We have challenged all members of our school community to "Raise the Bar".  

STAFF:

• Staff have been challenged to "Raise the Bar" by setting high expectations for students and supporting them to reach their personal best.  
• Staff have strived to:
  • continue to implement aspects of the redesigned curriculum
  • to more intentionally connect learning to real life applications
  • to provide students with more flexibility and choice as to how they demonstrate their learning
  • to focus on developing the skills and attitudes that students need for life after graduation (core competencies)
  • to teach students how to be more accountable and take ownership of their own learning.
  • to change assessment practice to provide more formative assessment
  • to communicate student learning by providing more descriptive information and evidence of learning, and to describe learning through the use of proficiency scales and learning maps

STUDENTS:

• Students have been challenged to "Raise the Bar" by:
  • arriving to class on time and demonstrating strong and consistent attendance
  • always submiting their best work that they are proud of
  • taking ownership of their own learning, asking questions, seeking extra help
  • attending lunch time tutorials and after school support in the Cambie Commons
  • completing homework for the purpose of practicing their skills and strengthing their understanding
  • demonstrating postiive 3R behavior (Respectful, Responsible, Ready to Succeed)
  • being prepared to work hard during Personal Learning Time

PARENTS/GUARDIANS/COMMUNITY:

• Parents/Guardians have been challenged to Raise the Bar" by:
  • becoming more involved and connected to our school by showing interest in their child's learning on a daily basis
  • asking questions about their child's learning
  • sitting with their child during homework
  • attending more school-based and parent education events
  • joining our Parent Advisory Council
• We strongly believe in the Student - Family - School partnership and we all have to work together!

We have made great progress on our action plans towards our focus areas:

Student Engagement:

• Exit Slips: All students should be able to answer these questions after each class: What did I learn today?  Why did I learn it?  How will this help me in the future?
• Cross Curricular Learning: Students working on projects that integrate more than one curricular area
• Communicating student learning through digital portfolios
• More intentional integration of core competencies across all disciplines, including e-portfolio reflections.
• Student - Teacher conferencing & goal setting
• Increased focus on providing students with formative feedback on learning
• Increased focus on going deeper with learning rather than focusing on covering more content
• Creation of the Cambie Guiding Principles 
• Implementation of 60 minutes per week of Personal Learning Time

Increasing students' ownership, motivation and personal accountability for their learning:

• Formulation of a staff accountability committee
• Targeted Student Learning Plan follow-ups after Interim Reports & Report Cards
• Study Skills Tutorial session open to all students
• Collaboration time student referrals: students referred to attend supervised support sessions during staff collaboration time
• Student focus groups
• Student late sweeps
• Lunch time tutorials for extra student support
• After-school student support sessions 3 days per week open to all students through our Cambie Commons