1. Our Journey 2013-14

2. Stage 1: Survey Monkey… locating the rocks Response Rate of 90% 8,970 comments without character restrictions Classroom Support Volunteerism District Initiatives Documentation Environment Inclusion Report Cards Technology Supervision Other…

3. Stage 2: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Committee members review each area to isolate the central message(s) within them Commitment from each member of C2 to: Read each comment generated by teachers To select several passages that verbalized the sentiment of the majority To review all comments without bias

4. Stage 3: On the Rocks Presentations from committee members for each area Identifying the ‘Big Rocks’ from the 10 Report Cards Supervision Teacher Time Inclusion

5. Stage 4: Chipping Away at the Rocks Summary generated for each that included... Select several passages that verbalized the sentiment of the majority Explore district guidelines, policies and regulations where the issue is identified or described Explore Alberta Education guidelines, policies and regulations where issue is identified or described Explore alternative options from outside the district

6. Stage 5: Rock Around… Gathered information and summaries presented to Superintendent Carr Synthesis of all information in a formal report as per the legislated framework agreement

7. Stage 6: Rock ‘n Roll Committee continues the mandate in exploring additional issues identified in the survey Process identical to initial research District Initiatives Documentation Supervision Teacher Administrators

8. Stage 6: Rock ‘n Roll District Initiatives – Claudia, Melissa, Karen There is a misunderstanding of what constitutes an “initiative” Others need to be aligned explicitly with Transform Mandatory PD is not seen as effective because of site specific needs and desires Documentation – Christine, Maria Comments center on Report Cards, IPPs and PLPs ECS has these under review Policies and Regulations are quite old and no longer reflective of current practices

9. Stage 6: Rock ‘n Roll Supervision – Daria, Leon Report from D. Warawa parallels research done by committee EAs and STAY Officers could be utilized Training for staff is essential Teacher Administrators – Darrin, Dwayne, Suzanne Not easy to balance needs of school with those of staff Managing EAs and Custodial staff is a challenging responsibility

10. Stage 7: Solid as a Rock… Response from the District Superintendent Carr invites representatives from the district to report back to C2 Committee Supervision Assessment and Reporting Inclusion Teacher Time Documents shared and available to teachers in the district

11. Stage 8: Steady as a Rock… Our Journey Continues New discussion on our shared journey with central question: Are we meeting the mandate? Recommendations as we move forward