Presentation used with the Board as an update on my Performance - June 2011.

1. CHRIS KENNEDYSuperintendent, West Vancouver School District Superintendent PerformancePlanning and Review June 15 2011

2. Procedure The Board and Superintendent shall implement the BCSTA’s “Performance Planning and Review for School Superintendents” model appended hereto as Schedule “C”. The performance review shall be reasonably related to the goals and objectives established by the Board and to the duties assigned to the Superintendent.

3. Be global leaders in the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning Goal #1: Educational Excellence

4. Goal #1: Educational Excellence Expand supports for just-in-time teacher training leading to an increase in the number of teachers who feel comfortable using technology

5. “Just-in-time” solution

6. Goal #1: Educational Excellence Develop meaningful structures for parents to engage in their students learning and school / district community. This can include online forms, collaborative school websites and access to student learning. Take steps to bring parents into the schools through technology in new and innovative ways (text messaging, alerts, e-forms, collaborative web spaces, etc).

7. School Connects (Synrevoice)Communicate via voice, email or text (SMS)

8. Communication and collaborationAt home and at school

9. Teachers help students manage the learningTasks, homework, assignments

10. Personalized web spacesDidn’t want social tool – kids want to stay focused

11. Goal #1: Educational Excellence Provide access for students to 21st century tools that include communication (email) collaboration (instant messaging) and the first student based dashboard / portfolio to archive, highlight and present student learning over time.

12. For all students, on any device, from anywhere

13. Goal #1: Educational Excellence Support / encourage / develop school leaders to align school and educational leadership with technology leadership

15. Continue to attract and retain high quality staff, develop plans for succession and support and promote work-life balance Goal #2: System Sustainability

16. Goal #2: System Sustainability Enshrine an ongoing teacher leadership program open to any interested teachers and administrators as part of “what we do” in West Vancouver

18. Professional Development

19. Staff Collaboration

20. Technology to support learningSupporting teachers

21. Every teacher from K to Grade 12 has participated in digital literacy staff development Additional support for teachers looking to go beyond this

22. Goal #2: System Sustainability Establish clear roles for each member of an expanded District Leadership Team

23. District Leadership Team 2010/11 Sandra-Lynn Shortall

24. District Leadership Team 2011/12 (Contract)Warren Hicks

25. District Leadership Team 2012/13 District PSandra-Lynn Shortall

26. Goal #2: System Sustainability Enhance opportunities available to WVMEA members for ongoing training

27. SEA education/skill development (SSEAC budget)

28. Goal #2: System Sustainability Develop a new teacher mentorship program to support teachers new to the profession and new to their roles

30. Goal #2: System Sustainability Formalize administrator growth plan model seeing administrators share progress on a monthly basis as part of principal and vice-principal meetings. Administrators would also submit plans to the District Leadership Team, who would meet to review with each administrator.

31. Met with all administrators in district to review current growth plans

32. Promote our school district’s identity by communicating the achievements of our students and staff to our communities Goal #3: Community Connections

33. Goal #3: Community Connections Develop and expand our corporate use of social media to promote our achievements. Adopt new corporate protocols that meet our community’s expectations for us to communicate with speed via multiple/mobile channels.

34. Expanded use of SM tools from corporate only to schools, district programs, staff “ambassadors”

35. Summer enrichment programs staff will blog, tweet, and video blog this summer!

36. Goal #3: Community Connections Align our social media strategy with our existing communications and marketing strategies to provide consistent communications, maintain relationships, and differentiate ourselves in the market. Expand our brand to be “the premier place for teaching and learning” . . . a place of “educational excellence and vision.”

38. E-bulletin (weekly or bi-monthly)

39. Principal’s blog (celebrate student, school, staff, parent successes)

40. Centralized district/community news

41. Continued social media adoption New standardized school communications protocol

42. Goal #3: Community Connections Implement the Board’s new “Taking Action” web page to provide an open, transparent avenue for sharing information and engaging with stakeholders and the public. Support the Board’s Strategic Plan and other policies and current issues with this online communications tool.

44. New monthly feature in NS Outlook

45. First issue on Thursday, June 16, 2011

48. Foster support for the importance of early learning with staff and the community Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area

49. Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Create opportunities for staff and the community to engage with key personnel in the early learning area

50. Opening Day 2011/12 Dr. Stuart Shanker Distinguished Research Professor, York UDirector, Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative

51. Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Explore the expansion of early learning opportunities connected to our schools including pre-schools and StrongStartCentres

53. Chartwell ElementaryNot approved by Ministry

54. Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Align the work of K teachers in the district with the new Full Day K program

55. Multiple Pro-D workshops for K teachers focused on play-based learning

56. Goal #4: Personal Stretch Area Refine assessments and interventions for primary aged learners to better early identify at-risk learners

57. New Grade 2 literacy assessment