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St. Paul’s Junior High School

2011-2012 School Development Report

Vision The St. Paul’s Junior High community embraces diverse teaching and learning, cultivates the growth of the whole self, and promotes a climate of compassion and respect for all.

Mission The St. Paul’s Junior High School Community is committed to implementing strategies,

which will improve student achievement, enhance a safe, caring and healthy school environment and provides more opportunities for community involvement.

St. Paul’s Junior High School Annual Report 2010-11

Table of Contents

Message from the Director of Education ............................................................................ 3

Message from Principal ...................................................................................................... 4

Message from School Council ............................................................................................ 5

Overview of School ............................................................................................................ 6

Our School Community .................................................................................................. 6

Key Highlights/Special Projects ..................................................................................... 6

Partnerships ................................................................................................................... 12

3-4 Year School Development Plan .................................................................................. 15

Summary Report on the School’s Most Current Data ...................................................... 18

Appendix A – Summary of School Fundraising ............................................................... 24


Message from the Director of Education

In December, 2011, Eastern School District approved a three-year strategic planning process which centered on developing our schools as caring, professional and purposeful places of learning and excellence. This school report for 2011-2012 highlights the activities of your school and your efforts to achieve your school-based goals, in keeping with the District’s mission and its vision for the future. The information provided is very helpful as we continue to pursue excellence for our District through a planning process which emphasizes continued professional growth and development. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each school on the success achieved to date as evidenced by this report. I acknowledge, with gratitude, the efforts of our teachers, administrators, support staff, parents and community representatives, particularly through schools councils. By working together, we can achieve the best possible learning environment for our students. I encourage you to dialogue with our stakeholders on this document and on our District objectives. As we move forward with our new Strategic Plan (2011-2014), I look forward to your continued support and cooperation in the achievement of the specific goals and objectives listed in this plan. Keep up the good work! Sincerely, BRUCE VEY, PhD

CEO/DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (Acting) /ms


Message from Principal The 2011 - 12 school year was very busy as the team at St. Paul’s Junior High prepared for the External Review Process. This past year, as a continued part of the School Development process, the school community was involved in collecting and recording data for the External Team. On behalf of the entire Administrative team, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the entire school development team and the staff for the time and effort that has been invested. Throughout the process, the focus has always remained on the children. As we move into 2012-2013, our school will begin year one of the School Development Cycle. Our focus remains with the students and enabling all to feel included. I also want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone involved with St. Paul’s Junior High community. As we face the future, your continued support and commitment will help St. Paul’s Junior High work towards the vision and mission of our school. By working together, we will continue to improve. Thank you, Christina Pike Principal, B.A., B.Ed, M. Ed.


Message from School Council

St.Paul's School Council 2011-2012

Christina Pike: Principal Todd Osmond: Teacher Representative Terri-lee Cornick: Teacher Representative Chair: Tammy Hallett Boddie, Community Representative Gerry Puddister, Parent Representative Susan Taite-Beiger, Parent Representative Kimberly Best Janes, Parent Representative Deanna Hann, Parent Representative Joanne Butler, Parent Representative Susan Ryan Goldsworthy, Parent Representative Sheila Greene, Parent Representative Peter Whittle, Parent Representative Jean Harding, Parent Representative Debbie Sheppard, Parent representative Michelle Greene, Parent Representative Larry Daley, Parent Representative

Our council consisted of several new faces this year. Most had already had experience on various school councils.

As in previous years, CRT results were presented, discussed and focused on throughout the year.

A sub-committee was set up of council representatives and other interested parents to further the development of the Multi-purpose field located at the back of the school.

Again this year, we invited the new parents for an informal evening called "Demystification of Junior High" It was presented by the parents on the school council about the social issues that students nay encounter entering junior high. We also had some booths set up around the gym for extra-curriculum booths to be represented. We have found that this gives parents a more informed and relaxed feeling about certain non-academic issues children can encounter. The evening included questions from the floor and a tour around the school. It was very well received by all.

It is the hope that this year, we will focus on additional areas where the council can have an impact.

