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School: 4494 Destiny Christian School Society Page 1 Submitted by: Glenn E. Mullen Principal Destiny Christian School RR 4, Site 4, Box 30 Red Deer, AB T4N 5E4 Combined 3-Year Education Plan & Annual Education Results Report

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Submitted by:

Glenn E. Mullen

Principal

Destiny Christian School

RR 4, Site 4, Box 30

Red Deer, AB T4N 5E4

Combined 3-Year Education Plan

&

Annual Education Results Report

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ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT

The Annual Education Results Report for the 2014/2015 school year and the Education Plan for the three years

commencing September 1, 2014 for Destiny Christian School Society were prepared under the direction of the

Board in accordance with its responsibilities under the Private Schools Regulation and the Education Grants

Regulation. This document was developed in the context of the provincial government’s business and fiscal plans.

The Board has used the results reported in the document, to the best of its abilities, to develop the Education Plan

and is committed to implementing the strategies contained within the Education Plan to improve student learning

and results.

The Board approved this combined Annual Education Results Report for the 2013/2014 school year and the three-

year Education Plan for 2014/2017 on November 27, 2014.

Rita O’Connor, Vice Chair

Peter Drinkwater, Secretary/Treasurer

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FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT AND

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Destiny Christian School continues to grow, now in its 34th year of educating our

children and for some of us, our grandchildren. Destiny School is now home to over

200 students from playschool 3 to grade 9. We are thrilled to have some renovations

to our school, including a complete facelift to our ECS building and creating a private

MLE learning room. We have also added another double wide building to

accommodate the growth we have seen in the past few years.

The Destiny Team is led by Glenn & Marj Mullen, who continue to do an exceptional

job in creating vibrant spiritual dynamics, quality academics, and a safe and healthy

place for students to learn and excel.

We have a very diverse school, with 27 International students from such countries as India, Kazakhstan and the

Philippines.

This year is our first million dollar plus budget. Our financial department continues to do a great job in creating

positive balanced budgets.

Our main goal at Destiny continues to be to assists families’ lay strong foundations for future success of each child.

Sincerely yours,

Mel C. Mullen

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Discovery of every Child’s God Given Destiny!

Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”

DESTINY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - VISION

“Building Foundations for Success”

Destiny Christian School’s mandate is to:

Empower each student in discovering and developing his/her uniqueness and calling.

Nurture each student through a foundational learning environment in obtaining the skills needed to make

every student a contributing member of society

DESTINY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - MISSION

“Education with a Higher Purpose”

Mission Statement:

To assist the home and church in training disciplined leaders for world-wide Christian service to impact

cities/communities and influence nations.

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MLE OFFERS

BRIGHT START for children ages 3 to 7 – tools that focus on the development of

children’s thinking processes and strategies, which are core prerequisites for formal

learning.

TEACHERS mediate learning, bridge curriculum and provide learning opportunities using

Feuerstein’s 14 Instruments

STUDENTS are INDIVIDUALLY assessed and mediated to discover their learning style, by

trained staff and volunteers using MLE tools

Our Goal

To help students become strategic thinkers and discover

their learning potential.

…Home of the Mediated Learning Experience

Red Deer, AB

Where students discover “HOW THEY LEARN”

& are enabled to reach their academic potential

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OUR HISTORY:

The Evolution of Destiny Christian School

Our school began when a doorway of opportunity was given in the late 70’s by the Government of

Alberta. The Department of Education provided for choices with their support of alternative education

through independent and private schools in the province. Later home schooling was approved. We

choose to provide an “Independent” school, an alternative to Public and Catholic systems that the

School Act endorsed.

We joined the Assoc. of Independent Schools and Colleges in the province as an Independent School not

as a private, elitist school, and were given jurisdiction to provide approved curriculum with a Christian

foundation. We were not secular like the public system nor were we Catholic.

For about 10 years our school expanded, beginning with an individualized program with 43 students,

then named People’s Christian Academy. In the late 80’s relocation happened and a multi-facility was

built which served over 200 students from ECS to grade 12 then called Word of Life Christian School.

As the school grew and educational costs soared, our financial base became stressed. Many schools

who started like ours today are either non–existent, have joined public boards through “alternative”

programs, or have expanded their financial base with hefty society fees.

We explored the possibilities of being an alternative program with Christian education several times

through proposals to the Red Deer Catholic and Chinook Edge Public systems, and but were refused.

