Invermay School Level Plan 23-24

Foundational Items

Division Motto, Mission, Vision, Values, & Aspirational Statements
Motto Students Come First
Mission “Building Strong Foundations to Create Bright Futures”
Vision “Learning Without Limits ... Achievement for All"
Values Belonging, Diversity, Learning, Perseverance, Responsibility
Aspiration Statements High Quality Teaching and Learning, Engagement of All Students, Families, and Communities, Effective Policy Healthy, Sustainable Physical and Social Environments
School Mission, Vision, Values, & Compelling Why
Motto Lifelong Learning
Mission Inspiring a Passion for Knowledge
Vision Working together as a team today to build a successful tomorrow.
Values:
Respect, Integrity, Commitment, Compassion, Fairness, Perseverance and Diversity
Compelling Why:
Equitable & Balanced Opportunities – Each student, rural or urban, has the right to a quality education and equal opportunities.

Reading – Reading influences every subject area and our whole life. We focus on reading every day with Guided Reading, Accelerated Reading, Reading A-Z, IXL Reading and Math, and an open library.

Family Engagement – Family engagement = engaged students. Students who are engaged in the school are also engaged in their learning. Family engagement also includes community engagement. It is the community that raises the child. Our school is open to the community for all community clubs to hold meetings in the school. To encourage and increase family engagement we will outline the expectations for volunteering (being specific for each activity), send out a letter requesting volunteers on the parents’ schedules and being open to rearranging our day to accommodate the volunteers.
High-Quality Teaching and Learning
Division Priorities School Level Work Plan(s) Tell Your Story Most Responsible Person/People Resources

Upholding clear, high-quality Board of Education Policies

GSSD Board Policies will be reviewed at each regular board meeting. Updates and revisions will be tracked, and the newly revised policies will be communicated to the sector using the From the Board Report. 

 

This is my story

Focusing on educational approaches that prioritize student success

By June 30, 2024, there will be 10% more grades 1 to 3 students reading at or above grade level as compared to fall 2023 data.  

  • Guided reading will occur in gr. 1-6
  • LLI has been scheduled daily period 5
  • Home reading programs to support the classroom gr. 1-8 – Accelerated Reading (with monthly and year-end prizes), Reading A to Z, daily reading recording, and Education.com for grades 5/6.
  • IXL ELA has been purchased for 50 students gr. 1-12
  • Word Study gr. 3/4, Heggerty K/1/2
  • Mrs. Bosovich will monitor the book choices of students borrowing from the library.  She will guide students to appropriate choices and a variety of books. 
  • Gr. 1 Early Learning Assessment shows 67% of students at or above grade level
  • Fall F&P data shows 89% of students gr. 2-6 are reading at or above grade level
  • Spring F&P data shows 84% of students gr. 1-6 are reading at or above grade level

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Miss Robin Fitch (Mrs. Ashten Walker)

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Carbno

IXL - school-based budget or fundraising

Reading A to Z - school-based budget

Education.com - Ms. Teh

AR Prizes - AR Committee

Reading Log prizes - Mrs. Nelson and Miss Robin (Mrs. Walker)

Allocating resources to improve experiences for students, staff, and the community

Invermay School will share opportunities available to students.
  • Mrs. Grona organized an RCMP career presentation for grades 9-12 on Feb. 27 at the request of two interested students.  An invitation was sent out to surrounding high schools to join the presentation.  Former graduates interested in applying to the RCMP were also invited.  
  • Ms. Teh shared a SPARCS (Seeing Possibilities and Rewards in Computer Science) at the University of Waterloo for grades 9-12.  One student has applied.
  • Informational posters for THINK events have been shared on Edsby.
  • Mrs. Grona has successfully received the CONNECT grant partnering Passion 2 Action and the STF to provide an Arts Club to grades 6-12 students.  The club will provide art and drama activities for our students and is led by a community member Michelle Graham.
  • Ms. Teh and Ms. Carbno successfully applied for Team SGI to send 6 Invermay SADD members to the SADD conference in Regina this fall.

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mr. Kent Seerey

Ms. Cheng Teh

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Brenda Carbno

Miss Robin Fitch

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Focusing on educational approaches that prioritize student success

By June 30, 2024, there will be 2% more students writing at or above grade level in grades 4, 7, & 9 as compared to June 2023 data.

  • ELA writing will include both comprehension and free writing.
  • ELA teachers will specifically teach and practice 4 types of writing - expository, narrative, descriptive and persuasive - in a range of writing from paragraphs to essays.
  • Split grades for ELA: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12
  • Daily writing grade 1-12
  • Word Study gr. 3/4, Heggerty K, Heggerty gr. 1/2
  • UFli training with Ms. Carbno
  • iLit resources grades 9-12
  • Teachers will collect writing data January/February and May/June using the Ministry rubrics and prompts.
  • IXL ELA has been purchased for 50 students gr. 1-12
  • Grammar resources - Super Teacher and Success for Grammar
  • Mid-year writing data shows 88% of students grades 4, 7, & 9 are writing at or above grade level.  This is 4% higher from spring 2023.
  • Mid-year writing data shows 63% of students grades 1-12 are writing at or above grade level (excluding IIP students)

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Mrs. Ashten Walker

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Brenda Carbno

Mrs. Melissa Grona

IXL - school-based budget

Focusing on educational approaches that prioritize student success.

