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School

Education

Results

Report

2015/2016

Grandview Elementary School

The Year in Review

Fast Facts: Grandview Elementary School 4145 - 46 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3C5 Phone: 403-346-3223 Fax: 403-343-6251 Website: http://Grandview.rdpsd.ab.ca/ Principal: Mr. Bob Barthel Vice Principal: Mr. Greg Joslin Student Profile: ● Pre-kindergarten = 14 ● Kindergarten = 36 ● Grade 1 = 32 ● Grade 2 = 49 ● Grade 3 = 47 ● Grade 4 = 38 ● Grade 5 = 43 ● Total Students = 259 ● ESL Students = 25 ● FNMI Students = 41 Staff Profile: ● 15 Teachers = 14 FTE ● 11 Classified Staff = 10.5 FTE ● 2 Facility Services Staff = 1.5 FTE ● Total Staff

New Directions: Grandview Elementary School seeks to support students as they care for: Themselves, Others, the Environment, their Family Roots and Traditions, and the Work they do at school. Over the course of the 2015-16 school year the school focused on three initiatives;

1. Benchmarking - implementation of a common school-wide approach to assessing student reading levels using Fountas and Pinnell as well as implementing a tracking tool to show individual growth over time.

2. PBIS - Continued to implement the Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support Program with intentional teaching during collaboration time.

3. Supports - Implementation of a pyramid of supports system of intervention for students who are not meeting essential outcomes in reading.

Opportunities and Challenges:

1. Considered the implications of boundary changes and their impact on the re-purposing of Grandview Elementary School beginning on the the Fall of 2017.

2. Continue to refine Grandview’s tracking tool so that the data collected results in early intervention.

3. Building the capacity of teachers to design Literacy programming using Fountas and Pinnell as a resource.

A Year of Success:

1. We are proud of the achievements of our students and of the learning opportunities provided for them, reflecting both the vision: “A culture of respect, inclusion, caring and excellence, where every student succeeds,” and the mission of Red Deer Public Schools, “Striving for excellence by inspiring learning and nurturing hope in every student.”

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District Goal

Literacy

Outcome ● Each learner is a proficient reader and writer across the curriculum. ● Each learner is numerate. ● Each learner will discover, develop and apply competencies across the curriculum.

District Performance Measures Measure Definition: Number of students who are more than 1.0 grade levels below through formal and informal assessment Source/Process: School based survey of teachers. Teacher expertise and insights into students and those who do not require benchmarking. Use of Fountas and Pinnell or PM Benchmark – as appropriate

● Percentage of students in grades 1 to 5 who are reading/literate within 1 year of grade level. (RDP) Number of students Students who are reading/writing within one year Percentage

210 174 83%

District Performance Measure

Survey result scores for literacy measurements by students, parents and staff. (RDP).

Measure Definition Survey scores for students, parents and staff based on the locally develop District Survey - Literacy Rubric

Source/Process Survey data – students, parents, staff Data Item Students Parents Staff

Reading/Writing 95.65% 94.74% 88.24% Numeracy 91.30% 84.21% 88.24% Use 92.39% 94.74% 100%

Comment on Results: Analysis and Action

● All classes from grades 1 - 5 used Fountas and Pinnell as a common benchmark for reading. Future professional

development will centre on benchmarking validity and reliability. ● School-wide use of Fountas and Pinnell as a reading assessment tool resulted in more accurate data regarding reading

performance of Grandview students. The Response to Intervention framework will be used to further support students who are not meeting the criteria for reading literacy for their age.

● Staff collaboration time set aside over the course of the 2015-16 school year resulted in a focus on the identification of

essential outcomes in reading, team lesson planning regarding those outcomes, and the development of common assessments.


District Goal

Equity For All Students

Outcome ● Each student is engaged in meaningful learning that is appropriate to his or her abilities and takes place

in the most enabling environment. ● Each staff member has the ability to meet the diverse needs of all students. ● Each student is able to access the supports and services they need to achieve success.

