8:30 Am
Our Fall Leadership Workshop 2012 theme is 'All Ahead Together'.
Facilitator Stephen Murgatroyd opened yesterday's session by talking about accountability reporting vs education planning...yes there is a difference!
Currently, we have an 'overprescribed curriculum' that is under review. What stakeholders are telling us is that we must move beyond a 'one size fits all' and consider curriculum that meets the very different needs of very different students. Knowing this, what role does goal setting, or school development planning play as we prepare all students for 21st century learning?
One of our first tasks (Tuesday) was to identify key stakeholder groups who should be engaged in the development of schools plans. Leaders were asked how they will engage stakeholder groups in plan development. Our school and division plans are living 'resources' and we must consider the development of goals that are tangible, and understood by parents and students.
We must also consider sources of data, and what good quality data is in relation to student engagement. We will soon gather this type of data when schools ask students to respond to the Tell Them From Me Survey. This survey tool will provide meaningful data to each school in our division. The data gleaned from this tool will include student response(s) to Intellectual engagement and Quality Instruction measures. Schools can use this data to help inform goal setting and school plan development.
1:15 pm
Of significant importance yesterday was the fact that school Principals had time to delve deeper into the development of School Education Plans with colleagues. The time spent sharing together allows school leaders to think of ways how to connect with other schools. There are common goals and work that will be best served by providing collaborative opportunities for school staff. As a central office staff, we must look at ways in which we can support schools without creating redundancies discussions will continue when we return to EIPS.
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