| Theme 1: Program Development | ||
| Key Result Area # 1: Comprehensive Program Coordination | ||
| Objective 2: To identify the needs and the programs that will fulfill our vision | ||
| Goal 2.1: By getting input from the education committee and the staff on requirements for exceptional programs | ||
| Performance Indicator: Report to Facilities and Education Committee | ||
| Accountability: Hugo Marcus | ||
| REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS AT LHCS | ||
| SUBJECT/ AREA |
NEEDS | COMMENTS |
| CLASSROOMS | -general | -classrooms need to be free standing mini-communities of learning within the large framework of the whole school |
| -as such they should have resources adequate to conduct the curriculum where necessary within their own room | ||
| -classrooms should be larger approximately 1.25 the size of current rooms | ||
| -kindergarten needs to be much larger at minimum the size of 1.5 regular classrooms | ||
| -this report will not deal with the need of JK or before and after school requirements since that is being looked at by another committee through a different objective | ||
| -appropriate wiring | ||
| -appropriate storage and shelving | ||
| -permanent meeting for board, committee and staff meetings | ||
| -resources | -each classroom should have ; CD player and tape deck Overhead Projector Screen Atlases Maps and globes Reading materials Manipulatives for math Appropriate textbooks Sink facilities |
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| -increase the number of TV and VCR units from 2 to 4 for the school | ||
| -in the last three years without a strategic plan to proceed with we have achieved our goals in the shaded areas | ||
| -we continue to make significant progress in the area of -atlases and textbooks and that will continue on its own as program needs are met | ||
| -the purchase of manipulatives in math and reading materials to support the primary and junior programs will also continue | ||
| ADMINISTRATION | -facilities | -current office of the principal is adequate in size; the only consideration is that there is little room to meet with parents and that items such as the school safe and other supplies are stored there, |
| -storage | -there needs to be adequate space for the storage of administrative supplies separate from teacher supplies | |
| -staffing | -consideration needs to given to the adequacy of current levels of administrative time | |
| SUPPORT STAFF | -facilities | -the secretaries office is inadequate |
| -the bookkeeper needs her own room separate and locked from other areas | ||
| -the secretary and bookkeeper offices could be adjacent to each other. | ||
| -there needs to be safe and adequate space for custodian to work | ||
| -storage | -there needs to be adequate space for the storage of administrative supplies separate from teacher supplies | |
| -there needs to be adequate space for the safe storage of custodial supplies in accordance with health and safety regulations | ||
| -there needs to be separate storage areas for all equipment related to caring for the outside property | ||
| -training | -the secretary needs opportunities to continue with professional development like the rest of the staff | |
| -the custodial staff needs opportunities for professional development like the rest of the staff | ||
| STAFF ROOM | -facilities | -the staff room can not accommodate 30 people |
| -the staff workroom needs to be completely separated from the staff room | ||
| -the staff room needs to be far enough away from the busy-ness of the school to allow for peace and quiet | ||
| -storage | -there needs to be adequate shelving and storage in the staff room for professional books and for teacher storage | |
| STORAGE | -facilities | -there needs to be separate storage facilities for general school supplies most likely but not necessarily in a central location |
| -there needs to be a proper audio-visual stowage room | ||
| COMMUNCIATION | -equipment | -the telephone system needs to be evaluated |
| -one telephone line is not enough for a school of 350 | ||
| -an intercom system is necessary for the school | ||
| MUSIC | -dedicated music/ performance room |
-room should be at least the size of 1.5 classrooms with adequate space for storage of instruments, chairs and stands for performing and desks or tables for teaching |
| -staffing will need to be increased | -if a band program becomes part of an exceptional music program then we need to increase teaching time and train someone to teach band | |
| -instruments/ music |
-we will need to budget for instrument rental/purchase, instrument maintenance and the purchase of sheet music | |
| -private lessons | -if we continue providing space for private lessons then we need a dedicated "lesson" room | |
| -parents have come to consider this service as part of what the school offers and is an attractive inducement to prospective families | ||
| -curriculum | -exceptional curriculum will be addressed through the curriculum coordination plan | |
| -satisfactory pianos | ||
| -training | -we need to encourage professional development for lead teacher(s) | |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION | -equipment | -while our physical education program is in good shape special attention will have to be paid to the provision, maintenance and upkeep of equipment. |
| -storage | -current storage space would be sufficient for physical education needs if both storage areas were restricted to physical education equipment | |
| -gym space | -a larger gym would be necessary if the population of the school continues to grow | |
| -the gym is not suitable for gatherings of parents and student and certainly cannot accommodate large numbers of parent supporters at athletic events | ||
| -events such as grandparents and grandfriends day and related can hardly be held in the current facility | ||
| -outdoor facilities | -current outdoor space is inadequate for school teams practices, games, and general play space for children | |
| -staggered recesses and lunches are means to make do not solutions to growth related issues. | ||