God had given us a “Wait, I’ve got something better” answer.

That “something better” began to come to light when Destiny (Christian) School integrated our MLE-

(mediated learning) program, and tried to pursue becoming a charter school. Because of our faith

designation it was impossible to become charter. We introduced BRIGHT START (ages 3 to 7) in 2002.

We now have the full MLE program implemented throughout every grade. We are one of only two

schools in Canada that offer this unique approach to learning. The only other MLE School in Canada is

located in Vancouver and their coordinator provides a covering for us

We began to see growth when we became a government approved Level II School with the Alberta

Education system. This enabled us to reduce our society fees significantly. By 2013 we have added three

portable buildings leaving only 2 split grade home rooms and were able to increase our enrollment to

174 students.

Now in 2014 we have increased our students to 190 from K-Grade 9. We also added another portable

building to accommodate the growth and make room for more to come. Our ECS building also received

complete renovations this year.

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CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

Destiny Christian School is located at the south end of Taylor Drive on England Way, south of the

intersection of Highway #2 and #2A, just outside of Red Deer city limits.

DESTINY became a level 2 school with Alberta Education in November 2008. Our features are

Christian & MLE (mediated learning) school.

2014/2015 enrollment is190 students from Kindergarten to Grade 9, including 21 kindergarten

students. We also provide the Playschool of DESTINY program: two – ½ day program each for 4 yr.

olds and one – ½ day program for 3 yr. olds. There are 22 children in this program, which is

coordinated by our ECS teacher.

We are a Christian school promoting Christian values, morals and standards in all subjects and grade

levels.

The curriculum from ECS up is based on the Alberta Program of Studies, integrating Christian

principles and perspectives wherever possible.

Our disciplinary policy reflects biblical standards of forgiveness, mercy and grace. Students are

expected to conduct themselves according to the standards Christ set for us. Attitudes of

acceptance, tolerance, love, and service to others are taught in all areas of school activity.

Teachers are encouraged to develop a classroom management style which builds a positive

environment for student learning. Principals may assist them in helping students with difficulty.

Family conferences are conducted and if the student is not able to function well, other alternate

programs will be recommended.

The majority of our student body is from the Word of Life Centre community throughout Central

Alberta (63%, 77 of the 122 families); this includes the communities of Stettler, Sylvan Lake, Eckville,

Blackfalds, Penhold, Innisfail, and Red Deer. We are happy to serve a larger Christian community

from other local church congregations (33%, 40 of 122 families). 4% of families have no clear faith

connection.

We have a large double gym, so daily P.E. classes are conducted.

Language options are offered for our Jr high students

ESL Class are provided for our International students

Transportation is provided within the city of Red Deer with three routes, serving the north of Red

Deer, central Red Deer & the east side of the city.

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MEDIATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Destiny School began incorporating the MLE program into our kindergarten and Grades 1&2 in 2002.

We started with the program BRIGHT START*, a program of cognitive development giving exercises

to expand the learning styles of students.

All of our teaching staff are now trained in FIE Level I, II, & III

In the older grades, instruction using the 14 instruments of mediation (FIE) is coordinated by Marj

Mullen through weekly classes. She is also assisted by Artha Lee Gill providing individual instruction

and assessments.

Through MLE our students are able to learn how their brain processes information and create

systems that will transfer to all of their other subjects in school, thus enabling them to excel in their

studies and other areas of personal growth.

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PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Enrollment

The name of our school was changed to Destiny Christian School in 2001/2002, previously being People’s Christian Academy from 1980 – 1989, and Word of Life Christian School from 1989 – 2001.

Special Needs Students This year we have NO students identified for Special Needs funding.

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INFORMATION ON

Provincial Performance Measures

As a Level 2 school with Alberta Education, provincial surveys were completed in February. Parents

were encouraged to participate. Students from grades 4 to 9 completed the student surveys.

Grade 4 (included 5 & 6) - 43 students

- 20 parents

Grade 7 (included 8 & 9) - 40 students

- 15 parents

Teachers - 9 teachers total

TOTAL participants in the survey were 127, up from 116 the previous year.

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TRENDS

Enrollment – Our enrollment increase was nearly 10% this year and with playschools 3 & 4 we have over 200 students. (191 K – gr.9, & 22 ps). Now ALL grades are taught as single classes for core subjects and only 1 homeroom (6/7) do they have Bible together. Our largest classroom has 23 students.

