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SCHOOL NAME: St. Anselm Catholic School PRINCIPAL: R. Santo

SUPERINTENDENT: Bernice Brand TRUSTEE: Catherine LeBlanc-Miller

SCHOOL ADDRESS: 182 Bessborough DR , Toronto ON , M4G 4H5

STUDENT ENROLMENT: 340

School Learning PlanSt. Anselm Catholic School

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2007 - 2008

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Assist Parish in Sacramental preparation.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal and parents

Classroom / school resources Community Resources

Ongoing Students will demonstrate Jesus' forgiveness in their own interactions. Students preparing for Reconciliation will understand the consequences of the choices they make. Students preparing for Eucharist will understand the significance of feasting at the Eucharistic table. Students preparing for Confirmation will identify the ways the sacraments of initiation connect them to the Christian community.

Deliver daily Religious Education/Family Life instruction in the classroom.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Students will experience personally the way the life and teachings of Christ are integrated into their lives.

Involve students in social justice issues.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher, Principal, Parents, Student Council, Student Body

Board-wide resources Classroom / school resources Community Resources Student resources

Ongoing Students will participate in special charitable projects (e.g. food/clothing drives, Choir visits to Seniors' Homes and Lorretto Sisters,Tanzania fundraiser, Free the Children campaign, Terry Fox Run, 20 minute clean up, Recycling Radicals initiative, Grade 8 overnight trip)

Celebrate various liturgical seasons.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Active and meaningful participation for all students and staff will take place. Students' awareness of scripture will be further enhanced.

Division JK - 8

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

Goal Faith Development

To create and celebrate Catholic Community where all proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and where Catholic beliefs are modelled and integrated into the whole learning experience.

Priority Nurturing Our Catholic Community


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Maintain regular communication with Pastor concerning parish priorities.

Academic Year Parish Priest Parish resources, Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Frequent visits to school by parish priest will be made to enhance faith development of students.School liturgies scheduled regularly.School will work with parish for sacramental preparation.

Enhance communication between school and home.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher, Principal, Parents Student resources School resources CSAC resources

Ongoing Agenda will be used to have regular communication between school and home. There will be regular communication through school newsletters, CSAC meetings, school website and homework website.

Division JK - 8


Goal Faith Development

To create and celebrate Catholic Community where all proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and where Catholic beliefs are modelled and integrated into the whole learning experience.



2007 - 2008

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To improve the fitness level of students and to increase the fruit intake of students and to raise awareness for germ control and the spread of germs related to handwashing.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher, Principal School resources Fruity Fridays are in May and June and funded by HAT.

Students are participating in DPA and there is improved student focus in class. Students are engaging in proper handwashing, sneezing into their sleeve etc. to limit the amount of germs passed on and to prevent against sickness. More students sign up to participate in the walking club. Students are eating one serving of fruit and learning the value of nutrition and fruity facts.

Students will learn more conflict solving strategies through classroom lessons in different subject areas like Language Arts, Drama, Fully Alive and Religion. The Second Step program and Stand up, Speak Out program in the grade 7 & 8 agenda, will be used to supplement and assist teachers in their program.

All Divisions Ongoing Teacher, Principal Teacher resources Ongoing There will be less incidences in the school and an increase in students solving conflicts.

Note: The principal will report to the school community on the effectiveness of each strategy at the end of the year how the plan worked based on the evidence of improvements.

Division JK - 12

Identified Goal/Need Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

Goal Safe, Inclusive and Healthy Learning Environment

To enhance the quality of the working and learning experience through improving schools and workplaces so that they contribute to positive healthy and respectful relationships.



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To celebrate the diverse cultures in our school community by celebrating a CSAC run Multicultural night, and other events that brings the school community together like the Christmas celebration, Education Week Activities and the Lip Sinc fundraising event.

All Divisions Academic Year Principal, Parents, Teachers Community Resources, School Resources

Ongoing Events such as Multicultural Night, the Christmas Celebration and the Lip Sinc event are popular and well attended by many in the school community.

Peer Mediation program enables students to mediate and assist other students in solving minor problems during the recess times.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher Board-wide resources Ongoing Decrease in problems experienced out in the playground or during in door recess. Peer mediators reporting an increase in students solving their own conflicts with less assistance from them.

The Character Club is a student driven group of leaders in the school. They prepare an assembly for the rest of the school every month highlighting the board wide theme of the month (e.g. respect). The club presents a skit and certificates are awarded to students whose actions exemplify the theme.

All Divisions Monthly Teacher and Student Leaders (grade 7 and 8 students)

Board/School/Student Resources

Ongoing Teachers will observe an increase of the virtue presented each month.

