| For the 2025/2026 school year our school’s learning focus is: | For the 2025–2026 school year, our school’s learning focus will shift to literacy. Over the past few years, we have concentrated on numeracy, and this focused effort has resulted in measurable growth. In 2022–2023, 29% of our Grade 4 and 7 students were identified as Emerging in Math on the Foundation Skills Assessment. By 2024–2025, we reduced that number to 15%. How can we support students to deepen their reading comprehension, so they develop stronger reading proficiency and make meaningful connections to text and the world around them?
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| The data that supports the need for this school learning focus is: | While we will continue to support students in developing their numeracy skills, staff feel it is now important to prioritize literacy. In September, all teachers administered the Richmond Formative Reading Assessment, and our Kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers completed the Spark and Spark 1 screeners. The data collected through these assessments highlight literacy as an area of need and focus for this year.
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| Actions that the school will take to achieve the goals of our school learning focus include: | • Dedicate time at staff meetings to share learning, ask questions, and determine next steps. • Continue to provide opportunities for collaboration using the Pillars of Literacy in Learn 38. A small group of staff will participate in the district’s Collaboration Project with Literacy Consultant Lisa Jeronimo. • Engage in professional learning focused on literacy during selected Pro D days. • Use the Richmond Formative ReadingAssessment and SPARK screeners in September and May to collect data, monitor student progress, and evaluate the impact of instruction. • Gather student voice on their experiences and perspectives around reading and comprehension. |
| The intention of these actions is to make the following difference(s) for learners: | Support students in deepening their reading comprehension so they develop stronger reading proficiency and make meaningful connections between text, self, and the world around them. |
| We will know our actions are making a difference when we have data that demonstrates the following: | Success will be evident when students are able to make meaningful connections to text, and report card data show an increase in the number of students who are proficient in Language Arts. |
