Local Societal Context

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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.
  • 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.
  • Advertise local business sponsors on the outdoor digital signage to increase awareness of community connections.
  • Participate in local Trade Show to showcase CKCS to the community.
  • Social media contest (like and share) to increase local traffic on social media platforms.
  • Bring awareness to parents about separate school establishments to encourage the creation of more.

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.
  • Develop community relationships to obtain knowledgeable personnel to volunteer to teach Industrial Arts options.
  • Mail out school brochures and advertise on a local radio station to increase community awareness of CKCS programming.

Performance Measures

 

Domain Six Local Performance Measures:

  •  Student 7-9 Q32 I would recommend my school to a friend. 86% Yes - Goal 90%
  • Teacher Q37 How satisfied are you the school Division is a good place to teach, learn and grow? 87% very satisfied or satisfied - Goal 90%
  • 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%
  • Increase in social media followers (currently 287 followers on FB & 105 followers on Instagram).

Domain Six Provincial Performance Measures:

  • The number of new separate school establishments created to expand school boundaries.
  • Community participation rates in school engagement events.
  • Student enrolment numbers.
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