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Vis Chart 5 Update of Action Plan
Vis Chart 5 Update of Action Plan
Vis Chart 5 Update of Action Plan
Schools are required to use this template to submit their plan in order to continue implementing the programme for the next five years. It is organized according to the headings of the
Programme standards and practices.
The school will include objectives drawn from the outcomes of the self-study questionnaire.
A: Philosophy
The schools educational beliefs and values reflect IB philosophy.
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
June 2015
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
2015/16
IB professional development
is continuous to facilitate a
better understanding of the
IB programmes that we offer
On-going
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Objective
philosophy.
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
2016
N/A
August 2014
2015/16
Find more ways of
developing an understanding
of the IB philosophy at the
levels of the School Board,
the School Council, the
pedagogical leadership
team, the teachers and the
non-academic staff.
3. The school community
demonstrates an
understanding of, and
Completed (
October
2014)
PD budget
Teacher in-service on inquiry
at all staff retreat
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
PYP Coordinator/Asst. Principal
N/A
Pedagogical leadership team
November,
2014
N/A
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Kindergarten teacher
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
PD budget
Jan. 2015
Weekly
(Friday 1:152:15)
05 Dec. 2014
23 Jan. 2015
On-going
2015/16
Curriculum development is
done in committees to
ensure a collaborative
approach.
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
yearly
N/A
A collaborative approach to
curriculum development is valued
and followed.
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
August, 2014
N/A
2014/15
Director
PD budget
2012-2014
August 2015
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
Teachers have a better
understanding how teaching and
learning is enhanced through the
use of inquiry.
August 2015
On-going
PD budget
Collaborative
planning with
the PYP
Coordinator/A
sst. Principal
happens
once every
two weeks.
N/A
Open-floor
transdisciplin
ary planning
4
Objective
Actions
the PoI.
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
happens
once every
six weeks.
PoI finalized
in May every
year
2015/16
More evidence of singlesubject integration should be
documented in unit planners
on ManageBac.
4. The school develops and
promotes internationalmindedness and all
attributes of the IB learner
profile across the school
community.
2014/15
On-going
N/A
Weekly
(2015/16)
Twice
monthly
2015/16
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
On-going
Teachers to develop/review
a common understanding of
action.
2015/16
On-going
(weekly)
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
N/A
2013-2015
Director
N/A
On-going
Director
Staff budget
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
N/A
October 2014
PD budget
PYP Coordinator/Asst.
Principal receives IB
programme updates and
shares them with the staff.
On-going
January 2015
Kindergarten teacher
N/A
Introduction and
implementation of the
Learning Support Notice of
Concern/Referral form.
2014/15
April 2014
PD budget
Differentiation PD August
2015.
August 2015
PD budget
2014/15
Staff budget
Increased number of
Learning Support teachers.
N/A
N/A
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Objective
Actions
See above.
Date to be
achieved
See above.
See above.
Budgetary implications
See above.
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
See above.
B: Organization
B1: Leadership and structure
The schools leadership and administrative structures ensure the implementation of the Primary Years Programme.
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Weekly, ongoing
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
N/A
2015/16
2014/15
Several times
a year
2015/16
On-going
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
2014/15
Director
Staff budget
On-going
Staff budget
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
On-going
N/A
Completed
PD budget
On-going
N/A
PYP Coordinator/Asst.
Principal runs weekly PD for
all teachers focusing on
different elements of the
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
programme.
4. The school has appointed
a programme coordinator
with a job description,
release time, support and
resources to carry out the
responsibilities of the
position.
PYP Coordinator/Asst.
Principal has release time
from Gr. 3 duties to develop
the programme.
2014/15
2015/16
Yearly
On-going
Language
policy Feb.
2014
N/A
Assessment
policy Jul.
2015
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
Curriculum is under
continuous review and
development. The following
factors contribute to this
review: student assessment
data, current research in
teaching and learning,
teacher input, input from
pedagogical leadership,
formal IB feedback,
recommendations from
external educational leaders
and input from the school
community.
