Three Year Plan and AISI Projects

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Peace Wapiti School Board

• Three Year Plan and AISI Projects

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Peace Wapiti School Board

• employs around 1,000 people.
• encompasses 23,000 square kilometers.
• serves approximately 5,500 students in 29
  schools.
• has the third largest rural transportation
  system in Alberta, covering 18,000 kilometers per
  day.

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Community Demographics

• Median Age
• Alberta is 36
• Eaglesham (Birch Hills County) 41.9
• Sexsmith 27.6

• Median Income all Families
• Alberta-73,823
• Eaglesham-53,871
• Sexsmith-74,166

• Education 15 years or older.

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Workforce

• Ninety teachers over the age of fifty. Majority
  female teachers. Thanks to Ab Ed for chart.

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Accountibility issues in Zone One

• In Alberta, Zone One has more issues/concerns
  rating on the pillar than any other zone.

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ISSUES for PWSD

• Geography - size of Wales
• Small schools limit opportunity to collaborate
• Communities in rapid growth and decline
• Community profiles
• Northern location limits access to services
• Aging workforce/access to specialty teachers
• Achievement-PATS and DIPS in Zone One

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Accountability Pillar Oct 2008
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Goal-High Quality Learning Opportunities for All

• Measure Safe and Caring (survey results)
• Comment-intermediate

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Goal-High Quality Learning Opportunities for All

• Measure Program of Studies (survey results
  satisfaction with course offerings of school)
  comment-intermediate

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Goal-High Quality Learning Opportunities for All

• Measure Quality of Basic Education (survey
  results)
• Comment-intermediate and improving

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Goal-High Quality Learning Opportunities for All

• Measure Drop Out Rates (survey results)
• Comment-Intermediate-

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Goal-High Quality Learning Opportunities for All

• Measure Students Completed Program
• Comment-intermediate

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Excellent in Learner Outcomes

• Measure Provincial Tests grades 3,6,9
• Comment 2007/08 Grades 9 Acceptable Standard
  matched province but this year grades 3, 6 were
  below. Non Writers and ESL impacted results

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Excellent in Learner Outcomes

• Measure Diploma Grade 12
• Comment-DIP results have improved from 06 to 07
  to 08.
• Comment-low

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Excellent in Learner Outcomes

• Measure Diploma Participation Rates percent of
  student who have written four Diploma Exams by
  the end of third year in high school
• Comment-intermediate

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Excellent in Learner Outcomes

• Rutherford Scholarships-Percent of grade 12s
  meeting Rutherford Scholarship criteria
• Comment-Intermediate but impact of Call back
  Program

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Excellent in Learner Outcomes

• Transitions Rates High School to Post Secondary
  within four and six years
• Comment-High and Maintained
• Access to Post Secondary is an Issue

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Goal-Excellence in Learner Outcomes

• Measure Work Preparation-Survey
• Comment-Intermediate

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Goal-Excellence in Learner Outcomes

• Measure Citizenship (survey results)
• Comment-Intermediate

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Goal-Highly Responsive and Responsible
Jurisdiction

• Measure Parent Involvement-Survey
• Comment-Intermediate

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Goal-Highly Responsive and Responsible
Jurisdiction

• Measure School Improvement-survey
• Comment-Intermediate

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Alberta Commission on Learning Goal

• Measure-Satisfaction with Program Access-Special
  Ed. Counseling etc.

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Are there sufficient professional development
opportunities?
The strongly agree response has increased from
29 to 46 Accountability Pillar-ACOL Measure
In-service Jurisdiction Needs current result
86.4. Prev. three Year Average- 77.8 Province
80.4
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Timeline for Planning

• Oct 31- General Parent Council Meeting- provide
  overview of Three Year Plan and AISI
• Nov- Dec- School Council Discussions- Discussion
  includes-Does the Accountability Pillar Indentify
  our issues? What can the school, district,
  community, families do to address the issues?
  What should we do
• Mid January- Summarize responses
• Feb-March-PLC planning-strategy selection etc.
• April-May Three Year Plan and AISI Plan
  development
• May Presentation to Board

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Peace Wapiti School District
Educating Today for Success Tomorrow