SACRED HEART SCHOOL

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

2005/2006

The school improvement plan has been developed as a support for school improvement as it relates to the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board’s goals and expected outcomes as they pertain to Catholicity, literacy, numeracy, and the implementation of the Board’s assessment, evaluation, grading and reporting policy. In addition to this plan, teachers are invited to develop their Annual Learning Plans using school improvement plan as their foundation.

FAITH DEVELOPMENT

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

STRATEGIES

INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS

TIMELINES

RESPONSIBILITY

ACTION TO DATE

Staff will continue to develop understanding among the entire school community of the signs, symbols, traditions and worship of our Catholic faith.

Faith based Christmas concert. (A)

Living Rosary and Crowning of Mary (B)

Daily decade of rosary in month of May. (C)

Increased understanding among the entire school community of the traditions of our Catholic faith. (A)

Students actively participate in praying the rosary. (B, C)

December

2005

May 2005

Music Teacher

Classroom teachers

Principal

Religion Advisory Teacher

None (A)

Preliminary planning complete (B, C)

Improve student participation in songs, responses at school masses. (D)

Music teacher will teach new songs.

Students will demonstrate improved understanding of the parts of mass. (D)

February 2005-December 2005

Classroom teachers

Principal

Religion Advisory Teacher

Music Teacher

Resources investigated (D)

Staff will continue to raise awareness of and support for the world’s less fortunate.

Monthly fund-raising activities for missions. (A)

Food bank collections at each school mass. (B)

Share Lent collection for Canadian Food for Children. (C)

Huron County Christmas Bureau collection. (D)

Share letters from recipients of Save a Family Plan (E)

The school community will participate in all mission activities.

Items will be collected for all charitable organizations.

Students will indicate awareness of the world’s less fortunate.

September 04 – June 06

Teachers & Principal

Religion Advisory Teacher

School Advisory Council

Ongoing (A, B, C)

Complete (D)

None (E)

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

STRATEGIES

INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS

TIMELINES

RESPONSIBILITY

ACTION TO DATE

Awareness of bullying-- types, dangers, and prevention—will be raised within entire school community.

Incidence of bullying among students will decrease.

Respect for the individuality and rights of others will increase among students.

All staff will read “The Bully, The Bullied and The Bystander” (Coloroso) (A)

All staff members will attend Conflict Resolution workshop. (B)

Mr. Mike Neuts will address school community. (C)

OPP Community Rep will speak to junior/intermediate students about cyber bullying and internet safety.(D)

Junior/intermediate students will be trained in peer mediation. (E)

Kdgn-Gr. 6 students will attend Blyth Theatre production of “Morgan’s Journey”. (F)

Students will complete bullying surveys. (G)

Awareness of all types of bullying will increase among staff. (A, B,)

Awareness of dangers of bullying will increase among staff, students, parents. (C)

Awareness of cyber bullying will increase among staff, students, parents. (D)

# of students referred to office for bullying related behaviours will decrease. (E)

Awareness of importance respecting others increases among students (F)

Student surveys will indicate improved safety in the school.

March 05

Spring 05

February 05

April 05

Spring 05

Delayed til Oct/05

Feb 05 and June 05

All staff

Principal

Classroom teachers

EA’s

Lunch monitors

Principal

Classroom teachers

Principal

Classroom Teachers

LSAC

Principal

Classroom teachers

LSAC

Principal

Classroom teachers

Part one of book complete Feb. 05

First staff group completed workshop March 2.

Complete

Date of visit booked

Preliminary research in progress

Tickets booked

LSAC donating funds for busing

Survey has been prepared.

LITERACY

EXPECTED OUTCOMES	STRATEGIES	INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS	TIMELINES	RESPONSIBILITY	ACTION TO DATE
The primary division will continue to implement the Four Blocks approach to literacy.	Visits to exemplary classrooms for observation and exploration. (A) Work with the Board’s Literacy Resource Teacher to support implementation of balanced literacy. (B) Divisional meetings through ‘reading buddies’. (C) Attendance at all board-sponsored inservices. (D) School to reinforce an uninterrupted schedule for literacy block. (E)	Teachers visit exemplary classrooms once/term.	March 05-June 05 (A) September 04 – June 05 (B) March 05 – December 06 (C) February 05-December 06 (D) September 04- June 06(E)	Principal and Teachers (A) Principal and Teachers (B) Principal and Teachers (C) Teachers & Principal (D) Principal & Calendar Team (E)	None Ongoing Dates set for meetings in April and May/05 Ongoing Ongoing
		LRT has scheduled meeting with each primary teacher during the week of her visit to Sacred Heart.
		Divisional meetings are held monthly.
		New learning from inservices is discussed at staff meetings and divisional meetings
		Primary division will be free of interruptions to instructional time during the literacy block.
	Improve the quality/content of instruction during the writing block.	Students receive 30 minutes of writing instruction daily. Look fors in Administrators’ Guide to Four Blocks are regularly observed.	March 05-December 06	Principal Teachers Literacy Resource Teacher	None
The intermediate division will implement the Think Literacy program to support literacy.	Visits to exemplar classrooms for observation and exploration. (A) Divisional meetings through ‘reading buddies’. (B) Attendance at all board-sponsored inservices. (C)	Teachers visit exemplary classrooms once/term. Divisional meetings are held monthly. New learning from inservices is discussed at staff meetings and divisional meetings Teachers to model various literacy strategies throughout the school year across all subjects.	March - June 05 (A) March 05 – June 05 (B) March 05 – December 06 (C) September 04-June 06	Principal and Teachers (A) Principal & Teachers (B) Principal & Teachers (C) Principal and Teachers	None Dates set for meetings in April and May /05 Ongoing Ongoing
EXPECTED OUTCOMES	STRATEGIES	INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS	TIMELINES	RESPONSIBILITY	ACTION TO DATE
The junior and intermediate divisions use the CASI assessment tool to inform instruction.	Implementation of the CASI assessment tool	CASI will be conducted on each student once/reporting period	March 05-December 06	Principal and Teachers	Gr. 5/6 and 7/8 classrooms have completed first CASI

NUMERACY

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

STRATEGIES

INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS

TIMELINES

RESPONSIBILITY

ACTION TO DATE

Staff will fully implement Nelson math program in all grades

Staff will attend all board-sponsored inservices.

Gr. 6 and 8 series will be fully implemented.

Nelson website will be used regularly.

Primary reading books/charts will be used regularly.

Primary teachers will use learning carpets more effectively.

Learning from inservices is shared at division and staff meetings.

Gr. 6 and 8 classrooms are effectively using all components of program.

Use of website, books/charts will be discussed at division meetings.

Lesson plans will indicate more frequent and effective use of learning carpets.

Use of learning carpets will be discussed at division meetings.

March 05 – December 06

Sept 06 – June 06 (B)

March 05-December 06

Teachers and Principal

Program Support Team

Classroom Teachers

Math lead teacher

Classroom Teachers

Math lead teacher

Ongoing

None

Ongoing

None

Staff in junior and intermediate divisions will increase the effective use of manipulatives to support student learning.

Use of manipulatives will be discussed at divisional meetings.

Primary teachers will share their expertise re: use of manipulatives.

Use of manipulatives will increase in classrooms.

Student comfort level with manipulatives will increase.

Assessment will indicate increased student learning.

March 05 – June 05 (A)

March 05 – June 05 (B)

Principal

Teachers

Lead Math Teacher

None

Staff in junior and intermediate divisions will promote the use of proper vocabulary and terminology associated with mathematics.

Math word walls will be posted for each unit of study.

Use of proper terminology in st