Staff – We have a very qualified, mostly long-term serving staff. Our new staff is a grade 5 fine arts specialist.

Surveys show a high level of satisfaction with our program. Annually our results from parents, staff and students are consistently above provincial results.

Great satisfaction is shown in our Mediated Learning component of our school.

New Immigrants – Annually we add recent immigrant families whom we often subsidize until they become established and prosper in their jobs.

Improved Facilities

Temporary Portables – This year we added one more double wide portable for a grade 5 and flex classrooms. In the summer the ECS portable was totally renovated, of which all are extremely pleased. Grades 2, 4, & 9 are also in portables.

Playground – We are pleased with the use of our recent $90,000 playground expansion.

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Combined 2014 Accountability Pillar Overall Summary

Measure Category Measure Category

Evaluation Measure Destiny Christian School Alberta Measure Evaluation

Current

Result

Prev

Year

Result

Prev 3

Year

Average

Current

Result

Prev

Year

Result

Prev 3

Year

Average Achievement Improvement Overall

Safe and Caring Schools Excellent Safe and Caring 96.3 97.0 96.3 89.1 89.0 88.6 Very High Maintained Excellent

Student Learning

Opportunities n/a

Program of Studies 83.5 93.8 89.8 81.3 81.5 81.1 Very High Declined Good Education Quality 95.7 96.3 95.6 89.2 89.8 89.5 Very High Maintained Excellent Drop Out Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.5 3.6 Very High Maintained Excellent High School Completion Rate

(3 yr) n/a n/a n/a 74.9 74.8 73.8 n/a n/a n/a

Student Learning

Achievement (Grades K-9) Acceptable PAT: Acceptable 76.0 58.3 63.0 74.0 75.3 75.5 Intermediate Maintained Acceptable PAT: Excellence 18.7 6.9 12.0 19.0 19.1 19.6 Intermediate Maintained Acceptable

Student Learning

Achievement (Grades 10-12) n/a

Diploma: Acceptable n/a n/a n/a 85.4 84.2 83.4 n/a n/a n/a Diploma: Excellence n/a n/a n/a 21.0 19.5 19.1 n/a n/a n/a Diploma Exam Participation

Rate (4+ Exams) n/a n/a n/a 50.5 56.6 55.9 n/a n/a n/a

Rutherford Scholarship

Eligibility Rate (Revised) n/a n/a n/a 60.9 61.3 60.8 n/a n/a n/a

Preparation for Lifelong

Learning, World of Work,

Citizenship n/a

Transition Rate (6 yr) n/a n/a n/a 59.2 59.5 59.1 n/a n/a n/a Work Preparation 93.8 97.3 95.5 81.2 80.3 80.0 Very High Maintained Excellent Citizenship 93.5 95.8 92.1 83.4 83.4 82.6 Very High Maintained Excellent

Parental Involvement Excellent Parental Involvement 87.4 91.8 90.4 80.6 80.3 80.0 Very High Maintained Excellent Continuous Improvement Excellent School Improvement 92.6 95.3 93.4 79.8 80.6 80.2 Very High Maintained Excellent

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Measure Evaluation Reference

Achievement Evaluation

Achievement evaluation is based upon a comparison of Current Year data to a set of standards which remain consistent over time. The

Standards are calculated by taking the 3 year average of baseline data for each measure across all school jurisdictions and calculating

the 5th, 25th, 75th and 95th percentiles. Once calculated, these standards remain in place from year to year to allow for consistent

planning and evaluation.

The table below shows the range of values defining the 5 achievement evaluation levels for each measure.

Measure Very Low Low Intermediate High Very High

Safe and Caring 0.00 - 77.62 77.62 - 81.05 81.05 - 84.50 84.50 - 88.03 88.03 - 100.00

Program of Studies 0.00 - 66.31 66.31 - 72.65 72.65 - 78.43 78.43 - 81.59 81.59 - 100.00

Education Quality 0.00 - 80.94 80.94 - 84.23 84.23 - 87.23 87.23 - 89.60 89.60 - 100.00

Drop Out Rate 100.00 - 9.40 9.40 - 6.90 6.90 - 4.27 4.27 - 2.79 2.79 - 0.00

High School Completion Rate (3 yr) 0.00 - 57.03 57.03 - 62.36 62.36 - 73.88 73.88 - 81.79 81.79 - 100.00

