Vision to Goal Setting
What is our Vision for Learning?
Vision to Goal Setting
Visioning involves a school-based engagement process that highlights the strengths in our school community while identifying areas for future focus and development. Westview staff, students, and parents have continued to reflect on what matters to our school community. A focus on developing a sense of belonging, building community, and identifying programs and initiatives to enhance the learning environment had been a priority for the 2022-2023 school year and will continue to be for the 2023-2024 school year.
Goal #1
To promote a sense of belonging and engagement through continued honouring of community diversity.
Objective:
To develop a kind and safe environment where students, staff and parents are supported as they work towards a common purpose.
Strategies:
- engaging staff, students, and parents in defining “Sense of Belonging”
- celebration assemblies
- multi-age grouping activities, Together Time
- PAC events ( BBQ socials, movie nights, multicultural night)
- Zones of Regulation
- Second Step Program
Goal #2
To deepen our understanding of Indigenous culture and ways of knowing and integrate into all areas of curriculum
Objectives:
To promote Indigenous student leadership.
To establish an Indigenous Working Group to collaborate and develop capacity.
To make use of newly acquired resources and maintain momentum in an authentic way.
Strategies:
- Indigenous Student Leadership (land acknowledgement, Coast Salish Anthem, Salmon celebration)
- embedding oral story telling
- Indigenous drumming incorporated in music program
- Exploration through the visual arts
- Understand local Indigenous history and place to continue building community
- weekly cultural lessons
Goal #3
To enhance and develop students’ writing skills.
Strategies:
- utilize Adrienne Gear’s book “Powerful Writing Structures”
- classroom based focus on writing strategies
- 4 collaboration sessions for the coming year will focus on writing
Planning & Implementation
What is our Action Plan?
Implementation Cycle for 2023-2024 School Year
September/ October: Communication of School Plan with Staff at Staff Meetings and Parents at PAC Meetings
November/ December: Continued implementation of strategies
School Planning Network (FOS)
January: Student Focus Group Discussion and Feedback
February/ March/ April: Continued implementation of strategies
School Planning Network (FOS)
May/June: Review and Reflection
Members Responsible for Westview School Plan
School Plan Working Group: Westview Elementary’s working group consists of Administrators, Teachers, CUPE staff, and PAC representatives.
Staff: All Westview staff members have a role and responsibility for the creation, implementation, and review of the school plan. The plan is a standing item on each monthly staff meeting.
Parents: The school plan is communicated to all parents in a variety of ways. Parents have the opportunity to discuss the school plan at the monthly PAC meetings. On occasions, the PAC Executive Committee is called upon to provide feedback and guidance to the school in relationship to the plan.
Students: A student focus group of student representatives will brought together for a guided discussion regarding their thoughts, opinions, and suggestions related to the school plan.
Monitor Evaluate & Adapt
What are our Indicators of Progress?
- local Elders and Knowledge Keepers sharing
- community participation in School Planning and District Strategic Planning
- surveys
- student focus group feedback
- attendance at school events
- community feedback
Communicating Progress
How do we Communicate our Progress?
Westview Elementary’s school plan is an ongoing, evolving process that relies on reciprocal relationship between staff, students, parents and the community.
How do we communicate our progress:
PAC meetings
weekly communication parents/guardians “Westview Community Memo”
staff meetings
social media
community feedback
school assemblies
Progress Update: July 2023
