accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS IN CARE SYMPOSIUM May 12, 2015 Welcome

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Pauline McNaughton Director (A) Student Success Policy Branch Introduction Denys Giguère Director French Language Education Policy Branch

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève George Zegarac Deputy Minister Ministry of Education Greetings Alexander Bezzina Deputy Minister Ministry of Children and Youth Services

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Our Voice Our Turn Moderator: James McGuirk Panel: Paul Chapman, Brian Quinney, Jurgen Reyes, Shanna Allen Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth of Ontario Student Panel

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Keynote Address Belonging and Achieving: Using Stigma Reduction and Social Capital to Improve Outcomes Dr. Kim Snow

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève CYIC Innovative Pilot Programming In , EDU allocated funding to 18 school boards (14 English language and 4 French language) to deliver 20 pilots of innovative programs for secondary students to support improved outcomes through: o accumulation of credits, attendance, and enhanced pathways planning; o access to supports and interventions including connections to a “caring adult”; o tracking and monitoring educational progress; o opportunities for the school boards and CAS to work together to identify student participants and share information. For the school year, 18 pilots were renewed (13 English language boards and 3 French language boards) to enable a more robust analysis of data, to inform future decisions, and to build capacity in school boards. A second year of programming for these students will facilitate a better understanding of which models are emerging as promising practices.

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève CYIC Innovative Pilot Programming Preliminary results from indicated: o over half the students in the program were at risk of not graduating; o participating students earned an average of five credits, improved their attendance and reduced disciplinary incidents; a significant improvement over the previous year; o CAS, school boards, and community partners collaborated together to support the academic success of students in the pilot; o anecdotal information received from the pilot board leads and through ministry’s pilot visits indicates that the pilots are well received by participating students; o a number of key features are fairly consistent throughout all of the pilots.

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève CYIC Innovative Pilot Programming – Results Examples of the key components of a successful program include: o the presence of a caring adult; o the nurturing of positive, trusting relationships; e.g., through peer-support; with the teacher; o a dedicated physical safe space for students; o healthy meals (including planning for, and preparation of); o regular access to counselling; o life-skills training; o experiential learning; o specialized programming, such as: art, working with animals, cognitive behavioural therapy, physical fitness; o community partnerships; o transportation; o innovative curriculum.

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève CYIC Innovative Pilot Programming – Next Steps In response to a call for proposals in November 2014: 13 new pilots of innovative programs for secondary students (offered through 12 school boards) have been approved for second semester; 17 programs for elementary and secondary students (offered through 14 school boards) have been approved for the summer; The addition of these new pilots brings the total number of pilots to 48 programs offered through 31 school boards (45% of all school boards).

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Boards with Pilots Algoma Avon-Maitland Catholic DSB of Eastern Ontario CEP de l’Est de l’Ontario Conseil scolaire catholique Providence CSD du Nord-Est de L’Ontario DSB of Niagara Durham Grand Erie Greater Essex County Hamilton-Wentworth Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Hastings and Prince Edward Huron Superior Catholic Kawartha Pine Ridge Keewatin-Patricia Kenora Catholic Lambton Kent Limestone Near North Niagara Catholic Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic Ottawa Catholic Peel Rainbow Renfrew County Renfrew County Catholic St. Clair Catholic Sudbury Catholic Toronto Toronto Catholic Wellington Catholic York Region

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Workshop A - Supporting Students in Care Participants attend one of the following:Room 1.Introduction to the Joint Protocol for Student AchievementPinsent 1 2.Arts Based to Play Based for Building ResiliencyPinsent 2 3.Big Brothers Big Sisters Pinsent 3 4.Phoenix Pilot ProgramPinsent 4 5.Youth Mothers Pilot ProgramBerton 1 6.Project Change: 16 The Book of Life Pilot Program Berton 2 7.PEACE Pilot ProgramBerton 3 8.Lighthouse Pilot ProgramBerton 4 9.Initiatives dans les conseils de langue françaiseWaxman 1

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Buffet Lunch

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Greetings Jean M. Clinton BMus MD FRCP(C) Clinical Professor McMaster University, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Keynote Address The Neuroscience of Trauma, Resilience and Learning Dr. Michele Chaban

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Workshop B - Supporting Students in Care Participants attend one of the following:Room 1.Provincial Data-CollectionPinsent 1 2.Arts Based to Play Based for Building ResiliencyPinsent 2 3.Social Emotional LearningPinsent 3 4.Supporting Niagara Youth Pilot ProgramPinsent 4 5.SOAR Pilot ProgramBerton 1 6.Health and Well-being Pilot ProgramBerton 2 7.FNMI Pilot ProgramBerton 3 8.Overview of the Government’s Poverty Reduction StrategyBerton 4

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Plenary Session Think Tank: Strategies for Elementary Students in Care

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Summer 2015 Elementary Pilots DSB of Niagara: (grade 8) transitioning to secondary school Greater Essex County DSB: (k – grade 1) literacy, numeracy, social interaction Hamilton-Wentworth DSB: –(grades 7-8) First Nations Métis Inuit program grounded in indigenous pedagogy –(ages 7–11) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders – designed to bridge summer learning loss in primary students diagnosed with FASD Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic DSB with Near North DSB: (JK/SK) developing basic social school- readiness skills – transition to school Peel DSB: (grades 2 – 5) fostering resiliency and independence – managing stress, healthy living, literacy and numeracy interventions, field trips Renfrew County DSB: (grades 6-8) literacy and numeracy, experiential learning Toronto Catholic DSB: (grades 7-8) literacy and numeracy, learning skills development, social skills, self-advocacy skills Wellington Catholic DSB: healthy life-long learning, creative expression, self-regulation, experiential learning Durham DSB – cross panel – exploring the apprenticeship pathway Hastings and Prince Edward DSB – cross panel – transition to high school Huron Superior Catholic DSB – cross panel – grade 11 students help mentor grade 8 students Niagara Catholic DSB – cross panel – preparation for EQAO

accompagner chaque enfant appuyer chaque élève Hold the Date! Our next Symposium for Children and Youth in Care will take place May 19, 2016