Annual Report - Clearpoint - Lester B. Pearson School Board

Clearpoint Elementary School
Report on the School’s Success Plan, Management and
Educational Success Agreement, and Contribution to the School
Board’s Strategic Plan
Introduction
In January 2010, the school signed a management and educational success agreement with
the school board. The overall objective of the agreement is to improve student success. The
management and educational success agreement incorporates five major goals:
 Increased Graduation and Qualification Rate
 Improved Mastery of English and French Language Skills
 Improved Levels of Success and Perseverance for Students with Handicaps, Social
Maladjustments or Learning Difficulties
 Promoting Wellness in a Safe and Caring Community
 Increased Enrollment of Students Under 20 Years of Age in Vocational Training
The management and educational success agreement is valid until June 30th, 2015 and is
reviewed on a yearly basis. The agreement is closely aligned with the school success plan for
2010-2015. Student success is the force that drives our actions, we believe that the identified
pillars of our success plan represent the key areas that will increase student success and
ensure the achievement of our management and educational success agreement goals. It is
our responsibility to ensure that every student has the opportunity to excel, our success plan
combined with our management and educational success agreement provides our road maps
to meet that responsibility.
We are pleased to share news of this past year’s (2014-2015) successes. This annual report
includes information on our success plan results, management and educational success
agreement results as well as the school`s contribution to the school board`s strategic plan.
The report shares information about the important work that our school does to foster
student success while ensuring a safe and healthy educational environment, and highlights the
work and achievements of students and staff. This report is only a tiny snapshot of what
happens every single day in our school with our collective mission to provide excellence in
education.
School Portrait
School Name
2014-2015
School Capacity
444
Program(s)
Total Number of Students Registered
Bilingual Program & IB Primary Years
Programme (PYP)
355
Total Number of Students Registered In Daycare
140
Number of Students With Handicaps, Social
Maladjustments, or Learning Difficulties.
48
School Mission/Vision
Clearpoint is a bilingual International Baccalaureate World School where
partnership and respect of its members are valued. Parents, community
members and staff work together to provide the best possible learning
environment for every student. The result is that Clearpoint is a school
where there is a sense of family and a pride in belonging.
Our mission is to:
 foster the discovery and development of the unique identity and positive self-concept of
each child;
 promote students’ academic achievements in a safe environment and to help each child
reach his/ her potential in all areas of development; social, moral, physical, intellectual,
cultural, and emotional.
 provide each child with the tools necessary to be a life-long learner in a changing world.
 embrace the mission statement of the International Baccalaureate Programme.
Goal 1: Increased Graduation and Qualification Rate
School Board Context
The student success rate in terms of certification and qualification remains an important factor. The graph below
summarizes the LBPSB graduation and qualification rate for students under the age of twenty over the past eight years.
The MELS has given us the challenge of increasing our graduation and qualification rate to 88% by 2020. We have set
our 2015 graduation and qualification rate target at 85.5% with 2% of this increase coming from the youth sector and 1%
coming from the Continuing Education sector. We have exceeded this target with a graduation and qualification rate of
86.2%. We continue to address the difference in the graduation and qualification rate between boys and girls. As well,
all of our elementary schools are working towards increasing their success rate for MELS Elementary End of Cycle III
Math exam results.
LESTER B. PEARSON SCHOOL BOARD
GRADUATION and QUALIFICATION RATE
90.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
7 Year Cohort
40.0
6 Year Cohart
5 Year Cohort
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Cohort Cohort Cohort Cohort Cohort Cohort Cohort Cohort
Lester B. Pearson School Board Graduation and Qualification Rate
School Results
Goal 1: Increased Graduation and Qualification Rate
#
Objective
2009
Baseline
2015
Target
2015
Result
1
A % increase in the success rate for MELS End of Cycle III
Math Exam Results by 2015.
79
79
95.7 %
Exhibits and
Productions
every student
will
participate in
at least 2
yearly events
Every student is
participating in
at least 2 yearly
events
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2 interventions
and multiple
extracurriculars/intra
murals
2
3
Reduce the dropout rate. Minimum of one intervention
targeting the engagement of boys.
