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Planning and Reporting In Education2010Larry BudzinskiMECY

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Planning and Reporting In Education

Winnipeg Presentation Team:

Adair Morrison-Tracy Caldwell: Sherwood School-Dr. Hamilton - River East Transcona

S.D.

Mike Wake

Principal at Westwood Collegiate and Lorelei Steffler, Principal at Lincoln Middle School

Alan Schroeder : COSL

Larry Budzinski : MECY

Agenda MECY School Planning Overview

Why- Big Picture View Planning Cycle

Teams Outcome Planning Evidence Based Planning Reporting

Provincial Rubric and Results Supports- Application

Break Team A Lunch- On your own Team B Break

COSL Presentation

Exit Slips

REM. Not related to sleep nor an old Rock Band

R = Responsibility-for your comfort, learning, attitude

E = Engagement “you get what you give”

M = Misery Totally Optional

If you have a question and you don’t ask it …. I’m not answering it

You have to laugh at my jokes

And swear that you won’t saywon’t say

“I can’t do that “

or “ It will never work”

instead say “ It may be worth a try”

Session Norms

Outcomes for the session

All Participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of school and divisional planning and reporting requirements

All participants will understand common planning and reporting processes used in Manitoba.

All participants will increase their school planning and reporting skills.

All participants will have an opportunity to apply the information to their current situation.

All participants will receive practical examples and suggestions from experienced colleagues

Wise words relevant to planning

“We cannot direct the winds but we can adjust the sails”

“ If I had 1 hour to save the world I’d spend 50 minutes on defining the problem and 10 minutes executing the solutions”

Albert E.

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Smartphone ( BB-IPhone-) http: with browser Tweeting on Twitter Or laptop- netbook with internet access

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Big Picture: Why We Do It Planning promotes improved student learning Provides a measure of responsibility and

accountability Provides increased stakeholder commitment Provides a coordinated school focus

Supports a long term agenda Promotes coordination of resources and initiatives Keeps the end in focus

Aligns Three levels of planning (School, Division, Department)

Around Us No Child Left Behind- Reach for the Top

250 Teachers fired in July in DC in order to qualify for funding 10 schools in Ontario probed for cheating on Prov Test

Alberta BC “Is the school with the best test results necessarily the best school?”- A. Kohn Whole Child Movement- ASCD

Inviting participation at the front end and reporting to the community reduce cries for high stakes accountability measures.

MEYC

The Dept will not tell you what you plan or that there is only one model to use in planningCommunities Differ

You know your communities best We do require a consistent format to use the data - template Report is NotNot the plan. The overall plan includes, mission ,

budget, PD , etc. sometimes known as a comprehensive school plan…

Perfection is not the aim…improvement is Planning is a cyclical ..not an event We need to get better at having respectful discussions about data

and results. Skill Development and Practice is needed. Planning and Reporting is evolving.They require time and support

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The K-S4 Agenda PrioritiesThe K-S4 Agenda Priorities

1. Improving outcomes, especially for less successfullearners;

2. Strengthening links among schools, families andcommunities;

3. Strengthening school planning and reporting;

4. Improving professional learning opportunities foreducators;

5. Strengthening pathways among secondary schools, post-secondary education and work; and

6. Linking policy and practice to research and evidence.

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Priority 3: Strengthening SchoolPriority 3: Strengthening SchoolPlanning and ReportingPlanning and Reporting

“Schools are most successful when they havemeaningful, clearly stated goals and a process formonitoring and reporting on the progress beingmade towards the achievement of these goals.Teachers, students, families and communities mustparticipate in this process if it is to succeed.”

School Improvement Literature

Glickman, Fullan, Earl , et alFullan, (2001) Leading in a culture of change.New York: Jossey-Bass, Incorporated Publishers

Changes

Based on Feedback and advice from the field Revised Categorical Grant/Divisional and

School Plan Reporting Processes

Reporting Requirements for 2010- 11

School Plan Reporting – Three year reporting cycle introduced School Plans: 1/3 of school divisions Template Completed by OCT 31/10 If your division is not scheduled this year you Must still complete the

Website Survey on School Priority and Outcomes ( See link) Report to the Community

All schools must report in writing to their communities at the end of the school year or submit an explanation to the department.

