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Assurance Framework

Domain Six

Local Societal Context

Goal

To engage schools and communities to identify and respond to the learning needs, interests, aspirations and diverse cultural, social and economic circumstances of all students.

Outcomes
  • Engage education partners to develop a baseline understanding of the local and societal needs and circumstances.
  • Develop and implement a continuous improvement engagement process to support a shared vision for quality Catholic education taking into account the local context of each community within the division.
  • Identify the local context variables to inform decision-making and inform practice.

Primary Strategies

 
  • Engaging stakeholders to develop a share vision aligned to a continuous improvement framework.
  • Developing a budgeting framework to provide a sustainable, equitable staffing model, contracted services, resource allocation, and professional development to implement the Division’s shared vision for education in each community.
  • Engage and provide stakeholder feedback sessions to document local context variables and demographic information that can be access or gather to inform decision-making and practice. 
  •  Using social media and digital signage to improve the school event communications.

OnGoing Strategies

 
  • Developing budget frameworks to subsidize student transportation based on current transportation funding models.
  • Supporting parents in the separate school establishment process to expand Catholic education boundaries.
  • Providing diversified and flexible program opportunities.
  • Engaging local businesses and learning opportunities through the use of the division CTS trailer.
  • Engaging stakeholders in the context their local school communities to improve the understanding of FNMI culture, knowledge and reconciliation. 
  •  Promotion of school events by sharing our successes and accomplishments within the local community by utilizing our social media, newsletters, local paper, digital signage to share our successes and events.

Performance Measures

 

Domain Six - Local Performance Measures:

  • The number of FNMI professional development and stakeholder engagement sessions.
  • Student 7-9 Q32 I would recommend my school to a friend. 96% Yes - Goal 98%
  • Teacher Q37 How satisfied are you the school Division is a good place to teach, learn and grow? 100% very satisfied or satisfied - Goal 100%
  • Support Staff Q23 How satisfied are you the school Division is a good place to teach, to learn and grow? 100% very satisfied or satisfied - Goal 100%
  • Parent Q34 How satisfied are you that East Central Alberta Catholic Schools are good places for children to learn and grow? 100% very satisfied or satisfied - Goal 100%

Domain Six - Provincial Performance Measures:

  • Parent Involvement 79.5 % Provincial, 88.8% Theresetta - Goal 90 %
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