strategies

• Having faith-based morning assembly

• Weekly Halaqa (Circle) – learning moral lessons from prophets’ stories

• Teaching Islamic Values and Quran Daily

• Learning a second language, Arabic – language of Quran

• Daily School Prayers

• Integrating Islamic perspective and Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) tradition on

daily lessons

• Character acknowledgment assemblies

• Discipline policy is Islamic Based

• Our Attire represents Islamic Values (Staff & Students)

• Involving students in reciting Quran, hadith in the morning assemblies

• Having a yearly Quran Challenge

• Celebrating cultural diversity by hosting the Annual Muslim Heritage Fair (One Ummah)

• Celebrating Ramadan and Eid

• World Hijab Day

• Educate students about a special day in Islam; like Israa and Miraj

• Help needy people by participating in the Food Bank campaign.

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Budget Summary

Revenue

Government Grants $200,394

Tuition, Registration, School fees $127,500

Supplies $66,798

Non- Instructional fees (O&M, Transport, Admin,etc)

Total Revenue $394,692

Expenditure

Salaries, wages and benefits $199,752

PUF program

Rent $184,155

Repairs and maintenance $7,210

Professional fees $2060

Office supplies and security monitoring $18,400

Membership, registration and licenses

Insurance $10,000

Field trips, Student awards and gifts

Educational supplies

Bank Charges $1,236

Automotive

Amortization

Advertising and promotions $5,500

Subcontractors

Telephone and utilities

Travel

All Others $16,000

Total Expenditure $444,313

Summary of Financial Results

Revenue

Government Grants $191,459

Tuition, Registration, Academy and Building fees $86,066

Uniforms

Transportation fees

School Generated Funds $5,339

Total Revenue $282,864

Expenditure

Salaries, wages and benefits $331,707

PUF program fees $3,200

Rent

Repairs and maintenance $3,980

Professional fees $5,000

Office supplies and security monitoring $4,229

Membership, registration and licenses $2,086

Insurance $154

Field trips, Student awards and gifts $4,463

Educational supplies $19,856

Bank Charges $240

Automotive

Amortization $2,863

Advertising and promotions $3,148


Subcontractors

Telephone and utilities $4,291

Travel

Event expenses, Fundraising, training and equipment rentals $9,801

Total Expenditure $395,018

Excess(deficiency)of revenue over expenditure before the following ($112,154)

Other revenue(expenditure)

Donations $73,119

Excess(deficiency) of revenue over expenditure Excess ($39,035)

Parental Involvement

The parents’ council played a big role in the school operation and decision making:

• There were 2 members of the parents were appointed to be in the school management

committee to participate in decision making

• The parent council created to participate in child’s education

• Parents are volunteering in field trips and in school activities

Timelines and Communication

This document is posted on our school website to ensure the contents are readily

available for review by any interested parties. In addition, this document is annually

submitted to Alberta Education in order to meet provincial requirements for ongoing

funding.

School website link: www.macislamicschool.ca

Whistleblower Protection

MIS has drafted a Whistleblower policy using a template offered by AISCA (Association of Independent Schools & Colleges in Alberta). This policy may be subject to modification in the future to reflect the particular needs of MIS. Staff members have been apprised of this policy. There are no disclosures to report.

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