Tammy Hallett-Boddie

Chair School Council


Overview of School

Our School Community

Our school, St. Paul’s Junior High, is part of the Eastern School District, which manages 119 schools with a total population of approximately 44 000 students. The school currently has an enrolment of approximately 390 students and offers grades 7, 8 and 9. Presently, our feeder schools are Virginia Park Elementary and Mary Queen of Peace Elementary. Students from St. Paul’s will feed into Holy Heart High School. Our school has a total of 28.75 units which consists of 19 regular teachers (includes Technology Education and Home Economics), 1.5 Administration, 1 Guidance, 1.33 Music, 1.33 Physical Education, 0.5 Learning Resource Teacher, 2.5 Special Education, 1.5 Pervasive Needs. In addition to staff based at the school, we have access to District Office staff including: educational psychologist, speech-language pathologist and program specialists. The school also has the services of secretarial and maintenance personnel.

Key Highlights/Special Projects

Enrichment Math PI Day During the week of March 12-16 students at St. Paul’s Junior High participated in Pi Week activities. Such as a Pi Day Scavenger Hunt, Math Question of the Day, Food Drive (Collecting at least 314 items), and Memorizing the Digits of Pi. Activities were designed to get everyone involved and motivate students to do math. Overall there were a great number of students who participated in each activity and students had fun while doing math. At the end of each day winners from each activity were picked, one from each grade level. As well on Wednesday, March 14th the official Pi Day (3.14) students completed math activities in their math class and were able to win prizes during that class. Science Department 2011-2012 St. Paul’s enjoyed a banner year in the science department with many students participating in science activities beyond the classroom. Events and Activities In September, Grade 7 French Immersion students attended the Brother Brennan Environmental Education Centre for a two-day program. This is a great hands-on opportunity to learn about the Ecosystems unit. Grade 8 students took part in water quality testing on the Virginia River and Virginia Lake during October. Results confirm that water quality in our area continues to be good! On December 1st, Grade 9FI students attended a special live Question and Answer session with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, organized by the Canadian Space


Agency. Students at St. Paul’s and another school in New Brunswick submitted questions in advance, and then were given the opportunity to ask Col. Hadfield those questions live via Skype. Col. Hadfield was in Russia at the time, preparing for his upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Students asked about Col. Hadfield’s inspiration to become an astronaut, his favourite subject in school, and what it feels like to blast off, float around in space and the hard Soyuz landing. This session was a great culminating activity for our recently-finished Space unit in Grade 9. Grade 9 girls all attended a Women in Technology conference at the College of the North Atlantic in May, and came back with a wider view of some of the careers open to them in science and technology. The second provincial All-Science Challenge was held at Memorial University on May 1st. Three Grade 7 students participated in the Challenge, preparing at school under the guidance of Ms. Jean Harding (retired science teacher) and Mr. Ryan Nichols (teaching intern) and then competing against other schools. Participating students were enthusiastic about the experience and are already talking about improving on their performance next year! Student Success at Science Fairs St. Paul's enjoyed one of the largest and most successful school science fairs in recent memory. All Grade 7 students, as well as, a few students from Grade 8 took part, and eighteen students were selected to move on to the regional fair. The Eastern Regional Science and Technology Fair was held on Friday and Saturday, March 29th and 30th . Representing St. Paul's with pride and distinction were Abby Barrett, Kelsea Furlong & Katie Healey, Alex Jeon, Sam Bauer, Megan Spencer & Julia Hudson, Nora Boone, Julia Fitzpatrick, Paul Anderson & Andrew Newhook, Amelia Twells & Annika Bieger, Emily Eagles, Haley Dwyer Cook & Samantha Kao, and Kyle Comerford & Brandon Wilkinson. Honourable mentions were awarded to Julia Fitzpatrick and Amelia Twells and Annika Bieger. Sam Bauer won a bronze medal for his project on spinning tops. Silver medals went to Nora Boone for her project on heating with plastic bottles and to Haley Dwyer Cook and Samantha Kao for their project on dissolving ibuprofen. Megan Spencer and Julia Hudson won a gold medal and the Women in Science and Engineering award for best project by female students in a Junior category for their project on brain dominance. Alex Jeon won the Department of Chemistry Award for the best project in a Junior category with his project on melting ice. We are very proud of all of our students who demonstrate such enthusiasm for science with their participation in school and regional science fair competitions! Innovation Grant St. Paul’s was successful for the second time in an application for the provincial Innovation Grant. This year’s project, titled “Project LEAD” was designed to help students learn about their natural environment from direct exposure as well as from experts in the field. Through a combination of the provincial grant as well as in-kind and school contribution, the school some digital water quality testing equipment and identification guides to flora and fauna.


