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Educating Tomorrow’s Citizens Today Area IV Renewal
2006-2009
Ward/Area Trustees
• Carol Bazinet Wards 9 &12
• Nancy Close
Wards 11 & 13
• Pat Cochrane Wards 8 & 9
• George LaneWards 6 & 7
Description of Our Communities
• 58/196 communities in Calgary
• Approximate boundaries:
- 16 Ave. & Bow River North
- City limits West
- Glenmore Trail South
- Barlow Trail East
Description of Our Communities – Area IV
Prepared by Student Accommodation ServicesMarch 15, 2004
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Bowness
Jack JamesForest Lawn
James Fowler
Ernest Manning
Henry Wise Wood
Queen Elizabeth
Central Memorial
Crescent Heights
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Shaughnessy
William Aberhart
Alternative High
Lester B. Pearson
Dr. E. P. Scarlett
Louise Dean Centre
John G. Diefenbaker
Sir William Van Horne
Sir Winston Churchill
Western Canada
West View Secondary
Wood's Home - George Woods
Fairview
Melville Scot t Learning Centre
William Roper Hull
Kingsland
Banff Trail
King George
William Reid
Christine Meikle
Emily Follensbee
Ogden
Acadia
Elboya
Keeler
Ramsay
Rundle
Belfast
Sunalta
Altadore
Bowcroft
Braeside
Buchanan
Deer Run
Edgemont
Glendale
Hawkwood
Haysboro
Highwood
Langevin
Richmond
Rosedale
Rosemont
Sundance
Westgate
Wildwood
Woodbine
Abbeydale
Brentwood
Cedarbrae
Connaught
Dalhousie
Earl Grey
Glamorgan
Glenbrook
Greenview
Hillhurst
Killarney
Knob Hill
Midnapore
Pineridge
Riverbend
Sunnyside
Woodlands
Alex Munro
Briar Hill
Elbow ParkErin Woods
Fish Creek
Mount View
Ranchlands
University
West Dover
Albert Park
Annie Foote
Cappy Smart
Collingwood
Douglasdale
Falconridge
G. W. Skene
Guy Weadick
Jerry Potts
Maple Ridge
Marlborough
North Haven
Rideau Park
Rosscarrock
Thorncliffe
Valley View
Willow Park
Capitol Hill
Chinook Park
Eugene Coste
Fred Seymour
O. S. Geiger
Scenic Acres
Terrace Road
The Hamptons
Windsor Park
Alex Ferguson
Cecil Swanson
Crossing Park
Grant MacEwan
Hidden Valley
Marion Carson
McKenzie Lake
Monterey ParkR. B. Bennett
Simons Valley
Stanley Jones
Varsity Acres
Vista Heights
Andrew Sibbald
Banting & Best
Battalion Park
Canyon Meadows
Chris Akkerman
Colonel Walker
Jennie Elliott
Lake Bonavista
Le Roi Daniels
Nellie McClung
Patrick Airlie
Silver Springs
W. O. Mitchell
West Dalhousie
Coventry Hills
Colonel Macleod
Harold W. Riley
Janet Johnstone
Mayland Heights
Olympic Heights
Prince of Wales
Queen Elizabeth
Milton Williams*
Cambrian Heights
David D. Oughton
Douglas Harkness
Dr. E. W. Coffin
Dr. J. K. Mulloy
Ethel M. Johnson
Huntington Hills
Queensland Downs
Belvedere-Parkway
Haultain Memorial
Penbrooke Meadows
Beddington Heights
Sir James Lougheed
Captain John Palliser
Chief Justice MilvainColonel J. Fred Scott
Catherine Nichols Gunn
W. H. Cushing
Traditional Learning
Somerset
Roland Michener
James Short Memorial
Dr. G. Townsend
Dr. Oakley
Salvation Army
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II III
IV
17 AV SW
14 S
T NW
DEERFOOT TR SE16 AV NW
17 AV SE
16 AV NE
GLENMORE TR SE
SPRUCE MEADOWS TR S
14 ST SW
CROWCHILD TR SW
TRANS CANADA HI W
MACL
EOD
TR S
14 S
T NW
17 AV SE
COUNTRY HILLS BV NW
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V
II III
IV
Community Characteristics
Relative to other Areas (based on 2004 Simera Strategy Group System Audit Report)
• Highest family income >$100,000• Second lowest income levels <$50,000• Fewer than 1 child/family• Lowest religious affiliation - 26%• Percentage Post Graduates (college &
university) – 46 %
Our CBE Area IV Education System• 43 schools (approx. 16,500 students)
- 25 elementary schools
- 4 elementary/junior highs
- 4 junior high schools
- 1 junior/senior high school
- 6 senior high schools
- 2 special setting schools
- 34 special ed. classes/programs
Our CBE Area IV Education System• Approaches to the Program of Studies:
www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/prog-choice.asp
French Immersion (5 locations) Spanish Programme International Montessori W.H. Cushing Workplace National Sport Development - Hockey & Life Skills Alternative High School Cbe-Learn Fine and Performing Arts Certificate (4 High School locations) International Baccalaureate National Sport Academy National Sport School Piitoayis Family School Career Pathways Juno Beach, Academy of Canadian Studies
Characteristics of the Students We Serve
Relative to other Areas: • Provincial Achievement Test results range from
first to third highest in grades Assessed• Choice Area for International students (Area IV
has 142 out of the 429 attending the Calgary Board of Education)
• Second highest aboriginal population • Choice area for many refugee families –
Connaught – ESL Centre of Teaching and Learning
• The lowest market share - 54% (city average of 62.8%)
Working together to Reclaim market share by:
• Getting the right programs in the right places including provision of schools in the suburbs to the west
• Improving public relations
• Addressing some of the highest needs population in the city.
