Alberta Initiative for School Improvement

1. Alberta Initiative for School Improvement Cycle Five PLRD #25

2. AISI and PLRD #25 (2000-2015) • Cycle 1 – School Based Projects • Cycle 2 – Focus on Results • Cycle 3 – Assessment • Cycle 4 – 21st Century Teaching and Learning • Cycle 5 – Student Engagement and Achievement

3. Cycle 4 Outcomes • 21st Century Classroom Competencies

4. Cycle 4 Outcomes… • Effective approaches to teaching and learning • Development of planning documents and templates • Development of ‘inquiry-based’ unit plans • Collaborative unit plans built by our Colony teachers • Unanticipated results • Parental buy-in on 21st century classroom competencies • Positive PAT and Diploma results in VC classes • Improvements to Student Engagement

5. Framework for Cycle 5 To improve student learning through initiatives that enhance student engagement and performance and reflect the unique needs and circumstances of each school and/or school authority.

6. Cycle 5 evolution • The development of the PLRD Student Engagement Model (correlates of effective schools) will drive all of our decisions regarding governance within Prairie Land Regional Division #25.

7. PLRD Student Engagement

8. Characteristics of Cycle 5 • Student Focused • School Community Engagement • Collaboration • Flexibility and Adaptability • Research-informed Practice (Action Research) • Building Capacity and Integrating Effective Practices • Sustainability and Integration • Innovation

9. AISI Budget Funding for PLRD 2012-2013…………$102,227 Deferred Revenue………………………….$122,695 Total Estimated Funding Level………$224,922

10. 2012-2013 Expenditures • Professional Development • Thought Stream $3,000.00 • PD 360 $14,000.00 • School Allocations$73,932.00 • Staffing (1.25 FTE) $122,695 (deferred revenue) • Capacity Building • 21st Century Leadership $9,295.00 • Teacher Mentor Program $2,000.00

11. School Allocations

12. Umbrella Question • What is the impact of PLRD’s 21st century classroom competencies on student engagement and achievement? • 21st Century Classroom Competencies (PLRD #25) • Affective and Cognitive Domains (Alberta Education)

13. Data Collection (District) • Academic results as stipulated by provincial exams, in addition to the Tell Them From Me Survey. • Provincial exam data from Cycle 4 will be used to get a more accurate picture of how PLRD classrooms are progressing throughout our AISI projects. • Community Engagement will need to be measured by the use of the Accountability Pillar and school anecdotal feedback.

14. Data Collection (School) • Individual schools will have the latitude of identifying their own measures from the TTFM surveys (as they relate to their identified question). • Individual schools will develop their own “dip-stick measures” that are aligned with their specific projects. • Community Engagement will need to be measured by the use of the Accountability Pillar and school anecdotal feedback.

15. School Expectations • Which 21st Century Classroom Competency will be your school focus? • Tentative Sub-question • Accountability • Possible Data Collection Means and Measures • Budget Allocations • Community Engagement and Buy-in (what will it look like?)