The benefits of this project will continue for many years, as students use the the water quality testing equipment to carry out long-term studies on the quality of water in Virginia River and Virginia Lake, and the field guides to learn more about the natural environment surrounding the school. Think Green Team Our Think Green Team was active this year making St. Paul’s a greener school, conducting our usual recycling drives. A special initiative this year was that our team participated in the ExxonMobil Water Security and Conservation Fair at the Suncor Energy Fluvarium on March 22nd. Students learned about water quality monitoring, local watersheds, and plastic water bottle reduction initiatives. Students then conducted a week-long plastic water bottle use inventory, and brainstormed about ways to reduce their use in our school. We have ordered two new water bottle filling stations and fountains for our school, and once they have been installed this fall and the Think Green Team carries out an educational campaign, we will re-do the inventory to see if we have reduced the number of plastic water bottles used in our school. Once we have submitted the results from our post-installation inventory, ExxonMobil will provide $1000 toward to cost of the filling stations. MUSIC MUSIC REPORT June 2012 Choir program – 120+ students in the choir program

• Junior High Choir

• A Capella choir

• Boys’ Choir

• Show Choir

Instrumental music program – 103 students

• Gr 7 Concert Band

• Gr 8/9 Symphonic Band

• Jazz Band

• Grade 7 Jazz Combo

• String Ensemble

Year highlights: November 8/9 Symphonic Band and the Show Choir performed at the Junior high

closeout for the Eastern School District at Macdonald Drive Junior High December Grade 7 Concert Band /Show Choir performed at the NLTA Christmas

Suite, Arts & Culture Centre School Christmas concert – all bands and choirs performed

Performance at the Delta Hotel and Health Sciences Centre with the 8/9 Symphonic Band and the Junior High Choir


March Annual Spring Fling – 2 shows – featuring all school bands and choirs. From a financial standpoint, this was our most successful SP thus far.

April Rotary Music Festival. There were 4 groups represented:

Junior High Choir A Capella Choir Jazz Band Gr 7 Jazz Combo

All performed and received Silver Awards. The Grade 7 Jazz Combo was even invited to perform on Out of the Fog on Rogers Television to promote the festival. One St. Paul’s student, Emily Eagles (grade 7), auditioned and made the Rotary All-Star Jazz Band. She is the youngest student from our school to ever receive this honour.

May Grade 7 Concert Band and the 8/9 Symphonic Band participated in a workshop at the MUN School of Music

Grade 7 Jazz Combo was invited to perform for the Newfoundland & Labrador School Board’s Association annual awards banquet.

Show Choir & Jazz Combo performed for the Grade 6 parent

demystification session And finally . . . . . June Our annual “excursion ‘round the bay” with the Jazz Band and Show

Choir. We traveled to Green’s Harbour and performed at Acreman Elementary School. This event was made possible through thte Department of Education Cultural Connections Student Travel Grant program.

School Counselor Report The School Counselor is responsible for providing a diversity of services to students, parents and teachers. It is important to note that the scope of services is both broad and comprehensive and thus cannot be extensively outlined in this report. The following information will give you some insight into the activities of the School Counselor at St. Paul’s Junior High School during the 2011-2012 academic year.

• Provided individual counselling to students in many areas including behavioral, academic, personal, social, and emotional.

• Coordinated the Special Services Department. The Special Services

Department is comprised of the School Counselor, Special Education Teachers, Student Assistants, Speech Language Pathologist, and Educational Psychologist. This department is responsible for programming for all adolescents with special needs. This may include programming in the areas of Learning Disabilities, Language Delays, Neurological Impairments, Physical Disabilities, and Significant Behavioral Issues etc.


• Under the supervision of the School Counselor the Special Services Department

conducted a number of Partial and Comprehensive Educational Assessments which in turn provide valuable information for student programming.

• Consultation with parents and teachers about student behavior and academic

performance is a weekly and often daily service provided by the School Counselor.

• Consultation and referrals were made to outside agencies for students who need

specialized intervention. This included referrals to the Janeway Child Health Care Center, District School, the Justice Department, Child Youth and Family Services, Addictions Services and some Private Agencies.

