Lacombe Outreach School

LITERACY PLAN 2015/2016

DefinitionofLiteracy
Literacyistheabilitytoeffectivelycommunicatewithothersverballyandinwrittenformwhileunderstandingtheinverserelationshipsofthatcommunication.Itistheabilitytoread,writeandspeakbothtobeunderstoodandto
understand.Aswemovetoasystemthatembracesliteracyinallareasofeducationitbecomesessentialthatallteachersunderstandthecomplexitiesofthewordliteracy.AlbertaEducationhasdefinedliteracyas:Literacyis
morethantheabilitytoreadandwrite.Itinvolvestheknowledge,skillsandabilities-thecompetencies-thatenableindividualstothinkcritically,communicateeffectively,dealwithchangeandsolveproblemsinavarietyofcontexts
toachievetheirpersonalgoals,developtheirknowledgeandpotential,andparticipatefullyinsociety.GovernmentofAlberta,2009b,p.6
LiteracyPlanComponents-
clickonLiteracyPlanningimageinthetablebelowforaguidetodevelopingyourliteracyplan
AframeworkforschoolstoguidetheirschoolLiteracyPlanbasedondata-drivendecisionmaking.
Afoundationtoensurethatallstudentsinyourschoolhaveaccesstoregularandpurposefulresearch-based,effectiveinstructionalliteracystrategiesacrossthecurriculum.
Asystematicmodelforregularandpurposefulassessment,instructionandintervention.
Afoundationtoensurethatallteachersinyourschoolhaveregularandpurposefulsupportandtrainingtoassisttheminmeetingtheneedsofalloftheirstudents.
Amenuofresources,strategiesandinterventionsformeetingtheneedsofalllearners.

LiteracyPlanningTeam

MeetingDate(s):October9th&October16th
PlanningTeamMemberNames

Position(e.g.admin,instructionalcoach,inclusioncoach,diamondteammember,teacheretc.)

ShelleyLeslie

Teacher,Read180implementation

TamaraWhatmore

Teacher,Read180implementation

Evie
VanScheik

Inclusioncoach

RitaManning

Principal

DistrictExpectations
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pleaseembedtheseintotheappropriateareasofyourliteracyplan.
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 InalignmentwiththeWCPSsix-yeardistrictvision,literacyandthefollowingthreedraftcompetencieswillbeatightfocusthroughoutthe2015-2016schoolyear.Deepeningourunderstandingofthemanyformsofliteracy,
aswellasearlyexplorationaroundthreecorecompetencieswillbepartofthetightfocusfor2015-2016aswebuildcapacitywithinourstaff.

ThreeCoreCompetencies
-examplesoftheseareidentifiedthroughoutexemplar(e.g.CompetencyItemH)

(ItemH)Demonstrategoodcommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkcooperativelywithothers.
(ItemE)Innovate&Creativity-theabilitytocreate,generateandapplynewideasand/orconcepts
(ItemB)ThinkCritically--conceptualize,apply,analyze,synthesizeandevaluatetoconstructknowledge.

Allschoolswillworktowardsanunderstandingthattherearemanyformsofliteracy(ie.numeracy,social-emotional,physicalliteracies).
Examplesofthisareidentifiedthroughoutexemplar(e.g.formsofliteracy).
Thisexpandedunderstandinganddefinitionofliteracywillalsobeafocusforthe2015-2016schoolyear.

Allschoolswilldevelopaschoolliteracyplaninconsultationwiththeirdiamondteam.Thisplanwillguidethefocusaroundliteracydevelopmentandutilizemanystrategies.Anexemplarofthisplanandatemplatewillbe
provided.DuringtheACEPlanvisitthisliteracyplanwillbereviewed.

AllschoolswilladministertheSTARLiteracyscreeningsoftwaretoALLstudentsataminimumoftwotimesperyear.Schoolswillbeabletoadministerthismorefrequentlyiftheysochoose.
STARdatawillbereviewedbyallPLTstoinforminstructionalpracticesand/ordeterminediagnosticassessments(e.g.F&P)aswellasinterventionsupports.
TheCRMprocessandDiamondTeammeetingswillguidetheplanningandinterventionsupportsnecessaryforbothstaffdevelopmentandstudentgrowthasdatafromvariousinstrumentswillbecontemplated.