Copies forwarded to Department Student Services Plans: School Division Reports

Submit on separate template Categorical Grant Templates

AAA.ELI,ENI,EBI,ECDI, SSG, EAL, FLG, ESD Financial Report

SS Policies, an annual needs survey and comprehensive list of services are expected to be available to stakeholders on request.

Report to Manitoba Education and Youth

Divisions Reporting for 2010-11

EvergreenFlin FlonFort La BosseGarden ValleyKelseyMountain ViewPembina TrailsPrairie SpiritRiver East TransconaSeine RiverSunriseTurtle Mountain

By 31st of October 2010 Reportson accomplishments from 2007/08,2008/09, 2009-10 and plans for 2010-11

Financial Report Financial Report Financial report Outcomes Report

English as an Additional Language

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Aboriginal Academic Achievement

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Basic French Grant √ √ √ √

Early Childhood Development Initiative

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Early Literacy Intervention √ √ √ √

Early Numeracy √ √ √ √

Education for Sustainable Development

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Middle Years Experiential Learning

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Student Services Grant * * * √

For 2010-2011 community reports and full reports or websurveys are requirements

Categorical Financial Report Form School Plan report format is the samehttp://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/pie/index.html

TemplatesSchool Plan DatabaseOutcome ExamplesRubricSupport DocumentWeb Site Survey

Sample Annual Web-Based Priority List

Why is this important? Twenty years of SIP research is very clear that schools who plan well

tend to be more successful than those that plan poorly. Consistent reporting formats, outcomes reported by data will allow

schools to continue to plan and report, divisions to use school planning to drive division plans and Manitoba Education and Youth will be able to use both for planning purposes.

At the school level planning provides coordination of resources, identification of priorities, reduction in overlap, can enhance support for schools and most importantly improve student learning.

“” Planning does not assure success , however it significantly increases the odds that success will occur….

Principal X From Div Y “Yes it takes time … however when I consider the time that I already

spend on implementing a good practice, monitoring an area of contention,implementing changes, rallying the staff, fielding complaints, I’d have to say that the time is better spent planning at the front end”. “ When a parent comes to see me demanding that we implement the latest educational fad I now redirect them to our planning process ..We do much less knee -jerk responding because of our planning..

Provincial Priorities/School/Division Plans

The Division Plan, Comprehensive School Plan, and Annual School Plan all flow from the same priorities and processes.

Results

Reporting

Priority # 3

Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.

A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."

A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.

What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse "But why," they asked, as they moved off. "Because", he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."

• What do we want to accomplish?

• How will we know we have accomplished it?

• What information will we collect?

• Preparing for data collection

• Data collection… observable & measurable

• What does the information tell us? Evidence Based Decisions.

• How do the findings inform our planning and decision-making?

• Using the results…

• Reporting to various audiences

The Planning Cycle

Supporting Inclusive Schools: Planning and Reporting Resource Document

“ Every important study on the subject has found that parental

involvement in their children's education results in higher

student grades and test scores, more positive attitudes toward

school, and better behavior in and out of school.

In addition, studies show that parental involvement leads to

more successful academic programs and more effective schools.”

Why Involve parents/stakeholders?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYA POLICYMAKER'S GUIDE2005 Neil Guppy, Robert Crocker, Scott Davies, Claire LaPointe, Larry Sackney “Both teachers and parents thought 'school success plans' (or written annual improvement plans) were useful.

Furthermore, 85% of teachers reported that their schools have such plans (although just over 8% said they did not know). This varied slightly by province, with teachers in Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec reporting fewer school improvement plans. Many parents, however, were unaware of these plans. Less than a third reported that their child's school had such a plan, another third claimed their schools had no plan, and a final third reported that they did not know.

