P U B L I C S E S S I O N A G E N D A - Halton District School Board

Multi Year Plan: 2012­2016
STUDENTS
Goal 1
Every student will be socially engaged in their school and intellectually engaged in their learning.Targets
■ By 2016 the Halton District School Board graduation rate/completion of program will be 85% (a rise from the current 81%).
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By 2016, elementary students will report an average score of 8.9/10 and secondary students 7.8/10 of feeling accepted and valued by their
peers and others at school as measured by the Tell Them From Me Survey (a rise from 8.5/10 and 7.4/10).
By 2016, secondary students will report an average score of 7.0/10 on the Tell Them From Me survey measure of Relevance (a rise from the
current 5.7/10).
Strategies 2012­13 Results 2012­13 Strategies 2013­14
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Ensure all SIPSA plans include
strategies for student engagement and
Employ the 12 + 12 Strategy to
re­engage students.
Expand the number of e­learning
courses available to Halton District
School Board students.
Expose elementary and secondary
students to blended learning models.
SIPSA goals, targets and strategies are based on
student achievement and credit accumulation
data, student, staff and parent responses in Tell
Them From Me, Halton Youth surveys and
Student Voice surveys. Key program and
instructional strategies will be chosen that impact
positively on student academic, social and
intellectual engagement needs.
As of January 2013, number of early leavers
contacted (420), worked with schools and
families to successfully re­engage (206), number
of early leaver grads (73).
In 2012­13, the number of e­Learning courses
expanded to 27 courses with 35 sections. Last
summer HDSB ran 4 e­Learning courses during
Summer School with plans to expand the
Summer School e­Learning Offerings this
summer to 9 courses.
Teacher training has continued in the use of D2L
for Blended Learning and online course
offerings. The Ministry has recognized the
HDSB with funding for a Blended e­Learning
Schools will engage in School Self­Assessments
in the spring of 2013 and Superintendents
conduct year­end reviews of accomplishments
outlined in SIPSA.
Continue the Early Leaver Re­engagement
Strategy (12 + 12 Strategy).
Assess the new “GOAL” program ­ (Get
Outside and Learn) Program for disengaged
learners.
The 2013/14 courses will increase in number to
35 with 45 sections.
Maintain the provincial E­learning contact
position.
D2L trained teachers will be encouraged and
supported in using blended learning in their
regular classes
Digital science textbooks will be piloted in
selected schools