WolfCreekResources-checkthislinkoutforWCPSliteracyresources:
WCPSLiteracyResources

OurSchoolsLiteracyJourneyThusFar
Pleasesharesomeofthegreattheworkyourschoolhasaccomplishedthusfartowardsestablishingapurposefulcultureofliteracy.
Pleaseincludeitemssuchas:inservicing,implementationsuccesses,studentcelebrationsetc.
READ180pilot-implementationinthejuniorhigh;highschoolwilloccur
first

Read180inservicesconsistentlythroughthedivision

Rocks-ELAandEnglish

Read180sitevisitationswithfacilitator(CherylandDanelle)with
ShelleyLeslie/TamaraWhatmore

LiteracyPLCs(allEnglishteacherswithintheschoolcollaboratingoncross
gradedmodules).Buildingleadershipcapacity.

Mentorteacher(RobbieWilliamson)assignedtonewEnglish
teacher(ShelleyLeslie)fortransitionforretirement;supporting
teacherstoimprovetransitions.

Studentcelebrations-modulecompletions

UsingSTARassessmentasabasisforinterventionsforliteracy

Oneononeinstruction

PDdays-focusonliteracyandcollaboration

StrengtheningLiteracyDevelopmentAcrosstheContentAreas

SchoolPolicies,Structures,andCultureforSupportingLiteracy

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WolfCreekResources-checkthislinkoutforWCPSliteracyresources:
WCPSLiteracyResources

SchoolGoal/Target:READ180Readingprogram
GeneralStatement/SubGoalOne:
Outcome/Evidence:

Literacyinterventionsfor
strugglingreadersand
writers.

Resources

READ180
program;
facilitator

Strategies

Jr&SrHighREAD180programbeing
implementedforidentifiedstudentsin
needofinterventions.

Timetline

Durationof
theyear

Responsibility
(toinitiate,inservice,monitor
etc.)
Leslie/Whatmore-to
initiate,attendinservices,
monitorprogressionof
studentsandtheirresults

SchoolGoal/Target:BuildingLeadershipCapacity
GeneralStatement/SubGoal
Outcome/Evidence:

MentorshipandLiteracy
Leadershipwithinthedivision
andwithintheschoolto
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Resources

ABED-
curriculum
EnglishandELA

Strategies

Assignamentorteacherfornewteachers
(Whatmore)
Assignamentorteacherfortransitionto

Timeline

Durationof
theschool
year

Responsibility
(toinitiate,inservice,monitor
etc.)
Inserviceandmonitor
progressionthrough
moduleinstructionwith
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instructionandresources

modules

retirementandreassignment(Williamson
toLeslie)
PLCtimefocusedongrowthand
developmentwithintheEnglish/ELA
curriculumthroughmodulesand
assessments/instruction.

studentswithinthe
English10/20/30level
Supportasneededwhen
clarificationisrequired.

SchoolGoal/Target:StrengtheningLiteracyDevelopmentAcrosstheContentAreas
GeneralStatement/SubGoalOne:
Outcome/Evidence:

Resources

IncorporateLiteracydevelopmentin
allcoresubjectareas.

ModulesandAB
EDcurricular
outcomes

Strategies

PLCs-focusonliteracyaspectsandhowto
buildliteracyskillsandprocessing
abilitiesforallsubjects.

Timetline

Durationof
theyear

Responsibility
(toinitiate,inservice,monitor
etc.)
InitiatePLCmeetingsto
identifyareasoffocusto
improveliteracywithin
themodules.
Timeallottedtoreview
modulesandidentifyany
areasofgrowthneeded,
orclarifications.

SchoolGoal/Target:SchoolPolicies,Structure,andCultureforSupportingLiteracy
GeneralStatement/SubGoal
Outcome/Evidence:

ImplementPGPplanbasedon
divisionalandschoolgoal.