PAT: Acceptable 0.00 - 66.22 66.22 - 72.00 72.00 - 81.95 81.95 - 85.72 85.72 - 100.00

PAT: Excellence 0.00 - 10.93 10.93 - 14.38 14.38 - 20.26 20.26 - 26.17 26.17 - 100.00

Diploma: Acceptable 0.00 - 72.08 72.08 - 78.77 78.77 - 85.43 85.43 - 89.96 89.96 - 100.00

Diploma: Excellence 0.00 - 7.77 7.77 - 11.90 11.90 - 18.63 18.63 - 22.99 22.99 - 100.00

Diploma Exam Participation Rate (4+ Exams) 0.00 - 31.10 31.10 - 44.11 44.11 - 55.78 55.78 - 65.99 65.99 - 100.00

Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate (Revised) 0.00 - 43.18 43.18 - 49.83 49.83 - 59.41 59.41 - 70.55 70.55 - 100.00

Transition Rate (6 yr) 0.00 - 39.80 39.80 - 46.94 46.94 - 56.15 56.15 - 68.34 68.34 - 100.00

Work Preparation 0.00 - 66.92 66.92 - 72.78 72.78 - 77.78 77.78 - 86.13 86.13 - 100.00

Citizenship 0.00 - 66.30 66.30 - 71.63 71.63 - 77.50 77.50 - 81.08 81.08 - 100.00

Parental Involvement 0.00 - 70.76 70.76 - 74.58 74.58 - 78.50 78.50 - 82.30 82.30 - 100.00

School Improvement 0.00 - 65.25 65.25 - 70.85 70.85 - 76.28 76.28 - 80.41 80.41 - 100.00

Notes:

1) For all measures except Drop Out Rate: The range of values at each evaluation level is interpreted as greater than or equal to the

lower value, and less than the higher value. For the Very High evaluation level, values range from greater than or equal to the lower

value to 100%.

2) Drop Out Rate measure: As "Drop Out Rate" is inverse to most measures (i.e. lower values are "better"), the range of values at each

evaluation level is interpreted as greater than the lower value and less than or equal to the higher value. For the Very High evaluation

level, values range from 0% to less than or equal to the higher value.

Improvement Table

For each jurisdiction, improvement evaluation consists of comparing the Current Year result for each measure with the previous three-

year average. A chi-square statistical test is used to determine the significance of the improvement. This test takes into account the size

of the jurisdiction in the calculation to make improvement evaluation fair across jurisdictions of different sizes.

The table below shows the definition of the 5 improvement evaluation levels based upon the chi-square result.

Evaluation Category Chi-Square Range

Declined Significantly 3.84 + (current < previous 3-year average)

Declined 1.00 - 3.83 (current < previous 3-year average)

Maintained less than 1.00

Improved 1.00 - 3.83 (current > previous 3-year average)

Improved Significantly 3.84 + (current > previous 3-year average)

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Overall Evaluation Table

The overall evaluation combines the Achievement Evaluation and the Improvement Evaluation. The table below illustrates how the

Achievement and Improvement evaluations are combined to get the overall evaluation.

Category Evaluation

The category evaluation is an average of the Overall Evaluation of the measures that make up the category. For the purpose of the

calculation, consider an Overall Evaluation of Excellent to be 2, Good to be 1, Acceptable to be 0, Issue to be -1, and Concern to be -2.

The simple average (mean) of these values rounded to the nearest integer produces the Category Evaluation value. This is converted

back to a colour using the same scale above (e.g. 2=Excellent, 1=Good, 0=Intermediate, -1=Issue, -2=Concern)

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.3021 Achievement

Improvement Very High High Intermediate Low Very Low

Improved Significantly Excellent Good Good Good Acceptable

Improved Excellent Good Good Acceptable Issue

Maintained Excellent Good Acceptable Issue Concern

Declined Good Acceptable Issue Issue Concern

Declined Significantly Acceptable Issue Issue Concern Concern

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GOAL #1 An Excellent Start to Learning

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Goal One: An excellent start to learning

Outcome: Children are reaching emotional, social, intellectual and physical development

milestones and are ready for school.

Comment

No data is available for our ½ day playschool programs.

Strategies

We have a playschool 3, ½ day per week and playschool 4, 2-1/2 day programs that are part of our

BRIGHT START (ages 3-7) program that strengthens the child’s readiness to learn. By grade 1 we

are pleased with the preparation they have.

A safe and caring environment is created for learning to aid physical development.