• Provide professional development opportunities for teachers in the area of

Special Needs. There has been a strong focus on improving our Assistive Technology services within our school. We are proud to acknowledge Ms. Karen Coates who has done an outstanding job in implementing this initiative.

• The School Counselor has implemented a Social Justice Club to help students

develop both intra and inter-personal skills. These students are involved in providing various supports and activities to the students of St. Paul’s. For example, members of the Social Justice Club provided anti-bullying presentations to our feeder schools to discuss Safe and Caring expectations when they come to St. Paul’s.

• Provide transitional programming for adolescents of our feeder schools. This

year we implemented a half-day program that involved Junior High students mentoring grade six students. Both students and parents from our feeder schools said it was a huge success.

• The School Counselor coordinated the Mini-Enrichment program again this

year. Initially, we were provided with 45 seats for our school. We lobbied for more seats and at the end of the program we placed 65 students in the Enrichment program. The response from students and parents was fantastic.

• With the support of Ms. Christina Pike (School Principal) and the Tutoring for

Tuition Program, we implemented an after-school Tutoring program for St. Paul’s. Since its inception the Mathematics Department has offered two additional tutoring sessions during after school hours.

• The School Counselor coordinated the Junior Achievement Program which

provides students with an opportunity for students to understand the importance of entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness. These skills can impact your personal, career and professional development.


• With the help of the teaching staff we provided parents with an opportunity to explore drug preventative strategies that they can use with their children. This session was followed with a drug education session for all students, including the popular MAZE program through Addiction Services and the RNC.

• Coordination of scholarship opportunities such as the Johnsons Horizons

Program.

• Career Oriented initiatives such as a Career Fair for grade nine students and participation in the Women in Skilled Trades seminar. Also, with help of Michelle Park and Kellie Rodgers (Social Studies Department Head), we introduced our students to Career Cruising, an industry-leading online career guidance and planning system. People of all ages use this program to find the right career, explore education and training options, and build their own portfolio. Grade nine boys were also provided an opportunity to explore various Career Clusters through a half-day exploration session developed by Michelle Park and the School Counselor.

• Career Counselling to grade nine students with a focus on Course Selections

for High School. Small group sessions have proven to be highly valuable in helping the grade nine students make informed decisions about their future plans.

• With the assistance of Mr. Lambe (Assistant Principal) students were educated

by individuals from within the community on topics such as Cyber-Bullying and Anti-Bullying in general.

• Twelve students were selected and trained in the “Beyond the Hurt” program

which was developed by the Canadian Red Cross. Special thanks to David Dyer from the Eastern School District who facilitated the training of our students. Thos students then formed the basis for our Social Justice Club.

• In a partnership with our School Council, the School Counselor helped

facilitate a Parent Session entitled “Demystifying Junior High” that focused on the transition of students from Elementary to Junior High. The session was well attended and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

• School Counselor attended a Leadership Conference with students who later

became members of our Social Justice Club. These students are key players in helping our school promote our Safe and Caring school policy.

Basketball Team The grade 9 boys’ basketball team were invited to attend a tournament in Florida. All members travelled to Orlando during the Easter break to take part in this tournament and receive extra training with NWBA members and members of the Orlando Magic team. To paraphrase one student “It was the trip of a lifetime”.


French Trips When the Grade 8 French Immersion students from both the LFI and the EFI streams came together and travelled to Quebec City over the long weekend in May, we saw students transformed! This was a very worthwhile endeavour, as the two streams do not often get the opportunity to interact in a language rich yet informal setting. We, the teachers, marveled at the friendships that came out of spending such a short time together with peers that were formerly mere acquaintances. All tours and activities were conducted in French, with care taken to ensure comprehension for all levels of language learners in the group. Interestingly, students who had not shown confidence in speaking the language in a classroom setting, blossomed in the french milieu! Our guides were experienced and very well informed; we request the same guides every year as we travel with the same company, this being Uniropa, a highly regarded name in the field of student travel. The grant we were awarded from French Programs, enabled us to add activities to the itinerary that we may not have been able to do otherwise, and also to keep the total cost of the trip down for the students and parents. All activities were very worthwhile and much enjoyed by the students. This itinerary has been ‘sculpted’ over the years to optimize student learning while keeping in mind that the ‘entertainment factor’ is also very important for young adolescents. We plan to use the same one in 2013! Breakfast Club We completed a great year, with our KESF Breakfast Club here at St. Paul's. We offered daily, a variety of cereals, breads, bagels, fresh fruit, yogurt, juices and milk, to approximately 150 students. In addition, twice a cycle we provided a hot breakfast. We had approximately 25 student volunteers, and several adult volunteers who helped during the morning, especially during days when we prepared hot meals. We had various fundraising activities during the year, including the Provincial Walk to Breakfast in October, Christmas Quilt ticket sales, Poinsettia orders, and a Spring Fling music concert / dessert /silent auction/ raffle. Through these endeavors, and additional donations of food and money from students and parents, we had almost $4000 on hand to begin the next school year. School revitalization Over the past year, St. Paul’s went through renovations that saw improvements to the grounds, as well as many classrooms were painted. We also through our fundraising efforts, purchased IPADS, as well as, an IPAD cart and Mac Computer. We also purchased our Wireless hardware. Athletics Highlights