The pedagogical leadership
team in consultation with
teachers decides what
curriculum needs review
based on our Strategic
Goals Balanced Scorecard
and student learning
evidence. In addition, input
from parents, teachers,
students is sought to make
sure that our curriculum is
On-going
Yearly
N/A
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
May 2014
2014/15
Director
PD budget
N/A
January 2015
and yearly
Actions
Yearly
Annual orders
Nov. 2014
PD budget
Differentiation workshop
hosted at VIS
Date to be
achieved
2014/15
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
August 2015
All staff
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Annual
recruiting
2014/15
Director
On-going
PD budget
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
Yearly when
timetables
are devised
N/A
Every two
weeks
N/A
2014/15
Yearly orders
N/A
Staff budget
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
The school employs qualified
teachers to implement the
programme.
Substitute teachers
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
2013/14
Capital budget
2015/16
N/A
2014/15
Capital budget
Additional equipment
(projectors, documents
cameras, laptops) were
purchased to support the
adoption of electronic
portfolios.
2014/15
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
the implementation of the
programme.
The school recognizes the
opportunity to review how we use
technology to support the
programme.
The pedagogical leadership team
recognizes and acts on the need to
support the programme with
technology.
Yearly orders
Gr. 5 teacher
N/A
Librarian hired
Completed.
Director
Staff budget
March 2015
Librarian/BTT
N/A
Decision to transfer to
Destiny management
system hosted by Follett.
March 2015
Director
Capital budget
Reorganization of books
based on Dewey Decimal
system.
September
2015
N/A
September
2015
Librarian
PD budget
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
March 2015
On-going
Yearly orders
2014/15
Staff budget
Weekly
On-going
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
understanding of the programme.
N/A
N/A
Intermittently
throughout
the year
Weekly
Homeroom teachers
N/A
Yearly
N/A
May 2015
Staff budget
Director
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Objective
Actions
Grade-level timetables
indicate transdisciplinary unit
of inquiry time and singlesubjects.
Yearly
2014/15
On-going
2014/15
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
PE teachers
N/A
On-going
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
N/A
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
The timetable allows for the
requirements of the programme to
be met.
N/A
See above.
11. The school utilizes the
resources and expertise of
the community to enhance
learning within the
programme(s).
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C: Curriculum
C1: Collaborative planning
Collaborative planning and reflection support the implementation of the Primary Years Programme.
Objective
1. Collaborative planning
and reflection addresses the
requirements of the
programme(s).
Actions
Date to be
achieved
At least once
a week
N/A
Once every
two weeks.
Open-floor transdisciplinary
planning.
Once every
six weeks.
May 2015
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
PYP teachers
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
PYP teachers
On-going development of
units on ManageBac.
Review PYP planners for
recent updates.
Budgetary implications
Every month
Nov. 2014
PD budget
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
2015/16
On-going
2015/16
2. Collaborative planning
and reflection takes place
regularly and systematically.
Budgetary implications
N/A
Weekly, once
every two
weeks and
once every
six weeks.
N/A
Weekly
2014/15
2015/16
Identify grade-level
collaborative planning on
timetable.
N/A
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
N/A
Objective
articulation.
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
2014/15
2014/15
N/A
2015/16
Greater integration of subjectspecific scope and sequences.
On-going
2015/16
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
N/A
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
4. Collaborative planning
and reflection ensures that
all teachers have an
overview of students
learning experiences.
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
Develop essential
agreements on the unit
planning process/frequency.
2015/16
5. Collaborative planning
and reflection is based on
agreed expectations for
student learning.
On-going
N/A
6. Collaborative planning
and reflection incorporates
differentiation for students
learning needs and styles.
In-house differentiation
workshop.
August 2015
PD budget
7. Collaborative planning
and reflection is informed by
assessment of student work
Twice a year
N/A
Formative assessment,
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Objective
and learning.
Actions
Date to be
achieved
observations and
conferencing model used in
collaborative planning.
On-going
8. Collaborative planning
and reflection recognizes
that all teachers are
responsible for language
development of students.
On-going
2015/16
9. Collaborative planning
and reflection addresses the
IB learner profile attributes.
On-going
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
PYP teachers
N/A
Actions
Date to be
achieved
On-going
Budgetary implications
N/A
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
The written curriculum reflects the
requirements of the programme.
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
2014/15
2015/16
N/A
On-going
N/A
IB Building Quality
Curriculum feedback on
sample planners and PoI.
November
2014
Otherwise, complete.
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
Completed.
Completed.
Completed.
Completed.
Completed.
d. There is documented
evidence that the curriculum
developed addresses the
five essential elements of the
Primary Years Programme.