| -space is needed for proper playing fields | ||
| -playground equipment for younger children is inadequate | ||
| -training | -we need to encourage professional development for lead teacher(s) | |
| -curriculum | -exceptional curriculum will be addressed through the curriculum coordination plan | |
| SCIENCE | -dedicated science room | -there is a possibility that this could be combined with and art room |
| -sinks for experiments, locked science cabinets and equipment storage areas are needed | ||
| -equipment | -a planned purchasing strategy needs to be done | |
| -to some degree this has been started and an accurate inventory of science equipment exists | ||
| -based on that inventory and the needs of the programs at various grade levels we should be purchasing future equipment according to plan | ||
| -staffing | -we need a dedicated "lead" teacher for science to act as a resource for the entire staff | |
| -training | -we need to encourage professional development for the lead teacher(s) | |
| -curriculum | -exceptional curriculum will be addressed through the curriculum coordination plan | |
| ART | -facilities | -space is needed (see comments regarding a dedicated science room above) |
| -storage | -proper storage facilities are needed in direct proximity to the art room | |
| -training | -we need to encourage professional development for the lead teacher(s) | |
| -display areas | -some consideration must be given to areas where art can be displayed appropriately for all to enjoy. | |
| -curriculum | -exceptional curriculum will be addressed through the curriculum coordination plan | |
| RESOURCE | -facilities | -the resource program needs a large room equivalent to 1.5 classrooms |
| -resources | -a plan needs to be developed to maximize the usefulness of further purchases | |
| -staffing | -staffing needs to be increased at a rate comparable to growth in student population | |
| -planning | -the resource team submitted a five year plan to the education committee in the spring of 2002 and that plan would still be operable at this point. | |
| -testing | -purchasing of testing and diagnostic materials needs to continue and should be part of any future five year plan | |
| -policies and procedures | -current policies and procedures for tracking, admitting, evaluating and reporting student progress in the program are in place | |
| -regular review is necessary | ||
| -enrichment | -currently there is no enrichment component to speak of | |
| -to offer enrichment is vital to offering an exceptional resource program | ||
| -integration | -the resource program needs to be integrated on a curricular level, a technological level, with the regular classroom, with the library and with the resources available from a possible future computer lab | |
| -training | -we need to encourage professional development for lead teacher(s) | |
| -curriculum | -exceptional curriculum will be addressed through the curriculum coordination plan | |
| LIBRARY | -facilities | -the library needs a room equivalent to 2 classrooms |
| -staffing | -current volunteer and lead teacher arrangement are adequate but dependent on the strength of the volunteers and dedication of the lead teacher | |
| -paid staff for library services | ||
| -perhaps more parents could become engaged in the work of the library, but that would mean that staff for training purposes would have to be found | ||
| -books | -we need to look at a formula for targeting the number of books we should have | |
| -suggested target of 50 books per student would translate in 16600 volumes | ||
| -a purchasing plan needs to be developed | ||
| -technology | -the library and possible future computer lab need to be linked physically (adjacent) and technologically | |
| -the library needs computers for research, for managing withdrawals and returns, for work stations and for linking to the classroom | ||
| COMPUTER LAB | -facilities | -a fully functioning computer lab would need to be the size of 1.5 classrooms |
| -the space needed is either a self-contained lab or a combination lab and library arrangement | ||
| -the lab should have the same number of terminals as the class with the largest number of students | ||
| -software and licenses | -appropriate software and licenses should be planned for and purchased | |
| -a plan for continual renewal needs to be in place | ||
| -staffing | -the lab would need to be adequately staffed to meet the needs of the school | |
| -a minimum of a 50% position for lab management would be needed | ||
| -teacher training which has already begun needs to be carried on under the provisions of the Professional Development Policy | ||
| -in the classroom | -each classroom should have enough computers to enable integration of technology into the curriculum | |
| -technology and teaching | -we need to have the technology that allows the teachers to use the computers, overhead and TV as instructional tools simultaneously | |
| -curriculum | -exceptional curriculum will be addressed through the curriculum coordination plan | |
| -training | -we need to encourage professional development for lead teacher(s) | |
| VOLUNTEERING | -facilities | -there needs to be adequate work areas for parents and volunteers to work with children one on one or in groups of two or three |
| -there needs to be coordination of volunteers by some one on site | ||
| -consideration should be given to a paid person doing this | ||
| GENERAL | -storage | -we need storage space for tables and chairs used for meetings, programs and rentals |
| PERFORMANCES | -stage | -we need to have proper exits and entrances from the stage to staging areas in order to put on exceptional productions |
| -equipment | -we need proper tables and chairs to accommodate the audience when we have public performances | |
| -risers for public and school performances adequate for the needs of the performances | ||
| -lighting and sound adequate for all types of productions | ||
| -curtains and related staging necessities for all. Performances | ||