SABBATICAL LEAVE APPLICATION

For the 2015-2016 School Year

PLEASE NOTE:

Applications must be submitted to the Superintendent, Human Resources by

November 29, 2014

Refer to "Article VI: Leave of Absence, #6.1 Sabbatical Leave" from the current Collective Agreement for
information.
PLEASE PRINT:

Name
School/Department
Teaching Assignment
Total Years of Experience
including this school year
Years (F.T.E.) with CSSD

Melissa Martin
T School
ID:
****
Junior/Senior High Teacher/Diverse Learning Teacher
10.5
8

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Period of Study
From
To
Sept.
Sept.
1997
2001

Sept.
2001

May
2012

Name of Institution
University of Saskatchewan

Dec. 2004 University of Lethbridge

April
2016

University of Calgary

Discipline
Arts &
Science
major in
Psychology

Degree
B.A.

Year
2001

Education
major in
mathematics,
minors in art,
social studies,
and CTS

B.Ed.

2005

School and
Applied Child
Psychology

M.Ed.

2016

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and/or TRADE EXPERIENCE

(Attach sheet if necessary)
Period
From
To
Employer
2002
2008
Math Tutor

Type of Employment
Worked and volunteered as a junior and
senior high math tutor one-on-one and
using an online, interactive, networking
software

Sept. 2005

June 2006

Athletic Director and Phys Ed/Math

Teacher at Notre Dame High School in
Bonnyville, Alberta

Worked as a Phys Ed teacher and

Athletic Director for Notre Dame High
School in Bonnyville High School.
Attended Northeast Alberta Athletics
Association meetings and organized
athletic events and awards nights at the
school.

Sept. 2006

Sept. 2007

Mathematics Teacher at Morley

Community School

Worked as the high school math teacher

at Morley Community School where I
taught Math 10, 20, and 30 Applied as
well as Math 14 and 24

2005

Present

Certified NCP Level I Basketball

Referee with the Alberta Basketball
Officials Association (ABOA)

Worked as a certified basketball referee

at league games and tournaments in
junior and senior high schools in
northeastern Alberta.

Sept. 2007

June 2009

Math Coordinating Teacher (CT) at T

School

Represented the T School math

department and attended CCSD district
math meetings with the district math
consultant

2009

Present

Certified NCP Level I Volleyball

Referee with the Alberta Volleyball
Officials Association (AVOA)

Received volleyball refereeing

certification at a PD session and have
volunteered as a volleyball referee at
junior and senior high home games at T
School.

2010

Present

Certified N.C.C.P Level I Basketball

and Volleyball Coach

Volunteered as a junior/senior high

school volleyball/basketball coach at T
School.

2011

Present

Certified in WHMIS

Received WHMIS training when I

worked as an art teacher at T School.

2001

Present

Certified in Standard First Aid with

CPR Level C and AED (Automated
External Defibrillator)

July 2009

July 2012

CCSD Summer School Teacher

January 2010

June 2011

CCSD Diploma Exam Prep Course

Have been recertified in first aid and

CPR (Level C) since 2001. I am
currently certified until October 2017.
Taught Math 10 Pure at Bishop
McNally and Math 10C and Math 20-2
at St. Francis for summer school.
Taught CCSD Diploma Exam Prep
courses at St. Francis High School to
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Teacher

Sept. 2014

Present

Diverse Learning Teacher at T

help students prepare for the Math 30

Applied Diploma Exam.
I am currently working as a half time
math teacher and half time diverse
learning teacher at T School.

LEADERSHIP / CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE DISTRICT

(Attach sheet if necessary)
School Level
Period
Type of Experience
District Level
From
To
ATA / Specialist Council
Sept. 2007
June 2008
Coordinating Teacher (CT) for the
I was the head of the math department
Math Department at T School (School
in my first and second years teaching at
Level)
T School. I attended Math CT meetings
at St. Paul Centre.
Sept. 2007

June 2013

Member of the PLC planning

committees for the development of the
new curriculum for Math 8, 9, 20-2 and
30-2 (CCSD District Level)

Sept. 2011

June 2014

Member of the Math 30-2 Item Writing

Working Group (Alberta Education,
Provincial Level)

Sept. 2012

Sept. 2013

Member of the Grade 9 Math PAT

Teacher Validation Working Group
(Alberta Education, Provincial Level)

Jan. 2014

Jan. 2014

Member of the Math 30-2 Diploma

Exam Review Group for the 2013 Math
30-2 diploma exams (Alberta
Education, Provincial Level)

Collaborated with other math teachers

in Calgary Catholic at St. Paul Centre
to plan out curriculum activities and
resources for the new junior and senior
high math curriculum.
I wrote diploma exam questions for the
Math 30-2 diploma exams with other
Alberta high school math teachers in the
Calgary area and in Edmonton four
times.
I reviewed the June 2013 and June 2014
Math 9 PAT exams with other junior
high math teachers in Alberta.
I reviewed the Math 30-2 January and
June 2013 diploma exams with other
Alberta high school teachers. We had to
analyze each question and compare
them to the provincial results to
determine if these assessments
accurately targeted the Math 30-2
learner outcomes.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES
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Period
From

To

Church
Community
Other
Volunteered with the Phoenix Project
(North Battleford, Sask.)