Develop academic support and provide extra-curricular
interventions that engage boys
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Level of Accomplishment:
We are working on making sure that the students of
Clearpoint elementary are supported in their core subjects
and recognize that math is also a language course. We
have created a math homework program at the Cycle 3
level to support those students in need of extra support.
We continue to participate in high level math competitions,
with students in grades 5 and 6 achieving Honor Roll status. As well, our grade 6 students
competed in the Board-wide Math Olympics Competition and Clearpoint came home with the
Gold Medal!
Future Directions:
● The mathematic results significantly exceeded the target. Math club continues to be a
large draw for many of our students and this contributes to the success of our students.
● We are continuing to provide activities and events that engage boys. In true “IB”
fashion, boys from Cycle 3 have indicated that they would like to organize a day for
boys, much like the “Girls In Motion at Clearpoint”.
● Math club will be offered each year to students of grades 4 to 6 by teachers in the
building.
Goal 2: Improved Mastery of English and French Language Skills
School Board Context
The focus of the 2010-15 Provincial Strategic Plan was improving the French Language skills of students across
the province. As an English school board, Lester B. Pearson elected to target the improvement of both French
and English literacy skills. Graduating biliterate students, those able to read speak and write in English and
French was our primary objective. Improving literacy skills by emphasizing early intervention in our primary
schools was our focus in the five-year period. Those efforts, and the best practices which come about as a
result of those interventions are promoted and maintained through the secondary years. As a result, our
success rates in Secondary V Uniform Ministry Examinations in English Language Arts and French for leaving
student is extraordinarily high.
In addition to this important objective, the School Board is also faced with an increasing demand for more
French instruction from the parent community. A choice of three Immersion programs at the elementary level
and a bilingual program at Cycle I of the secondary level respond to the request from parents, meet the
parameters of the Quebec curriculum and advance our success plan and management and educational success
agreement goals.
School Results
Goal 2: Improved Mastery of English and French Language Skills
#
Objective
2009
Baseline
2015
Target
2015
Result
1
A % increase in the success rate for elementary end of Cycle III
French exam results by 2015.
73
90.78
100
2
A % increase in the number of elementary students reading at
level by 2015.
88.49
(2011)
90.44
81
3
A % increase in the success rate for elementary end of cycle III
English exam results by 2015.
74
92.49
100
4
An increase in the number of activities which expose students
to French (cultural, extracurricular, daycare)
-
-
3 events
Level of Accomplishment:
 The importance that we place on literacy assists us in the early
detection of needs and interventions that must take place to ensure
literacy success as they move from one cycle to the next.
 Literacy Intervention in the early years is offered to our struggling
readers.
 We celebrate our love for reading through various activities and
contests during “Reading Week” which took place this year just
before Halloween! Top readers as well as Top fundraisers were
awarded gift certificates to Chapters as well as the honour of being Principal for a Day.
 The Vernissage and the PYP Exhibition were opportunities for the students to showcase
their projects and incredible work in French and in English. Our annual CEPSUM day is
entirely in French.
Future Directions:
 We would like to continue the initiatives that we
have taken in promoting literacy and celebrating our
successes!
PYP Exhibition
Reading Week’s Family Reading Night!
CEPSUM at U de M
Goal 3: Improved Levels of Success and Perseverance for Students with
Handicaps, Social Maladjustments or Learning Difficulties
School Board Context
Success and Perseverance for Students with Handicaps, Social Maladjustments or Learning
Difficulties
At Lester B. Pearson, we are very proud of our inclusive policies where students with special needs are
integrated into community schools. Individualized Education Plans are established in each school for those
students who require support services to ensure their success. Increasing the qualification rate for students
with handicaps, social maladjustments or learning difficulties has been a focus of our efforts over the five-year
plan. The successful implementation of Work Oriented Pathway programs across our system has helped
address the specific needs of our students and lead to qualification. Figure # 2 illustrates the school board
portrait regarding the proportion of students with handicaps, social maladjustments, or learning difficulties for
all secondary schools. Our integration rate over the span of the plan has ranged from 96.4% to 97.6%.
Total # Students Registered
Proportion of Students With Handicaps, Social
Maladjustments, or Learning Difficulties.