By June 30, 2024, there will be 2% more grades 2, 5, & 8 students at or above grade level in math compared to the June 2023 data.

  • Split grades for Math: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12
  • Take-home math program to practice basic skills and facts (with prizes) gr. 1-6
  • IXL student access for the whole school to support the classroom instruction during individual practice and home practice.  Teachers will assign student specific skills for individualized practice. 
  • Education.com for gr. 5/6
  • Fall Math Screener data shows 84% of students in grades 2, 5, & 8 are at or above grade level.
  • Spring Math Screen data shows 79% of students in grades 2, 5, & 8 are at or above grade level.  

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Cheng Teh

$90 - school-based budget for monthly Take-Home math draw.  Those students who completed 100% of take-home math tasks are entered in the draw.

IXL - school-based budget or fundraising

Education.com - Ms. Teh

Take-home math year-end prizes - Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Enge
Healthy, Sustainable Physical and Social Environments
Division Priorities School Level Work Plan(s) Tell Your Story Most Responsible Person/People Resources

Enhancing mental health and well-being for students and staff
  • Students will be greeted each morning at their designated entrance.
  • Classrooms will have a clean/uncluttered teaching wall.
  • Classrooms will have a homework board posted for students to reference.
  • Clear, consistent routines in all classrooms.  For example, using agendas K-5; students taking their whole binder home for homework; students referencing the homework board independently and packing up their homework.
  • Breakfast will be provided every Tuesday and Thursday to all students.  
  • Snacks will be available in each classroom.  Teachers will give as needed.
  • Mrs. Propp will continue meeting with a group at noon, discussing mental wellness, self-esteem, conflict resolution, and relationship dynamics.
  • Weekly student check-ins with Mrs. Grona
  • Library is utilized as a designated break-out space for students if needed.  Ex. when needing to be excused from a SADD presentation.
  • Mrs. Grona meets with individual students on Day 3 for a quick relationship building conversation.  
  • The P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) Presentation from SHA has been booked for Feb. 12.  A detailed letter was shared with parents informing them of the presentation and providing an alternate work space (computer lab) for students who will be excused from the presentation.
  • In the Our School Survey, 93% of gr. 5/6 students and 90% of gr. 7-11 students reported positive relationships.  64% of gr. 5/6 students and 74% of gr. 7-11 students reported a positive sense of belonging.  33% of students gr. 5-11 reported high levels of anxiety.

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Mrs. Ashten Walker

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Brenda Carbno

Ms. Cheng Teh

Mr. Kent Seerey

Mrs. Grona

Mrs. Propp

Offering safe and inviting facilities

Annual school events will be planned and help with the whole school community - Terry Fox walk, Education Week Open House with Scholastic Book Fair, games in the gym and a meal; Halloween parade, Spirit Days, Christmas concert and dinner, Telemiracle Carnival, Elementary Track & Field, food sales, Awards Night, Kindergrad, and Graduation.   

Community groups are welcome to practice and meet in the school: Invermay School of Dance, Invermay Vesna Ukrainian Dance, Wannabe Pickle Ballers, Roberta's Travel Club, Invermay Recreation Board, Invermay Housing Authority, Invermay Minor Ball, TOPS Club, Invermay Skating Club, and the Invermay Winter Festival. Committee.

Bumble Bee Playschool is held in the school every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.  The playschool is run by a community parent group.  

The playground, playing fields including outdoor volleyball and basketball courts are open to community members to use.  
  • Local groups meet weekly to play basketball during the summer months.
  • Local groups met all summer and fall to play pickleball outdoors on the basketball court.
  • In the Our School survey, 74% of students gr. 5-11 reported feeling safe attending school.

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mrs. Amanda Carlson

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Mrs. Ashten Walker

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Brenda Carbno

Ms. Cheng Teh

Mr. Kent Seerey

Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion

When spirit days are planned, we will give students and families ample warning.  The goal of spirit days are to be no cost to the families, just a fun day.  If there is a jersey day designated, students may borrow school jerseys for the day.  We will include this information on the Edsby and Facebook posts and in the morning announcements. 

We will provide an alternative location or specific task for a student to complete if they find whole-school "free" activities overwhelming (ex. Telemiracle carnival - the student works in the library assisting the library technician.)

Students can request an alternate location for exams.  

DL students were assigned to work with the OLF in the computer lab.  
  • During Education Week, each student painted a rock for our Kindness Rocks rock garden.  Individual photos were taken of the students and displayed.
  • During the Christmas concert, student in gr. 12 was assigned work experience in the library.  He happily and proudly completed the task.
  • During unit exams and final exams, students wrote exams in a location of their choice - final exam room with a large group, separate quiet room with or without a reader, separate cool room with lights off to accommodate medical requests.

