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Three Oaks Senior High School

School Improvement Plan 2016 – 2019

SCHOOL MOTO

“Veritas Dincit” – Truth Prevails

SCHOOL COLOURS

Green and Gold

SCHOOL TEAMS

Axemen & Axewomen

Mission Statements

Our school community shall provide opportunities for the intellectual, physical and social

development of students in an environment of fairness, dignity and respect.

Vision Statement

Students, teachers, staff and community value education as essential to future prosperity and well-being.

Guiding Principles

TOSH believes that we should work to our highest potential to achieve academic excellence.

TOSH ensures the school community is held to its responsibility and is prepared to have open

discussion to achieve our goals.

TOSH provides and encourages opportunities for involvement for students, staff and families in all

areas of student life.

TOSH provides a positive environment of which the school community is proud to be part.

TOSH values education as essential to future prosperity and well-being.

TOSH provides an environment where learners develop essential fundamentals skills to become

strong future citizens.

TOSH supports and encourages the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of students and staff.

Core Values

Excellence

Produces work of the highest quality

Sets high standards and personal goals for improvement in all areas of school life

Respect

Values all members of the school community

Shows respect for the school buildings, facilities and surrounding environment

Accountability

Take personal accountability for our actions and results

Focus on finding solutions and achieving results

Engagement

All students can become deeply engaged learners

Deeply engaged learning leads to higher student achievement

Safe and Caring Environment

All students have the fundamental right to learn in a safe, supportive environment and to be treated with respect.

All staff have the fundamental right to work in a safe, supportive environment and to be treated with respect.

Recognize that a caring, safe, respectful, and positive learning environment is the foundation of successful and high-

performing school.

School Profile

Three Oaks High School (TOSH) is situated in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. TOSH serves a number of communities in the surrounding area. The school is comprised of a cafeteria, a gymnasium, a library, a resource centre, five science labs, Career and Technical Educational programs (culinary, automotive, welding, carpentry, woodworking, robotics and aerospace), an arts and theater program, a Cooperative Education course for grade 11 and 12 students, a French immersion program and over 140 academic classes. The school boasts a large variety of extracurricular sports, such as rugby, golf, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, track and field, cross country, field hockey, softball and baseball. Within the school there are a number of councils that students are encouraged to participate to enrich their high school experience. These councils include student leadership, athletic, music and student government. Our annual TOAD (Three Oaks Activity Day) is a fun day designed to interest all of the student body. Other programs in the school strive to provide volunteerism opportunities through our Free the Children Group and Leadership classes.There are many other clubs and groups to join. At our school we have an AXE Outlet which is a student run store opened during lunch hours. It provides basic school supplies and various items of school spirit wear (sweatshirts, etc.). We acknowledge academic achievement and positive attitude on a regular basis. The school staff and students take our commitment to the community seriously and support a number of charitable organizations and are involved in a number of service projects. Our school community strongly supports school events by participating, volunteering and donating. We keep our community informed with a monthly newsletter, Journal Pioneer and social media. Three Oaks has been number one on the former Western School Board's renovation list since 1996. In the fall of 2015 a Three Oaks Senior High School renovation committee was appointed and met for their first meeting on September 16, 2015. Our 40 year old facility will see work commence in the fall of 2016. The construction is expected to take 2 years and 15 million dollars has been allocated for the project. The majority of the project will involve the replacement of mechanical systems but will also involve improving the interior of the building and changes to support programming. We are looking forward to the completion of the project which will allow us to support and educate youth in East Prince for the next 40 years.

2016-2019

SMART Goals

High Quality Education

Goal:

1. To support staff and students in reaching their highest potential in academic and personal excellence.

Goal Strategies Indicators of Success Time Line Responsibility Status

1.0 Students will achieve a

provincial standard of writing

in curriculm area based on

common indicators of quality

Teachers are engaged with the study and

practice of the Big3! learning goals, co-

constructing success criteria, and descriptive

feedback in an instructionally significant or

foundational component in their curriculum.

Professional learning days will support the

study and practice and provide opportunities

for collaboration in the use of the Big! as

high yield instructional strategy.

By February 10, 2017, teachers will practice

the Big3! in at least one area of instructional

significance in the curriculum area

preferably one that will increase the quality

writing.

Teachers will provide an artifact that

demonstrates classroom instructional

application of the Big3!

Teachers will identify opportunities for

writing in their curriculum area and use

writing as a means of improving student

understanding and achievement in an

instructionally significant aspect of the

curriculum.