“More than six in ten teachers named funding as one of the two most important issues or problems, with five out of ten parents doing likewise. Class size was the second most frequently cited issue by both parents and teachers.

The third most cited problem was learning diversity (27%), by which respondents typically meant that the ability range within classrooms was too heterogeneous to promote effective teaching and learning. Parents named 'teacher issues,' by which they typically meant labour unrest, wages, teacher shortages, as the third most cited issue or problem (31%).

PotentialTeam Members Students Parents Teachers Community External Specialists

School administrators

Other school staff

Parent Council representatives

Community membersRequirements :Regulation on Advisory Councils for School Leadership says that the ACSL may provide advice on school plans.Education Administration Miscellaneous Provisions Regulation states in Section 31:

"A principal must involve teachers in any planning process that is undertaken for the school."

Check s. 41(1) of the PSA – Every school board shall:(w) provide the minister, at the times and in the form and manner he or she determines, such information as the minister may require; (z) ensure that each school in the school division or school district prepares an annual school plan.

Table Talk

Take a moment to consider your school’s planning process. Who is involved, to what extent? Who is Not?

Discuss this at your table

From Activity ---> OutcomesIn Manitoba we have had a long history of

identifying the strategies and activities that are implemented in schools: eg

Implement the new Science Curriculum Run a TAG group Inservice staff on Differentiated Instruction or

Authentic Assessment Establish the Lion’s Quest Program

We are newer at identifying the Outcome or targeted result

Process Goals to Outcomes

Process Why do we want to ? .so…. Describes the ends We will integrate a math/science

curriculum We will budget additional time for

collaborative planning We will develop a divisional writing

rubric We will implement a conflict

mediators program

We will implement a TAG program Means Inputs Activities Function

Senior 1 Failure rate is reduced

Student Achievement will improve

Student Writing Improves

Playground conflict incidents are reduced

Student attendance is improved Ends Outcomes Purpose Targets

SMART Outcomes

pecific

easurable

chievable

elevant

ime related

Outcome Tips Ask “Why are we doing

this?” …the because is the out come

Try to keep it focused upon Student Learning

Don’t get to hung up on the Numbers. How will we know…observable , concretely, etc.

Stated clearly in a way that is observable so everyone knows what we are trying to accomplish

Process Outcome is often an Activity - not result outcome

ie We will implement an Anti Bully Policy

The purpose of a SMART outcome is to clearly state what we all are trying to do in a manner which allows us to objectively assess whether we have progressed towards achieving it.

Perfection is not the aim..improvement is

Get A Resource Teacher on board to review

What is the benefit to the students, staff, school ?

Try to smarten one of these

“By June 2009 Elizabeth May school will implement a Sustainable development focus”

“Stephen Harper Collegiate will offer the SEARCH Assets Program”

Indicators

What would let us know that we are making progress toward the outcome?Specify one or more indicators for each outcomeDecide which factors could influence

participant/program outcomes Indicators will decide what data to collect

Data

Data “information or evidence collected through a systematic method of selection, observation or analysis. Data are symbolic representations of information that can be expressed in numbers or words.”

(Earl, 1999)

Identifying data sources that are:- presently available- easily accessed

or- electronically generated

Examples of Commonly Available Data Sources

Information about students Enrollment records

(enrollments, transfers &

dropouts) Daily attendance records Student records (demographics,

extracurricular activities Transcripts (course enrollments and levels,

credits earned, grades)

– Student Portfolios– Standards tests results– Focus Groups– Exit interviews– Counselling reports – Employer evaluations

(co-op placements)– Survey results– Post-secondary enrollment

…More

Information about teachers or administrators Personnel files (teacher

training and certification, staff development activities, continuing education credits)

Attendance records In-service records

School-level information Funds/expenditures per pupil

Reports prepared for/or by the school

Partnerships with post-secondary institutions/businesses/other

Dropout & completion rates

Student-faculty ratios

What to do with the Data

Measure Progress Identify Priority Areas Clarify Issues Hold Conversations Inform Planning

Generating Strategies>30% of the programs we offer have no effect or make matters worse!!