BASKETBALL

• Meghan Greenland won her age group (grade 7) at the Provincial Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships in Grand Falls on March 31st.

• The grade 9 boys and girls basketball teams won their respective ESD league championships

• The Grade 8 boys basketball team captured the Sue Grace Memorial Basketball Invitational at Beaconsfield

• St. Paul’s co-hosted the annual Nita Sutton Chambers Memorial Basketball tournament for grade 7&8 boys and girls basketball teams.


• St. Paul’s hosted the grade 7 girls “A” NLBA Provincial Basketball tournament VOLLEYBALL

• The Grade 9 Boys and the Grade 7 “A” Girls captured gold medals in the NLVA Afterschool League Finals in their respective divisions.

• The Grade 8 Girls and the Junior Boys captured silver medals in the NLVA Afterschool League Finals in their respective divisions.

• St. Paul’s was a venue used during the annual Volleyfest.

SOCCER

• The grade 9 girls soccer team captured the bronze medal in the Eastern School District grade 9 girls soccer final.

• The grade 7 girls soccer team captured the silver medal in the Eastern School District Grade 7 girls soccer final.

TRACK & FIELD

• Monday June 5 - St. Paul's won the Provincial girls outdoor track and field banner by defeating 8 other schools, while the boys team placed 4th! Members of the girls team include: Elissa Bieger, Rachel Malone, Megan Barrington, Molly Boddie, Nora Boone, Zoe Breen, Caroline Hickman, Asha Kennedy, Drew McDermott, Olivia Moores, Rachel Noel, Katherine Peacock, Katie Pike.

• Monday April 30 - The St. Paul's Track team captured both the boys and girls overall titles at the indoor track championships.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE

• St. Paul's captured the overall championship as well as most spirited team award. GIRLS BASEBALL

• The girl’s baseball team defeated St. Kevin’s 10 – 9 in extra innings to capture the 2011 junior high girls baseball tournament.

GIRLS SOFTBALL

• St. Paul’s 9’s captured the 2012 NL Selects Junior High Girls Fast Pitch Softball

championships by defeating Roncalli 10-9 in extra innings.


Partnerships

City of St. John’s--- Carnival City of St. John’s – Youth Worker @ lunch Kids Eat Smart Foundation


3-4 Year School Development Plan

Goal 1: To increase student achievement across the curriculum through learning within an inclusive environment.

Year Objective Objective Objective Objective

2012-

2015

Increase opportunities for sharing of DI strategies.

Continue analysis of internal and external data on student achievement to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses.

Work with at risk students to increase achievement.

To increase student achievement in Mathematics, with a focus on number sense, and patterns and relations.

Goal 2: To provide and promote opportunities for active involvement at St. Paul’s by teachers, parents and students Year Objective Objective Objective

2012-2013 Provide opportunities for student involvement within St. Paul’s school community.

Increase parental involvement in the St. Paul’s community.

Increase effective communication within the school community.

2013-2015 Foster parental involvement in the St. Paul’s community.

Maintain effective communication within the school community.

Goal 3: To foster wellness, respect and responsibility for learning in a safe and caring school environment. Year Objective Objective Objective

2012-2015 To continue to develop a culture of wellness within the school community.

To foster respectful atmosphere within the school community.

To encourage and celebrate responsibility within the school community.

Operational Issues Year Issues Issues Issues Issues

2012-2013

Based on IEP meeting minutes IR teachers are being placed in student assistant roles. As a result student pathway needs are not being met.

