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Gus Wetter School
website
Education Plan 2021-2025
Class of
2021
ABOUT US Gus Wetter School is a caring small school within the community of Castor where all students in the community are welcomed from StartRight Playschool to Grade 12. We offer the very best in education to children in the Castor, Halkirk and Alliance communities. When opening our doors to our new modern building in the fall of 2003 to 175 students we continue to show school of choice as we welcomed 225 students into our learning environment in the 2020-2021 school year.
MISSION AND CORE VALUES ✓ Gus Wetter is a community-oriented rural school that supports lifelong learning. ✓ We believe that students, parents, school staff and community members share in the educational responsibilities for learning and for the promotion of self-esteem. ✓ We believe in a safe, respectful, and caring learning environment where all students are encouraged to develop their potential in becoming responsible citizens.
SCHOOL MOTTO
Celebrate Learning: Achieve Excellence
We believe personal excellence is an attainable goal for all students.
To make this goal a reality for students, we provide:
● high expectations,
● interesting and challenging learning experiences,
● support in resolving personal and academic problems,
● focus on the students’ responsibility, independence and leadership.
We believe that excellence in achievement results when students are presented
with a strong academic program, a variety of choices, and a safe and caring
environment.
GWS Priority #1: First Choice learning Environment
Domain: Local and Societal Context
Learning Supports
FOCUS:
1. First-Choice learning Environment
2. High Quality Career and Technology
Studies and Foundations (CTS & CTF) programming
Our goal is for Gus Wetter School to be the first-choice for students and families in our Castor and Halkirk
communities. GWS celebrates our learning environments which are so engaging, welcoming ,successful and
that parents and students choose Gus Wetter School to be their school of choice.
Success Measures: ● Increase in enrolment numbers ● Alternative programming available for parents and students - Outreach ● Provide information about the school authority, students, staff and communities served (such as demographic or socio-economic data) that provides context to our service area Outcomes: ● Maintain and increase our share of student enrolments ● Examine alternative programs
Strategies
● Strengthen alternative programming: Outreach, RAP, Dual Credit, Work
Experience, CTS Programming such as Shop
● GWS to participate in community events and celebrations - Terry Fox,
● Quality staff in all areas of GWS programming
● Start Right Playschool for any community aged children ages 3 and 4
● Gathering feedback from students and parents through Google Forms,
conversations and meetings
● Creating positive relationships with all stakeholders - students, parents,
community members
● Collaborative with outside agencies to create positive wrap around services
to enhance our learning communities FCSS, McMann, Victim Services
● Monthly school newsletter and social media platforms - school facebook
page, twitter and instagram
● Thriving Afterschool Program for children up to the age of 12Budget Supports:
Gus Wetter School budget, support from Board to help develop CTS Programming and
Clearview Communications supports
Responsibility: Team Work
School Principal Teaching Staff
Support Staff
Clearview Central Office StaffGWS Priority #2: Promote Growth and Success for all Students
Domain: Students Growth and Achievement
Domain: Learning Supports
FOCUS:
Literacy Skills
Reading Comprehension and WritingDivisional and GWS Literacy Background
In our ongoing divisional monitoring of student achievement, we note that
students in Clearview Public Schools have continued to experience
consistently strong growth in reading comprehension skills as measured
by our STAR Reading Assessments, in spite of disruptions to in school
learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, anecdotal evidence
suggests our student’s writing skills may not be experiencing equal growth
during this time - and a lack of standardized data (ie. PAT & Diploma exam
results) is providing some motivation to explore other writing skills
measures in the future.
During our stakeholder engagement in the spring of 2021, using our
ThoughtExchange tool, we learned that staff, parent, and other
stakeholders identified literacy skills as one of the most significant priority
areas of focus for Clearview in our planning and preparation for 2021-22.
Gus Wetter School will make it a focus to work with our students to create
an environment rich in both reading and writing activities that will
promote student growth in these areas.Success Measures
● GWS Grade 3-12 students will demonstrate 1+ years growth in reading comprehension skills as
measured by the STAR Reading Assessment in the fall 2022 assessment as compared to the fall
of 2021
● All Grade K-12 students will participate in the STAR Reading or STAR Early Literacy assessment
in the fall of 2021 and spring of 2022 and ongoing throughout the school year
● GWS will create a Literacy Lead in both Elementary and Secondary programming at GWS
School. These school based reps will work with the Division Literacy committee.
● GWS staff will be encouraged and offered various professional learning opportunities in the areas of
Literacy - Reading and writing.