Division Primary (JK - 3)


Goal Increasing Enrolment and Retention in Grades JK-12

To support and implement a variety of local and system initiatives that actively enhance the school profile and promote the benefits of Catholic education.



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10% of Grade 1 students achieving level 2 on the expectation 1.4 "demonstrate an understanding of the information and ideas in oral texts by retelling the story or restating the information including the main ideas (e.g., use time-order words, such as first, then, next,finally,to retell a story they have read)" will move to a level 3.

Primary Division: S.M.A.R.T. Goal For Grade 1

Term 3 Teacher School resources In progress Students will be showing improvemnt when, after the teacher reads a book, they have completed the retelling worksheets that uses time-order prompts and the summative assessment after the fifth week.

10% to 15% of Junior students in level 2 reading, will be using inferencing skills by the end of a 6 week period in the third term.

Junior Division: S.M.A.R.T. Goal

Term 3 Teacher Classroom / school resources

In progress Students will show an improvement in their post tests which will include answering questions from the following books/stories: Grade 4 - "In the Garden" Grade 5 - "Children Who Work" Grade 6 - "Daedalus and Icarus"

Students will extend understanding of oral texts by connecting the ideas in them to their own knowledge and experience; to other familiar texts, including print and visual texts; and to the world around them. (Reading Expectation 1.6)10% of students in grade 2 achieving a level 2 on the reading expectation 1.6 will move to level 3 in a 6 week unit of study.

Primary Division: S.M.A.R.T. Goal For Grade 2

Term 3 Teacher Classroom / school resources

In progress After the 6 week unit of study focusing on relating strategies a post assessment will show improvements and results will be tracked using the rubric, running records and midterm assessments.

Division JK - 8


Goal Literacy

To improve the overall level of students' literacy skills by enhancing their reading and writing proficiency through an interdisciplinary approach.

Priority Improving Student Learning and Achievement


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Establish reading buddy partnerships between older and younger students/classes.


Ongoing Teachers' timetables will reflect weekly scheduling of reading buddy time.

Provide continued in-service of teachers new to Balanced Literacy and to Junior Literacy.

Primary/Intermediate Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Timetables will reflect Balanced Literacy/Junior Literacy blocks in their timetables.

Junior/Intermediate grades will use RAD to inform instruction.

Junior and Intermediate Division

Academic Year Teacher Board-wide resources Classroom / school resources Professional Development

In progress Students will improve their reading and writing skills which were identified in RAD.

Move 10% of K-3 students achieving level 2 on the expectation "demonstrate understanding of a text by retelling the story or restating information from the text, including the main idea (1.4) to level 3 in each of our classes.

Pre-Primary Division: S.M.A.R.T. Goal

Term 3 Teacher Classroom resources May 12 to June 2 After reading the story "The Carrot Seed" using sequencing cards and props to retell and dramatizing the story, students will show an improvement after the second testing period after reading the story once a week for 3 weeks.

Move 10% of Grade 7 & 8 students up one level based on Reading Expectation (1.5) Making Inferences/Interpreting Texts and (1.6) Extending Understanding

Intermediate Division: S.M.A.R.T. Goal

Term 3 Teacher Classroom resources In progress Improvement will be evident using the RAD Diagonstic at the end of term 3 and comparing the inferencing and extending understanding responses from term 2. Reading response journals at the end of term 3 with focus on inferring and extending understanding, will show improvement as compared to the second term. Reading comprehension/Inference assessment via short story & Quiz will show improvement.

Division JK - 8


Goal Literacy




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Identify at-risk students and provide early intervention (i.e. S.B.S.T., J.T.M., I.P.R.C.,)

All Divisions Academic Year Coordinator Principal School Psychologist Special Education Student Services Teacher

Board-wide resources Classroom / school resources Professional Development Teacher resources

Ongoing The program will be appropriately modified for at-risk students.

Use assessment measures to determine student's reading levels (e.g. running records, K-3; EQAO results, Gr.4 and 7; exemplars, CCAT, CAT 3).

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher, Principal Board-wide resources System Recommended Resources Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Teachers will complete 3 running records for each primary student. Students will be grouped for direct instruction in reading strategies.

Obtain more audio/graphic novels and resources for students with weaker decoding skills and allow more time and personnel (if available) for guided reading lessons.

Junior/Intermediate Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

In progress Students are reading more fluently and are enjoying novels and reading material.

Primary grades will make phonemic awareness remediation an integral component of guided reading instruction for at risk students.

Primary Division Ongoing Teacher, Principal Classroom / school resources

Ongoing Students will improve their reading skills as measured by Running Records.

Division JK - 8


Goal Literacy




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To continue rotary through the Primary, Junior, Intermediate divisions and the Special Ed. classes by collaborating and timetabling in order to further reach a diverse population of learners.

