Superintendent’s Report October 2015

  Our  Board  goals  for  the  school  year  2015­16  are  to  improve  student  achievement,  to  provide  safe  and  inclusive school environments,  and to  work  collaboratively  with  all  divisions  to  maximize  student  access  to  programs  and  services.  I  would  like  to  highlight  some  of  the  major  initiatives this fall that demonstrate progress towards our Board goals.    Safe and Inclusive School Environments  ● October  is  Mi’kmaq  History  Month  in  Nova  Scotia.  Consistent  with  our  Board’s  goal  of  inclusive  school  environments,  our  staff  have  endeavoured  to  build  awareness  of  Mi’kmaq  history  and  heritage not only during the month of October but during the entire  school  year.  In  the  Minister’s  Action  Plan,  Treaty  Education  resources  are  being  created  to  strengthen  the  curriculum  and  embed  new  resources  for  Mi’kmaq  language  and  culture  in  the  curriculum.  ● During  the  month  of  September,  our  Student  Services  staff  have  been  supporting  transition  plans  for  new  students  as  well  as 

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students moving  from level  to level.  A new  role  within our Board  this  year  is  one  of  a  complex  case  facilitator.  This  role  has  provided  case  management  support  for  students  and  their  teachers  through  partnerships  with  parents,  school  program  planning  teams  and outside agencies.    ● School  Bus  Safety  Awareness  Week  was  from  October  19­25.  Buster  Bus  has  accompanied  our  bus  drivers  on  school  visits  to  teach  students safe  entry to, and exit from, buses.  In addition, both  our  local  police,  as  well  as  public  utility  board  inspectors,  have  been  distributing  pamphlets  on  school  bus  safety.  However,  according  to  our  transportation  coordinator,  a  serious  safety  issue  for  our  bused  students  continues  to  be  vehicles  passing  school  buses in spite of flashing red lights.     Student Achievement  ● Our  Early  Years  Centre  at  Jubilee  Elementary  has  40  students  attending  either  a  morning  or  afternoon  session.  Our  Four  Plus  program  has  nine  students  at  Harbourside  Elementary.  These  programs  have  established  valuable  partnerships  with  the  Family  Place  Resource  Centre.  Early  Years  Centres  provide  important  services to children in the year before entering school.  Designed to  fit  the  needs  of  their  communities,  the  core  services  include  play­based  early  learning programs  as  well as family  supports and  resources.  ● Also  based  at  Harbourside  is  our  African  Nova  Scotian  literacy/numeracy  support  teacher  who  will  provide  support  to 

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students as well  as mentoring support to teachers to embed African  heritage into the curriculum.    ● On  October  21,  over  60  students  from  each  of  our  high  schools  attended  Education  Day  at the Big Data for Productivity  Congress  in  Halifax.  Our  Minister  of  Education  &  Early  Childhood  Development,  Karen  Casey,  opened  the  sessions  for  students  who  then  had  an  opportunity  to  hear  from  Hilary  Mason, a  young data  scientist  from  Silicon  Valley,  as  well  as  Gavin  Uhma,  a  young  multi­millionaire  entrepreneur,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Cape  Breton  University.  The  students  were  encouraged  by  Minister  Casey’s  commitment to  bring  coding  to  the  classroom earlier than planned.  I  would  like  to  take  this  opportunity  to  express  our  thanks  to  the  Department  for  this  initiative  as  well  as  Ms.  Stephanie  Campbell  and  Mr.  Rhyan  Coleman,  who  very  capably  handled  the  logistics  of organizing our students and staff for this exciting event.    ● Again,  under  the  goal  of  student  achievement,  Mrs. Vicki  Podetz,  from  Oceanview  Education  Centre,  has  been  named  French  Educator  of  the  Year  by  the  Canadian  Parents  for  French.  This  award  acknowledges  her  excellence  in  French  second  language  teaching as well as her initiative and innovative practices.       

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Collaboration  among  all  Divisions  to  Maximize  Student  Access  to  Programs & Services  ● A  major  collaborative  initiative  of  all  departments  is  our  school  review  process.  By  November  2,  our first  public  meeting  for each  School Options Committees will be completed. I would like to take  this opportunity  to acknowledge our parents, community members,  principals,  central  office  staff,  and  facilitators,  Jim  Burton  and  Bernie  MacKinnon,  for  their  continued  efforts  in  this  important  process.   

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