Form School Based Collaborative Teams

with guidelines

Alignment of finances and resources to

address the needs and results from data

Purchase Document Cameras

Modelling co-teaching

Resources

Exemplars

Tables of Specification

One on One

2016-19 Dept. Head/

Admin

Ongoing

Co-constructing success criteria for writing

Access Department Personel for PD

Meeting on Nov 28th to: recall how

curriculum supports writing, the TEA chart

for effective paragraphs, and initiate

conversations on how much writing is done

in courses and why it’s important in all

courses.

Department Heads to meet with teachers to

help plan more writing in their courses

To have written responses on the final

assessment for courses in each curriculum

area.

Department Heads to meet with teachers to

help plan more writing in their courses

Examine curriculum guides and review

Bloom’s taxonomy

Use Bloom’s Infographic

Have full PD on how to analyze questions on

tests

Department heads to meet with teachers to

help and to have exemplars of questions.

To have written responses on unit tests and

final exams and to have a major written

assessment listed on course outline (report,

proposal, lab, essay)

Final deliverable: To have written responses

on the final exam that are designed to meet

the appropriate Bloom’s level specified in

the outcomes.

Department heads to help with exemplars of

student responses, rubrics, use of document

cameras, TEA chart

Have full PD on how to get students

involved (co-constructed success criteria,

descriptive feedback)

To have high quality student responses to

written questions to act as exemplars to be

made into a subject specific poster to be

posted in all classrooms

To have a discussion on how student

responses were generated in the classroom.

(rubrics, use of document cameras, TEA

chart, co-constructed success criteria,

descriptive feedback)

TEA Chart and student exemplars are posted

in all classrooms

Students are creating written responses that

meet provincial standards across all

curriculum areas.

1.1 Improve provincial

secondary mathematics

assessment results

Teachers are engaged with the study and

practice of the Big3!, learning goals, co-

constructing success criteria, and descriptive

feedback in an instructionally significant or

foundational component in their curriculum.

Teachers will practice the Big3! in at least

one area of instructional significance in the

math curriculum.

Teachers will provide an artifact that

demonstrates classroom instructional

application of the Big3!

Math teachers in grade 10, 11, and 12 work

collaboratively in assessment Item Writing

and Cognitive levels of questions. Teachers

will have experience in writing quality

selected response items to aid them in their

formative and summative assessments and to

provide them with a tool to assist them in

differentiating instruction based on the

common errors.

Math teachers will build their capacity in

determining the appropriate cognitive level

of questions used in their assessments by

working with Math consultants and

Instructional coaches.

Develop pacing guide

Implement formative assessments involving

selected response questions from department

Ensure new teachers are supported

Examine common error report to better

address during instruction

Implement weekly cumulative reviews


with guidelines

Continue with Big 3



Collaborate with Grade 9 math teachers

SMA Results

Resources

2017

Increase 521A 57% to 64%

Increase 521B 64% to 72%

Increase 521K 52% to 59%

2018




2019




2017 Dept. Head/

Admin

Teachers

Ongoing

1.2 Decrease the gap between

classroom assessment results

and provincial secondary

mathematics assessment

Workshops with Sandra Herbst

Examine classroom assessments for

appropriate level of questioning

Examine sample rubrics from SMA to

incorporate into assessment practices

Develop more multiple choice questions on

assessments


with guidelines

Continue with Big 3




SMA Results and Class

Awarded Mark

PD

2017

Decrease 521A 12.5% to10%

Decrease 521B 13.5% to11.5%

Decrease 521K 21.5% to13%

2018

Decrease 521A 12.5% to 8.5%

Decrease 521B 11.5% to 9.5%

Decrease 521K 13% to10%

2019

Decrease 521A 8.5% to 7%

Decrease 521B 9.5% to 7%

Decrease 521K 10% to7%

2016-19 Dept. Head/

Admin

Teachers

Ongoing

1.3 Create a working group

with Administration and

Department Heads regarding

Student Achievement

Revise and review course offerings to make

suggestions to admin

Revise and review teaching assignments

Collect and share data on marks

Find and share information on what courses

students need to enter post-secondary

programs

Increase the confidence of staff when

dealing with parents

Implement an application process for

teachers wishing to assign an alternate exam

(non-written)

Create a checklist for staff when preparing

for parent teacher interviews

Form a committee to review policies

regarding school prizes and awards

Create a review process for admin to look at

course averages in regards to consistency

across subjects and sections

Committee to review with administration

data on course marks and averages

Add to digital collection of exemplars on

Teacher Drive

School Climate Survey

Baseline Data 2017

Collaborative Teams

2016-19 Members of

Group

Ongoing

1.4 Access Department Heads

for classroom strategies to

increase rigor

Workshops with Sandra Herbst

Collect exemplars

Increase the use of exemplars

Teach note-taking strategies, and expect

their use

Continue with Big 3

Align school PD to Provicial PD

Consistent common language among staff

and students

Increase student note-taking and decrease

pre-made slide show notes


Exemplars

Classroom Visits

Artifact Collecting

One on One Meetings

Ongoing

Dept. Heads/

Classroom

Teachers

Ongoing

Public Confidence - Accountability

Goal:

2. To ensure that the school community and stakeholders are held to its responsibility and are prepared to have open and transparent discussion to

achieve our goals.