What do we think will make a difference? Is there “expert” knowledge nearby? What research exists? What do other schools do? Do we have enough information? What have we done in the past? Can we enlist the help of others? Is this educationally sound?

Linking the School Planning Report to the Community ReportSchool Planning Report Community Report on

School Priorities

Priority # andExpectedOutcomes

School Priorities(goals, profile, context, expected

outcomes, mission statement)

StrategiesStrategies

(activities and processes)

School Priorities(selected from linkages with

departmental and divisional/ districtpriorities and outcomes)Indicators

School and Community Resources

Data Sources(Tools) School and Community Resources

ResultsResults

(change over time related toexpected outcomes and strategies)

I wonder…. Is Atheism Is A Non-Prophet Organization ? If Someone With Multiple Personalities Threatens To Kill

Himself, Is It Considered A Hostage Situation? Is There Another Word For Synonym? What Do You Do When You See An Endangered Animal Eating

An Endangered Plant? If A Parsley Farmer Is Sued, Can They Garnish His Wages? Would A Fly Without Wings Be Called A Walk? If The Police Arrest A Mime, Do They Tell Him He Has The Right

To Remain Silent? How Do They Get Deer To Cross The Road Only At Those

Yellow Road Signs? How Is It Possible To Have A Civil War? If You Try To Fail, And Succeed, Which Have You Done? Whose Cruel Idea Was It For The Word 'Lisp' To Have an 'S' In

It? Why Aren't  Hemorrhoids Called 'Assteroids'? Why Is There An Expiration Date On Sour Cream? What makes the teflon stick to the pan?

Provincial Trends

Outcome Areas over 2 years Reviews Individual School and Division Feedback

53.7%

50.6%

47.9%

43.2%

41.3%

40.2%

30.5%

30.5%

20.1%

18.5%

17.4%

12.7%

10.0%

8.9%

8.5%

7.3%

7.3%

7.3%

6.6%

6.6%

5.4%

5.4%

5.0%

60.7%

33.3%

44.8%

33.3%

48.3%

29.4%

25.4%

18.9%

12.9%

11.4%

19.9%

10.0%

3.0%

4.0%

4.0%

5.5%

8.5%

6.0%

4.0%

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8.5%

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0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%

School Safety & Climate

Literacy

Technology - Curricular

Healthy Living

Assessment & Evaluation

Curricular Focus - Math

Community/P arental Involvement

Curricular Focus - Other

Teaching Stategies

Teacher P D

Student Engagement

Students at Risk

Curricular Focus Career

Curricular Focus - Social Studies

Misc: Cultural/Linguistic identity

School - P hysical P lant

School - P lanning/Scheduling

Curricular Focus Français/FLA

Curricular Focus - P hys Ed/Health

Student Leadership

Aboriginal Curriculum/Initiatives

Special Needs/IEP s

Misc: Enrollment/Attendance

2009

2008

Figure 1 - Manitoba Priorities Identified by Schools for 2008/2009 (Ranked) and 2007/08

School Plan Priorities 09-10 Reviewed

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

CURRICULAR FOCUS MATH

LITERACY (Classroom Instruction in Literacy)

Citizenship/Social Responsibility

ABORIGINAL CURRICULUM/INITIATIVES

TECHNOLOGY CURRICULAR (Literacy with ICT Implementation)

HEALTHY LIVING (Staff & Student Wellness)

SCHOOL CLIMATE (School Wide Positive Behaviour)

ASSESSMENT (Assessment for Learning)

SCHOOL CLIMATE (Morale & Communications & Relationships)

COMMUNITY/PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

Sustainable Development/Recycling

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

CURRICULAR FOCUS ENGLISH

LITERACY (Across the Curriculum)

STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTTECHNOLOGY CURRICULAR (Curriculum Integration)

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Enrollment/Attendance/Graduation

ASSESSMENT (Communicating Student Learning-Grading)

ASSESSMENT (Staff Collaboration-Common Assessment)

