In keeping with its vision to provide quality service to meet the diverse
needs of our learners and ensuring that they experience a high quality,
well rounded education the Board declares the following as its highest
priorities for 2011/2012. As always, there is also other key work that
continues, focused on supporting success for all learners.
1) We support student success through continued attention to:
- Improving Reading, Writing, and Numeracy for all students.
Particular emphasis will be placed on supporting Aboriginal
students, students who have special needs, English Language
Learners and those students who are disadvantaged by poverty
or other barriers to learning.
- Providing the necessary training and in-service to build capacity
of all teachers in the areas of differentiated instruction and
quality assessment so they can respond effectively to the
diverse needs of students.
- Improving students’ attention to physical fitness and their
understanding of the factors and decisions that influence healthy
living.
- Developing strategies to assist parents in supporting their children's learning.
2) We support schools in their focus on positive citizenship, with
a specific emphasis on:
- Socially responsible behaviour;
- Safety, well-being and conditions for student success;
- Leadership skills in contributing to classroom and community.
3) We continue to focus on improving the six-year completion
rate for secondary students by:
- Ensuring appropriate and effective transitions at key points in the
K-12 learning journey;
- Providing a strong, continuous, coherent emphasis on career
and education planning and goal setting;
- Providing a wide range of alternative pathways leading to school
completion.
4) We will continue to work collaboratively with our Community-Schools partners to develop structures and strategies that ensure children are emotionally, socially and physically supported to achieve their full potential, with an emphasis on:
- Children being ready, able and motivated to learn;
- Parents and caregivers experiencing support and active engagement in a continuum of services addressing their specific needs;
- School personnel engaging and collaborating with community partners to support the learning and development of children.
The Board aligns its personnel and financial resources in support of
these goals. It also commits to monitoring and improving all programs
and services by ensuring stability and sustainability, fiscal and
operational effectiveness, and responsiveness to growth and change.
Surrey Board of Education
Last Updated: June 27, 2011 |
