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Annual School Performance Report 2014-2015

MISSION STATEMENT
Mission Statement
Riverview Middle School is committed to preparing all students for success in high school.
VISION
Vision

A school with RESPECT, PRIDE, SUCCESS

VALUES
Values
Learning: We will enhance professional growth in a sharing, supportive, and respectful environment.
Integrity: We will demonstrate and encourage expected standards of honesty and sincerity.
Innovation: We will utilize resources creatively for positive change and development.
Interdependence: We will foster open communication and interaction within the school community.
Empowerment: We will nurture an environment with a sense of ownership and responsibility in our school community.
Diversity: We will accept and appreciate others.
LITERACY GOALS
Literacy Goals 1

All students will enhance their reading comprehension abilities based on individual needs in response to self-assessment and teacher conferencing in the areas of literal, inferential, and critical responses.

Literacy Goals 2

All students will demonstrate improved writing skills through self-assessment and teacher conferencing.

Principal's Summary
Literacy Summary
Our focus this past year in literacy was on student self-assessment, relying heavily on the text Self- Assessment and Goal Setting by Gregory, Cameron, and Davies.  As well as self-assessment practices, there was an emphasis on teacher conferencing discussions during grade level and whole team meetings. Our focus also centered on best practices for students and overall consistency for teachers.  In writing, the English Language Arts (ELA) team devised a student checklist for writing as well as a Writers’ Notebook.  Anchor charts were also prepared for ELA classrooms, to promote consistency. 
Additionally, we continually examine data.  For example, from the data of our grade 8 students in reading, there was a noted increase from 71.5% of students at acceptable in the fall to 91.7% of students at acceptable in June.  From the data of our grade 8 students in writing there was a noted increase from 73.2 % of students at acceptable in the fall, to 82.9% of students at acceptable in June.
NUMERACY GOALS
Numeracy Goals 1

Numeracy vocabulary development will be a component of all subject areas.  All students will be exposed to explicit Math language that will strengthen their development of fluency with numbers.  Ex. 0.5 expressed as 5 tenths.

Numeracy Goals 2

All students will improve their proportional thinking and reasoning by grade level or program goals based on individual needs as evidenced in the use of pre and post assessments showing improvement within the school year.

Principal's Summary
Numeracy Summary
For numeracy, our focus was on communication with parents.  We held a math night for parents and developed a pamphlet to distribute to parents, students and teachers.  This was for information purposes and to encourage consistency of mathematical language.  Common assessments were also created and implemented to provide consistency for the students at all grade levels. A math website was initiated as well as math posters in preparation for the 2015-2016 school year.  
Assessment data continues to be a focus.  Appropriate interventions were implemented and support was provided to students through targeted areas during Directed Study Block (DSB) as well as after school extra help sessions.  With the incorporation of the pilot project for grade 8 math, there was more of an emphasis placed on formative evaluation where the teachers regrouped according to levels of competencies.  Student assessment results improved throughout the school year. 

PROVINCIAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Positive Learning, Work & Environment Plan (PLWEP)
PLEP

Communication and Consistency of Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (PBIS).

To develop an understanding of how PLWEP (Policy 703), Inclusive Education (Policy 322), and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) support and promote student learning.

Principal's Summary
PLEP Summary
Our positive learning and working environment plan consisted of: Team Lead (240 students), Student Voice, PBIS (positive behaviour interventions and supports) room, a variety of student support groups, colleague visits, staff professional development on behavior interventions, plans, check in/outs, individual schedules, sensory tools, conflict resolution skills, alternatives to suspension, self-monitoring and “showing appreciation for others.”  Other initiatives included:  Harry Potter Week, Power of a Penny, Breakfast Program, Community Parent Night sessions, volunteer and students breakfast, as well as assemblies.
Areas of Focus Identified by School Review
Review Report

​The school will continue to focus on the areas of recommendation highlighted in the last school review.

Potential Direction for 2015-2016 based on this report
PLEP Summary
Our positive learning and working environment plan consisted of: Team Lead (240 students), Student Voice, PBIS (positive behaviour interventions and supports) room, a variety of student support groups, colleague visits, staff professional development on behavior interventions, plans, check in/outs, individual schedules, sensory tools, conflict resolution skills, alternatives to suspension, self-monitoring and “showing appreciation for others.”  Other initiatives included:  Harry Potter Week, Power of a Penny, Breakfast Program, Community Parent Night sessions, volunteer and students breakfast, as well as assemblies.