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Gilbert Plains Collegiate School Community Report 2016-2017 School Mission Statement At GPCI, we value respect and responsibility in all members of our school community as a foundation to prepare our students to be productive members of society. Purpose of Report To celebrate the success of students within their learning environment; to monitor school growth (strengths, challenges, and next steps); to inform parents and the community; and to contribute to continual school planning. School Profile Message from Principal Gilbert Plains Collegiate is a grade 9-12 school, with an I can’t believe the year is over already. It seems like it went by enrolment of 68 students for the 2016-17 academic year. We in a flash. I guess that goes to show how busy our students offer a variety of courses through our traditional on-site have been this past year. Completing this report allowed me classrooms, by videoconference with other schools in MVSD, time to reflect on the many impressive things we did this year and by cross-transportation to Grandview School. and how our students grew and succeeded over the school We strive to provide high quality, varied programming for our year. We had many achievements to celebrate in both students with traditional core subjects as well as optional academics and extracurricular. This year we continued to focus credits through the High School Apprenticeship and Credit for on essential skills through our VISION project which included Employment Programs, Community Service/Volunteer Credit, a Career exploration, Mental Health, Current Events, Team French language program, Industrial Arts, and Food & Nutrition Building, Strategy/Problem Solving, Basic Home Maintenance, programs. Standard First Aid/CPR, and Canteen/Business. We are particularly proud of our dynamic extra-curricular and I would like to sincerely thank our families and community athletic programs, and foster many partnerships with our members for all their support and commitment through my community. first year here at GPCI, and wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer! Renee Minshull Staffing Teaching Staff: Lehmann, Daniel – Physical Education 10F/20F/30S/40S, Beals, Trevor - Resource/Guidance, Applying ICT 1 15S, Wilderness Skills 31G, Geographic Issues of the 21st Essential Math 40S, Global Issues 40S Century 20F, History of Canada 30F, Biology 40S, Chalke, Simon – ELA 10F/20F/30S/40S, American History Life/Work Building 30S 20G, Western Civilization 40S, Canada in the Minshull, Renee – Principal, Applying ICT 2 15S, Contemporary World 10F, Life/Work Building 30S Life/Work Building 30S Jubenvill, Jody – Biology 40S, Essential Math 20S/30S, Transitional Math 10F, Math 10F, Introduction to Tourism Educational Support Staff: 30S, Science 10F, Life/Work Building 30S Cords, Erin – Educational Assistant Lagoski, Lyndon – Intro Applied & Pre-Calculus Math 20S, Payne, Melanie – Educational Assistant Pre-Calculus Math 30S/40S, Chemistry 30S/40S, Ward, Pam – Educational Assistant Computer Science 20S, Intro to Calculus 45S, Science 20F, Vandevelde, Lisa – Librarian Life/Work Building 30S Talpash, Boris – Custodian Yaciuk, Deena – Secretary Planning for Continuous School Improvement Background Information For 2016-17, GPCI adopted a 1 year school plan. We chose to focus our priorities on school climate (sense of belonging, feeling safe at school), literacy and comprehension skills, as well as investigating career possibilities thorough multiple avenues. We have strived to include all stakeholders in the planning process through staff, student, and classroom meetings, parent information sessions and invitations, and an interview process. We continued to focus on our unique VISION project, to promote essential skills, student engagement, and post high- school transitions. Outcomes Strategies Celebration of Learning (What we want) (What we will do) (What we accomplished) 1. By June 2017, there will be an 1. Promote behavior choices as 1. Successful, well-attended student increase in the percentage of “responsible, respectful, and activities such as We Day, a ski trip to students feeling a strong sense of reasonable” Assessippi, French class trip to Festival safety and belonging. 