1. Pemberton Secondary School
School Improvement Plan

2. Did you know?
Grade 8-12 school, but we run a Middle School Program (gr.8-9) & Grad Program (gr.10-12)
274 Students this year
40% Aboriginal Students (Stl’atl’imx Nation – N’Quatqua, Lil’wat, Samahquam, Skatin & Xa’xtsa7 Bands)
83 French Immersion Students
42 International Students
Declining Enrolment (Real estate, competing programs/schools of choice)
Diverse student population (active in athletics, arts, culture, post secondary)
Above average graduation rate in the province
Many Programs of Choice (French Immersion; Outdoor Education; Ski, Board, and Bike Academy) BUT, a challenge with this comes streaming
Seen by many districts as an innovative school

3. Our School Goals
PROVIDE PURPOSEFUL AND AUTHENTIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS
CREATE A POSTIVE AND POWERFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS
CREATE A SCHOOL COMMUNITY OF CRITICAL THINKERS

4. What is our DATA telling us?
Our grade 8 and 9 students are struggling with their numeracy and literacy skills (reading and writing), which is having a negative impact on their success in the grad program.
We see a significant percentage of students in the below C+ range in their grad program courses, particularly English 10, English 11, English 12, Communications 12, A&W Math 10 and 11, Science 10 and Earth Science 11.
We also see our Aboriginal learners not selecting higher academic courses – they are not taking risks (some improvement noted)
Our At-Risk referral data also shows a significant number of students are at-risk by midterm. These students require a wrap-around approach in order to see success in their courses. Our grad completion rates are high and this is due to the strong wrap-around approach we use for all students; however, our goal is for students to graduate with more independence and have fewer referrals to our at-risk team.
The 2017/18 Our School Survey results are concerning to us – we seen a decrease in most areas compared to the previous year. Our main concern is with the following: Students sense of belonging, self-esteem, anxiety and depression.
The Our School Survey data tells us our students are engaged in our athletic teams and school clubs, such as drama and leadership. However, the data shows that our students struggle with connections and self-belonging. They need a school champion/advocate.
The Our School Survey data also tells us about half of our student population are intellectually engaged. We want all of our students to see relevance in their learning and to be intellectually engaged.

5. Connections & Engagement
We are improving, but have work to do.

6. School District 48 Satisfaction Survey Data

7. PSS Middle School Program Grades 8 & 9
How does is work?
Reporting
Middle School Double Blocks
French Immersion 8/9 Blend
Non-French Immersion 8 & 9
Learning Support CMS in Double Blocks
FSL/PE – Blends & Community- Based Learning
CLE/Exploratory
3 Middle School Reporting Dates – aligning with all SD48 Middle Schools
Report card and in-progress report comments will show what the student has learned, where the student needs to go next and how parents can support this growth (Damian Cooper)

8. Changes to Grad Program
Numeracy Assessment (gr.10-12)
Grade 10 New Curriculum
Career Life Education
Year-Long Humanities (English & Social Studies)
Composition
Creative Writing
Literary Studies
New Media
Spoken Language
Semester Two – Block C Gr Elective Rotation/Flex Time
New Grade 11 & 12 Curriculum coming next year!

9. UBCO Partnership Growing Innovations Project
36. District: No. 48 (Sea to Sky)
Project Title: Reimagining Learning Structures in a Rural Secondary High School through Teacher Collaborative Inquiry Teams and Cross-Curricular Student Inquiry

10. UBCO Small School Think Tank Case Study School

11. UBCO Think Tank Our Four Questions: Continue Rural School Visits
How can we influence our school-wide timetable to be more flexible, and inclusive and offer opportunities for collaboration between teachers and students?
What practices and approaches can we deepen and take up that will increase inclusion and success (literacy/numeracy, academic, and social- emotional/well-being)?
How can we renew and better integrate our professional learning to develop our school and nurture ourselves and our students?
How can we maintain and sustain our innovations (signature pedagogies) and grow them into grades 10-12?
Continue Rural School Visits
We return to UBCO Think Tank in May 2019

12. The Future… Blow away Middle School Timetable in 2019- 2020
Double Blocks: AB (Academic - Math) & CD (CLE – PE/Language/Exploratory)
Develop Flexible Learning Opportunities for Seniors