1. Middle Years Math Intervention

Grade 7-CCT Support to begin immediately in September to support new math teacher, provide push in/pull out small group support. 

Math Screener-7,8 & 9 classes initiated GSSD Math Screener (early fall). CCT, Admin, & Math teachers will analyze the results and determine interventions.

Math Up implementation in Grades 7-9 with quarterly support from GSSD Math Consultant, Jessica Smith. 

 2. High School Assessment

High school teachers continue to link assessments  to curriculum outcomes in Edsby gradebook.

Teachers will display outcomes in their classrooms and tag each outcome to each assessment.

By January Teachers will unpack curricular outcomes in subject alike groups to determine the level of thinking required; appropriate product, observation, or conversation required; and determine the evidence the student activity will provide.

Administrators provide a PD session on October 14, “Expanding our Use of Posting Outcomes” to assist teachers to deepen their understanding and offer multiple methods of involving students in co-construction, providing exemplars, and engaging prior knowledge.

3. Blended Learning

Continue efforts to incorporate Blended Learning into middle years and high school classes. 

Professional goal of a Middle-years teacher to expand their knowledge and application of LanSchool Air, which is a program used to monitor whole-class Chromebook activities during blended learning classes. Teacher will share their learning with other blended learning classroom teachers. 

4. Attendance

The attendance team will regularly monitor student attendance data, and classroom teachers will refer students through the RTI process. 

The ICW will engage with families of truant students through phone calls, home visits, and meetings to assist students in removing barriers to attendance. 

5. Graduation Rates

Grad coaches, with the assistance of Addison Dean, Library Tech, will create a credit-monitoring tool. Graduation coaches will monitor credit attainment data by updating the tool at regular intervals. Grad Coaches will use this data to identify students progress toward graduation. Special consideration will be given to students whose credits are ≤ 24 in Grade 12.  Grade 12 students projected to earn exactly 24 credits will receive regular monitoring and intervention; students less projected to earn than 24 credits in Grade 12 will receive parent contact/meeting, regular monitoring and intervention, and co-construct a plan to graduate the following year. 

Alternate credit attainment opportunities will be shared with students such as Apprenticeship, Special Project Credits, and Volunteerism. 

All students in Grades 9-12 will create and maintain graduation plans in MyBlueprint. Grad Coach time was allocated to specifically support students and classroom teachers with MyBlueprint tasks. 

ICW will plan cultural events and experiences that celebrate Indigenous culture. 

All year:  Breakfast Program in the Student Centre; Sept: Treaty 4 Field trip Gr. 7-12, Smudge Walk and City of Melville collaboration for Truth and Reconciliation Day Oct: Family connections and awareness campaign, Nov: Resources for Indigenous Veteran's day; host Elders and Knowledge Keepers, Dec: Assist food drive, Jan: Ribbon Skirt activity, Feb: Support Indigenous Storytelling Month, March: Community Beading, April: Middle Years' Indigenous art project, May: MMIWG observation event, June: Celebration of Nat. Indigenous Peoples Day

Indigenous Studies 10 classes will regularly host Elders and Knowledge keepers in their classes, attend field trips and land-based outings to experience authentic cultural learning.  

Hold discussions about why these projects and events are important and the cultural and future impacts of the teachings and learnings.

Construction and Carpentry 20 classes will apply their learning to construct the Reconciliation Garden.

Continue to offer credit recovery and credit extension to students where appropriate.

Student Leadership: the SRG Advisors will re-engage student leaders by attending a leadership summit, mentoring the SRG with legacy and new student events, and adding Classroom Reps. 

Administration will revisit APs such as Field Trips, High Risk Activities, Fundraising, and Budget to ensure proper procedures are carried out by MCS staff. Job Aides will be created to ensure consistent practice. 

Establish a library advisory committee consisting of teachers and library technicians to prioritize needs and plan for the purchase of new instructional resources.

Explore and support the need for assistive technology such as math manipulatives, individual whiteboards, calculators and SMART Board upgrades.

Continue offering Mental Health and Wellbeing 20L course.

Create a Mental Health Committee to provide local support to Mental health education for students and provide appropriate actions to enhance staff Mental Health.

Add additional clubs such as Outdoor education, Dungeons and Dragons,  and Drama to MCS extra-curricular offerings. 

Support the SRG in their continued effort to promote a positive school-culture. 

Upgrade school elevator to ensure facilities are accessible for all staff and students. Renovate Cafeteria Kitchen, Food Studies Lab, and student seating area ("the well").

Upgrade school track in partnership with CTTSD.

Increase  Nutrition Worker working hours from 4 to 6 hours a day to meet the increased needs of student nutrition. 

Work with Facilities to make the teacher parking lot safer for pedestrians. 

Diversify library offerings in the languages of our EAL students.

Revisiting the proposal to provide a space for ceremony with Facilities Department.

Create an EAL working Committee

Provide support to classroom teachers that support EAL students.

Provide training and direction for EAL teacher.

Provide innovative programming for EAL students that cannot fit the EAL class into their schedule.

Provide innovative programming to students, for whom the traditional classroom is a barrier to learning, through the Student Centre. 

Refine the High-Risk Activity process so staff facilitators are engaged in the approval process.

Create a process guide for staff to aid in completing management tasks that stem from Administrative Procedures.  Aiming for consistency, expediency, and accuracy. 

Develop a Student Handbook for MCS.

See Improving Student Outcomes. 

Grant writing for Reconciliation activities, Expanding STEM opportunities/replenishing materials, retrofitting cafeteria furniture, funding the free breakfast/free lunch program, and completing the Well retrofit.  

Expand our transition work with feeder schools to get additional feedback from families and students. Implement their recommendations to strengthen the transition experience.

Analyze the data collected through the OurSCHOOL

survey.

Reimagine the You Shared, We Listened Communication Board in the well to post school initiatives in response to the OurSchool survey. 

Increase the number of students and parents accessing Edsby.

Initiate the Edsby Parent-Teacher Scheduler

Develop and execute a Communication Plan

MCS to engage with the Ignite Melville initiative

Encourage growth in our SCC by increasing membership and representation (i.e.: The City of Melville, CTTCSD reps, parents of Middle Years and High School students).

Reengage discussions with Miller, Davison, and Grayson Schools to utilize the Nutrition Worker and ICW.