2. “Round Table” discussions – school du Voyageur, and year-end celebration. wide meetings in multi-grade groups 2. High levels of participation in Student Council activities through a 3. “VISION” project – (Very Important week-long noon hour format with a Stuff I Obviously Need) – multi-grade variety of activities, and efficient groups that work with different planning and teamwork among the teachers in rotation to acquire career members. and life skills, develop learning profiles, 3. Focus on personal wellness through and create portfolios. (include VISION and Health classes, “Wear Pink wellness, community building, diversity Day” to recognize bullying awareness, education) TADD workshop, “Distraction Free” day 4. Student-led initiatives and “We Are Silent” for those without a 5. Maintain and update physical voice. appearance of facilities and grounds 4. Continued student involvement in 6. Educate school community about community volunteer activities and Emergency Procedures and practice community awareness of GPCI students regularly as a volunteer resource. 7. Comply with WSH policies and 5. Friendly competition among procedures students and staff with intramural 8. Volunteer fair to connect student activities, games, and contests. volunteers with community 6. Demonstrated student pride in organizations athletics, student council, yearbook, and youth philanthropy. 9. Community connection projects 7. Successful and well attended (Terry Fox Run with GP Elementary and Christmas Dinner for staff, students, GP PCH residents, Senior Cribbage and families. days, Biology-Personal Care Home 8. The Philanthropy group reached project, hosting community events at their goal of $10,000 to build a school GPCI) in Haiti. 10. Use of community resources for 9. Received positive feedback from school activities (golf course, bowling “Tell Them From Me” survey. alley, skating/curling rink, agricultural 10. Utilized many local facilities such as society grounds for snowshoeing and the arena, curling rink, golf course, and cross-country skiing) agriculture grounds. 11. Youth Philanthropy group (local and 11. Parent information night held in international charitable projects) September and grade 8 Parent 12. School-wide community volunteer information night in June. event (Christmas Food Drive) 13. Student input into curricular and extra-curricular options 14. Extra-curricular Activity Fair to Outcomes Strategies Celebration of Learning (What we want) (What we will do) (What we accomplished) encourage students to find something to join 15. Improve communication through website and Power School 16. Host grade 8 students and parent transition activities. 2. By June 2017, students will increase 1.Support staff with incorporating 1. Quality teaching and lessons were critical literacy through the diverse instructional strategies into the delivered in the classroom, with a focus development of comprehension and classroom which increase student on diversity and student engagement. communication skills. engagement (including UDL) 2. We continued to develop 2.Support staff in implementing alternatives to traditional assessment effective assessment strategies that strategies that demonstrated greater promote student engagement depth and breadth of student learning. (including UDL) 3. Students were advised of, and expected to achieve to a consistent 3.Continue to develop essential high standard which was supported by learning outcomes to facilitate providing students with a variety of effective assessment strategies exemplars to investigate. 4.Investigate and promote the 4. GPCI Grade 12 ELA Provincial exam implementation of strategies that marks were 16 % above the divisional enhance student responsibility for their average and 8% above the provincial learning path and outcomes average. 5.Encourage and promote student voice through various avenues (informal conversations, student groups, VISION, Round Table 3. By June 2017, there will be an 1. Students will complete the 1. Students worked in Career Cruising increase in the number of students appropriate level within Career Cruising through the VISION program, as well as who will report knowledge of 2. Students will participate in a career completed and updated their resumes. available career opportunities for fair, career presentation and/or career 2. We hosted many presentations them. awareness activity throughout the year showcasing different occupations such as Arctic 3. Grade 9 students will complete a Light, Credit Union, EMS, U of M resume and will have started an Agriculture, HSAP, and Oak Hammock employability profile Marsh. 4. Grade 10-12 students will have an 3. Grade 9 & 10 students attended the updated resume by the end of the year Parkland Career Fair. 5. All grade 9-11 students will go 4. Grade 9, 10, & 11 students were through 3 interviews (September, interviewed in September, January, and January, June) with staff members June. 6. “VISION” project – (Very Important 5. Grade 9, 10, & 11 students Stuff I Obviously Need) – multi-grade participated in our VISION program groups that work with different gaining career and life skills, developing teachers in rotation to acquire career learning profiles, creating portfolios, and life skills, develop learning profiles, and completing work experience. and create portfolios. (include student voice