Northlea SIP Overview

School Improvement Plans (SIPs) clearly state each school’s goals and plans for the year and how these improvements are to be achieved.   All TDSB SIPs are based on four pillars: Literacy, Numeracy, Safe & Caring Schools and Pathways. Below is a quick overview of Northlea’s School Improvement Plan for the 2011-2012 school year.

Click here for the full current School Improvement Plan Documents:

• 2011/12 SIP – Safe and Caring Schools
• 2011/12 SIP – Pathways
• 2011/12 SIP – Numeracy
• 2011/12 SIP – Literacy

LITERACY:

• increase the number of students achieving levels 3 & 4 on EQAO by 3-5%
• explicit teaching of specific skills using high yield strategies
• provide focused intervention in order to ensure additional support of 2-3 at risk students per class
• focus on collaborative instructional leadership (based on a school self-assessment survey done September 7)
• use exemplars and moderated (collaborative) marking of student work to determine students’ needs and next steps

NUMERACY:

• improve student achievement in all grades by 3-5%
• increase same grade teacher collaboration and planning in order to enhance consistency
• create a math manipulative room for the Primary Division
• focus on critical thinking and problem solving across all strands
• explicitly teach students test taking skills (i.e. how to answer multiple choice questions)
• focus on collaborative instructional leadership (based on School Self-Assessment Survey done September 7)

PATHWAYS:

• help prepare intermediate students for the transition to high school
• provide extra support to students with IEPs or who may otherwise be at-risk
• by end of Term 1 inform parents about high school options
• provide intermediate student with regular relevant feedback from their teachers
• provide presentations and mentoring to educate and support all students
• participate in a social justice action plan that will increase empathy and allow for participation on local and international social justice activities
• cross-panel shadowing by teachers to close the gap between grade 8 and high school

 COMMUNITY CULTURE & CARING:

• continue to engage students in eco-school initiatives such as reducing waste and energy consumption
• educate and engage students across all grades so they can make healthy life style and eating choices
• areas of focus will be traffic congestion, kindergarten play area & seating structure around turf
• pilot PSP program in order to decrease traffic congestion on both Rumsey & Sutherland
• finalize major construction plans for front of school, teacher parking lot, and child care parking lot
• apply for Ecoschools certification with a goal of obtaining Platinum status again
• apply for participation in EatSmart program
• apply for Healthy Schools Recognition
• build school and community partnerships that will enhance learning and provide opportunities for students