Student Success in New West Schools 2020-2021 by Maureen McRae-Stanger https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz Board Presentation en-us 2022-01-23 21:22:42 UTC 2022-02-09 02:02:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/450852708/c2b02c0be22eb1e38f2f161ade0c0c20/NWS_SD40_Logo_RGB_copy.png Hello Trustees! Please use the Padlet to ask questions about our Student Success in New West Schools presentation. Click on the "plus" icon in the lower right hand corner to open up the message box. Click publish when you are done and your sticky note will appear on the screen. mstanger1 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2007573278 2022-01-23 21:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2007573278 You can also click anywhere on the screen and the sticky should pop up for you! mstanger1 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034590763 2022-02-08 03:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034590763 Do we have any targeted professional development around nutrition? It's a key health and wellness piece aansari5 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034624488 2022-02-08 04:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034624488 I was curious if in this time where the social / emotional learnings of our students have gone up, would it be fair to say that educators have kept up with their growth? I was wondering if there's an engagement piece in there. aansari5 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034627278 2022-02-08 04:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034627278 I think also in some of the data we are seeing the learning vulnerabilities our students have experienced while learning through the pandemic; are we prepared to meet our students where they are when it comes to pieces they may have not picked up at this time? I don't like calling it a learning loss but I do see that we will have growth opportunities in the future to address the aftermath of this uncertain time. aansari5 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034629803 2022-02-08 04:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034629803 At the PAC meeting I went to today, one of the parents, Doug, wondered if we would consider networking opportunities to support students transitioning from elementary to middle school, as a way to improve engagement in the middle years. Opportunities for art or music-education focused students to foster relationships (with other students and the teachers they will encounter for these activities) before they show up in middle school. Can we build up a network around mutually shared interests before we do the jump to middle school? aansari5 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034636236 2022-02-08 04:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034636236 What are we doing to build a landing pad for middle school students, more so than we've done before? aansari5 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034637196 2022-02-08 04:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034637196 Can you share specifics around numeracy strengthening - I'm not seeing the gains I was hoping for. Can we consider programs that work with our students chromebooks and engage students to enjoy math in different ways? Thank you! aansari5 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034640912 2022-02-08 04:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2034640912 FSA exclusion rate dbeattie2 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036546394 What work is being done to promote FSA and lower the exclusion rate for participation in the FSA? ]]> 2022-02-08 21:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036546394 It's encouraging to see where student learning held ground despite the significant disruptions of the last two years -- and credit is due to staff, teachers and administrators who worked so hard to keep making school happen in person or online and through interruptions. But we are definitely seeing the pandemic's hit on learning and the unfair result as some students have lost ground while others have not. We see Indigenous students and students with IEPs disproportionately impacted. Do teachers identify any other particular groups of students who are being impacted? https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036704538 2022-02-08 23:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036704538 Children & youth in care mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036729433 We’ve discussed the requirement that boards monitor progress of children and youth in care. I understand that breakdown is not possible with EDI and MDI but how can we begin to add these students into the Board’s annual monitoring? The Board arguably has even more of an obligation to these students.]]> 2022-02-09 00:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036729433 EDI and MDI vulnerabilities mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036734170 EDI and MDI results are hard to see and very concerning with the large numbers of vulnerable students. What resource shifts are under consideration? I think of the cost of the school lunch program and wonder if we could have a stronger impact if we brought that program in-house, for example.]]> 2022-02-09 00:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036734170 Academic supports mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036737362 While seeing the limitations in the data (fewer FSA writers) I think we would do well to follow this data and shift some resources to academic supports for impacted students. I’d like to see budget options for different ways we can increase academic supports for kids who are struggling.  ]]> 2022-02-09 00:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036737362 Slower to graduate mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036738269 We know some students are going to take longer to graduate for the next couple of years. Is our adult ed program set up to support that?]]> 2022-02-09 00:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036738269 EDI and MDI by school mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036740851 I think it is important to view the results broken down by school so we can understand inequities affecting students they come to us. ]]> 2022-02-09 00:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036740851 FSA Participation https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036825947 What steps are being taken to improve participation rates?  Is there a conversation to being had with NWTU/BCTF or at school level regarding support and/or active discouragement of parents and students to participate?

]]> 2022-02-09 01:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036825947 Numeracy https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036834631 Although low participation rates, particularly for Gr 7 students, may make results less reliable, the numeracy slide is a significant concern. What are some of the short- and longer-term strategies being considered to strengthen student learning experience?]]> 2022-02-09 01:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036834631 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036841232 Great to see gains by Indigenous students - good to celebrate their success, and the results of efforts by students, families, District efforts and Ab Ed team.]]> 2022-02-09 01:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036841232 What can we do to help improve the learning gaps due to the impacts of COVID? Are we planning for the future to help close this gap? dbeattie2 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036846229 2022-02-09 01:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036846229 Lower IEP numbers mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036857824 I'm struck by how much below BC average our proportion of students with IEPs or diverse learners is. It seems unlikely that we have fewer students with high incidence (common) learning challenges than the rest of the province. Is it possible that there are barriers to qualify for an IEP?]]> 2022-02-09 01:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036857824 MDI and middle school model mrussell62 https://padlet.com/mstanger1/y5wa1vgfyx0n1fhz/wish/2036881511 Is there data available from the MDI looking at whether Grade 7 results are different with or without the middle school model?

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