1. Connecting to Poll Everywhere
Step 1 – Ensure your wifi is connected to “CA_Guest” Step 2 – Connect to Poll Everywhere by entering the url: PollEv.com/calgaryacademy Step 3 – Provide your responses to our guiding questions NOTE: Each participant can respond only once to each poll. Some polls are repeated to allow for multiple responses.
Table Facilitators are at each table to help participants.
Step 1 – Ensure your wifi is connected to “CA_Guest”
Step 2 – Connect to Poll Everywhere by entering the url:
                        PollEv.com/calgaryacademy
Step 3 – Provide your responses to our guiding questions
NOTE: Each participant can respond only once to each poll. Some polls are repeated to allow for multiple responses.

2. 9:00 – 9:30
Welcome & Introductions
General Greetings and Welcome – Your Hopes for the Day
Ask everyone to introduce themselves to their table participants for two minute: Name, Role in School, What they hope transpires over the course of the day.
Introduce Board Chair, who will introduce other Board Members

3. Agenda for the Day
Building A Shared Vision – Strategic Planning Overview
Our Source of Inspiration – Listening to the Voice of Our Students
Session :30 – 10:15
Cross Constituent – Foundation Statements
Health Break 10:15 – 10:30
Session : :30
Cross Constituent – Belief Statements
Lunch : :15
Session :15 - 1:30
Cohort - Key Priorities
Health Break 1:30 to 1:45
Session 4 1:45 – 3:00
Cross Constituent – Key Priorities
Observations of the Day :00
Agenda for the Day
Review Agenda Slide
Note participants will be working with two groups over the course of the day – cross constituent/cohort – both groups are listed on back of nametag
Bathroom Locations
Mobile Charging Stations

4. Building a shared vision…
November 6 to March 7 – 19 week process
Student Engagement Strategy
Public Awareness Campaign
Community Engagement Meetings:
November 10, 2017 (full day) - Vision, Mission, Beliefs, Priorities
December 6, 2017 (full day) – Goal & Outcome Development
January 26, 2018 (full day) – Strategy Development
March 7, 2018 (half day) – Unveiling of Strategic Plan
Internal Review Meetings
Building A Shared Vision
19 week process
Student Engagement Strategy – Ensuring voice of student in process was critical. Engaged students in answering two questions: What makes my school special? / What does it look like when I’m learning at my best?
Their responses are on placemat plans at each table and are designed to ensure student needs are at the centre of our discussions.
Public Awareness Campaign – Via CA’s website, parent Facebook page, twitter and the e-newsletter “Empower” we hope to engage the entire school community in this plan, by building awareness of the plan’s development and offering opportunities for input. Those participants on twitter will want to include #CAnext35 to all tweets
Community Engagement Meetings – Review meeting dates and topics
Internal Review – As part of the process, two internal review meetings also have been set early in the process to speak directly with groups of staff on operational and organization efficiencies.

5. Planning Principles
Partner with the entire school community – both internal & external stakeholders
Ensure all stakeholders understand the purpose, “to create a shared vision of success”
Provide & honour the voice of all participants
Pledge to seek stakeholder’s advice & innovation in formulating solutions & to incorporate their feedback into the plan to the maximum extent possible
Review planning principles – our commitment across the process

6. Rules of Engagement Together, we will be inclusive of all voices.
Together, we will have mutual respect for all participants.
Together, we are committed to hearing & understanding the views of all participants.
Review rules of engagement – model the school’s REACH philosophy

7. A Proud History
Your observations of what has made the school what it is today

8. Our Source of Inspiration
Based on the illustration depicting the voice of our students:
Poll 1 – What did students say “Makes their school special?”
Poll 2 – What did our students say to “What does it look like when I am learning at my best?”
As stated earlier, the voice of our students in the process was critical. Student responses to our two questions were put to illustration by The23rdStory and are before you. We’d ask that you spend two minutes at your tables reflecting on the illustration, then providing ONE observation to
Poll One: Why students think CA is special….
Poll Two: What kind of learning environment do CA students need to flourish….

9. Legislative Requirements
Section 16(2) Government Accountability Act
Requires private schools under the jurisdiction of a gov’t ministry to prepare business plans and annual reports in a form and at a time acceptable to the Minister
Section 78 School Act
Requires private schools to use accountability information and report it to students, parents and electors in a manner the Minister prescribes

10. Planning & Reporting Cycle
Develop & Communicate Plan
Prepare Budget
Identify Areas for Improvement
Implement Strategies
Report Results
Measure & Analyze Results

11. Components of the Plan
Goals are broad statements that look towards the long term and steer organizations in the direction of realizing their vision. Outcomes are measurable statements of what an organization seeks to achieve. Strategies are actions that organizations take to achieve goals and desired outcomes that meet the needs of all learners. Performance Measures enable an organization to assess progress toward achieving goals and outcomes.

12. Beginning with End in Mind
Vision – To create the preeminent learning environment that empowers children with learning difficulties to succeed today and beyond tomorrow. Mission - We forever change the lives of children and their families by providing a safe, secure, predictable learning environment where exemplary teachers enable students with learning difficulties to realize their academic potential, achieve independence as learners, experience social success and strengthen self-esteem.
Beginning of Session One - 9:30 – 10:15

13. Foundation Statements
Session 1: Cross Constituent Grouping
How do are current vision & mission statements describe
Poll - What we do?
Poll - For whom? And how we do it?
Health Break 10:15 – 10:30

14. Belief Statements Session 2: Cross Constituent Grouping
What should our school value in terms of:
Poll - How students learn?
Poll – How people are treated and relationships are made?
Poll – How decisions are made?
Poll – Other values our school should instill?
Session Two 10: :30
Lunch 11:30 to 12:15 – It is served in auxiliary gym.
When we regroup after lunch, we will be in our Cohort groups – group 2 on the back of your nametag.

15. Priorities Session 3: Cohort Groupings
What do we want our school to look like by 2021?
Poll 1, 2, and 3 – Three opportunities for input
What do we need to do to ensure we get there?
Session :15 - 1:30 – Cohort Grouping
Health Break 1:30 to 1:45
After health break you will return to your initial cross-constituent group-

16. Priorities Session 4: Cross Constituent Grouping
What do we want our school to look like by 2021?
Poll 1, 2, and 3 – Three opportunities for input
What do we need to do to ensure we get there?
Session 4 1:45 – 3:00

17. Observations from the Day
Poll – In one word, how would you describe today’s planning session?
CEO Insights – CEO Dr. Greg Bass
From the Floor

18. Next Time Watch for “What We Heard”
Come prepared to help define goals and outcomes
December 6, 2017

19. THANK YOU