School

School: Brigden Public School Principal: Nancy Blandford-McFadden

Date: November 3, 2006: Approved by School Council Nov. 1/06 and Finalized by staff Nov.2/06

Goal: To further develop literacy (reading and writing) to improve student achievement

Strategies	People Responsible	Resources/Budget	Timeline	Measures of Success
Increase strategies in writing in all grades that parallels the MOET curriculum in Language Arts	Classroom Teachers Resource Teacher	Nelson Write Traits Grade 1 through 8	Through out the year use this resource purchased 2004-05	Report Card results EQAO Grade 3 and 6 levels of achievement CAT gr. 4 scores Teacher anecdotal comments reflecting writing strategies
Developing appropriate MOET assessment strategies to evaluate student reading	Classroom teachers Resource teacher	Treehouse Publishing Reading students consumable booklet Gr.1-3 Classroom budget $1000.00	Introduce 2004-2005 and continue use 2005-06	Report Card results and EQAO Grade 3 and 6 levels of achievement parallel student achievement
Use of computer technology to increase phonemics and reading strategies for at risk readers	Resource teacher Classroom teachers(will be in-serviced by LRT/SYSOP) EA	Academy of Reading Kurzwell Dragon Naturally Speaking Co-Writer & Write out Loud	Use 2 to 3 times per week by individual students	Students progress through level in the program
Introduce All Right Type	Junior staff	System Program	Introduce 2005-2006	Improved key board strategies in word processing written work
Host author and publisher day (s) for students	Classroom teacher Teacher-Librarian Resource Teacher Principal Author Visit(s)	Wtiters’Union of Canada to be contacted to investigate if a grant is available for Spring 2006 author visit.	3 author visits is a goal for 2005-2006 depending on funds available. One author visit will have ½ day focus with publishing component. Jo-Ellen Bogaert booked May 3rd Ed. Week.	Student sharing personal published work . Increase interest in books by the authors who visit. Participation and positive feedback by those involved in the event.
Modeling read alouds	Principal Teacher-Librarian Community Volunteers Student Buddies	Community Reading program 5 times per year for adult role models to read aloud picture books and share reading interests. Partner reading with reading buddies between divisions. Classroom reading buddies between divisions	Five times per year: theme focus with pre-selected Picture Books for the volunteers who read to group of 10 children range from EY to Gr.8 in each group Weekly	Increase of interest in Picture books by all grades. Model the expression and fluency needed when reading aloud modeled by students.
Outreach Program for Literacy Lambton	Marion Watson : coordinates 3 adults for program Teachers Gr1-7 School Council	Support efforts of Literacy Lambton to second year of the Trillium grant for Literacy and Numeracy program in Brigden	Second year of the 2 year cycle. November through May.	Number of at risk readers who participate in the program from BPS. Flyers distributed Gr.1-7 in Nov.
To provide more resources for at risk readers in the Junior and Intermediate grades	Junior Division Intermediate Division Resource Teacher	Purchase Sky Rider and Bold Print from MOET grant and LKDSB School’s budget approx. $5 000.00	December through June	See if materials improve reading attitudes of at risk junior and Int. readers. Increased interest in reading of this target group.
To provide professional development for staff using the PLC model	Principal	Professional journals, Teacher reference materials and colleagues	Weekly to staff by principal. Once/month by division.	Improved staff moral and sharing of ideas to improve teaching practices
To complete a reading survey with Jr. & Int. students to assist in helping students who are at risk readers.	Teacher-Librarian	In Collaboration with the Lambton County Library and school survey interest and needs of the students.	November	Survey and purchases resources that support students reading interests.
Junior staff attend Write Traits workshop BER Using the 6 traits to maximize your students writing achievement	Junior Program Dept.	Jr. staff 3 attend at $245.00 each plus supply cost $203.00 per day from school staff development fund.	November	Three jr. staff who attended will provide a PLC of ideas they have used from the workshop at a winter staff meeting.

Goal: Support the LKDSB system move to the new math program by Nelson with an initial focus on Numeracy.

