From HSFEPP to HSR:

Changing Structure, Changing

Culture

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Twee

t You

r Que

stio

ns

and

Com

men

ts#SGCHSHSR

Que

stio

n?

•Will Adding a Flex Block Change A School’s Culture?

Flexib

ility

Para

dox

• Many of the changes we have made could have easily been done

without HSFEPP or HSR

• Without the HSFEPP we probably wouldn’t

have made so many changes

DIS

CUSS

ION

TO

PICS

• HSFEP Foundational Principles• History of HSFEPP & HSR

@SGCHS• Struggles• Culture• Personalization• Overcoming Barriers to

HSFEP: Teacher Collaboration and Professional Development

Foun

datio

nal

Prin

ciple

s

•Flexible Learning Environments•Mastery Learning•Rigourous and Relevant Curriculum

Foun

datio

nal

Prin

ciple

s

•Home and Community Involvement•Assessment•Welcoming, Caring, Respectful, and Safe

Foun

datio

nal

Prin

ciple

s

•Meaningful Relationships•Personalization•Educator Roles and Professional Development

How

Did

we S

tart

Our J

ourn

ey?

• Nine years ago we collected data to inform and improve our practices/initiated a school wide assessment.• How did we compare to

the province in 2006?• How do we compare today?

We

Aske

d Th

ree

Que

stio

ns o

f our

St

akeh

olde

rs: • What are we doing

well?

• Not so well? • How do we make a “Cultural Change” to meet the learning needs of

our Students?

Flexib

le Le

arni

ng

Stru

ctur

es @

SGC

HS

• Seminar• Personal Learning Time (PLT)• Directed Learning

Room (DLR)• Teacher Collaborative Time (TCT)

From

Stru

ctur

e to

Cu

lture

@ S

GCHS

• Core Teacher Pairings in Gr. 10• Multi-Graded Complimentary Courses• Multiple Opportunities

for Improvement Re/Assessment• InReach

Stru

ggle

s • Exclusive Education to Inclusive Education

• Teacher Centered to Student Centered• Compliance to Commitment

Wel

com

ing,

Car

ing,

Re

spec

tful

, and

Sa

fe • Provide three examples of actions, beliefs, or attitudes that you would consider to be evident

of a positive school culture.

Pers

onal

izat

io n •What does successful personalized learning look like?

Ove

rcom

ing

Barr

iers

: Edu

cato

r Ro

les

and

Prof

essi

onal

D

evel

opm

ent • How, and what type,

of data/evidence do you need to collect in order to make informed decisions regarding a cultural shift in your School?

Cont

act U

s

• Darlene Marcikevics, Principal:

dmarcinkevics@psd70.ab.ca• Katherine Mann, Asst. Principal: kmann@psd70.ab.ca

• Anil Padayas, Asst. Principal:

apadayas@psd70.ab.ca• Chris Shaw, Asst. Principal:

cshaw@psd70.ab.ca

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ched

ule