Alberta Education Performance Measures ● Teacher and parent satisfaction with parental involvement in decisions about their child’s education.

Performance Measure Results (in percentages)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of teachers and parents satisfied with parental involvement in decisions about their child's education.

89.7 89.3 87.8 71.9 78.3

● Overall agreement that students are safe at school, learning the importance of caring for others, learning respect for others and are treated fairly at school.


2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of teacher, parent and student agreement that: students are safe at school, are learning the importance of caring for others, are learning respect for others and are treated fairly in school.

90.8 92.1 89.9 90.8 91.4

District Performance Measures ● Survey results specific to inclusion for all students. Percentage of satisfied/very satisfied

Measure Definition

Survey scores for students, parents and staff based on the locally develop District Survey - Equity Rubric

Source/Process Survey data – students, parents, staff

Data

Item Students Parents Staff

Learning 97.83% 100% 88.24%

Support 93.48% 89.47% 94.12%

Well-Being 96.74% 89.47% 100%

Connections 97.83% 84.21% 100%


Comment on Results: Analysis and Action ● Good reason to celebrate that parents, teachers, and students are consistently reporting that students feel safe at

school, learning the importance of caring for others, learning respect for others and are treated fairly at school. ● Systematic data collection on essential outcomes focused on reading performance resulted in more targeted

supports to identified students. Education Plan goals identify training in benchmarking accuracy as well as using the data to plan programming.

● Though parents and students communicated high levels of satisfaction, there was a desire on the part of parents and

teachers to provide more consistent support to children with diverse learning needs and to increase support to teachers in the development of Individual Support Plans (ISP’s).

● School based equity committee has been established to facilitate district discussions on questions of equity.

District Goal

High School Completion and Transitions

Outcome ● Students acquire the competencies needed for a changing and dynamic future. ● Students complete high school making successful transitions to lifelong learning, careers and active

citizenship. ● All students from K to 12 are supported with the goal of high school completion and successful

transitions.

Alberta Education Performance Measure ● Overall agreement that students model the characteristics of active citizenship.


2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of teachers, parents and students who are satisfied that students model the characteristics of active citizenship.

92.1 88.7 89.3 82.9 87.3

● Overall satisfaction with the opportunity for students to receive a broad program of studies, including fine arts, career, technology and health and physical education.


2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of teachers, parents and students satisfied with the opportunity for students to receive a broad program of studies including fine arts, career, technology, and health and physical education.

93.7 90.0 85.0 79.0 86.5


● Students identified with attendance issues.

Number of students whose attendance has been identified as an issue and attendance is impacting their academic achievement.

3

● Survey results specific to high school completion and transitions. Percentage of satisfied/very satisfied

Measure Definition

Survey scores for students, parents and staff based on the locally develop District Survey - High School Completion and Transitions Rubric

Source/Process Survey Data – Students, Parents, Staff

Data

Item Students Parents Staff

Competencies 94.57% 84.21% 82.35%

Transitions 94.57% 78.95% 64.71%

High School Completion 98.91% 100% 88.24%

Successful Transitions (High School Only)

● Suspension rates.

Students in school

Number of out of school suspensions for three or

more days

Incident Rate (% of student

count)

Number of individual students suspended out of school for

three or more days

Incident Rate (% of student

count) 210 0 0 0 0

Comment on Results: Analysis and Action ● The school worked with a few families who struggled with attendance with moderate success. Monthly review of

attendance and follow up will continue. ● Comprehensive School Health initiatives and direct instruction to each grade were two of Grandview’s Positive Behaviour

Interventions and Supports. ● There was a desire on the part of parents to raise the profile of possible vocation choices for their children. ● Involved students in volunteer activities and service learning throughout the school year (Drive Away Hunger, Terry Fox

Run, battery collection, Christmas Bureau collection, Christmas adopt-a-family, student secretaries, reading buddies, milk distribution, recycle program).

