Briar Hill School - Calgary Board of Education

(%) ACHIEVING STANDARDBriar Hill School1233-21 St. N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 2L8 t | 403-777-6140 f | 403-777-6142 | briarhill@cbe.ab.ca http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b205CBE and Provincial GoalsSee Board of Trustees’ Policy for full,detailed Results statements.Provincial Goals**• An excellent start to learning• Success for every student• Quality teaching and schoolleadership• Engaged and effectivegovernance**Alberta Education RequirementsHighlights• SOE –Save our EnvironmentClub is an active, cross gradedschool club whose memberssupport the school throughtheir recycling efforts,monitoring electricity use, andcomposting. The club alsoexplores global environmentalissues and engages in fundingraising to support initiatives.• Artist in Residency Programwith photographer SarahMurdoch. The calibre ofstudent photographs wasoutstanding.• Strong parent involvement andsupport continue to enhanceteaching and learning at BriarHill.Each year, our school administers provincial achievement tests to Grade 3 and Grade 6students. Grade 3 students are tested in math and language arts, while Grade 6 studentsare tested in math, language arts, science and social studies. The purpose of the testingprogram is to:• determine whether students are learning what they are expected to learn;• report to Albertans how well students have achieved provincial standards; and• assist schools, authorities, and the province in monitoring and improving studentlearning.The results from the testing are but one aspect of student achievement in the CBE. Inaddition to academics, we consider the overall success of students, which includes theways they demonstrate citizenship, character and personal development.student results1008060402082.12012 -13 PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS(Achievement Test Results Based On All Students Enrolled)23.169.212.8100.095.760.9 60.9100.087.091.321.70Language Arts3Mathematics Language Arts Mathematics Science 63(%) Acceptable 6 (%) 6 ExcellenceSocial Studies6For a complete report of student results visit our school website athttp://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b205/pdfs/PATresults.pdf.For a complete report of CBE and provincial results visit the CBE website athttp://www.cbe.ab.ca/results/default.asp

Briar Hill November 2013school development plan highlightsOutcomes from our 2012 – 2013 School Development Plan*• Students have an increased understanding of content and develop metacognitiveawareness through engagement in critical thinking tasks.o Achievement Measure• Pre and post assessment of Metacognitive Awareness Inventory• Monitor report card stems (grades l-6) for each reporting period forimprovement in the number of students moving up one report cardindicator in the following stems:a) Language Arts: Communicates information and ideas through rrepresenting (e.g models, diagrams, video, charts, etc.)-Communicates information and ideas through speaking.b) Math: Communicates understanding of mathematics throughwriting or speaking or using manipulatives, picturesc) Science: Communicates understanding of science throughwriting, speaking, models, picture, or demonstrationd) Social - Communicates understanding of social studies throughwriting, speaking, models, pictures, etc.Measures and Results 2012 – 2013*Our target for 2012-13 school year was an increase of 1% in student performance at thestandard of excellence on grade 3 and grade 6 Provincial Achievement Test results. Wedid not meet our target of a 1% increase in the standard of excellence in grade 3 LanguageArts. Our results indicate a drop of 2.5% in this category. We did not meet our target of l%increase in the standard of excellence in grade 3 Math where there was a l7.4% decrease.In grade 6 PAT results, student results exceeded the target in all areas. There was a yearover year increase in the standard of excellence in Language Arts of 36% , in Math of 32%,in Science of 25% and in Social Studies of 9%. These results are consistent with theachievement reported on the report card stems which indicate 77% of grade 6 studentsachieve 4’s and 5’s on the report card stems identified above and 68% of grade 3 studentsachieved 4’s and 5’s on the same report card stems. In grade 3, 3% of students achieved a2 in the area of mathematics. The report card stem communicates understanding a)Language Arts: Communicates information and ideas through representing (e.g models,diagrams, video, charts, etc.) and Communicates information and ideas through speakingdid not capture or reflect the decline in Provincial Achievement Test results in the area ofreading. Reading is being addressed through additional supports and services at theclassroom level.Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT)Acceptable Standard• Grade 3 Language Arts – 97.1% (province 92.0%)• Grade 3 Mathematics – 77.1% (province 82.8%)• Grade 6 Language Arts -100% (province 89.2%)• Grade 6 Mathematics – 95.7% (province 72.1%)• Grade 6 Social Studies – 91.3% (province 72.2%)• Grade 6 Science – 100% (province 77.1%)Page 2 | 5