SCHOOL CLIMATE (Safety Programs)

STUDENTS AT RISK

CURRICULAR FOCUS SCIENCE

HEALTHY LIVING (Nutrition Policy)

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

English as an Additional Language

CURRICULAR FOCUS SOCIAL STUDIES

SPECIAL NEEDS/IEPS

Public Relations/Communications

Manitoba Ratings for Components of School Planning for 2006-07 (N=639)

26.5%

36.8%

14.2%

23.5%

16.1%

23.1%

53.1%

46.3%

54.8%

57.5%

57.3%

61.1%

19.0%

14.2%

30.0%

18.0%

22.9%

14.5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Planning

Expected Outcomes

Strategies

Indicators

Data Sources

Overal Plan

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

Manitoba Ratings for Components of School Planning for 2008 (N=639)

8.5%

19.4%

20.2%

30.8%

21.4%

16.4%

50.7%

48.8%

51.5%

53.2%

62.2%

67.7%

40.8%

30.3%

27.8%

14.4%

15.4%

15.4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Strategies

Data Sources

Planning

Expected Outcomes

Indicators

Overal Plan

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

Strengthen School and Division Planning Priority 3

MECY Supports and Activities :Aims: Develop Divisional Capacities Align School , Divisional and Provincial Planning Advance Better Planning Practices •Analysis and report on school plans ( + 700 reviewed) Web Site Information sent to divisions on requirements and supports•New Administrators Workshops Sept •Working Group: Planning in Education-

•Brett Lough SJSD, Ken Horton MECY, Chris Gudzunas HSD, Arnie Novak BU ,Rachel Sufi MECY,•Scott Hill . Adair Morrison RETSD, Linda Chernenkoff LRSD, Alan Schroeder COSL, Larry Budzinski

•Review of School and Divisional Plans Dec 11-13•Provincial Report on Analysis of School- Divisional Plans Sept 09•Review of Student Services Reports and Provincial Report March 06•Supporting Inclusive Schools: School Based Planning Planning and Reporting Document released Jan 2004•Advanced Divisional Leader and Contact Skill Development Feb 09•Planning Teams Showcase of Planning in Manitoba Nov15 & 16•Visitations and divisional Workshops to the field as arranged.•Field Visits and Team Interviews•Support to DSFM and First Nations Schools•Coordination of Planning Supports with Stakeholder Groups•Correlation with Priority 6 Best Practice and Research Forum•School Planning Website Network: Training Video , Website Examples,

Positive Trends Data used to inform Provincial planning. Indicators seemingly have improved. Planning has taken root. Interest in and application of PD

Advanced Team Planning Session March Network of Leaders School Plan Database ,Wiki Schools and divisions are requesting

feedback on reports

PIE Current Focus To continue to focus school and division planning

on Student Learning. To develop planning and reporting capacity within

schools and divisions. To maintain accountability at local levels through

stakeholder involvement in planning and follow up reporting

To utilize the information to assist MECY in setting its priorities and plans.

Find ways to include student voice in planning Provide feedback for improvement to divisions and

schools

School Plan Database

Join our Planning Wiki

Presentation Materials Reports and Publications Links PD Notices Questions and Answers Supports

PIE WIKI

Link to School Plan Template

School Plan Outcomes Support Document

Provincial Report on Priorities

Wiki Links

Useful Links

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/pie/index.html

School Plan Report Databasehttp://web3.gov.mb.ca/spr/homeAction.do

Lessons Learned During the fall of 2006 MECY interviewed several exemplary school planning teams to identify elements that contribute to successful school improvement planning. Here is a sample of their ideas:

Factors contributing to successful school planning Providing time and resources for planning Belief in and ownership of planning by the entire staff Parent and student voices included in priority setting Distributed and shared leadership for planning Evidence (data) informed planning School division support and emphasis on planning Cyclical patterns of planning activities over 2- 3 year periods Planning imbedded in school practices Well developed planning framework and structures in place Aligning budget resources and support to areas identified in school plan Aligning staff development and professional learning to planning Focusing on improved student learning with clear outcomes Commitment to improving planning practices through staff development,

leadership and dialogue Networking, researching, and implementing effective strategies Ongoing monitoring of progress, feedback, support, and mentoring

