School Student Success Plan

Student Success Plan and Annual Report

School: Yarmouth Central School School Year: 2018-2019

Principal: Jared Purdy Student Enrollment: 336 students (Pre-Primary through Grade 6)

Literacy Goal: To increase the number of students showing improvement in Reading (by Reading Level) over 3 years.

Student Success Plan

Annual report

Student Evidence

(performance measure(s))

Where did you begin?

(baseline year and results)

Where do you want to be?

(target)

Where are you now?

(progress)

Student Achievement Tracking Sheets (homerooms)

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Running Records

- Fountas and Pinnell (Eng)

- Board-Issued Resource (Imm)

- Formative Assessment tools (varied by class)

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Report Card

- T1, T2, T3

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Provincial Assessments

- RW3, M4, RW6 (2016); RW6 (2017-)

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Strategies—What will you do this year to support this goal?

(assessment for learning, instruction, and learning team focus)

• 
  Formative Assessment Data - Conferencing

• Responsive Instruction (Classroom, Resource, LLI/REL, and Reading Recovery...)

• Analyzing Anecdotal Notes

• Co-creating Student Goals

• Analysing Student Self-Assessments/Peer Assessments

• Analysing Checklists

• Guided Reading and Conferencing

• Analyzing Running Records

• Workshop Model (establishing routines, modelling strategies, release of responsibility, reflection/class discussion, conferencing)

• Collaborative Learning Time

• Clear communication and sharing of Learning Targets in student-friendly language

• Co-created Rubrics

• Play-Based Learning

• Meeting with Literacy Mentors

Qualitative Data

Collaborative Learning Team Feedback Sheets

- x14

Weekly Snapshots

- SSP in Action

Annual report—What did you do this year to support this goal?

(assessment for learning, instruction, learning team focus, and PD)

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Math Goal: To increase the number of students showing improvement in Numeracy (Number Sense & Operations) over 3 years.

Student Success Plan

Annual report

Student Evidence

(performance measure(s))

Where did you begin?

(baseline year and results)

Where do you want to be?

(target)

Where are you now?

(progress)

Student Achievement Tracking Sheets (homeroom)

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Report Card

- T1, T2, T3

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Provincial Assessments

- M4, M6 (2016); M6 (2017-)

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

* Refer to Data Overview

Overall and Ongoing Improvement over 3-year plan

Strategies—What will you do this year to support this goal?

(assessment for learning, instruction, and learning team focus)

• 
  Formative Assessment Data - Conferencing

• Responsive Instruction (Classroom, Resource and Math Intervention...)

• Analyzing Anecdotal Notes

• Co-creating Student Goals

• Analysing Student Self-Assessments

• Analysing Checklists

• Peer Assessments

• Guided Reading and Conferencing

• Workshop Model (establishing routines, modelling strategies, gradual release of responsibility, reflection/class discussion, conferencing)

• Collaborative Learning Time

• Clear communication and sharing of Learning Targets in student-friendly language

• Play-Based Learning

• Manipulatives

• Opportunities for hands-on/play-based learning (ie: Games/Math bins, etc)

• Balanced Mental Math

• Self assessment/Peer assessment

• Meeting with Math Mentors

Qualitative Data

Collaborative Learning Team Feedback Sheets

- x14

Weekly Snapshots

- SSP in Action

Annual report—What did you do this year to support this goal?

(assessment for learning, instruction, learning team focus, and PD)

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Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment Goal: To build more positive student-student and staff-student relationships, while strengthening the connection between school and school community.

Student Success Plan

Annual report

Student Evidence

(performance measure(s))

Where did you begin?

(baseline year and results)

Where do you want to be?

(target)

Where are you now?

(progress)

Behavioral Data Tracking

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

TBD…(Goal Modified - Dec 2018)

Parent Response - Facebook

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

TBD…(Goal Modified - Dec 2018)

Student Response

2016-2017

(Amalgamation year with South Centennial School)

TBD…(Goal Modified - Dec 2018)

Strategies—What will you do this year to support this goal?

(assessment for learning, instruction, and learning team focus)

Special Interest Days

Days in which all students participate in a theme or celebration

Culturally-Relevant Activities

Days in which students are learning about other cultures and building culturally-responsiveness

Student-Centered Activity Days

Days in which students take part in team-building and relationship-building activities

Celebrating Student Success

Days in which the successes and achievements of our students are celebrated

Connecting the School and the School Community

Actions/activities that will make meaningful connection between school and school community

Individual Class Fields Trips/Excursions

Individual trips led and undertaken by individual classrooms and/or small groups.

Annual report—What did you do this year to support this goal?

(assessment for learning, instruction, learning team focus, and PD)

Section A: Special Interest Days

Days in which all students participate in a theme or celebration

1. Stand Up Against Bullying Day/Pink Day

2. Remembrance Day Service

3. Family Literacy Day

4. YCS Family Luncheon

5. YCS Field Day

Section B: Culturally-Relevant Activities

Days in which students are learning about other cultures and building culturally-responsiveness

1. Student Support Worker Program

2. African Nova Scotian Grant

3. African Drumming & Dance Presentation

Section C: Student-Centered Activity Days

Days in which students take part in team-building and relationship-building activities

1. Halloween Costume Parade

2. YCS Christmas Dinner (costs covered through SSG)

3. Christmas Theme Week

4. YCS Christmas Concert

5. YCS Santa’s Gift Shop

6. March Madness Week

Section D: Celebrating Student Success

Days in which the successes and achievements of our students are celebrated

1. Student of the Month Assemblies (Names on Newsletter, Picture/Certificate, Tree)

2. Student of the Month Pizza Lunch & Movie Afternoon

3. Blue Card Tube Free Play Time Challenge

4. YCS Positive Postcards

Section E: Connecting the School and the School Community

Actions/activities that will make meaningful connection between school and school community

1. YCS Breakfast Program (Community Volunteers)

2. Reinvigorate YCS Facebook Page (Posts, Information Sharing, Private Messaging, etc.)

3. Active YCS Website

4. YCS Monthly Newsletters

5. Open mic nights with Principal (2 per year)

6. Family-Teacher Conferences

Section F: Individual Class Fields Trips/Excursions

School Success Planning Team: Elaina Armstrong, Terri Lynn Doucet, Petra Eyre, Ashley Purdy

Summary: Our Student Success Plan is a bank of Best Practices that have become the focus in our Classrooms, our Walk-Throughs, our Collaborative Learning Teams and our Classroom Snapshots. The Main Focus Point of this plan is for all Teachers to incorporate the following:

• Formative Assessment with Data (Providing each student with a Clear Next Step(s))

• Implementation of the Workshop Model and all of its elements

• Posting Clear Learning Goals

NOTE: Classroom Snapshots will look to highlight the observation of these practices in our classrooms.

Date Student Success Plan shared with SAC [DD/MM/YYYY]: 08/01/2019

Date Annual Progress shared with SAC [DD/MM/YYYY]: TBD