Briar Hill November 2013Standard of Excellence• Grade 3 Language Arts – 23.1% (province 17,8%)• Grade 3 Mathematics – 14.3% (province 27.6%)• Grade 6 Language Arts – 60.9% (province 16.3%)• Grade 6 Mathematics – 60.9% (province 16.3%)• Grade 6 Social Studies – 21.7% (province 19.3%)• Grade 6 Science - 87% (province 26.2%)Alberta Education Accountability Pillar survey** results:Combined 2013 Accountability Pillar Overall SummaryMeasureCategorySafe andCaringSchoolsStudentLearningOpportunitiesStudentLearningAchievement(Grades K-9)Preparationfor LifelongLearning,World ofWork,CitizenshipParentalInvolvementContinuousImprovementMeasureCategoryEvaluationExcellentn/an/an/aMeasure Briar Hill School Alberta Measure EvaluationSafe andCaringProgram ofStudiesEducationQualityPAT:AcceptablePAT:ExcellenceWorkPreparationCurrentResultPrevYearResultPrev 3CurrentYearResultAveragePrevYearResultPrev 3Year Achievement Improvement OverallAverage95.1 89.9 90.8 89.0 88.6 88.1 Very High Improved Excellent82.7 71.8 78.6 81.5 80.7 80.7 Very High Maintained Excellent93.2 83.7 87.1 89.8 89.4 89.3 Very High Improved Excellent91.8 93.4 90.8 79.0 79.1 79.2 n/a n/a n/a50.6 35.2 37.1 18.9 20.8 19.9 n/a n/a n/a83.3 35.3 68.7 80.3 79.7 79.9 High Improved GoodCitizenship 92.3 84.4 86.6 83.4 82.5 82.0 Very High Improved ExcellentExcellent ParentalInvolvementAcceptable SchoolImprovement87.0 58.3 73.4 80.3 79.7 79.8 Very High Improved Excellent74.5 74.2 75.8 80.6 80.0 80.0 Intermediate Maintained AcceptableBriar Hill School is pleased to see improvement in the areas of Safe and Caring School, Student Achievement,Preparation for Lifelong Learning, World of Work and Citizenship, and Parent Involvement. We pleased that wecontinue to maintain in the area of Student Learning Opportunities. We will continue to provide additionalopportunities to enhance student learning as they become available. A focus on preparing students for the workworld will continue as we strive to prepare learners for success in the 21 st century. Teachers will continue todevelop tasks that align with the Programs of Studies and review student work during instructional time,Professional learning Communities, Professional Development Days and Early Dismissal in effort to provideauthentic learning for students at Briar Hill School.Targets for 2013-2014*Based on our results, we have set the following targets for improvement in our SchoolDevelopment Plan 2013 – 2014:• Student performance at the standard of excellence will increase by l% on grade 3and grade 6 Provincial Achievement Test results.• Student achievement will increase by 1% in the area of “excellent” on targetedreport card indicators by June 2014.*Alberta Education Requirements**A hard copy of the October 2013 Annual Education Results Report for Briar Hill School is available at the school.Page 3 | 5

Briar Hill November 2013our schoolBriar Hill School is a dynamic, community oriented elementary school located in the NWCalgary area of Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill. Students living in these communities aredesignated to Briar Hill School and students who reside in St. Andrews Heights have theoption to attend the school as well. Approximately 1/3 of the students currently enrolled atBriar Hill live outside of the residential boundaries and are attracted to the school by theclose-knit community atmosphere, high standards for learning, the various programsoffered within the school by the CBE and a number of lease groups that have beenoperating successfully within the school for many years.The school was built in 1954 and is situated on 3.6 acres. It has been well maintained andupgrades continue. The transition from library to a learning commons model continues aswell.Program and Extracurricular Highlights8 classes in grades 1-6Dynamic music program with music specialistArtist in Residence, Sarah Murdoch, Professional Photographer worked with all our classesto develop skill in this area.Numerous clubs for students such as SOE (environment club), handbells, choir, skipping,tech club, games club, art studio, running club, etc.Class SizeFor a detailed report on the school and CBE average class sizes go to:http://www.cbe.ab.ca/aboutus/documents/ClassSizeSurveyReport.pdfSchool FeesFor a detailed report of school fees and expenditures visit our school website at:http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b205/ or contact the school directly.School Council InvolvementThe Briar Hill School Council and Foundation play an active role supporting the work andcommunity at Briar Hill School. This group coordinates and runs a number of “fun”draisingevents each year. Some of the most popular events are Halloween Hey Day (fall), FamilyDance (winter) and the Used Book Sale (spring). The Foundation also runs a casinoapproximately every 18 months and participates in other fundraisers such as magazinesales and Pizza Lunches. These funds have been used to support learning in a variety ofareas around the school. During 2011-12 some of the council’s most significantcontributions included supporting the second annual Welcome Back Bar-B-Que, artist inresidence, photographer Sarah Murdoch, author Carol McTavish presentation during theLove of Reading Week, Dare to Care program for teachers, students and families, supportCalgary Read’s parent information evening on reading, furniture for the library and frontfoyer, ongoing acquisition of literacy materials, bus fare to the ATP production “You’re aGood Man Charlie Brown”, and support of the Young Writer’s Conference.Lease GroupsA number of rooms within Briar Hill School are leased to three groups who operatePage 4 | 5

Briar Hill November 2013programs including Daycare, Playschool Community Operated Kindergarten, Before andAfter Kindergarten Care, Before and After School Care and LunchroomBriar Hill is viewed as a school that provides a safe learning environment where studentsare given many great opportunities to learn.Page 5 | 5