Meeting the needs of Pathway 3 Students in the classroom is very challenging considering lack of time resource allocation (IRT and Student Assistants).

Frustration over single category of leave days for PD and Family

Communication to parents about CRT results – what they mean

2013-2014

2014-2015


Report on School Development Plan for Previous Year (2011-12)

Goal 1: To improve student learning across the curriculum

1.1 Share fine arts exploration with the school community

1.2 To improve student literacy in the area of creative writing

1.3 To improve students’ ability to perform number operations

Commendations 1.1

Maintain a space for the storage of art supplies

Field trip to the Rooms

Showcasing the fine arts contributions of students

and parents

Mentoring program

Maintain a teacher for the art curriculum

Commendations 1.2

Break-down of CRT questions to establish areas of

concern

Follow-through on analysis of CRT questions by all

teachers

The integration of music in poetry.

Monitoring of common assessments by

Department Head

Commendations 1.3

Break-down of CRT questions to establish areas of

concern

Follow-through on analysis of CRT questions by all

teachers

Creation of Grade Nine Term II project on number

operations

Focused lessons on CRT wording/phrasing

Recommendations 1.1

Renovate dedicated space to reflect needs of the

art curriculum

To continue to offer field trip opportunities to

support the Arts

Plan year 2 of an art auction

Plan a co-curricular arts program

Designate areas around the school for display of

student artwork on a more permanent basis

Recommendations1.2 Complete further analysis of 2011 CRT results to

determine focus for poetry next year

To define the focus for examinable terms by grade

level

Continue to integrate music in poetry

Delete 1.2.5

Recommendations1.3

Continue monitoring of CRT areas of concern

Continue developing authentic Math learning

experiences

Continue modeling teaching and learning strategies

around CRT wording and phrasing

Develop an understanding amongst Grade Seven

students and teachers around number sense

Goal 1: To improve student learning across the curriculum

1.4 To integrate technology into classroom learning and teaching 1.5 To ensure curriculum leadership and consistency of program delivery and student assessment

Commendations 1.4 Continue integration of Smartboard into classroom activities

Development of school wide technology infrastructure plan

Commendations 1.5 Maintain a lead teacher in the area(s) of Health, Religion & Art

Maintain units of work on-line


Recommendations 1.4

Continue to develop Smartboard activities

Continue to implement school wide technology infrastructure plan

Recommendations 1.5

Continue to give time for teachers in one credit courses to meet

Continue to provide schedule for all meetings, have minutes submitted

Goal 2. To foster a safe and caring school community

Objective 2.1 To foster a respectful school environment

Objective 2.2 To build a climate of student and teacher wellness –

Commendations 2.1

Schedule outside agencies for presentation with

students, i.e. STRIVE, Beyond the Huurt, MAZE

Implement PBS (Positive Behaviour Supports )

Implement Lockdown, Secure Schools Procedures

Commendations 2.2

Increase physical activity for students and teachers

Iniate weekly clean ups inside and outside school

Recommendations 2.1

Continue to schedule events

Continue to implement PBS

Continue to practice Lockdown, Safe School

Procedures

Maintain security of building

Recommendations 2.2

Continue with school wide walks on Fridays

Develop a schedule for clean up responsibilities

Operational Issues Report 200_-0_ Year Issues Issues Issues

200_-0_

Report


Summary Report on the School’s Most Current Data

St. Paul’s preformed better than the Province in all areas of all assessments. In English Language Arts, grade 9, when comparing last year to this year, the Poetic response has declined. Similarly, in Math, grade 9 Number Operations, Number Concepts and Data Management & Probabilities also was down from last year’s results.