2009-10
11392
15.3
2010-11
11830
17.5
2011-12
11984
17..5
2012-13
11742
18.6
2013-14
11392
18.6
na
97.6
96.5
96.4
96.8
Integration Rate
School Results
Goal 3: Improved Levels of Success and Perseverance for Students with
Handicaps, Social Maladjustments or Learning Difficulties
#
Objective
To continue developing the expertise at the teacher and
integration aide level on what is required to help student with
handicaps, social maladjustments or learning difficulties.
Setup up literacy programs using iPods and iPads to increase
literacy levels in English, French and Math
Baseline
2015
Target
2015
Result
2
6
3
workshops
per year
workshops
per year
workshops
per year
75 iPad s
40 IPad s
5 iPad s, 5
iPod touch
Level of Accomplishment:
Recognizing our needs and knowing our clientele, we created a class that
would target struggling students (some with special needs) where we could
focus on their strengths and needs in a much smaller setting with support
available. The class was comprised of students from grades 4 and 5 with
incredible academic and social support within the day. This class has proven
very successful and we plan on offering the same structure next year
providing we feel it is viable and can benefit our community.
Training was provided for our Resource teachers on Soundprints, an approach to acquiring
literacy skills targeting those who struggle with reading difficulties and disabilities. We piloted
the program at two grade levels, grade three and four.
Resource teachers, FSSTT technician and a few I.A.s were trained in PCI reading program, a
curriculum created specifically to teach students with developmental disabilities, autism and
significant learning disabilities to read. The program was designed for working with individual
students in a one-to-one setting for approximately 15 minutes a day.
We have a wonderful Occupational Therapist, Victoria Stuhec who joined us this year and has
been instrumental in many of our students receiving technology tools through the government
grant.
Future Directions:
As the number of students with reading disabilities
increase, our need for alternative methods need to
expand. There is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach and we
are trying to find approaches that work with our students’ needs.
We have implemented Early Literacy Interventions, TEACH, PCI program for reading and
Soundprints as methods to assist teaching and learning.
Goal 4: Promoting Wellness in a Safe and Caring Community
School Board Context
Healthy and Safe School Environment
A positive school environment is a critical determinant of student success. Safe, caring, and wellnesspromoting environments must be a priority for all schools and all students. Twice yearly over the five years of
the plan, all schools in our system engage in The Learning Bar’s “Tell Them From Me” survey which provides us
with a portrait of each school’s climate in various domains. At the elementary level, this survey is generally
administered to all students from Grades 4-6 and results are shared with the school staff and Governing
Boards. All schools in our system have established anti-violence and anti-bullying plans and protocols in
compliance with Bill 56: An Act to Prevent and Stop Bullying and Violence
in Schools.
The chart to the right gives a breakdown of student self-reporting on issues
of bullying and/or exclusion in our elementary schools across Canada. At
the elementary level, 25% of students reported having been subjected to
some form of physical, verbal, social or cyber intimidation either at school
or at home. This distribution was evenly split between boys (26%) and girls
(24%). The Canadian norm for elementary students is 26%.
School Results
Clearpoint’s results from the Tell Them From Me Survey taken in April of 2015 indicate that we are slightly
above the Canadian norms of student self-reporting on issues of bullying and/or exclusion in our elementary
school. 27% of Clearpoint students reported having been subjected to some form of intimidation either at
school or at home.
Goal 4: Promoting Wellness in a Safe and Caring Community
Baseline
2015
Target
2015
Result
The number of initiatives that promote pride in and respect
for our environment.
-
-
3
2
The number of programs and interventions that address
violence prevention and conflict resolution.
-
-
10+
3
Implementation of the Healthy Schools Approach.
#
Objective
1
[ x ] In Progress
Implemented
[ ]
Level of Accomplishment:
Our IB assemblies target Attitudes and Attributes that are
essential in promoting pride and respect for our school,
our peers, our teachers and our environment. These
assemblies work twofold - to educate our students on
ways to deal with difficult situations and they celebrate
the successes that students
Ski Club for students of Grades 1-4
experience in becoming
responsible citizens.
