1. Partners in School Improvement November 18, 2009

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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.

5.  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.

7. Beginning Development Stage Informing Progressing Stage Involving Proficient and Effective Stage Engaging

8.  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.

9.  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.

10.  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.

11. 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.

12. Informing Involving Engaging

13.  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.

15.  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?

16.  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?

17.  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?

20.  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

21. How is your SCC involved in the Learning Improvement Plan?

22. School Community Council School – Students and Staff Parents and Community members Horizon Board of Education Other agencies

23.  Communication plan  Who?  What?  When?  How?  Parent and Community Engagement  Building partnerships  First Class  Website

24.  Steering Committee  Conference  Elections  Survey

25.  Celebrate!  Focus  Building community  Supports

26. Have a safe trip home!