FCHS-AHSFA School Education Plan

ESFCHS/AHSFA School Education Plan

Our Education Plan is based on contributions from students, parents, staff, business/community leaders and service providers who provide ongoing and direct feedback in the development of goals and strategies for engagement, support

and success of each learner.

Follow Links to: School Annual Education Results Report

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?SFCHS (?cole Secondaire Foothills Composite High School): hosts a vibrant FI Program, developing high levels of written and verbal fluency through engagement in literacy and filmic texts, and the content of Social Studies.

AHSFA (Alberta High School of Fine Arts): is recognized for award-winning performances in all facets of art, choir, theatre & music. AHSFA is the perfect stepping stone to advancing in the Arts.

FCHS (Foothills Composite High School): is a multi-stream school with various paths for educational development, including the groundwork for apprenticeships, Fine Arts, Music, all post secondary programs, including many exciting trade options.

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School Highlights and Celebrations

Providing Assurance

Our School's planning and reporting processes reflect the guiding principles, domains and enabling processes outlined in Alberta Education's Assurance Framework. Our School's effective planning and results reporting occurs in a continuous improvement cycle which is integral to our accountability and assurance including:

Developing/updating plans based on results, contextual information and provincial direction. Incorporating stakeholder input based on engagement activities at various points throughout the process, as appropriate. Implementing research and practice-informed strategies to maintain or improve performance across domains. Monitoring implementation and adjusting efforts as needed. Measuring, analyzing and reporting results. Using results to identify areas for improvement and to develop strategies and targets for the next plan. Communicating and engaging with stakeholders about school plans and results.

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Key insights from results analysis of the impact of Engagement, Support and Success strategies

Strengths and Areas for Refinement (list 4-8 key insights) Strengths:

continue to foster, and enhance, a safe, caring and welcoming environment continue to develop students' external resilience (high) continue to support students to stay in school and graduate in a timely manner continue to have a high percentage of our students achieve an acceptable level of achievement continue to have a high percentage of our students are eligible for the Rutherford scholarship continue to encourage strong parent support and involvement continue to encourage school-wide improvement

Areas for Refinement: enhance the percentage of our students who achieve at a standard of excellence on Diplomas enhance supports for students' internal resistance (low) enhance students' preparation for the workforce enhance students' commitment to active citizenship enhance students' connection to the school community enhance overall wellness (students, staff, community, etc)

How has this informed the strategies? Key Questions to Guide Our Work: How do we reinvent and reestablish a post-Covid school culture that engages students, parents and the community?

How do we enhance our culture of prioritizing meaningful relationships with students so that all feel known, valued, supported, and respected? How do we enhance our culture of meaningful, goal-oriented, relevant and rigorous programming that pushes learning forward? How do we enhance learning accountability, engagement and understanding through mastery learning opportunities that build on student

success? How do we enhance our welcoming, caring , respectful and safe culture of support and wellness, prioritizing inclusion, care and community? How do we enhance our culture of commitment, integrity and courage and create opportunities and community partnerships for students that

prepare students to be involved and contributing community members before and after graduation? How do we enhance our culture of personalized learning where students are afforded time to process, opportunities to develop their skills and

competencies, the ability to self assess, and multiple opportunities to demonstrate their understanding in various ways? How do we interpret data to better understand what individual students need next? How do we enhance our culture of flexible learning environments to ensure learning is student-centred (time and structure), provides choice, and promotes independence, creativity, innovation and critical thinking? How do we enhance teachers' opportunities for professional development, collaboration and mentorship to improve the design and delivery of learning?

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 How do we enhance our culture of assessment practices that are fair, accurate, flexible and reflective of student growth?

Stakeholder Consultation: Annual School-based Report SOSQ Lead team Trustee Parent Council Students' Matters Staff Wellness Committee

Engagement

for each learner

Engagement that is timely, meaningful and collaborative

Our story of engagement for each learner at our school

At FCHS/AHSFA, we encourage student opportunities to lead and serve our school and community. We strive to regularly seek and respond to student, parent, community and staff voice when considering learning structures and decisions, organizing school spirit activities, and participating in community initiatives.

Goal

Outcomes

Indicators

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Desired Result

Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve.

Indicators of achieving outcomes.

Advance stakeholder engagement and communications

Advancing stakeholder engagement practices and communication strategies ensures our School is responsive to local needs, increases stakeholder understanding of education matters and improves decision-making. It provides stakeholders and the public with accurate, accessible and easy to understand information about the progress and performance of our School in relation to provincial assurance domains and the Division priority of engagement, support and success for each learner.

Purposeful and appropriate stakeholder engagement and communication strategies ensure:

stakeholder engagement improves decisions made and provides assurance, trust and confidence in the system.

communication provides assurance.

Measures demonstrate that stakeholders actively participate in engagement opportunities provided by the School.

Stakeholder engagement informed decision making and education plans.

Strategies

Strategies are actions taken to achieve goals and desired outcomes.

Strategy 1: Student Engagement Continue to create opportunities for students involvement: Falcon's United Nations, Breakfast Club, Yearbook, GamingBring Your Own Device, Child Advocacy, CMHA ? Youth Smart, Positive Impact - CrossFit, Outdoor Adventure Club, Triathlon Club, Grad Committee, Student Union, Skiing Club & Trips, Game Board Club Young Author's Club, Open Construction Shop, GSA, Survivor, Archery, Art Club, Open Shops, etc Continue to create opportunities for student feedback Students' Matters Bang the Table Feedback Students' Union school-wide and classroom-based surveys Continue to host Grade 9 Transition Meetings/Tours/Evening Registration appointments to ensure incoming students and parents are given multiple opportunities to learn about programming and

Measures and Targets

Provincial and local measures assess progress on achieving outcomes and the effectiveness of strategies implemented.

Provincial Parent Involvement: Increase in percentage of teachers and parents satisfied with parental involvement in decisions about their child's education.

Local Stakeholder Participation Rates: Increase in stakeholder (students, staff, parents & community) participation in a variety of engagement opportunities. Stakeholder Involvement: Evidence of stakeholders (students, staff, parents, community/business) communicating, collaborating, thinking critically, solving problems and having a voice in education planning and decision making. Evidence of Principles and Practices that tell the story of learning and that provides assurance of continuous improvement and student growth and achievement. (i.e. professional learning evidence, classroom evidence and stakeholder voice)

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opportunities at FCHS/AHSFAPromote and Encourage Staff Wellness Committee feedback from DO, staff members regarding PLC structures and schedules

Strategy 2: Staff Engagement FCHS/AHSFA Leads Wellness Committee Staff Survey Coffee Chats Professional Development

Strategy 3: Parent Engagement Parent Council (monthly) Open House 1 on 1 transition meetings Timetable communications Grade 9 evening registration meetings

Continue regular Communication: Webpage updated regularly; Maplewood/Edsembli: Parental access to grades and attendance; Monthly progress reports emailed home the last day of each month; Synervoice: important announcement that reports to parents unexcused absences; Instagram @ferrisfalcon @compcoachfchs

Strategy 4: Community Engagement Foster community athletic partnerships: Oilers, Raiders, DAWGS

information sessions family tours

Strategy 5: Communications School Newsletter School website Maplewood/Edsembli

Goal

Desired Result

Outcomes

Measurable statements of what FSD seeks to achieve.

Indicators

Indicators of achieving outcomes.

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