Our extra-curricular initiatives contribute to the decline in conflict
and aggressive situations. Students are engaged in various activities
such as robotics, intramurals, band, Girls In Motion, ski club and
students are encouraged to take action whenever and
wherever they see a need or an opportunity. The
involvement in such activities are paramount to the success
our school experiences. The IB Programme promotes
students taking action and it is actually a requirement as
part of their Exhibition project.
Measures that we have taken to prevent bullying seem to
be fairly effective according to the School chart shown here
based on our TTFM survey. Students seem relatively
comfortable in alerting staff when a problem arises.
Future Directions:
We are experiencing great success in engagement and a decline
in aggressive interactions however we recognize that children
will always have many social issues to contend with. We have a
responsibility to continue educating our students so that
Annual Halo Race for
students of grades 3-6
aggressive behaviour and bullying will be at a minimal. We are
always open to introduce new activities and initiatives that promote
well-being and cooperation. The concern of the amount of student
supervision is an eye-opener for us and we will re-evaluate while
planning for the future.
Introduction to tennis for grade 4
students
Girls In Motion at Clearpoint: an event
created by girls of Clearpoint to empower
the girls of Clearpoint!
Intramural Sports
Curriculum-based field trips!
Jump Rope For Heart – Jump Rope Day!
Basketball Jamboree at McGill University
Track and Field
GIMAC!
CEPSUM: Grades 1 – 6 A full day of great
physical activities at U de M.
Terry Fox Run!
Junior Robotics!
Goal 5: Increased Enrolment of Students
Under 20 Years of Age in Vocational Training
School Board Context
Professional training within Vocational Education was a key focus of the Ministry of Education’s latest five year
plan. That provincial priority was reflected in Lester B. Pearson’s objective of increasing program offerings
and enrollment numbers. Lester B. Pearson now has five Vocational Education Centers across its territory and
an additional facility housed in Beurling Academy in Verdun.
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Gordon Robertson Beauty Academy (Beaconsfield)
Pearson Electrotechnology Centre (Lachine)
Pearson Adult and Career Centre (Lasalle)
West Island Career Center (Pierrefonds)
Sources Adult and Career Centre (Pierrefonds)
Registrations Vocational Education 2010-2014 (registration range 247-322)
School Results
Goal 5: Increased Enrolment of Students Under 20 Years
of Age in Vocational Training
#
Objective
1
The number of initiatives that promote vocational education
Baseline
2015
Target
2015
Result
-
-
1 event
Level of Accomplishment:
Information was provided by two of our high school special needs consultants, Patrick
O’Connor and Celina Berubé on the various pathways offered by Lester B. School Board
beyond the elementary years. Two sessions were given, one to all staff and the other, to
parents. This information session was well received.
Future Directions:
We plan to offer this information session every two years in order to target the parents of
Cycle 3 students. For next year, we would like to add another event geared primarily to our
grade 6 students but we will open up a session for our 5th graders as well. The event will be on
Careers.
Other School Objectives
As an IB World School, it is an expectation that students complete an
Exhibition project by their final year of elementary school.
School Results
Other School Objectives:
#
Objective
Baseline
2015
Target
2015
Result
1
PYP Exhibition - Yearly
-
1
1
2
Summit – Panel of Experts to share information for Exhibition
-
1
1
Level of Accomplishment:
We began our first school year as an Official IB World School in September of 2014. We had
set a goal for ourselves to host our first grade 6 PYP IB Exhibition whereby students culminate
their primary years’ studies by working on projects under the umbrella of one transdisciplinary theme. Written, media, art and action components were required for each project.
The chosen theme was “Sharing the Planet” and the lines of inquiry were as follows:
 the ways in which communities share finite resources
 the interconnection of living things in a community
 the ways in which we resolve conflict
Prior to this wonderful event, we held a Summit where invited experts shared their knowledge
and their work with our graduating students. Nancy Battet from the School Board helped our
PYP coordinator, Angela Zawada in coordinating the day with our community partners. The
invited guests were well-versed in the areas of interest to the students, providing them with
support for their research and their projects.
Future Directions:
The Exhibition and the Summit will continue to be critical goals for Clearpoint Elementary as
part of our mandate in being an IB World School. The hard work that the students, staff and
partners put it in to these events prove to be extremely rewarding.