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C. 2. Our Journey 2013-14. C. 2. Response Rate of 90% 8,970 comments without character restrictions. Stage 1: Survey Monkey… locating the rocks. Classroom Support Volunteerism District Initiatives Documentation Environment Inclusion Report Cards Technology Supervision Other…. C.
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C 2 Our Journey2013-14
C 2 Response Rate of 90% 8,970 comments without character restrictions Stage 1: Survey Monkey…locating the rocks • Classroom Support • Volunteerism • District Initiatives • Documentation • Environment • Inclusion • Report Cards • Technology • Supervision • Other…
C 2 Committee members review each area to isolate the central message(s) within them Stage 2: Between a Rock and a Hard Place • Commitment from each member of C2 to: • Read each comment generated by teachers • To select several passages that verbalized the sentiment of the majority • To review all comments without bias
C 2 Presentations from committee members for each area Identifying the ‘Big Rocks’ from the 10 Stage 3: On the Rocks • Report Cards • Supervision • Teacher Time • Inclusion
C 2 Stage 4: Chipping Away at the Rocks • Summary generated for each that included... • Select several passages that verbalized the sentiment of the majority • Explore district guidelines, policies and regulations where the issue is identified or described • Explore Alberta Education guidelines, policies and regulations where issue is identified or described • Explore alternative options from outside the district
C 2 Stage 5: Rock Around… • Gathered information and summaries presented to Superintendent Carr • Synthesis of all information in a formal report as per the legislated framework agreement
C 2 • Committee continues the mandate in exploring additional issues identified in the survey • Process identical to initial research Stage 6: Rock ‘n Roll • District Initiatives • Documentation • Supervision • Teacher Administrators
C 2 • District Initiatives – Claudia, Melissa, Karen • There is a misunderstanding of what constitutes an “initiative” • Others need to be aligned explicitly with Transform • Mandatory PD is not seen as effective because of site specific needs and desires • Documentation – Christine, Maria • Comments center on Report Cards, IPPs and PLPs • ECS has these under review • Policies and Regulations are quite old and no longer reflective of current practices Stage 6: Rock ‘n Roll
C 2 • Supervision – Daria, Leon • Report from D. Warawa parallels research done by committee • EAs and STAY Officers could be utilized • Training for staff is essential • Teacher Administrators – Darrin, Dwayne, Suzanne • Not easy to balance needs of school with those of staff • Managing EAs and Custodial staff is a challenging responsibility Stage 6: Rock ‘n Roll
C 2 Stage 7: Solid as a Rock…Response from the District Superintendent Carr invites representatives from the district to report back to C2 Committee • Supervision • Assessment and Reporting • Inclusion • Teacher Time Documents shared and available to teachers in the district
C 2 Stage 8: Steady as a Rock…Our Journey Continues • New discussion on our shared journey with central question: Are we meeting the mandate? • Recommendations as we move forward