Annual Report - Rainbow District School Board

Promote
Succession
Planning
Learning Leadership
School improvement plans
reflected Board priorities, including
student learning and achievement,
instructional leadership, assessment
and evaluation, and curriculum and
instructional strategies. In 2011-2012,
the plans focused on literacy, numeracy,
pathways and community, culture
and caring.
Institute for
Education Leadership
Rainbow District School Board
tapped into the Institute for
Education Leadership online
resources to further develop
leadership and improve student
achievement in Rainbow Schools.
Ontario Leadership
Framework 2012
The Ontario Leadership Framework
provided the foundation for the
Future Leaders Program, the Principal/
Vice-Principal Eligibility Process,
the New Principal/ Vice-Principal
Mentorship Program and the Principal/
Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal.
Future Leaders
In 2011-2012, aspiring leaders
participated in the first year of
the two-year Future Leaders
Program in order to gain an
understanding of leadership
and management skills.
Topics included emotional
intelligence, leadership,
communications and
change management.
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New Employee Orientation Program
All new permanent employees participated in an orientation session.
Topics included organization roles and responsibilities, professional conduct,
the child abuse reporting protocol, equity and accessibility, safe schools,
email and use of the Internet, workplace safety as well as respectful working
and learning environments.
Principal/Vice-Principal
Performance Appraisal
The Principal/Vice-Principal
performance appraisal process
served as an important tool to
foster growth by developing,
supporting, and sustaining
leadership of the highest quality.
New Teacher
Induction Program
A total of 10 permanent new
teachers and 20 occasional teachers
participated in the Rainbow District
School Board’s New Teacher
Induction Program in 2011-2012.
Created to help new teachers make
a successful transition into the
profession, the program paired new
teachers with experienced teachers
as mentors throughout the year.
In addition to mentoring, the New
Teacher Induction Program included
a series of workshops on topics such
as effective planning, classroom
management and organization.
New Principals
and Vice-Principals
Mentorship Program
As part of the Just in Time Program,
12 new Principals and Vice-Principals
in their first and second years of
administration were paired with
experienced administrators in Rainbow
Schools who served as mentors.
Professional Learning
for Experienced Principals
and Vice-Principals
Monthly meetings served as a forum
to share best practices in sound
learning leadership and efficient school
management. Emphasis was placed on
outcomes for boys, students who are
First Nation, Métis and Inuit, students
with identified learning disabilities, and
education for sustainable development.
School administrators focus on
assessment for learning strategies
during teaching learning critical
pathways, set high expectations for
students, guide instruction, establish
high-yield strategies, moderate
student work, facilitate job-embedded
professional learning conversations and
reflect on next steps through Leading
Student Achievement.