CRITERION REFERENCE TESTS

CRITERION REFERENCE TESTS

Grade 9 Language Arts

School Province School Province School Province School Province

Poetic 71.6% 71.0% 88.9% 85.1% 66.5% 64.7% 69.0% 66.6%

Informational 87.3% 83.1% 83.9% 79.3% 73.3% 71.2% 78.3% 76.8%

Demand Writing 95.9% 83.0% 86.9% 85.4% 92.1% 83.3% 92.3% 90.7%

Poetic 83.5% 79.5% 78.4% 73.1% 78.8% 61.4% 93.3% 92.0%

Informational 84.7% 75.5% 71.7% 70.1% 81.0% 69.2% 91.4% 88.8%

Grade 9 Mathematics

School Province School Province School Province School Province

Number Operations 66.3% 55.8% 71.8% 69.5%

Number Concepts 52.1% 39.3% 67.6% 59.0%

Patterns & Relations 75.5% 68.9% 78.6% 75.4% 64.8% 62.8% 64.5% 62.9%

Measurement 68.6% 59.9% 70.5% 67.6%

Geometry 70.8% 61.8% 74.6% 69.4%

Statistics & Probability 55.2% 53.7% 71.7% 65.9% 84.2% 79.4% 77.8% 63.8%

73.6% 68.1%

74.4% 69.8%

11-12

11-12

Multiple Choice:

Constructed Response: Percentage of students performing at Level 3 or above

08-09 09-10 10-11

64.0% 59.1%

71.0% 65.7%

08-09 09-10 10-11


Grade 9 Science

School Province School Province School Province

Environmental Quality 78.7% 64.7% 54.1% 57.5% 72.0% 66.7%

Chemical Changes 64.0% 58.3% 60.7% 57.8% 67.6% 65.3%

Electricity 57.9% 56.7% 65.6% 63.4% 69.1% 67.8%

Heat Transfer 66.0% 69.7% 65.4% 67.8% 81.9% 78.3%

Diversity of Living Things 65.5% 60.1% 71.5% 67.3% 76.2% 71.8%

Total Test 63.8% 60.0% 65.0% 63.1% 72.7% 69.6%

05-06 08-0902-03


School Development Plan for Current Year

1 Year School Development Plan

School Development Plan 2012-2013 Goal 1: To increase student achievement across the curriculum through learning within an inclusive environment. Objective 1.1: Increase opportunities for sharing of DI strategies (including use of technology)

Objective 1.2: Continue analysis of internal and external data on student achievement to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses.

Objective 1.3: Work with at risk students to increase achievement.

Objective1.4: To increase student achievement in Mathematics, with a focus on number sense, and patterns and relations.

Strategies: 1.1.1 Begin each staff meeting with a department sharing DI strategies 1.1.2 Continue to foster staff understanding of inclusionary practices 1.1.3 Continue to explore opportunities for team teaching 1.1.4 Continue to use First Class and other conferencing to network with other teachers throughout the district and province 1.1.5 Continue collaborative planning within and among departments

Strategies: 1.2.1 Continue to create subject specific action plans to address learning needs 1.2.2 Collaboratively develop and analyze common assessments within school and the district 1.2.3 Ensure that internal assessments mirror external common assessments 1.2.4 Use item analysis to identify student learning needs 1.2.5 Analyze both internal and external student achievement data

Strategies: 1.3.1 Continue early identification of at risk students and provide programs to address learning needs 1.3.2 Continue after school tutorials and homework sessions 1.3.3 Use flexible scheduling, including IRT resources, to provide extra support 1.3.4 Incorporate DI strategies and varied assessments 1.3.5 Continue communication with home regarding students progress

Strategies: 1.4.1 Continue to develop number sense to show an understanding of operations. 1.4.2 Represent algebraic expressions and solve equations in multiple ways. (Concretely, pictorially and symbolically – Model, record and explain). 1.4.3 Continue to use DI strategies and varied assessments. 1.4.4 Math tutorials after school or lunch time to provide students with extra help. 1.4.5 Continue to motivate students to achieve their best.


Indicators of Success:

1.1.1 Staff meeting agenda and minutes 1.1.2 Staff and department meeting agendas and minutes, PD agendas 1.1.3 Scheduling of team teaching, common classes 1.1.4 Postings on FC conferences 1.1.5 Department meeting agendas and minutes


1.2.1 Plans submitted to department heads 1.2.2 File of common assessments within departments 1.2.3 File of common assessments within departments 1.2.4 Record of item analysis by department 1.2.5 Record of results by department and established action plans


1.3.1 Promotion meeting minutes in June and list of at risk students in Oct 1.3.2 Post schedule of tutorials 1.3.3 Identify available time in teacher schedules 1.3.4 Staff and department meeting minutes 1.3.5 Emails, synrevoice and report cards


1.4.1 Improved understanding in everyday assigned questions and assessment results. 1.4.2 Improved understanding in everyday assigned questions and assessment results. 1.4.3 More student participation because of DI activity which will improve mathematical understanding and assessment results. 1.4.4 More students attend. 1.4.5 More student participation and eagerness to discuss questions or concepts in class.