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Resources

School
leadership
Centraloffice
supports

Strategies

PLCs-collaborationandattendingfurther
LiteracyDevelopmentinservicestosupport
staffmembers

Timetline

Durationsof
theyear

Responsibility
(toinitiate,inservice,monitor
etc.)
Initiate,attendinservices,
monitorgrowthof
studentsviaSTAR
assessment
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ActionPlanGoalsforLiteracyDevelopmentAcrossContentAreas

Activatesubject
area/gradelevel
discussionson
readingandwriting
strategies

Goal

Locateandusea
varietyoftextsin
subjectareas

Sch
ool
year

Scheduletime
fordepartment
meetings

Contentarea
teamleaders

Timeon
restruct
ured
days

Depart
ment
minutes

Share
effective
strategiesin
faculty
meetings

Teachers,
literacyteam
members

Plannin
gtime

Faculty
agenda
s

Tim
e
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsibl
e

Resour
ces

Eviden
ceof
Succes
s

Sum
mer
Sch
ool
year

Expand
classroom
libraries
relatedto
content

Leslie/What
more

READ
180

READ
180
libraries
and
books

Explore
optionsfor
subscribingto
electronictext
databases

Principal

Subscri
ption
fee

Purchas
eof
databas
e

ActionPlanGoalsThatTargetStrugglingReadersandWriters

Goal

Time
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Purchaseandimplement
readingprogramtomeet
theneedsofstudents
scoringinthelowest
quartileonthereading
assessment

Summe
rSchool
year

Identifystudents
inlowestquartile

Districtand
schooltest
coordinator

Testdata

Studentlists

Research,
identify,and
purchasea
validatedreading
programsfor
targetedstudents

Principal,
reading
specialist

Information
onreading
programs,
funds

Research
notes,
meeting
agendas

Identifyan

Principal,

Flexible

Finished

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courseinmaster
schedule

assistant
principalfor
master
schedule

master
schedule

master
schedule

Assignqualified
teacherstothe
readingcourse

Principal,
human
resources
personnel

Qualified
teachers

Teacherlist
with
qualifications

Placestudentsin
courseand
monitorprogress

Principal,
reading
teachers

Course
materials,
professional
developmen
t

Student
grades,
promotions,
improvement
son
assessments

Goal

Time
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Implementaschoolwide
writingprogram

Summe
rSchool
year

Research,
identify,and
purchase
materials

Principal,
assistant
principals,
teachers

Testdata,
grades,
attendance
data

Student
reportssent
toteachers

Provideliteracy
professional
development

Principal,
district
supervisors
ofsubject
areas

Outside
professional
developmen
t
consultants

Teacher
surveys,
evaluations,
signin
sheets

Providetimefor
crossfunctional
planningduring
theschoolday

Master
schedule
coordinator,
department
chairs

Flexible
master
schedule,
instructional
materials

Teacher
surveys,
minutesfrom
planning
meetings

ActionPlanGoalsforSchoolPolicies,Structure,andCulture

Goal

Time
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Coordinate
curriculumand
instructionacross
subjectareas

Summer
School
year

Formgradelevel
teams

Principal,
assistant
principals,
curriculum
chairs

Testdata,
grades,timeto
plan,summer
stipends

Meeting
agendas,
formationof
teams,
assignmentof
students

Formcurriculum
committeesto
develop
instructional
goalsthat

Curriculum
chairs,
principal,
assistant
principals

Timeduring
summertoplan
forinstruction,
leveled
instructional

Committee
roster,
planning
minutes,
agendas

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subjectareas

materialsand
texts,Internet
access

Developthemes
and
curriculumintegr
atedprojectsthat
supportthe
themes

Curriculum
chairs,
department
chairs

Instructional
materials,
planningtime,
summer
stipends,district
supervisorsof
subjectareas

Teacherplan
books,
developed
instructional
materials

Providetimefor
crossfunctional
planningduring
theschoolday

Master
schedule
coordinator,
department
chairs

Flexiblemaster
schedule,
instructional
materials,
Internetaccess

Minutesof
planning
meetings,
teacher
surveys,
evaluations

Goal

Time
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Designand
implement
instructionthat
usesformaland
informal
assessment
instruments