They have access to the gym for daily use.

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GOAL #2 Success for Every Student

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Goal Two: Success for Every Student

Outcome: Students achieve student learning outcomes.

[No Data for Diploma Exam Results]

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Achievement Improvement Overall 2015 2016 2017

High School Completion Rate -

Percentage of students who

completed high school within

three years of entering Grade 10.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Drop Out Rate - annual dropout

rate of students aged 14 to 18 n/a * 0.0 0.0 0.0 Very High Maintained Excellent

High school to post-secondary

transition rate of students within

six years of entering Grade 10. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Percentage of Grade 12 students

eligible for a Rutherford

Scholarship. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Percentage of students writing

four or more diploma exams

within three years of entering

Grade 10.

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Comment

Destiny is a K-gr.9 program.

Families chose a variety of high school programs in the city, therefore it is impossible to access their

continued learning success.

Strategies

At spring parent/student/teacher conference and over a pizza time, discussion made on where completion of high school might be. Parents are encouraged to make a prayerful and best choice of continued learning for their child suitable for their future educational and vocational goals.

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Outcome: Students demonstrate proficiency in literacy and numeracy.

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 Achievement Improvement Overall 2015 2016 2017

80s% of students in Grades 6

and 9 who achieved the

acceptable standard on

Provincial Achievement Tests

71.9 45.0 85.7 58.3 76.0 80 Intermediate Maintained Acceptable 80 85 85

15% of students in Grades 6

and 9 who achieved the

standard of excellence on

Provincial Achievement Tests (

19.3 10.0 19.0 6.9 18.7 15 Intermediate Maintained Acceptable 15 15 15

Comment on Results

Our results have a great fluctuation every second year. As yet we do not know what the reasons would be.

Again we had ALL students participate in these achievement tests.

Social scores have had the biggest downside of the results. Grade 6 social was again taught over 2 years, thus some loss of retention of knowledge. The grade 9 social test is again the last test to be done. Their results are not consistent with their year’s scoring.

We were extremely happy with grade 6 math results as all students scored acceptable, and 30.8% achieving the standard of excellence results.

Strategies

This is the final year of teaching grade 6 curriculum over 2 years as all core subjects are now taught in single grade.

In health, a prep PAT class prepares students to handle stress.

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Outcome: Students demonstrate citizenship and entrepreneurship.

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 Achievement Improvement Overall 2015 2016 2017

94% of teachers, parents and

students who are satisfied that

students model the

characteristics of active

citizenship.

89.4 88.5 92.0 95.8 93.5 95 Very High Maintained Excellent 94 95 96

94% of teachers and parents who

agree that students are taught

attitudes and behaviours that will

make them successful at work

when they finish school.

86.0 93.8 95.5 97.3 93.8 96 Very High Maintained Excellent 94 95 96

Comment on Results

Data remains very high with 127 surveys giving a 93.5%.

Strategies

Continued focus on character building through heroes in LA, Bible and portfolio classes. Commitments of all grade 7-9’s, who must sign and commit to the “Honor Code” contract which is a respect and values agreement.

For success at work

Career day for everyone to dress as their future might be

Monitoring daily agendas at the upper level grades

Options for junior highs gives some experiences that help prepare them for work

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Outcome: The achievement gap between First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) students

and all other students is eliminated.

[No Data for Overall FNMI Results]

Comment on Results

We had a significant number of FNMI students but have no way of formulating what results would

show.

Strategies

More families have used the self-identification part of our enrollment application.

Our I Heart RD program at the church has served and assisted the school in serving more 1st Nations

families.

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GOAL #3 Quality Teaching & School Leadership

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Goal Three: Quality teaching and school leadership

Outcome: Teacher preparation and professional growth focus on the competencies needed

to help students learn. Effective learning and teaching is achieved through

collaborative leadership.

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 Achievement Improvement Overall 2015 2016 2017

85% of teachers, parents and

students satisfied with the

opportunity for students to receive

a broad program of studies

including fine arts, career,

technology, and health and

physical education.

84.9 85.0 90.6 93.8 83.5 94 Very High Declined Good 85 87 90

Comments

Significant drop of 10+ pts. in data from previous 2 years. (Student scores were the significant factor of 74.1 from 93.4) Scores were high for computer, health, PE and variety of programs; as students have usage of think pads, have daily PE, and through options give quite a variety of choices they can choose throughout the year. Student scores were lower in art, drama, music and language

Strategies *This year we hired new staff able to teach fine arts of music and drama; also offering the MUSIC PLAY program throughout the grades. Jr. high students have an additional language in options as Spanish is offered. Also an extra ESL weekly class is given to all grades of students.