Type of Service

April 1998

June 1998

Worked with troubled youth ages 12 to

15 who were expelled from school by
helping them with their schoolwork,
playing sports, and participating in
extra-curricular activities

Oct. 1999

April 2000

Volunteered for Saskatchewan Youth

Services (Saskatoon, Sask.)

Mentored a hearing impaired foster

child who had difficulties with school
and socializing with youth

Sept. 2000

March 2001

Volunteered for Saskatchewan

Association for the Rehabilitation of the
Brain Injured (SARBI) (Saskatoon,
Sask.)

Assisted adults with brain injuries in

physical therapy sessions to help them
walk.

Sept. 2002

June 2008

Math tutor

Worked and volunteered as a math tutor

for junior and senior high math students
one-on-one and online

Sept. 2004

Current

Coaching junior high and senior high

girls basketball, junior high boys
volleyball, and senior high girls
volleyball

I have coached different sports teams

every year at every school where I
worked since my final internship for my
B.Ed.

Sept. 2005

Current

Became certified to ref basketball with

the ABOA and volleyball with the
AVOA

Refereed junior and senior high school

volleyball and basketball games in
schools in northeastern Alberta. I have
also volunteered to referee home
volleyball and basketball games at T
School at the junior and senior high
levels.

Sept. 2011

April 2012

Volunteered with Calgary Catholic

Family Service for the Families and and
Schools Together (FAST) program at
St. Bernadette Elementary School.

Completed a two day training seminar

to become a FAST team member, which
is a school-based program that focuses
on strengthening bonds between parents
and children as well as families with
their school community.
Responsibilities included counselling
children and their families, advising
about substance abuse prevention,
helping to prepare and serve meals to
the families, and providing child care
and supervision of large groups of
children.

Feb. 2014

Current

Behavioral Aide with the FSCD

Program (Family Support for Children
with Disabilities)

I currently work one-on-one with a 10year-old boy who is diagnosed with

ASD. At his home, I work with him on
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developing his social skills. Once a

month we meet with his parents and a
psychologist to discuss his progress and
to plan out different strategies to help
him improve with his social skills
development.
RECOGNIZED POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AT WHICH YOU ARE CONSIDERING
SPENDING YOUR SABBATICAL LEAVE:
Name
University of Calgary

Location
I will be completing a 1200
hour full time internship. I
am intending on
completing this in the
Calgary area.

Faculty
Faculty of
Education under
the School and
Applied Child
Psychology
Graduate Program

From
Sept. 2015

To
May 2016

Degree sought (if applicable) - Be specific

The degree I am seeking to complete is M.Ed. School and Applied Child Psychology. My intention is to graduate and
to work as a provisional school psychologist and then try and certify as a registered psychologist with the College of
Alberta Psychologists (CAP).

Program - Course Outline (minimum of 4 full university courses or approved equivalent or

8 half courses = 24 credits)
The following link provides a course description of the EDPS 698 A and B courses that cover the fall and
winter semesters at the University of Calgary: http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/grad/current/educationalpsychology.html#39146
I have also attached a course outline of the 2014 Fall Term EDPS 698 A course to this email. The winter term
698 B course outline will be posted at this link:
http://werklund.ucalgary.ca/gpe/course-schedules/med-school-applied-child-psychology/winter-2015
in January 2015. The EDPS 698 A and B lectures are considered to be half courses but the required practicum
component is full time since I will have to complete 1200 hours of internship experience from Fall 2015 to
April 2014.

Preparations you have made to date (Preparatory course work)

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EDPS

I am currently applying for internship positions within different educational settings and school districts. My
intention is to complete my practicum hours under the supervision of a school psychologist in this district to fulfill the
graduation requirement of my program, which is 1200 hours full-time practicum experience (EDPS 698 A in the Fall
Semester and EDPS 698 B in the Winter Semester) along with weekly course lectures. I have been taking courses in
this program since May 2012 and will be completed all of the prerequisite courses by August 2015. I will be
registering for the EDPS 698 A/B courses early next year.
If you were granted Sabbatical Leave for the above work, what benefits would accrue to both you and the
School District?
Being able to have the opportunity to complete a practicum in this district would allow me to gain valuable
experience in a future career in school psychology. Completing this practicum would allow me to graduate and to try
and seek employment as a provisional psychologist in order to complete the certification process under the College of
Alberta Psychologists. My goal is to become a certified school psychologist. I feel that I have a lot to offer in terms
of my education, teaching background, practicum experience, and volunteer opportunities. I am a hard worker and I
enjoy learning new skills. Therefore I am willing to work in any type of practicum environment in this district that
may be suitable towards my masters program.

Have you previously applied for a sabbatical leave?

If yes, in what year did you apply?

Was your application approved?

November 15, 2014

Date

Yes

No

Melissa Martin
Signature of Applicant

Refer to "Article VI: Leave of Absence, #6.1 Sabbatical Leave" from the current Collective Agreement for
information.

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