  • Having a designated, separate workplace for DL with the OLF was highly successful.  We had 100% completion rate for DL classes.

Mrs. Enge

Mrs. Carlson

Mrs. Grona

Mrs. Bosovich

Mr. Seerey

Ms. Carbno

Ms. Teh

Mrs. Eskra
Effective Policies and Procedures
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Implementing the "Inspiring Success" Policy

Invermay School will begin all gatherings in a good way, by sharing the land acknowledgement.
  • The Treaty 4 flag has been hung in the gym along with the Saskatchewan and Canadian flags.
  • All languages of our students are included on the welcome slide of our digital bulletin board.
  • Angella Pinay was invited and spoke at our Jr. Volleyball tournament on Sept. 30.
  • Mrs. Grona is participating in GSSD's Leading to Learn PD sessions.
  • Mrs. Grona wrote and shared what land acknowledgement means to her at the Christmas Concert on Dec. 20.  

All staff

Ensuring consistent practices across GSSD schools

The Invermay SCC will work through Year 1 of the SCC PD Plan, completing Modules 1 and 4.

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mrs. Jana Graham

GSSD SCC PD Plan
Engagement of All Students, Families, and Communities
Division Priorities School Level Work Plan(s) Tell Your Story Most Responsible Person/People Resources

Fostering connections and supporting transitions

Teachers will connect with two students' families in each of their classes monthly.  The goal is to open the lines of communication by sharing information, celebrating accomplishments and to discuss student progress.

When a student is absent, Mrs. Amanda Carlson will call the families directly and check where their student is rather than the autocall.  We want to keep the personal connection.

Teachers will utilize Edsby messaging and posts to communicate to their classes - students and families.
  • 98% of families are connected and using Edsby
  • When contacted directly regarding absences of their children, 97% of families reponsed.

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Mrs. Ashten Walker

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Brenda Carbno

Ms. Cheng Teh

Mr. Seerey

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mrs. Amanda Carlson

Valuing input from students, families, staff, and the community

Invermay School is open to ideas and suggestions from students, parents and community members.

  • Invermay SCC has initiated the plan and will be bringing Missoula Theatre to Invermay School in April 2024.  
  • Invermay grades 1-6 competed at an Elementary Track & Field competition in Sturgis last June, PINS (Preeceville, Invermay, Norquay, Sturgis).  Students, families and staff agreed that we want to continue attending the competition.
  • We will survey our parents and families regarding their choice for our Awards Ceremony in June.  The options presented will be an afternoon or evening ceremony.
  • We will survey our parents and families regarding their choice of report cards - paper or digital.
  • At the request of students, parents and families, we will seek Co-op teams for high school sports.
  • Mr. Kent Seerey is working with CCS regarding a possible Sr. Girls Basketball Co-op.  Began in the fall of 2023.
  • Currently in a Co-op with Foam Lake Composite School for Sr. Football and Sr. Boys Basketball

  • Successfully hosted Missoula Theatre production of Blackbeard the Pirate and received many compliments from students, parents and community members.  

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mrs. Dalice Nelson

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Brenda Carbno

Ms. Cheng Teh

Mr. Kent Seerey

Communicating openly and clearly

Consistent expectations have been created and shared for all students.  Expectations are listed for all areas of the school: hallway, classroom, washroom and playground.

This is posted in every classroom and throughout the school.

A behaviour matrix has been created and posted around the school.  A large example of the behaviour matrix is displayed in the main hallway with images to support understanding.

Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Enge, Ms. Carbno, Ms. Teh, Mr. Seerey, Mrs. Grona, Mrs. Bosovich, Mrs. Carlson, Mr. Chodak, Mrs. Dubas, Ms. Wallin, & Mrs. Propp

Forming partnerships to support GSSD’s priority areas

Invermay School has a partnership with the Bumble Bee Play School community parent group.  Play School is held in Invermay School every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.  Play school uses to the library and gym weekly.

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mrs. Tara Bosovich

Mrs. Amanda Carlson

Mrs. Amanda Keller-Jack

Communicating openly and clearly

Invermay School strives to be open and transparent with our school community.  Our goal is to be consistent in our communication using a variety of platforms including: Edsby, Facebook, newsletters, emails, school news reporters and the Invermay School Website.
  • Mrs. Grona sent out a survey to families and staff regarding the most effective communication platform utilized.  They were asked where they go to to get their school information.  The results include:
    • 82% Edsby
    • 82% Facebook
    • 46% school newsletter
    • 9 % school website
    • 9 % other

Mrs. Melissa Grona

Mrs. Amanda Carlson

Mrs. Diana Enge

Ms. Cheng Teh
Signatures:
Principal Signature: Melissa Grona
SCC Signature: Jana Graham