● Facilitated the transition of grade 5 students to middle school through grade 6 orientations at Eastview and Central Middle. ● Enhanced the basic instruction program with a variety of guest presenters (ie; Earth Rangers, Hip Hop, Fire Safety,

Sportball, Netball, Brain Walk, Roadeo, etc). ● Health Action Team (HAT), a group of student leaders from grades 4 and 5 contribute to the overall health of the school by

promoting dietary, emotional, and physical health.


District Goal

Throughline Outcomes

Alberta Education Performance Measure ● Overall satisfaction with the quality of education.


2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of teachers, parents and students

satisfied with the overall quality of basic

education.

96.3 92.3 91.8 90.8 92.8

● Overall percentage of stakeholders indicating that their school and schools in their jurisdiction have

improved or stayed the same in the last three years.


2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Percentage of teachers, parents and students

indicating that their school and schools in

their jurisdiction have improved or stayed the

same the last three years.

89.7 91.7 79.9 72.6 82.7

Comment on Results: Analysis and Action ● Grandview has an active School Council and parents are dedicated to the overall health and wellness of

the school. ● Implemented the ‘Idle Free’ environmental initiative in partnership with the City of Red Deer. This

partnership helps inform stakeholders, Grandview families, and community residents about the steps being taken and the ongoing progress to improve our environmental sustainability

● Admin team participated in the District led Cognitive Coaching sessions to facilitate school

improvement. ● Implemented the Response to Intervention pyramid of supports ● Student- led parent teacher conferences allow students to share their learning with their parents.


District Goal

Success for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students

Outcome ● FNMI Students are engaged in learning.

Comment on Results: Analysis and Action

● Grandview utilized the services of the Aboriginal Family and School Frontline Services for curriculum support, guest teaching, and specific small group cultural awareness.

● The Social Studies Program promotes Aboriginal awareness and multiple perspectives. ● Supported the success of Grandview’s self identified FNMI community by tracking success in Reading

and then providing tier two support where necessary. ● Reviewed the FNMI success in school rubric twice over the course of the year to inform improvement

goal setting.

Sharing Our Results The School Results Report presents a summary of the progress and accomplishments of Grandview Elementary School. As required under Section 13 of the School Councils Regulation, schools provide opportunities for their School Councils and stakeholders to be involved in the development of the report. A review and interpretation of Accountability Pillar measures are also communicated and shared with School Councils and are available at individual schools.

o the School Results Report was reviewed and discussed at the November, 2016, meeting of the School Council.

o the School Results Report is posted on the school website at: http://Grandview.rdpsd.ab.ca/


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School Council Involvement and Activities:

School Council Report 2015-2016

Elections were held during the September meeting. The executive for the year was as follows:

Chairperson: Julie Rooks

Vice-Chairperson: Crystal Zinke

Secretary: Pam Warner

Treasurer: Julie Ludwig

Grandview School Council raised additional funds for our PAC by selling SUTP books raising a total of $2,451. A total of $25,954 was added to the Development Society through the involvement with a Casino.

Grandview School Council held regular monthly meeting and supported and took part in the following:

· Regular attendance at City-Wide School Council meetings and Annual Town Hall Meetings

· Membership in ASCA (Alberta School Councils Assn)

· Attendance of 2016 ASCA Annual Conference and General Meeting

· Input on District Policies

· Donation of Chapters Gift Cards to recognize students at assemblies

· Donation of Grandview Drawstring Bags to recognize students

· Family Winter Celebration Night

· Family Picnic in June

· Staff Appreciation

Julie Rooks, Chairperson, Grandview School Council


Red Deer Public School District No. 104 4747-53 street

Red Deer, Alberta T4N 2E6 Phone: 403-343-1405

Fax: 403-347-8190 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.rdpsd.ab.ca


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