Primary/Junior/Intermediate Academic Year Special Ed., Teachers and Principal

Classroom / school resources

Ongoing More students' math grades will improve as well as EQAO scores.

Encourage the posting of charts, a Math Word Wall, problem solving posters, and other visual aids to assist students.


Ongoing Visible display of math charts, problem solving posters and other visual aids in the classrooms.

Promote the use of the print resources that have been distributed to each elementary school in the system.


Ongoing Lessons and assessment strategies provided centrally are actively being used by teachers and are impacting on lessons in the classroom.

Primary grades will promote the use of internet and intranet resources, motivational classroom games, and student self assessment drills that help develop computation skills.

Primary Ongoing Teacher, Principal Board wide resources Internet, Classroom/school resources

Ongoing Students' attitude towards Math will be more positive and grades will improve.

Continue to ensure the availability and effective use of basic manipulatives such as pattern blocks, multi-link cubes, base ten blocks and counters for investigative lessons and performance-based assessments.


Ongoing Regular and effective use of manipulatives observed in mathematics classes.

Division JK - 8


Goal Numeracy

To improve the overall level of students' Mathematical literacy skills through problem solving experiences that involve the application and communication of concepts in Mathematics.



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To continue using technology to support the Math program and to reach a diverse population of learners using computers/programs (i.e. Geometers Sketchpad, Excel, tinkerplots, SMART board and SMART software, Nelson Mathematics on-line, etc.).

Junior/Intermediate Academic Year Special Ed., Teachers and Principal

Board wide resources, school and classroom resources

Ongoing Students' motivation and attitudes towards mathematics will improve as well as their math grades and EQAO scores.

More hands on Math materials in the form of manipulatives should be in the classrooms to further assist all students but especially visual learners.

Primary/Junior/Intermediate Academic Year Teacher, Principal Classroom/School Resources CSAC funded storage boxes for more organized and useful storage system.

In progress Students are understanding more Math concepts more readily and on a more consistent basis.

Division JK - 8


Goal Numeracy

To improve the overall level of students' Mathematical literacy skills through problem solving experiences that involve the application and communication of concepts in Mathematics.



2007 - 2008

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Continue offering the Afterschool Literacy Program for intermediate students.

Intermediate Term 2 and 3 Teacher, Principal Board-wide resources In progress Students in the program are receiving higher grades in Language Arts and are feeling more confident in their literacy skills.

Students visit another highschool to get a sense of the school climate and what they have to offer.

Intermediate Term 2 Teacher Board-wide resources Complete Students decide to attend this highschool due it being suitable to their social and academic needs.

Grade 7 and 8 students will go to a homework club where they can finish their homework and ask questions about it in case they do not understand the concepts being taught in the regular class and during regular school times.

Intermediate Term 3 Special Education Classroom / school resources

In progress Students' grades improve in their regular classes and subjects. They also feel more confident during class time.

Division Intermediate (7 - 8)


Goal Success for All

To improve opportunities for all our students to achieve their desired destinations through a variety of programs, supports, assessment strategies and pathways (apprenticeship, college, community living, university and the workplace).



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Continue to provide a collaborative, collegial environment for mentorship and to provide ongoing support to enable staff, especially new teachers and other staff, to improve skills and confidence.

All Divisions Academic Year Teacher, Principal School resources Ongoing New teachers and other staff members feel more confident in their role and are enjoying their new positions. Students in their care continue to learn and progress.

Division JK - 8


Goal Empowering Catholic Leadership

To develop and support Catholic Educational Leaders who are energizing, caring, visionary, student-focused and collaborative role models in building a Catholic professional learning community.

Priority Building Capacity to Lead and Learn


2007 - 2008

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Provide continued in-service of teachers new to Balanced Literacy and to Junior Literacy.

Primary/Junior Academic Year Coordinator Curriculum and Accountability Department Principal Teacher

Board-wide resources Classroom / school resources Professional Development

Ongoing Timetables will reflect 4 Blocks of Balanced Literacy program (K-3)

Provide continued in service of teachers in specialized areas (i.e. Junior Lead Literacy, Early Reading Strategies Lead, H.A.T., P.L.C's, D.P.A. etc.)

All Divisions Academic Year Curriculum and Accountability Department Coordinator Principal Teacher

Board-wide resources System Recommended Resources Classroom / school resources Professional Development

Ongoing Staff meeting agendas will reflect the many aspects of the PD. Implementation strategies will be discussed. Timetables will reflect the implemented strategies.


Division JK - 8

Goal Professional Development

To provide job-embedded professional development that focuses on broadening the range of skills, practices and attitudes needed to create sustainable improvement and better results.

Priority Building Capacity to Lead and Learn

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