2.0 Increase community

engagement.


with guidelines

Increase parent support in school

Parent engagement night

Develop School Climate Survey


Baseline Data 2017

2016-19 Admin/ Staff

Input

2.1 Increase stakeholder

partnerships.


with guidelines



Baseline Data 2017


Input

2.2 Increase our

communication with

stakeholders


with guidelines

Communicate School Goals and

Improvement Plan

Increase public communication about what

we do and why



Baseline Data 2017


Input

2.3 Review existing policies

and revise if necessary

Form working group to draft document

Present to staff for feedback

Final Document

Data Condensed/ Concise New

Handbook

2016 Admin/ Staff

Input

In Progress

2.4 Review policies with

students

Classroom Sessions

Large School Assembly

Data

Change in Behavior

Ongoing Teachers In Progress

2.5 Develop and implement

Three Levels of Discipline

Draft common approach for all staff

Present to staff

Final Document

Document 2016 Admin/ Staff

Input

In Progress

2.6 More

administration/staff

presence in the hallways

and more diligence during

duty

Increase supervision

Focus on areas of potential concerns

Smoking Area

Fewer behaviors 2016 All Staff Ongoing

2.7 Administration will

implement ten deliverables

at the Administration

Level dealing with

accountability

Adminstrtion will act on the 10 deliverables

presented to staff

Staff Feedback 2016 Admin Ongoing

2.8 Principal will set up

evaluation schedule for

staff in order to catch up

with the process

Implement evaluation cycle for teachers to

address issue of the backlog of evaluations

Schedule/ Evaluations 2016 Principal In Progress

2.9 Develop minimum

expectations for staff

Form working group to draft document

Present to staff for feedback

Final Document

Expectations 2016 Teachers Ongoing

Wellbeing

Goal:

3. To support and encourage the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of staff and students.


3.0 Explore and arrange

support programs for students

experiencing mental health

and addiction issues


with guidelines

Develop partnership with Mental Health and

Addictions

Promote The Bridge Program

Promote Triple P Parenting


Guest speakers/ PD/ Programs


Baseline Data 2017

Ongoing Cara DeCoste Ongoing

3.1 To increase the number of

Character Development

activities and programs.


with guidelines

Asset Mapping of existing programs



Baseline Data 2017


3.2 To explore Executive

Functioning and undertake

asset mapping activity for the

school regarding our assets.


with guidelines

Appoint lead staff to gather information



Baseline Data 2017

Ongoing

Cara DeCoste Ongoing

3.3 School wide assembly on

first day to introduce staff and

make expectations clear

Large School Assembly Students are clear about

expectations for behavior

and academics and they

know who’s who

Sept. 2016 Principal Complete

3.4Increase team building

activities for staff

Pot Luck

Increase variey of staff functions to meet a

variety of needs

People feel better about

being here

Ongoing Social and

Wellness

Committee/

Admin

Ongoing

3.6 Purchase school mascot School Mascot Mascot 2016 Student Council Complete

3.7 Alumni of the Semester

board

Create a display board Display Board Nov. 2016

March 2017

Rob Corkum In Progress

3.8 Have liaison officer

assigned to TOSH

Arrange with the SPD for one officer to be

assigned to TOSH as contact as resource.

Liaison Officer Sept. 2016 Principal Complete

3.9 Develop a variety of

communication strategies for

school community

Use a develop new strategies to

communicate to a variety of stakeholders

Green & Gold

New Webpage

Twitter

SAS

This Week at TOSH

Ongoing Principal Ongoing

3.10 Develop an

understanding of the

principles of mindfulness and

introduce these to staff and

students

Provide workshops on mindfulness to all

staff

Provide resources to staff to increase

knowledge and awareness

Provide PD to Lead Staff Members

Have committee members take

an online course in mindfulness

practices to create a cohesive

group with a common

foundation


Documents

Three Oaks Senior High School · School Improvement Plan 2016 ... Shows respect for the school buildings, ... In the fall of 2015 a Three Oaks Senior High School renovation committee