HomeMy WebLinkAboutRetrospective Whole School Theme and Goals 2012-14Whole School Theme and Goals
Westlake Academy will continue with the whole school theme, One School, Together for 2013-2014 and integrate the whole school goals with the Westlake Town and Academy LEAD (Leading, Educating and Developing) Areas of Emphasis. The theme and related goals will provide the direction and environment for a teaching and learning culture of interdependency and collegiality of faculty across the three IB Programmes. The One School, Together goals will meet the Westlake Academy’s Strategic Plan areas of High Student
achievement, Effective Educators and Staff, Student Engagement and Extracurricular Activities, Strong Parent and Community Connections
Retrospective Whole School Goals and Status 2012-2013
Goals Action Plan How will we know we have reached
our goal? Status
1. Use WA’s Vision, Mission, Values and
the Great Teacher Profile to realize a
whole school understanding of the values
and culture needed for a collegial approach
to all aspects of school life.
2. Implement a whole school program
evaluation using the IBO Standards and
Practices.
3. Complete the partnership with 3rd
Learning to utilize a web based curriculum
platform for the IB programmes.
4. Continue with the review cycle of
curriculum in the area of Language Arts
(reading, Writing, Listening and
Speaking).
5. Further implement the improvements to
the written and taught curriculum in
Spanish and Mathematics.
The WA Mission will continue to be in prominent
locations of the campus.
Principals and coordinators will update the
standards twice per year with feedback from
faculty.
An action plan for the uploading of WA’s
curriculum and resources is documented. All
sections will create and deliver the alignment of all
curriculum areas.
Establish section committees to review the
curriculum content, ensure a spiral curriculum, and
develop common approaches to teaching and
learning and assessment.
Meet in whole school committees to align the
content and approaches at the Transition points
(Grade 6-7 and Grade 10-11).
Success measured by:
Faculty and students using WA’s Vision and
Mission in classrooms, meetings, student
interactions and parent presentations and will
be able to explain what it means.
The results will be placed on the Balanced
Score Card with quantitative measures and
reported to BOT and other stakeholders.
Faculty across the programs will
collaboratively work together place the
curriculum and resources on the platform.
Trials and use of the platform will be
implemented mid year by the implementation
team
The completion of the subject content at each
IB Programme and a full articulation of
programs at a whole school level.
Reporting of the alignment and approaches to
teaching and learning to all stakeholders.
Up loading the curriculum to the 3rd Learning
web-based platform.
Ongoing: Continuing with the LEAD group in 2013-2014.
Also through the ‘Positive Behavior In Schools’ initiative K-
12
Ongoing: IBO Standards and Practice has been revised to
incorporate required standards in the PYP for Self-study in
2014. These indicators of progress will measured in the end
of year Balanced Score Card (BSC).
MYP and DP revision and implementation in the BSC is
ongoing.
Achieved in PYP and DP: The functionality of the system
for WA teachers will be available at the end of July 2013.
Ongoing for MYP due to changes in the IB MYP program
Achieved: In the PYP the written, taught and learned
curriculum in Writing has been completed by staff and will
be trialed in 2013-2014. Resources purchases have been
made in reading materials in the PYP.
MYP and DP programs are ongoing.
Ongoing: Further collaboration between the PYP (6-7) and
MYP (10-11) is needed for a coherent written and taught
curriculum.
Whole School Goals for 2013-2014
Goals Related Goal by Section Action Plan How will we know that we
have reached our goal?
Responsibility
Leadership and Organizational Development
Identify, develop and implement a framework for a
parent/student/teacher culture that fully meets the
Academy’s Vision, Mission and Values.
Build the Westlake Academy team (Academy-wide) by
providing opportunities for growth and improvement in
interactions and relationships among the staff.
Whole School
Continue to use WA’s Vision, Mission, Values and the
Great Teacher Profile to realize a whole school
understanding of the values and culture needed for a
collegial approach to all aspects of school life. (PYP,
MYP, DP)
Whole School
Regular meetings of IB coordinators to plan and develop
a systematic approach to the written, taught and learned
curriculum at the transition points of Grade 6-7 and 10-
11.
Emphasize the VMV and activities
that will promote the IB Learner
Profile in classrooms, parent
evenings, induction program s of
new teachers, full faculty and
section meetings.
Implement Positive Behavior in
School’s program.
Facilitated meetings on a quarterly
basis that comprise of IB
Coordinators and reporting back at
full faculty meetings.
Success measured by:
The VM and IB Learner
Profile is part of a teacher and
students everyday language.
Students knowing at anytime
the V and M of WA.
Classrooms display the IB
Learner Profile and teachers
connect the traits to student
discipline, Community and
Service and actions
Student performance in
external (STAAR/ISA) and
internal assessment (teacher
designed formative tests).
