Enhancing the roles of parents and the community in schools

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School Community Councils Regional
Workshop Elrose Wednesday November 5th, 2008
Enhancing the roles of parents and the community
in schools
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Presenters
SCC Members Rebecca Farrell Davidson School
SCC Shelley Barton Outlook Elementary School
SCC Principals Kim Fick, Landis School Marlene
Gillanders, Kyle Composite School Resource
Support Tony Baldwin Superintendent of
Education
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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions 600 p.m.
• Overview and Purpose of Regional Workshops
• Session One - 605 p.m.
• Looking Inward
• Session Two - 645 p.m.
• Improving Your School
• Session Three - 715 p.m.
• Sharing
• 6. Safe Trip Home 800 p.m.

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Workshops
Elrose November 5 RCHS, WAS, Elrose, Beechy,
Kyle, Dinsmore Plenty November 6 BCS2000,
Landis, NWCS Outlook November 17 Loreburn,
Davidson, Kenaston, OHS, OES, Lucky Lake,
Harris-Tessier Kindersley November 20 KCS,
Westberry, Elizabeth, Eaton, DArcy, Westcliffe,
Rossville, Eston
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Session One Looking Inward
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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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Sun West E Trivia
On Trivia Response Number One, list all of the
Sun West schools with names that begin with the
letter E.
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Norm and Continuous Agenda Examples

• Elizabeth School
• Eaton School
• Eston Composite School
• Elrose Composite School

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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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School Budget
SCC Budget
Sun West Budget
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Sun West Grant
SCC Budget Revenue Side
Gifts / Donations
Fundraising
Interest
School Rental
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Member Expense
SCC Budget Expense Side
Membership Fees
SCC Resources
Staff Appreciation/ Student
Recognition
Bank Charges
Communications/ Public Relations
Conference\ PD Expense
Meeting Supplies
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• Brainstorm SCC expenditures from the past at your
  table
• Categorize expenditures in your handout
• Choose a reporter to share with the larger group

SCC Expenditures Activity
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Session Two Tool Kit Looking Forward
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School Improvement Even
great schools can be made better!
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• Six Effective Practices
• Responsive Curriculum and Instruction
• Adaptive Leadership
• Authentic Partnerships
• Caring and Respectful Environment
• Assessment for Learning
• Early Intervention and Comprehensive Prevention
• When were great at these, weve got a great
  school!

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Remember from last year
SCCs can find a starting point by looking at
strengths and opportunities for growth.
Everything we do well and everything we could do
better fits in at least one of the six effective
practices!
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Schools can be better...
Narrow the focus... -baseline data!
Complete the plan...
Make a plan...
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Caring and Respectful Environment
You are members of the School Community Council
at your local school. You have been approached
at different times by two teachers and three
parents who are concerned that some children at
your school are not having breakfast before
coming to school each morning.
An Improvement Goal Example
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School Profile Development
Baseline Information- Tools and Strategies for
SCCs
Focus Groups
Interviews
Consulting with Communities
Coffee Talk
Surveys
Community Meetings
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Set your Goal - Decide on an Ideal!
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How do we get there? Remember
Successful improvement planning doesnt make a
bunch of work for others!
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Checking to see how we did baseline data
again
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Table Work One that interests your SCC or
Bullying in your school then report to the group
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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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• Session Three
• Table sharing
• As an SCC, what have you accomplished?
• As an SCC, what do you hope to accomplish this
  year?
• -Last chance for sticky note needs!

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Questions?
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Thank You! Please have a safe trip home
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