● Percentage of students who achieve acceptable standard on Grade 6 & 9 Provincial
Achievement Tests (Target: 75%)
● Percentage of students who achieve excellence standard on Grade 6 & 9 Provincial
Achievement Tests (Target: 15%)
● Percentage of students who achieve acceptable standard on English 30-1 and 30-2 Diploma
exams (Target: 90%)
● Percentage of students who achieve excellence standard on English 30-1 and English 30-2 Diploma
exams (Target: 10%)OUTCOMES:
● Each student is proficient in the areas of reading comprehension and
written communication skills
● Each student demonstrates ability, confidence, and willingness in literacy
STRATEGIES:
● Instructional support / professional development available to all GWS teachers
● Teachers make use of multitude of universal literacy strategies and resources
● Teachers use STAR reading and early literacy assessments to diagnose student
literacy needs; to support instruction; and to inform learning activities
● Grade 1-8 teachers use Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark to diagnose student literacy
needs and to inform their instruction
● Collaborative Response Teams in GWS meet regularly to review students at-risk at
both the elementary and secondary levels to discuss needs as well as appropriate
universal and targeted supports and interventions designed to ensure all students
are able to succeed
● Use writing assessments such as HLAT to track student progress in writing
development.Budget Supports
● Clearview supported STAR Renaissance literacy assessments
● Clearview Professional Development funding
● Committment within the GWS budget for Professional Learning opportunities
for all GWS staff
● GWS membership on the Clearview Literacy Committee
● GWS based learning and literacy support team to create a Pyramid of
Interventions for GWS students
Responsibility
● School Principal
● School Staff
● School Based Literacy Leads
● District Senior Administration
● District Literacy Committee
● Teaching and School Support StaffGWS Priority #2:
Promote Growth and Success for all Students
Domain: Students Growth and Achievement
Domain: Learning Supports
FOCUS:
Numeracy Skills and
Mathematical ReasoningBACKGROUND In Clearview’s ongoing monitoring of student achievement, we note that students in Clearview Public Schools have experienced significantly less growth in numeracy skills as measured by our Mathematics Intervention / Programming Instrument (MIPI) following disruptions to in school learning as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic beginning March 2020 and through November 2020. During Clearview’s stakeholder engagement in the spring of 2021, using our ThoughtExchange tool, Clearview Public Schools learned that staff, parent, and other stakeholders identified numeracy skills as one of the most significant priority areas of focus for Clearview in our planning and preparation for 2021-22. Gus Wetter Staff will actively engage in developing a sound Numeracy plan for Gus Wetter School that promotes student engagement while learning in fun stimulating numeracy activities and programming.
Success Measures
● Grade 1-10 students will demonstrate 1+ years growth in numeracy skills as measured by the
MIPI in the fall 2021 assessment as compared to the fall of 2020
● All GWS Grade 1-10 students will participate in the MIPI assessment in the fall of 2021 and spring of
2022 as well as new Math assessments
● GWS membership in the division Numeracy Committee
● GWS staff participation in district wide professional development opportunities for teachers
● GWS local Numeracy committee to provide leadership at the school level with numeracy initiatives and
resources;
● Work to align with best practices in instruction and assessment in creation of the GWS Numeracy plan along
with Pyramid of Interventions.
● Percentage of students who achieve acceptable standard on Grade 6 & 9 Provincial Achievement Tests
(Target: 75%)
● Percentage of students who achieve excellence standard on Grade 6 & 9 Provincial Achievement Tests
(Target: 15%)
● Percentage of students who achieve acceptable standard on Mathematics 30-1 and 30-2
Diploma exams (Target: 80%)
● Percentage of students who achieve excellence standard on Mathematics 30-1 and 30-2
Diploma exams (Target: 15%)OUTCOMES:
● Each student is proficient in the areas of mathematical reasoning and the application of numerical
concepts and skills
● Each student demonstrates ability, confidence, and awareness of number sense and spatial
relationships
STRATEGIES:
● Numeracy instructional support / professional development available to all GWS
teachers
● GWS Teachers create numeracy rich classrooms
● GWS Teachers use Math Intervention / Programming Instrument to diagnose student
numeracy needs; to support instruction; and to inform learning activities
● GWS belongs to the Numeracy Committee that investigates, evaluates, and advises
colleagues and leadership with respect to a variety of programs, resources, and
numeracy supports
● Collaborative Response Teams in each school meet regularly to review student at-risk
needs as well as appropriate universal and targeted supports and interventions designed
to ensure all students are able to succeed focusing on the GWS Numeracy Plan and
Numeracy Pyramid of InterventionBudget Supports
● Implement and use the Clearview supported Math Intervention / Programming
Instrument
● Utilize Clearview School Divisions Professional Development funding as well as
additional school based professional development funding for Numeracy
Professional Learning
● Participate in Clearview Numeracy Committee; and to support teacher
professional development in the area of numeracy, including piloting a variety of
math focused programs in classrooms
Responsibility
● School Principal
● School Staff
● School Based Numeracy Leads
● District Senior Administration
● District Numeracy Committee
● Teaching and School Support StaffBoard Priority - Continue to Maintain
GWS Priority #1: First Choice learning Environment
Domain: Local and Societal Context
Learning Supports
FOCUS: Continue to enhance/increase Fundamental First Nations, Metis and
Inuit Knowledge
BACKGROUND:
Students and staff at Gus Wetter School have had some experience with learning about Indigenous
culture in our school, our province and our country. In the 2020-2021 school year, students and
staff were exposed to many FNMI activities and learning opportunities. Our goal is to continue this
exploration of Discovery and Learning.
Success Measures:
Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and staff will continue their indigenous studies classes to learn
about the culture of the many different indigenous groups in our school, province and country.Strategies:
● Literacy Supports for all students
● From K to grade 12 , staff will work to building a common understanding of Indigenous culture
● FNMI curriculum kits from central office and loaned to GWS to build fundamental knowledge and
awareness.
● Staff member sitting on the FNMI committee
● School will be actively engaged in supporting and promoting FNMI awareness in our school.
● FNMI students are tracked and supported by Continuum of Supports team in GWS
● Professional Development for all staff
● Celebrate Indigenous People's’ Day - June 21
● Support Orange Shirt Day
● Blanket Exercise
● Host the 2nd Annual Indigenous Days in February 2022
Budget Supports:
Staff lead teacher Professional Development FNMI materials
Responsibility:
Teaching Staff Principal FNMI CommitteeYou can also read