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GOAL #4 Engaged and Effective Governance

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Goal Four: Engaged and effective governance

Outcome: The education system demonstrates collaboration and engagement.

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 Achievement Improvement Overall 2015 2016 2017

90% of teachers and parents

satisfied with parental

involvement in decisions about

their child's education.

82.0 93.1 86.4 91.8 87.4 92 Very High Maintained Excellent 90 91 92

96% of teachers, parents and

students satisfied with the overall

quality of basic education. 91.4 93.6 96.9 96.3 95.7 96 Very High Maintained Excellent 96 96 96

Comment on Results

Scores fluctuated again with a small decrease but still a very high achievement.

Both teachers and parents scores a little lower, with lower scores in the grade 4-6 grouping, either

dissatisfied or didn’t know (5-7 parents out of 19)

On enrolling in the school, parents know that the administration team, directors, and school staff give

the major direction for the school.

Our school community remains very satisfied with the quality of education provided at Destiny (over

95%)

Strategies

The formation of a parent team, involved in every classroom, has assisted parental involvement in the school. Destiny’s ‘open door’ policy assists in giving parents a voice in school. Use of the DESTINY DOWNLOAD to publish opportunities for parents to be involved, as field trips, and other upcoming school meetings.

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Outcome: Students and communities have access to safe and healthy learning

environments.

Performance Measure Results (in percentages) Target Evaluation Targets

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 Achievement Improvement Overall 2015 2016 2017

97% of teacher, parent and

student agreement that: students

are safe at school, are learning

the importance of caring for

others, are learning respect for

others and are treated fairly in

school.

95.9 95.9 96.1 97.0 96.3 97 Very High Maintained Excellent 97 97 97

94% of teachers, parents and

students indicating that their

school and schools in their

jurisdiction have improved or

stayed the same the last three

years.

94.0 88.2 96.9 95.3 92.6 95 Very High Maintained Excellent 94 95 96

Comment on Results

Parents continue to regard Destiny as safe place for the child’s learning to take place. (over 96%)

Over 92% indicated that the school made improvement in recent years.

Strategies

The 0 tolerance policy for bullying at Destiny makes our school a safe place.

Teachers & administrators use a consequence sheet when correcting violations, training students

to take responsibility for their conduct.

We expect an increase this coming year as we made significant improvement to our facilities and

hired staff in the fine arts area.

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Summary of Financial Results

Access to our 2013-2014 Audited Financial Statement is on www.destinyschool.ca. Hard copies can be provided on request from the school office by phoning (403) 343-6510.

Alberta Education80%

Society Fees14%

Donations2%

Other4%

Destiny Christian SchoolProjected Revenue 2014-2015 Revenue Total

$1,084,735

Alberta Education$872,348

Society Fees$155,960

Donations$21,188

Other$25,239

Salaries67%

Transportation6%

Services, Contracts, Supplies

24%

Amortization & Interest

1%

Destiny Christian SchoolProjected Expenses 2014-2015

Expense Total $1,033,390

Salaries $692,482

Services $249,803

Transportation $75,891

Amortization $15,214

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Revenue: $ 1,084,735.00

Expenses: $ 1.033,390.00

$ 50,680.00

Registrations:

Grades 1 - 9 169

ECS 20

189

Summary of Facility and Capital Plans

Another portable, this time a 2 classroom portable double wide, was set up this summer (a $150,000

investment). This will help with a projected moderate growth over the next 2 years. Also a major

investment was made renovating the ECS portable.

A building committee is functioning determining the long term needs of all projects of Word of Life

Center, Church & Ministries, of which Destiny is a part of. Details are not finalized at the present

time.

483,640

496,906

349,079

368,396

381,535

438,988

546,038

724,671

797,971

825,197

813,158

975,646

1,084,735

1,115,473

87,808

9,631

84

46,112

3,806

30,516

1,243

46,728

48,135

15,846

16,872

26,343

50,680

3,054

0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000

2001/2002

2002/2003

2003/2004

2004/2005

2005/2006

2006/2007

2007/2008

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

2014/2015

IncomeLoss

Profit

(Projected)

73%

10%17%

Destiny School 2013/2014 Expenses

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