SCHOOL NAME: St. Paul Catholic School PRINCIPAL: Barry White

SUPERINTENDENT: Bernice Brand TRUSTEE: Catherine LeBlanc-Miller

SCHOOL ADDRESS: 80 Sackville St , Toronto ON , M5A 3E5

STUDENT ENROLMENT: 204

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Providing/updating/renewing Religion/Family Life resources for all grade levels.

Academic Year Teacher Born of the Spirit/Catechetical Series grades Kindergarten – 3 CCCB publicationsReligion/Family Life Department (grs 1-2 scrapbooks) Fully Alive Program Grades 1- 3 Pearson EducationalInstitute of Catholic EducationReligion/Family Life Website

Ongoing Religious Education Kindergarten: Religion Resource KitGrades 1- 3Teacher TextsSufficient numbers of Student textsAccompanying Music for each program

Division Primary (JK - 3)

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

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Providing/updating/renewing Religion/Family Life resources for all grade levels.

Academic Year Teacher Born of the Spirit; Catechetical Series grades 4-6; CCCB publicationsFully Alive Program; Grades 4-6;Pearson EducationalInstitute of Catholic EducationReligion/Family,Life Website

Ongoing Religious Education Grades 4-6Teacher TextsSufficient numbers of Student textsAccompanying Music for each program

Division Junior (4 - 6)

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

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Providing/updating/renewing Religion/Family Life resources for all grade levels.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal We are Strong Together Catechetical Series; CCCB publicationsFully Alive Program; Grades 7-8; Pearson EducationalInstitute of Catholic EducationReligion/Family Life Website

Ongoing Religious Education Grades 7-8Teacher TextsSufficient numbers of Student textsAccompanying Music for each program

Division Intermediate (7 - 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

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Focused professional development on guided reading via: - divisional meetings;- in-class coaching and modeling by peers; - attendance at board/ secretariat sponsored inservices.

Academic Year Teacher Language Arts Coordinator and resource staff Various Balanced Literacy documents Early Reading Strategies Binder, Ministry of Education 2003 Early Reading Strategy, the Report of the Expert Panel on Early Reading in Ontario, Ministry of Education, 2003 Balanced Literacy: A Principal’s Handbook, TCDSB 2000 Professional reading in central storage (provided by Language Arts Dept.)

Ongoing Increased use of guided reading in classrooms; increased familiarity and comfort level amongst teachers as to how to structure their classrooms to effectively facilitate guided reading.

Division Primary (JK - 3)

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Focus on Boys’ Literacy:- Purchase more materials aimed at boys, namely graphic novels, non-fiction, magazines, etc., - increasing opportunities for authentic reading and writing- increase exposure to computer technology to supplement reading and writing instruction- infuse more opportunities for the arts to be incorporated into daily instruction.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Language Arts Coordinator and resource staffVarious publishers willing to share “boy-friendly” materialsProfessional reading located in school central storage

Ongoing Improved scores for boys on standardized measures, namely EQAO grade 6 and CAT 3 in grade 7

Division Junior (4 - 6)

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Division Intermediate (7 - 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

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Ensure that the expectations of the revised Ontario Mathematics curriculum and the Nelson Math program which supports it are being properly implemented

Academic Year Teacher Mathematics: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2005)Early Math Strategy (2003)Checklist: Principal “Look Fors” in the Mathematics ClassroomChecklist: Supporting the Six Math PrinciplesCurriculum Side-by-Side Comparisons at: http://www.ocup.org/resources/#compare CEC Math Resource Department In-Services

Ongoing All teachers are conversant with the revised curriculum and the new expectations

Division Primary (JK - 3)

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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.

Priority Improving Student Learning and Achievement

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Ensure that the expectations of the revised Ontario Mathematics curriculum and the Nelson Math program which supports it are being properly implemented

Academic Year Teacher Mathematics: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2005)Teaching and Learning Mathematics (2004) – Junior Math Strategy (JMS)Checklist: Principal “Look Fors” in the Mathematics ClassroomChecklist: “Supporting the Six Math Principles”Curriculum Side-by-Side Comparisons at: http://www.ocup.org/resources/#compare CEC Math Resource Department

Ongoing All teachers are conversant with the revised curriculum and the new expectations

Division Junior (4 - 6)

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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.

Priority Improving Student Learning and Achievement

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Ensure that the expectations of the revised Ontario Mathematics curriculum and the Nelson Math program which supports it is being properly implemented

Academic Year Teacher Mathematics: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2005)Leading Math Success: Mathematical Literacy Grades 7-12 pp.76-78Targeted Implementation and Planning Supports – TIPS (2003) Checklist: Principal “Look Fors” in the Mathematics ClassroomChecklist: “Supporting the Six Math Principles”Curriculum Side-by-Side Comparisons at: www.ocup.org/resources/#compare CEC Math Resource Department

In progress All teachers are conversant with the revised curriculum and the new expectations

Division Intermediate (7 - 8)

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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.

Priority Improving Student Learning and Achievement

School Learning PlanSt. Paul Catholic School

2007 - 2008

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Encourage staff to participate as demonstrators in PLC demonstrations.Identify and encourage certain staff members to take leadership in divisional meetings.

Academic Year Teacher, Principal Professional Development Ongoing Teachers have demonstrated teaching techniques to colleagues.Teachers take a lead chairing divisional meetings.

Strategy Divisional Consideration Timeline Responsibility Resource Status Evidence of Improvement

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