Duration
of
2015/201
6

Forma
crossfunctional
curriculumteam
toagreeupon
common
assessment
practice

Principal,
assistant
principals,
teachers

Timetomeet
duringPDdays,
PLCs,
assessment
instruments

Meeting
agendas,
formationof
teams

Createcommon
rubrics

Gradelevel
teams,
department
chairs

Timetoplan,
substitute
coverage,
samplerubrics,
Internetaccess

Planning
minutes,
agendas,
students'work

Incorporate
performance
assessmentsin
classroom
instruction

Department
chairs,
teacher
leaders

Sample
performance
assessments,
planningtime,
PLCs

Teacherplans
andmodules,
developed
performance
tasks,student
workand
projects

ActionPlanGoalsforBuildingLeadershipCapacity

Goal

TimeLine

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Establishtwo
literacy
demonstration
classroomsinwhile
workingwithinthe

Sept/Oct
2015

Identifyteacher
leaderswhocan
provideclassroom
demonstrationsand
modelingfortheir

Cheryl
Gascoyne,
Shelley
Leslie

READ180
facilitator
(Danelle)
READ180
program

Implementatio
nof
READ180
program
utilizedinthe

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support

Goal

TimeLine

Engagein
classroombased
researchby
examiningstudent
work

Durationof
Williamson
stransition
year

JR/SRhigh
classes

Provide
professional
developmentto
demonstrationclass
roomteachers

Principal

School
literacy
coach,
outside
professional
development
consultants

Classroom
observations,
teacherand
student
surveys,
evaluations

Create
opportunitiesfor
classroomvisitsto
observe
demonstrationsand
modeling

Principal,
department
head

Timetoplan,
substitute
coverage

Observation
rubrics,
teacher
surveys,notes

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Designprotocolsfor
examiningstudent
work

Principal/
Depthead/
Teachers

Timetoplan,
professional
materials

Diploma
protocols,
examined
studentwork,
Diplomaexam
results

Providecommon
planningtime

Principal

Substitutes
timefor
meeting
outsideof
contract,if
necessary
stipends
copying
budget

Classroom
observations,
teacherand
student
surveys,
evaluations

Providetimefor
constructive
feedbackand
followupactivities

Depthead/
Teachers

Flexible
schedule,
time
before/after
school,
restructured
days

Minutesof
planning
meetings,
evaluations,
presentations
ofresults

ActionPlanGoalsforSupportingTeacherstoImproveInstruction

Goal

Time
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Engageincoaching,
peerobservation,and
collaborativeplanning

Duration
of
2015/201
6

Identifyteacher
leaderswhocan
provideclassroom
demonstrationsand

Principal/
DeptHead

Timetomeet
duringPD
Days,PLC
time,

Increasein
student
production
increasein

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Year

modelingfortheir
peers

assessment
instruments

student
results

Createopportunities
forclassroomvisits
toobserve
demonstrationsand
modeling

Principal,
department
and
teachers

Timetoplan,
PLC
meetings

Observation
rubrics,
teacher
surveys,
notes

Provideprofessional
developmentin
coachingand
mentoring

Principal
DeptHead
Teachers

District
supervisors
ofsubject
areas,
outside
professional
development
consultants

Classroom
observations
,teacherand
student
surveys,
evaluations

Providetimefor
constructive
feedbackand
followupactivities

Prinicipal,
department
head,
teachers

Flexible
schedule,
time
before/after
school,
restructured
days

Revised
modules,
teacher
guides

Goal

Time
Line

ActionSteps

Person(s)
Responsible

Resources

Evidenceof
Success

Provideopportunities
toattendandpresent
atlocal,state,and
nationalprofessional
conferences

Duration
of
2015/201
6

Providedepartment
membershipsin
professional
organizations

Principal

Fundsfor
membership

Membership
sand
professional
development
materials

Sendteachersand
teacherteamsto
localandprovincial
conferences

Principal

Schooland
districtfunds

Teacher
presentation
sto
colleagues,
conference
evaluations

Providetimefor
constructive
feedbackand
followupactivities

Principal,
department
chairs,
teachers

Flexible
schedule,
time
before/after
school,
restructured
days

Minutesof
planning
meetings,
PDday
meetings
minutes

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