Meaningful Graduation Goal: |
Goal: For all students to have a valuable high school educational experience, with a meaningful transition plan into adulthood by the time they graduate.
Target: Increase the percent of students who indicate they get to work on things they are interested in as part of their course work to 40% by 2026.
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Strategies and Actions: |
As a school we plan to focus on the following strategies and actions this year:
Encourage students to challenge themselves by taking Foundations and Pre-Calculus Math 10 as opposed to Workplace Math 10. Focus on oral communication – speaking in a foreign language (ie. FI, Japanese, etc.) Encourage students to continue with a second language through to graduation. Engage in Purposeful Learning - Focus on the “why” during instruction. “What’s the point of this?” Focus on developing financial literacy (CLE10). Teach organization skills, goal setting, and strategies for success across all classes. Help students develop the skill set of “Seeking Support”. Focus on teaching the core-competencies and other transferable skill sets. Use myBlueprint to help students develop/explore future career pathways. Introduce the appropriate use of AI. Incorporate grad checks with counsellors in grade 11 and grade 12. Offer an Embedded Formative Assessment Book Club for Staff.
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Data to Inform/Support Meaningful Graduation Goal: |
Career Preparation Survey We need to develop a survey that asks the questions we want to ask. ie. Are students feeling prepared for Grade 10? Grade 11? Grade 12? Post-Secondary? The workforce?
Student Learning Survey Data:
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Data Analysis/Narrative: |
It was challenging to track student success in grade 11, 12 and beyond when students left Jackson after grade 10. With Jackson becoming an 8-12 school over the next two years, we are excited to help students develop meaningful transition plans into their adulthood.
Our Student Learning Survey data indicates that we need to provide more guidance to students during the course planning processes. It also indicates that more feedback can be provided to students on a daily basis to help move learning forward.
While we have seen some improvement with students taking ownership of their learning, we believe there is still room to grow, especially as students enter their senior years. |
