The attached picture captures our staff learning and growth following several focus group sessions. Staff reviewed student data to reflect upon what our students are saying about their learning experiences.

Feedback from these focus groups was then brought to the whole staff for further discussion.

We then surveyed our whole staff to help determine our Professional Development focus area with a goal to align our Pro D work with our school story focus and innovation grant focus areas; all in alignment with what our learners are sharing with us.

Staff feedback indicated the following focus areas of inquiry and learning:

Main areas of focus:

Social Emotional Learning (including building community/leadership/identity) & Literacy

Complimentary focus areas (Pro D and grant exploration):

Outdoor learning, Learning environments and Spaces, Truth and Reconciliation, Core Competencies

In summary:

We are in the process of developing alignment between what our students are saying and what our staff are noticing. We will begin the 2022 school year with a focus on social emotional learning. We will be working hard to strengthen our sense of community and belonging and to help students develop a sense of identity.  

We did review end of year summative proficiency scale data for all students in the area of literacy and do see an emerging focus in this area as well. We will be working to align our SEL and literacy work with our complimentary focus areas as indicated above.