Transcript School Community Councils - Horizon School Division # 205
Partners in School Improvement November 18, 2009
Horizon School Division Board of Education Activity – The Nature of our Work as a School Community Council Roles and Responsibilities Activity – Continuous Agenda Continuum of Development and Effectiveness Self-Monitoring Process Learning Improvement Plan Role of the School Community Council Communication Future Planning Reflection and Questions
Subdivision 1 – Dave Holinaty Subdivision 2 – James Kolbeck Subdivision 3 – Shirley Allan (Board Vice-Chair) Subdivision 4 – Denis Bergerman Subdivision 5 – Murray Proznick Subdivision 6 – Eldon Van Den Bossche (Board Chair) Subdivision 7 – Wil Lengyel Subdivision 8 – Shelley Anderson Subdivision 9 - Chris Weiss Subdivision 10 -Jim Hack Subdivision 11 -Herman Blind Subdivision 12 -Ray Horney Subdivision 13 -Albert Pinacie Subdivision 14 -Wayne Desjarlais
THINK Fill out the sheet ‘The Nature of our Work as a School Community Council’ PAIR Discuss your responses with a partner SHARE Share your responses with the table group Note: Please hand in your sheets at the end of the activity.
Strengthen shared responsibility for the learning success and well-being of all children and youth; Encourage and facilitate parent and community engagement in school planning and improvement processes.
Beginning Development Stage Informing Progressing Stage Involving Proficient and Effective Stage Engaging
Reliant on principal leadership; Members learning roles and responsibilities; Constitution under development; Learning Improvement Plan being developed; Council learning to work as a team; Establishing relationships with staff and principal, working to involve broader school community.
Active Executive leadership; Members clear on their roles and responsibilities; Constitution followed; Council involved in implementing Learning Improvement Plan (LIP); Communication tools in place to inform parents and community members; Council experiencing successes in involving family and community members.
Interdependent leadership between chair and principal; Works effectively in supporting student learning and well-being; Annual report prepared on activities, plans and results; Outcome data is analyzed and used effectively in plans and reports; Council knowledgeable of the social, health and economic conditions of the community and the needs, aspirations and abilities of the students and families; Engages a diverse base of the school community.
Where is our SCC in regard to: Fundraising activities; SCC meetings; Reading Action Plan; Math Action Plan; Student Well-being Goal; Communication; Division policies and protocols; School based policies; Behaviour plan.
Informing Engaging Involving
Identify and understand strengths and areas for growth; Identify promising practices; Reflect on the progress and impact of the LIP; Identify realistic directions and priorities for improvement.
Are we clear, individually and collectively, about our roles and responsibilities?
How do our roles and work connect to those of the school staff, principal, and school division?
Are we being successful in accomplishing our roles and responsibilities?
To what extent are we achieving our goals?
What is our impact on the school/community?
What is working and what is not?
What should we do differently?
How well are we working together as a team?
To what extent are we carrying out our responsibilities regarding the intended operation of the Council?
What is working well and what is not?
What should we do differently?
Components include: School and Community Profiles Reading Goal(s) and Action Plan Math Goal(s) and Action Plan Student Well-being Goal(s )and Action Plan Levels of involvement Informed Involved Engaged
How is your SCC involved in the Learning Improvement Plan?
Other agencies School Community Council School – Students and Staff Horizon Board of Education Parents and Community members
Communication plan Who?
What?
When?
How?
Parent and Community Engagement Building partnerships First Class Website
Steering Committee Conference Elections Survey
Celebrate!
Focus
Building community