The document summarizes the impact of losing AISI funding and the continuation of school improvement initiatives. Key initiatives like AFL, the new report card, and instructional leadership will continue though not supported by AISI funds. Data collection and conferences will stop while assessments, surveys, the English/Social project, and strategy instruction will continue. The focuses going forward include teaching academic vocabulary, using technology for interactive learning, implementing the new report cards, and analyzing provincial data for planning.

1. MAKING OUR MARK
ADMINISTRATOR’S MEETING
MARCH 2013

2. AISI FUNDING
What impact will this have?
• School Improvement will continue. AFL, Powerful
Learning Design and new report card will be
implemented in schools although not supported
by AISI funds.
• Instructional Leadership work will continue at
administrators level
• Collaborative English/Social Studies Critical
Essay Project
• Implementation of technology in our classrooms

3. STOP CONTINUE
 Formal collection of  Ontario Comprehension
some data-vocabulary Assessment, Student
Reading Levels, Surveys
 Final report to Alberta
Education and  Report Card
implementation
government meetings
and conferences.  Academic
vocabulary, strategy
instruction
 High School
English/Social Project

4. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT:
AFL will continue to be implemented
• Sharing targets and planning using UBD
• Descriptive feedback with students that are
linked to curriculum outcomes and based on
established criteria and/or rubrics.
• Self and peer feedback.
• Use strategic questions to prompt student
reflection and move towards critical thinking.

5. FOCUS AREAS
• Teach core academic vocabulary using the
vocabulary building process through Marzano’s six
steps.
• Use of interactive learning by using engaging
technology tools such as digital storytelling, word
cue, use of Google docs, blogs etc.
• Continued strategy instruction planned for year 2
and 3
• The grade 1-6 GHSD report card will be
implemented and the grade 7-9 will be under
development.
• Provincial data will be analyzed and used for
planning.

6. CONTINUED
SURVEYS
• Teach core academic vocabulary using the vocabulary
building process through Marzano’s six steps.
• Use of interactive learning by using engaging technology
1. Tell Them From Me- April
tools such as digital storytelling, word cue, use of Google
docs, blogs etc.
• Continued strategy instruction planned for year 2 and 3
• The grade 1-6 GHSD report card will be implemented and
2. Speak Out has been
the grade 7-9 will be under development.
• Provincial data will be analyzed and used for planning.
completed

7. AISI IS OUR WORK