Enhancing the roles of parents and the community in schools

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School Community Councils Regional
Workshop Biggar Thursday February 28, 2008
Enhancing the roles of parents and the community
in schools
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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Overview and Purpose of Regional Workshops
• Session One
• Communication and Linkages
• Session Two
• Tool Kit SLIP Processes
• Session Three
• Sharing
• 6. Safe Trip Home

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Workshops
Elrose February 25 RCHS, WAS, Elrose, Beechy,
Kyle, Dinsmore Biggar February 28 BCS2000,
Landis, NWCS Outlook March 4 Loreburn, DHS,
DES, Kenaston, OHS, OES, Lucky Lake, Milden,
Harris-Tessier Kindersley March 5 KCS,
Westberry, Elizabeth, Eaton, DArcy, Westcliffe,
Rossville, Eston
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Presenters
SCC Members Rebecca Farrell Davidson Elementary
School SCC Becky Huber Landis School SCC James
McCann Kyle Composite School SCC Principals Tony
Baldwin, Davidson High School Marlene
Gillanders, Kyle Composite School Resource
People Janet Casswell-Beckmann Director of
Education Ralph Eliasson Superintendent of
Education
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Session One Communication Linkages
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Division Board Member
Board of Education
Community
School Community Council
Principal
Director of Education
Superintendent responsible for school
School
Lines of Communication
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Division Board Member
Board of Education
Community
School Community Council
Principal
Director of Education
Superintendent responsible for school
School
Lines of Communication
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Storming, Norming, and Performing
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SCC Norms

• A contract among members of your SCC.
• Describe your vision for working together.
• Align with your SCC Constitution.
• Prevent problems and provide a framework for SCCs
  to react to problems.

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Norm Activity
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Division Board Member
Board of Education
Community
School Community Council
Principal
Director of Education
Superintendent responsible for school
School
Lines of Communication
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Division Board Member
Board of Education
Community
School Community Council
Principal
Director of Education
Superintendent responsible for school
School
Lines of Communication
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School Community Councils may provide advice and
recommendations to the Board of Education
respecting policies, programs and education
service delivery, including

• Any religious exercises to be used
• preceding the regular daily program,
• Locally determined course options and
• language of instruction,
• Student code of conduct,
• Use of school facilities and grounds for
• other than school activities,
• Grade discontinuance and school closure,
  maintenance, development, and
• beautification of school facilities and
• school grounds, including playground
• equipment,
• Any matter considered to be in the
• interests of education in the local
  school,
• subdivision or school division, and/or
• Innovative projects.

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For the purposes of appropriate communication and
awareness, School Community Councils are to
discuss any proposed recommendations with a
sub-division Board member prior to making
submissions to the Board of Education. Specific
requests dealing with finance are to be discussed
with the school principal prior to submission.
Submissions should be made prior to February 1
for consideration in the budget of the new fiscal
year.
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Communication Protocols Example 1

• Fee Schedule for use of school facilities
• Fee schedule indicating maximum fees that may be
  charged for use of a school is approved by the
  Board of Education.
• Fee schedule is communicated to Principals who
  communicate it to School Community Councils.
• According to administration policy 903 and the
  approved fee schedule, each SCC sets the specific
  fees for use of facilities in its school.

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Session Two Tool Kit SLIP Processes
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The SLIP slope
School Learning Improvement Plan
Identify common themes short long term
opportunities
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Brainstorm activity How do we get this
information ?
Examples of Potential Sources
Knowledge Axis
Categorize according to Six Practices
History Comparing previous school level planning
with ideas from exercise
Better Schools Exercise
The Six Effective Practices
Beginning
Content Axis
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School Improvement Even
great schools can be made better!
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Different people different roles School
Staffs Students School Community Councils
Central Office Staff Board of Education
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Reading Improvement A common link across Sun
West!
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Reading Improvement A common link across Sun
West!

• Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Time
• Reading Strategy Handbook Use - Kenaston
• Books for Babies - Elizabeth
• Race to Read - Landis
• Minutes to Millions Beechy
• Local Heroes Davidson Elementary
• Book Awards - Eston

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Your Great Schools Activity
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The Lingo Early Intervention and Comprehensive
Prevention
In Real Words Strategies to Engage All Students
Within Schools
The Challenge To develop new strategies to
engage all youth more meaningfully within the
school environment.
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The Lingo Assessment for Learning
In Real Words Improving Outcomes by Sharing
Results
The Challenge To share responsibility for
current and desired outcomes in student learning
and well-being for all, by engaging together as
staff, students, family and community members in
assessment opportunities that inform improvement
and enhance opportunities for learning.
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The Lingo Adaptive Leadership
In Real Words Expanding and Strengthening as
Learning Communities
The Challenge To create the culture, structures
and processes within schools to support,
facilitate and lead vibrant learning communities
among staff, students, their families and
community members.
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The Lingo Authentic Partnerships
In Real Words Reaching Out to Families and
Community
The Challenge To nurture strong relationships
with families and community members and to build
partnerships that are good for everyone, and help
to create a supportive, stimulating learning
environment.
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The Lingo Caring and Respectful Environment
In Real Words Enhancing the Culture and Climate
of the School
The Challenge To build a caring and respectful
community within the schools that is more
inviting to all students, families and the
community.
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The Lingo Responsive Curriculum and Instruction
In Real Words Rethinking Teaching and Learning
The Challenge To make teaching and learning
flexible and adaptive to the needs of the learner
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Beginning the Improvement Process...
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Beginning the Improvement Process...

• Ask parents and students
• Ask the staff
• Ask other SCCs
• Decide on your own

Communication is the music that brings it all
together...
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• Session Three
• Table sharing
• The best thing that my SCC has done
• The thing that frustrates us the most
• The thing I didnt learn tonight that I needed to
  learn tonight!

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Questions?
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Thank You! Please have a safe trip home
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