ANNUAL REPORT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

LEGAL OBLIGATION Section 5(h) of the Education Act requires the Minister to table an annual report on the state of education in the Yukon including reports from each School Board,

... during the next legislative assembly

ANNUAL REPORT MISSION VISION VALUES

Supportive words and messages...  from the Minister…..  from the Deputy Minister………

Useful Information  Enrolment reports by school, by grade, by year  Budget, Cost per Student  Environmental Scan

New Initiatives  Improved Registration for Kindergarten students  Learning Together Program: Kindergarten prep  Early Development Instrument (EDI)  New Staffing Formula  Yukon Education Leadership Program  Labour Market Framework  Environmental Stewardship  Community Heritage Adventure, Outdoors and Skills 9/10 (CHAOS)  F.H. Collins Secondary School Replacement Project  First Nations Language Proficiency program

Ongoing Initiatives – Update  Update on the Report of the Auditor General of Canada  YSIS implementation  Integrated Risk Management Plan – Environmental Scan  Public School Branch Student Achievement  Performance Indicators on the Five Year Department Strategic Plan

Public School Branch Student Achievement  Attendance  Enrolments  Trends over time of the formative assessment tools (DART, School Wide Writes, EDI, Kindergarten Screening)  Annual results over time, by subgroup and beside BA and Alberta for summative assessment tools such as Yukon Achievement Tests (YAT) Gr 3,6,9 LA and Math  Five British Columbia Provincial Exams (Mandatory)  Grade 10 English, Math and Science, Grade 11, Social Studies Grade 12 English, First Peoples English 12 or Communications 12, Francaise Langue 12 for bilingual certification.  Yukon Excellence Awards - Numbers of Recipients

Performance Indicators - Strategic Plan Goal One Everyone who enters school in Yukon will have the opportunity to successfully complete their education with dignity and purpose, well prepared to enter the next phase in their lives. Goal Two: Yukon has an inclusive, adaptable and productive workforce that contributes to and strengthens the economy.

Strategic Goals – Indicators 1.Support an effective School Growth Process 2.Set the conditions to have fully engaged Parents 3.Nurture Environmental Stewardship 4.Maximize the opportunity to offer distributed learning 5.Provide for and support students to make effective transitions 6.Offer effective French language programs with academic excellence and strong enrolments. 7.Demonstrate improved success and student achievement with a focus on First Nation students, rural students and by gender. 8.Monitor needs and deliver on courses for required skill enhancement 9.Support future labour needs through immigration 10. Support the strategic goals with the Community Training Funds

Set the conditions to fully engage parents by responding with timely and accurate information to School Council Conference resolutions. School Council Conference Resolutions 2010 – 2011  2010B01 School Council Eligibility  2010B02 Managing Critical Transitions  2011A01 Health Behaviours Study

Summary: our new format  Crisp  Intuitive  Informative