Milne Valley - Toronto District School Board
Milne Valley - Toronto District School Board
Milne Valley - Toronto District School Board
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Information about the<br />
success of our programs<br />
comes from a wide variety<br />
of student assessments.<br />
These assessments are<br />
based on clear<br />
expectations for all<br />
learners, consistent with<br />
those described in The<br />
Ontario Curriculum.<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> <strong>School</strong> Year: 2009-2010<br />
The primary purpose of student assessment is to improve learning.<br />
Assessment has the greatest potential to improve learning when it is an<br />
integral part of classroom activities. Teachers assess student progress<br />
towards achieving the expectations on an ongoing basis by using<br />
strategies such as projects, class presentations, homework assignments,<br />
classroom observations, portfolios of student work, and tests.<br />
<strong>School</strong>s use assessment information and information from other sources<br />
to make informed decisions for school improvement planning. <strong>School</strong>s<br />
identify areas of strength as well as areas that require improvement. Input<br />
is obtained from a variety of sources such as student assessments,<br />
teacher feedback, parent feedback, and community surveys. In this way,<br />
schools monitor, celebrate and improve their efforts in providing a<br />
supportive and challenging learning environment for all their students.<br />
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Based upon our school's various assessment data,<br />
<strong>Milne</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> has implemented a number of<br />
improvements centered around student<br />
achievement, especially but not exclusively, in the<br />
areas of mathematics and language arts<br />
Curriculum Improvements Already Implemented<br />
Some of the improvements implemented to date<br />
include:<br />
♦ scheduling core team meetings to co-ordinate<br />
short and long term curriculum plans and to<br />
provide in-house professional development<br />
♦ identifying staff with subject specific expertise to<br />
provide support for new teachers in each grade<br />
♦ purchasing resource material to complement<br />
the Revised Ontario Curriculum Guidelines<br />
♦ adapting curriculum plans to meet the needs of<br />
special needs and English as a second language<br />
students<br />
♦ increasing staff communication across grades<br />
using horizontal and vertical planning<br />
New Implementation Projects/Programs<br />
In addition to the curriculum-based improvements,<br />
the school has also implemented:<br />
♦ school code of behaviour<br />
♦ school planner<br />
♦ structure for servicing special education students<br />
♦ homework policy<br />
♦ evaluation policy<br />
Areas of Focus<br />
This year our school has chosen to focus on the<br />
following areas:<br />
♦ contiuned training of staff as an authorized IB<br />
MYP school<br />
♦ implementation of standardized assessment<br />
policies<br />
♦ full implementation of our curriculum plans for all<br />
subjects<br />
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♦ integration of curriculum in a number of areas,<br />
especially with science and design and<br />
technology, computers in the classroom and<br />
literacy and math across the curriculum<br />
♦ community partnership programs with our family<br />
elementary and secondary schools<br />
Preparation for Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
All of the above initiatives are being implemented<br />
with a view to improving overall student academic<br />
achievement and to preparing students for success<br />
at the secondary level.
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