Tools

Action Research Appreciative Inquiry Survey Help Website – Wiki Appropriate Educational Programming (Bill

13) ESD

Sample Outcomes

By June staff will communicate about, implement and explore new strategies to improve student engagement in school activities , learning and assessment Strategies

Staff will plan organize and work together in a 3 committee structure PD Committee will survey staff and plan activities

By June 50% of schools will have student-based groups devoted to leadership in ESD

Schools will develop and support ESD student groups such as Green Teams and Eco – Action

By June 75% of schools will be developing or improving school green spaces or outdoor classrooms

To raise awareness of environmental issues and create social responsibility related to sustainable healthy environments in our students.

Take action on issues of Social Justice Winnipeg Harvest work site Unicef/Leadership fundraising- Art Auctions in support of social causes

“Generational teachings of Aboriginal people tell of an ancient prophecy of seven prophets foretelling the future. The seventh prophet-or the seventh fire- told them ofa time when a younger generation would regain the people’s pride and greatness after a period of loss, tragedy and alienation. Many believe that this seventhgeneration has now been born.” (Kenn Richard, 2005)

Oak Lake Community School: Harvesting the Seeds of Hope

Students from Kindergarten to grade 8 will work with teachers, parents and the community to create an outdoor learning garden. The space will feature the unique landscape of Oak Lake and pioneer heritage and also serve as a quiet refuge. Compost produced by the school will fertilize the garden and vegetables grown there will be shared with the community.

Steinbach Online

Students in the Hanover School Division are being taught life skills that go well beyond the core academic subjects. Assistant Superintendent Randy Dueck says a group of divisions leaders has returned from a three day conference on education for sustainable development. He explains it’s a much larger concept than just saving some trees or recycling. It also challenges students to care for their communities and consider broader global issues like poverty and human rights. Dueck says our world will be handed over to our children in the next number of years and the division wants to take an active role in ensuring students are taught more than just basic life skills. Students need to learn to make informed decisions and take action to help improve their world. This is already evident in many of the division’s programs including packing hampers at Christmas time andexploring human rights in grade 9 Social Studies.

Vincent Massey Collegiate: Multimedia Public Education Campaign

This project will design and implement a multimedia public education campaign based on four sustainable development themes. Using an interdisciplinary approach the students will administer a survey and based on the results create a public awareness campaign.

Ralph Brown School: Monarchs in Mexico This interdisciplinary project will weave

together Science, Social Studies, Language arts, Physical Education and Art to introduce students to ancient and modern Mexico. An experiential component of this project will be the development of Monarch Butterfly gardens

Invitations

Use the Database – WIKI Please use it as all benefit

School Plan Review Dec 9&10 Showcase of Planning April 2008 MBASCD Call , Invite , Email

FeedbackVisitationOngoing with school teams

http://www.mbascd.ca/

Contact InformationLarry Budzinski

Consultant

Program and Student Services

Room 411

27-2nd Ave SW

Dauphin, MB R7N 3E5

(204) 622-2254

Fax: (204) 622-2260

Larry.Budzinski@gov.mb.cahttp://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/pie/index.html

John Dewey“Oh, Mr. Dewey, tell me what we must do to make our schools the most wonderful places of learning for all our children.” There was a long pause at the other end of the line. And John Dewey finally said “Well, it depends on whether you want to do it the ordinary way or the miraculous way.”

The reformer said, “Well, I’m an ordinary kind of person, so why don’t you tell me the ordinary way.”

So Dewey said, “Well, the ordinary way would be to wait for legions of angels to descend upon the schools and turn them into temples of learning.”

The reformer said, “Well that seems kind of unlikely. So why don’t you tell me the miraculous way.”

And Dewey said, “The miraculous way would be for the people to do it themselves.”

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