Lutsel K’e Dene School Where we are: 1.The Successes – our student achievement data 2.The Challenges – attendance & participation 3. Enrollment and the School Retrofit

Leadership for Literacy Initiative Started Excellence in Education Award for our Results 2012 Governor-General of Canada mentions Lutsel K’e and the excellent growth in literacy skills 2012: Aboriginal Success Initiative – GNWT sees the potential of the SSDEC L4L, the importance of pre-school and daycare in improving education

AAT Gr Year Average Writing62.5%33.3%100.0%33.3%50.0%20.0%40.0%53.8%100.0% 62.8% Reading0.0%50.0%40.0%0.0% 40.0%53.8%100.0%66.7%52.1% Math25.0%33.3%20.0%0.0%25.0% %50.0%0.0%66.7%27.3%

AAT Gr year Average Language Arts Math Goal85.0

LKDS Gr year Average Language Arts NA0.0%20.8 Math % Goal85.0

LK AAT - (in comparison to 5 year average) Grade 3 Math is 66.7% - up 39.4% Grade 3 ELA is 66.7% - up 20.1% Writing is at 100% - up 37.2% Reading is at 66.7% - up 14.6% 3/3 grade 3 students wrote – 100% (up 8%) Grade 6 Math is 60% - up 19.7% Grade 6 ELA is 20% - down 14% Reading is 40% - down 20.5% Writing is 20% - up 1% 5/6 grade 6 students wrote – 83.3% (same) Grade 9 Math is 66.7% - up 53.4% Grade 9 ELA is 0% - down 20.8% Reading is 0% - down 20.8% Writing is 33.3% - up 4.2% 3/5 grade 9 students wrote - 60% (down 14%)

GRADE 2007

GRADE 2012

Attendance and Reading Levels Attendance = school success Home reading and parent support is as important as what students do in school About 16 of our students have attended less than ¼ of their morning classes this year (80% recommended) We have some students who have missed two and three years of school and are working two and three grade levels below where they should be… it becomes very hard for these students in Grade 9 & 10

How can we keep this going? It does not matter how good the program is, how many after school events we have, ….if the students are not there every day they fall behind, they never learn what school behaviour looks like, have trouble focusing and taking care and pride in their work Look at how attendance affects reading levels: Staff Literacy coach position

Enrollment, Attendance & the Retrofit This is an issue – our enrollment has dropped – especially last year – losing staff, ability to deliver quality programming, resources Other schools are having same issues of lower enrollment. But - Chief Sunrise has the same number of students that we do and had a major renovation years ago. What can we do? IDEAS?