Strategies	People Responsible	Resources/Budget	Timeline	Measures of Success (Methods of Gathering Evidence)
Implement the Nelson Math Program	Program Dept. Principal Teachers Resource Teacher	All support resources to arrive for all grades by Fall 2005 from outstanding 2004-05 orders.	Program Workshops In-service	Teachers awareness and delivery model of the new program Assess trends evident in EQAO results for grades 3 and 6
Manipulatives ordered June 2005	Principal Teachers Resource Teacher	$3000.00 from 2004-05 budget to purchases manipultaives to support Nelson program	Ongoing throughout the year	Use of the manipulatives to engage students understanding of the concepts in math.
Outreach Program for Literacy Lambton	Marion Watson from Literacy Lambton Teachers Gr1-7 send flyers home	Support efforts of Literacy Lambton to secure Trillium grant for Literacy and Numeracy program in Brigden	2 year of the 2 year cycle.	Number of at risk students who participate in the program from BPS
Utilize common math terminology and symbols across the grades. Use of workbooks	Teachers EY-8 Resource teacher	Workbooks for Nelson to support program 5. 95 per child, Gr. 2-8.	Ongoing	Students utilizing math terminologies in discussions, workbooks and journals
Junior Literacy Math Resource	Junior Staff	Super Source Resource Bks for Jr. Classrooms	Nov.-June	Using activities that utilizes manipulatives in the math strands

Goal: Improve our methods of Communication with all stakeholders at Brigden Public School

Strategies	People Responsible	Resources/Budget	Timeline	Measures of Success (Methods of Gathering Evidence)
All Brigden staff will use GroupWise as a method to receive school and LKDSB information	All employees	System	Daily	Responding in timely fashion to register for system workshops. Responding to school deadlines for information required for newsletters, staff meetings and follow up items needing responses.
All teaching staff and the School Council will have a page on the Brigden Website to post information	SYSOP Teachers Principal Resource Teacher School Council	System	Postings started in Septmber through June. Updates with staff pages vary as to information they contain. Weekly the SYSOP reviews pages and information.	The number visitors that are recorded when they enter the website if counter system available from LKDSB
Students in Grade 2/3 through Gr. 8 are to use their School Planners/Handbook as part of AEP daily	Teachers Resource teacher	System covered portion plus $140.00 from LKDSB school’s budget 2005.	Daily use in Gr. 2/3 through Grade 8.	Student completing assignments and homework within time frame teacher assigned. Parents’ signatures in students who need monitored.
Lambton Rural Care Care	John Prisciak Principal	LKDSB support use of School Facility Use	February –June if need required	Survey the needs of the community parents at Brigden in January.
Families receive the monthly Newsletters and Calendars on the last day of a month for the next month.	Principal Secretary Classroom teachers	176 newsletters are copied monthly length 4 pages.	Monthly	Coupons returned by possible 157 student copies that are sent home one per family.
Five meetings held yearly for School Council and monthly Parent Association	Principal School Council Reps. Parent Volunteers	No costs	Bi-monthly School Council and monthly Parent association.	Quorum to be able to conduct School Council meeting. Parent Association members and volunteers who will support events organized by the parents.
To contact media sources to cover the school events.	Principal Teachers Extra-Curricular Event Coordinator	No Cost	As required	Coverage in the local media of activities that have occurred at BPS
Whole school events and assemblies with focus on student success and community partnerships	Principal Teachers Grade 8 student leaders Students School Council Parents	Recognition Assemblies held monthly for students to share personal work. Participate in writing programs for community events e.g. Remembrance Day Certificates for students	Monthly	Number of parent and community members who attend and/or participate Students sharing certificates/successes with parents
Daily morning announcements to share information with students and staff	Principal Teachers Intermediate student leader	No cost	Daily	Complying with school rules and student awareness of events. Celebration of all students’ birthdays
Brigden Public School Promotion pamphlets	Principal	500 pamphlets mailed Jan.06 in Royal mail at cost of $60 to delivery areas for Brigden	January 10, 2006	New family registration for JK & SK February 2006.