Goal 1. Support Plan

Financial Professional Development/Time Required

1.1.1 Continued maintenance of technology supports ($10,000)

1.1.3 $1000 for resources

1.1.4 (see 1.1.1)

1.1.3 Flexible scheduling 1.1.5 Flexible scheduling and common preparation time

1.2.1 and 1.2.2 Discretionary substitute time 1.3.3 Flexible scheduling


Goal 2: To provide and promote opportunities for active involvement at St. Paul’s of students, parents and teachers. Objective 2.1: Provide opportunities for student involvement within St. Paul’s school community.

Objective 2.2: Increase parental involvement in the St. Paul’s community.

Objective 2.3: Increase effective communication within the school community.

Strategies: 2.1.1 Ongoing student led assemblies and daily announcements 2.1.2 Continuation of student leadership 2.1.3 Provide variety of extracurricular opportunities 2.1.4 Re-establish a Duke of Edinburgh program

Strategies: 2.2.1 Encourage a balanced parental representation from feeder schools on school council 2.2.2 Establish a list of volunteers for school events 2.2.3 Invite parents with expertise to share/present to students 2.2.4 Continual update email list for home contact

Strategies:

2.3.1 Redesign, maintain and regularly update school web page 2.3.2 Survey parents to identify current use and

preferred method(s) of communication

2.3.3 Regular use of synrevoice (investigate email

option)

2.3.4 Quarterly newsletters with more student

input 2.3.5 Increase communication within the school community regarding school events (website,

TeacherWeb, twitter(?), synrevoice) 2.3.6 Continue PSA with local media 2.3.7 Educate students and parents about resources available online, including school and department web pages, student handbook, school calendar, Google calendar, school council minutes, newsletter


2.1.1 School report 2.1.2 Minutes 2.1.3 Lists of available activities on school website 2.1.4 Completion of Bronze Level


2.2.1 List of school council members online 2.2.2 List of student council members 2.2.3 School report 2.2.4 Email list


2.3.1 New webpage, updated regularly

2.3.2 Data on current use and preferred method

of communication

2.3.3 Synrevoice records 2.3.4 Newsletter produced quarterly – students

mainly responsible for content and design

2.3.5 Messages sent regularly to parents, installation of TVs, outside signage and newsflash postings 2.3.6 PSAs on local radio stations 2.3.7 Number of visitors to website


Goal 2. Support Plan

Financial Professional Development/Time Required

2.1.3 and 2.1.4 Resources for extra-curricular activities ($1000) 2.3.1 Resources for web page development

2.3.5 Purchase three flat screen televisions with SD card capability ($3000) and large outdoor sign ($10000)

2.1.1


Appendix A – Summary of School Fundraising As per school fundraising policy:

9.3 Each year, a summary of fundraising activities shall be prepared. A copy of this report must be sent to the Assistant Director of Education – Finance at the District Office. This summary information shall also be included in the Annual School Development Report Spring Fling money 5, 000 Ticket Sales and Silent Auction NOTE: This was matched by the KESF for the Breakfast Program. Financial report from School Association re Bingo funds Statement Date Reporting Year: Sept 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012 Balance Forward Description Revenue Deposit September 2011 6, 000.00 Bingo Proceeds Deposit October 2011 2, 000.00 Deposit Deposit November 2011 2, 000.00 Deposit Deposit December 2011 2, 000.00 Deposit Deposit February 2012 2, 000 Deposit Deposit March 2012 2,000.00 Deposit Deposit April 20112 2, 000.00 Deposit Deposit May 2012 2,000.00 Deposit Deposit June 2012 2, 000.00 Deposit Total Revenue BINGO 22,000. Expenses Service Charges September to August 2012 1.50 x 12 = 18.00 Teacher Appreciation, Lunch (Sept, Dec, May) 2, 000 Improvements in Facilities (Staff, Classrooms) 3, 000 Student Appreciation 2, 000 Technology Improvements 13,000.00 Federation of School Council 50.00 Membership St. Paul’s School Learning Res 3, 000 Defined Learning Resources Total Expenses 25068 Balance in Account 25 068 – 22 000 Statement Balance April 30th – - 3 068

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