WA faculty and
related
personnel
Facilitated by
an instructional
leader/principal
and IB
Coordinators
Academic Excellence
Develop and implement a process for evaluating and
improving Academy curriculum and scheduling needs.
Develop an internal evaluation system for PYP, MYP and
DP programs within the Academy to prepare for ongoing IB
evaluation.
Whole School
Subject-based teachers meet on a quarterly basis to
articulate/align the written curriculum
PYP
Implement the draft written, taught, and learned Writing
Curriculum in the PYP.
Achieved during full faculty
meetings in the months of October,
December, February and April
(First Wednesday of the month).
Reiterate at the commencement of
the year the work done by the LA
committee in the development the
writing program (approaches to
teaching and learning, moderation
of writing, the writing process and
assessment) to provide teachers,
students and parents with a
consistent approach and language
Success measured by:
Reporting back to full faculty
meetings regarding the aligned
curriculum at the transition
points of Grades 6-7 and 10-
11.
Classroom observations by
pedagogical leadership team
through the appraisal process
and improvement in the
quality of narrative and
expository writing.
Principals
PYP teachers
Review the written, taught and learned of Language Arts
–Reading curriculum.
Consolidate and formalize an internal and external
assessment for Spanish.
Implement an online format for the PYP reports.
Develop the PYP induction for all new teachers.
MYP
Improve and develop the MYP programme.
when using and talking about
student writing.
The LA committee meets on ce per
month to develop the Reading
program to establish a consistent
approach to reading development.
Implementation of an internal and
external assessment from Grade 4-
8.
Use 3rd Learning platform to
integrate the process.
Use the orientation program in
August, half-days in November
and March for professional
development activities for 5 new
staff.
Set up a continuing dialogue with
IBO America’s head office to
clarify the new direction of the
MYP philosophy and framework
to determine areas in need of
improvement .
Establish a committee of teachers,
MYP coordinator and parents to
align the WA’s assessment and
reporting procedures with the
IBO’s requirements.
Display and model the IB Learner
Profile in classrooms for positive
behavior. Display the Areas of
Interaction and make reference
within and across the disciplines.
The LA Committee reporting
back to the PYP section at
Wednesday meetings to
inform all teachers of
progress.
Easy to use benchmark to
measure the Spanish language
development of Grade 4-8 and
report through the Balanced
Scorecard.
Downloadable data that can be
integrated into the Balanced
Scorecard.
Understanding by new staff of
the expectations of the V and
M and the implementation of
the IB philosophy and
approaches to teaching and
learning.
Tangible evidence and action
in the development of the
MYP planners and the use of
Approaches to Learning and
Areas of Interaction.
Reporting to the secondary
faculty and BOT of progress
in moving to IBO
requirements.
The Learner Profile traits
discussed and understood by
students in assemblies, classes
and small group situations as
the driving point for decisions
and positive behavior .
PYP Language
Arts Committee
Spanish
teachers Grades
4-8
PYP Principal
PYP
Coordinator
MYP
Coordinator and
Secondary
Principal
MYP
Coordinator
MYP Teachers
Whole School
Continue to implement a whole school program
evaluation using a school -based rubric for the IBO
Standards and Practices.
Promote, model and describe CAS
to MYP students, so they are clear
that it means a tangible service that
only they can do.
Emphasize the interdisciplinary
approach of the MYP and
Approaches to Learning to build
on the inquiry based model in the
PYP for the MYP Exhibition
Create an understan ding and
importance of the Exhibition and
its requirements with Grade 9
students and to decide on topics
during the summer period and
early in the year.
Use the Standards and Practices
twice during the year at section
meetings.
MYP and DP teachers use the
common measures for the
Standards and Practices and
articulate those standards that are
‘required’ for the DP and MYP
programmes.
An awareness of service that is
not part of fundraising and an
increase in the quality of
service that helps others.
Documented service projects
by the MYP coordinator.
Increase performance in
assessments awarded and an
increased creativity in end
products.
Greater involvement of the
teaching faculty in promoting
the culminating activity of the
MYP.
Rubrics recorded on the
Balanced Scorecard and
reported to the BOT.
Identification of weaknesses in
the overall rubric and report
using the Balanced Scorecard.
MYP
Coordinator and
Teachers
MYP
Coordinator
MYP
Coordinator and
Teachers
IB Coordinators
Administrative Policies and Procedures
Establish a process to review and amend existing Academy
guidelines, policies, procedures and handbooks and create
new ones as appropriate.
LEAD committee in conjunction with principal’s review
and update priority policies and reflect these changes in
the Student-Parent Handbook.
Meet to determine target policies
in June 2013 in a retreat format.
Success measured by:
Changes to policy and ability
to enact the policy without
ambiguity.
LEAD
Committee and
Principals