MPC Coffee Morning Transitions February 1 st, 2013

MPC Coffee MorningMPC Coffee Morning

Transitions

February 1st, 2013

Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda

1. Warm up quiz2. KGS Academy3. Other transition issues…

Warm up Quiz!Warm up Quiz!

Take a scrap piece of paper and independently answer the following questions:

- no sharing/peeking/stealing/copying from your neighbours;

- no talking - no asking for clarification

Warm up Quiz!Warm up Quiz!

1. Name two changes to the school facilities that took place over the winter break.

1. What percentage has our enrolment changed since August?

1. What is our total annual expenditure budget?

1. What is our percentage enrolment split boy/girl?

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6. How many interactive white boards (SMART) are there in the school? 7. How many parking spaces are there in the front lot?8. What staff member has six grandchildren?9. How many classrooms face north?10. What is the most technologically challenging task in the school?

Warm up Quiz!Warm up Quiz!

Bonus question:

What is the most frequently occurring first letter of staff first names?

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J

Jen M. Jen L.John R. John M.Jeff James

Joy JackieJohanna JoanneJim Juan

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The Monte Hall

Dilemma

KGS AcademyKGS Academy February 15th

- Board visioning retreat to look at the next five years in the development of the school

- A key issue is going to be the development of a full high school programme

KGS AcademyKGS Academy Issues:

- Whom do we service?- What/how do we teach?- What facilities and staff do we

need?- Where will we locate it?

KGS AcademyKGS Academy Early steps:

2012-2013 One student using the “Sides” programmeIntroduction of the “Skills Passport”Mapping the curriculumChallenge opportunities for GLDStrengthening our “work placement”

Population 14

KGS AcademyKGS Academy

Skills Passport

http://www.skills.edu.gov.on.ca/OSP2Web/EDU/Welcome.xhtml

KGS AcademyKGS Academy 2013-2014 Expand offerings in Grade 9

Add Grade 10Modify timetable Stream programme into

credit/non- credit optionsAdd space/increase capacity

Target population: 20 - 25

KGS AcademyKGS Academy

KGS AcademyKGS Academy 2014-2015Add Grades 11 and 12

Create full facilityAdd academic

guidance/placement support

Target population 35 - 50

Moving ForwardMoving Forward

KGMS Website

http://kgms.bdub.ca