• Alignment Align School and Area work with CBE and Provincial goals
• Accountability Ensure academic excellence within the Area.
• Achievement Analyze data and related strategies for continuous
improvement in academics and citizenship
• Attitude Ensure quality stakeholder relationships. Lead, advise,
coach, manage and mentor principals, assisted principals, specialists, and Area IV staff
Working Together to Communicate our world class quality education through:
Area IV Outcomes:
1: All students demonstrate improvement in academic success
2: Students balance their individual concerns with the rights and needs of others.
3: Students who reside in Area IV choose the Calgary Board of Education as their school system of choice.
4: Students learn within an environment that nurtures their specific needs and interests.
5: Students develop the skills and responsibilities for working and contributing with others.
Summary of Strategies
Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments
Staff development is based on School Development and Renewal Planning
Staff development is centred on identified Student Outcomes
Ongoing All schools demonstrate alignment of professional development with student outcome strategies
Develop a Campus-Concept model at appropriate dual sites
All students learning needs are met through greater diversity of teaching and effective use of resources
2006 2 campus models are in place with three others being established
Establish a GATE program Programs are provided for the full spectrum of learners
2005-
2006
Grade 4-6 Gate program is established with provisions to expand to grade 8
Expand the ESL Centre of Literacy to include Mount Royal Junior High
Provide a culturally enriched program for Grades K-9
2007 Mount Royal is in consultation with Connaught and the ESL team about programming
Establish Programme International schools
Schools will establish this ethos
2006-2007
The quality standard for this program are in the developmental stages
Board Ends E- 2: Each student will possess the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for academic success and be effectively prepared for life, work and further learning. Outcome 1: All students demonstrate improvement in academic success.
Summary of Strategies
Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments
Analyze the Special Education programming needs for long-term sustainability
All special needs students will receive programs suited to their needs
2006 Data is being gathered and analyzed
Several Area IV schools implement Programme International
Orientation
Implementation
2005
2006-2007
10 schools involved
Support professional development to build capacity for behavioural diversity
All teachers have the capacity to adjust programming for student diversity
Ongoing
Board Ends E- 5: Each student will possess the character to do what is right, act morally with wisdom and balance individual concerns with the rights and needs of others.
Outcome 2: Students balance their individual concerns with the rights and needs of others
Summary of Strategies
Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments
Establish Career Pathways in each Area IV High School
10% increase in student readiness for post secondary or career
2007
All high schools have an Implementation plan in place. Two pathways have been officially approved
Expand program choice:Spanish program•Traditional Learning Centre•Arts ethos in a Junior High
Programs are developed and successful 2006
2007
Spanish program opens at Westgate School for Grade K – 1 in Sept.2006
Develop and use Exit Surveys All students will have opportunity to provide input about their educational experiences
2006 Provided for students in June 2006
Incorporate a higher profile of technology integration with learning
2006
Develop public relations strategies for Area IV schools
2006 Presentation to all Area IV Principals by Dr. Steven Holmes
Board Ends E- 1: Each student, in keeping with his or her individual abilities and gifts will complete High School with a foundation of learning to function effectively in life, work and further learning
Outcome 3: Students who reside in Area IV choose the Calgary Board of Education as their school system of choice.
Summary of Strategies
Board Ends E- 4 Each student will acquire the skills, attitudes and knowledge to achieve personal highest potential
Outcome 4: Students learn within an environment that nurtures their specific needs and interests
Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments
Identify appropriate Area IV Alternative programs and school ethos
Area IV will have an appropriate array of program choice available within the Calgary Board of Education
Ongoing Established: GATE
Spanish
Establish a Traditional Learning Centre in an existing school
To address our public request for an initiation aim school ethos
2007 Review of potential sites
Retain, recruit and refer Area IV students
Increase our market share of Area IV students
2007
Build capacity for differentiated teaching practices
All teachers will have access to Professional Development
2006- 2007
Leadership Interest Group established on “Improving Teacher Practice”
Fill or consolidate low enrolment programs and schools
Reach an 85% capacity rate in sectors 6 and 7
Ongoing
Summary of Strategies
Board Ends E- 3: Each student will be a responsible citizen by being an informed and involved member in his or her local, national and global communities
Outcome 5: Students develop skills and responsibilities for working and contributing with others.
Strategy Performance Target Date Progress comments
Build capacity in the stewardship of resources
School staff will have the capacity for implementing all school programs and processes
2005
Ongoing
Regular skill building sessions with our school finance personnel
Develop Interest Groups made up of school administrators that facilitate Area Renewal
School administrators play a major role in the development of the Area Renewal Plan
2005 Interest group mandate address Area and School Renewal strategies
Develop an agreed upon set of guiding principles
All functions will be carried out in a professional manner
2005 Guiding principals established for the principal and Assistant Principals in Area IV
Summary of Area IV Priorities
• World class quality education system of choice based on alignment, accountability, achievement and attitude
• Where diverse student needs are met through program development, building of new schools and consolidation or modernization of existing schools