On-going
N/A
Updated
January 2015
and again in
July 2015
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
January/Febr
uary 2015
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
Completed
N/A
On-going
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
2015/16
Determine a way to
map/merge Everyday
Mathematics with IB PYP
Mathematics scope and
sequence.
2016/17
2014/15
Completed
Objective
sequence documents.
Actions
Social Studies
The Language and
Mathematics scope and
sequence documents have
integrated national
standards and maintained
the rigor the of the PYP
documents.
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
2012/13
2014/15
On-going
N/A
Develop teachers
understanding of action.
2015/16
On-going
N/A
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
N/A
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Objective
sequences.
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
2015/16
2015/16
Documenting Lithuanian
language B integration in
UoIs.
2015/16
2016/17
On-going
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
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Actions
Date to be
achieved
On-going
Oct. 2011
August 2014
On-going
2014/15
Director
Budgetary implications
N/A
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
Teaching and learning aligns with
the requirements of the programme.
PD budget
N/A
N/A
2014/15
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
N/A
Completed.
Completed.
Completed.
Completed.
Completed.
May 2015
N/A
PD budget
Continue to develop a
common understanding and
expectation for action
between teachers and with
students.
On-going
On-going
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
2014/15
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
2014/15
2015/16
N/A
Budgetary implications
N/A
N/A
On-going
On-going
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Objective
Actions
Promote open-ended
learning experiences that
provide student choice and a
variety of ways to show
understanding.
Differentiation workshop led
by external consultants
Date to be
achieved
On-going
PYP teachers
August 2015
2013
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
N/A
Yearly
Gr. 5 teacher
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
On-going
N/A
Yearly
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Objective
Actions
Service learning
opportunities have
developed student
understanding of human
commonality, diversity and
multiple perspectives.
2014/15
2005
English as an additional
language support is provided
to students. Additional EAL
teachers hired to support
student language needs.
2014/15
2013/14
Yearly
On-going
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
N/A
Staff budget
PYP teachers
Every six
weeks
On-going
N/A
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
students.
In-house differentiation
workshop led by external
consultants.
August 2015
Continue to promote
differentiation during gradelevel collaborative planning
meetings.
On-going
See above.
PD budget
N/A
See above.
See above.
See above.
See above.
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
2013/14/15
Director
Capital budget
Mobile projector/lap
top/document cameras
purchased and available for
all grades.
2014
2014/15
Projector/lap top/document
camera purchased for use in
Gr. 2.
2014/15
Desk
top/projector/Smartboard
Completed.
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
used in Gr. 2.
21 lap tops/printer/projector
outfit computer lab.
2013/14
Lap
top/Smartboard/projector
outfit the Smartboard room.
2013/14
On-going
On-going
Develop a common
understand of action, the
forms it takes and methods
to access/record it.
2015/16
N/A
On-going
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
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Objective
Actions
Develop a common
understanding of studentinitiated action and the
different forms it can take.
Develop methods to
access/record it.
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
and group work situations.
2015/16
Yearly
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gr. 5 teacher
On-going
PYP teachers
Weekly
2014/15
Yearly
PYP teachers
On-going
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C4: Assessment
Assessment at the school reflects IB assessment philosophy.
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
On-going
Budgetary implications
N/A
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
Levels of conceptual understanding
are derived from the lines of inquiry.
Assessment tasks support student
learning.
Vertical consistency of assessment
tools and strategies.
Develop teacher
understanding of the cycle
written, taught, assessed to
inform teaching and learning
better.
2015/16
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
Assessment of essential
elements to be more explicit.
Explore the development of
a TD skills continuum
showing greater clarity within
each phase.
A combination of teacher
assessment, self
assessment and peer
assessment addresses all
the essential elements of the
programme.
Further focus on developing
assessments.
2015/16
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Objective
Actions
The development of
portfolios is now guided by
the VIS Portfolio Agreement.
Date to be
achieved
2014/15
Budgetary implications
N/A
2015/16
2014/15
Completed.
Director.
N/A
July 2015
N/A
2015/16
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
On-going
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
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Objective
learning.
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
improvement.
The school aims to develop
feedback as the main
purpose for assessment
across all teaching and
learning at the school.
2013/14
Staff budget
PYP teachers
N/A
Yearly
PYP teachers
N/A
2015/16
On-going
2015/16
On-going
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Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
Developmentally appropriate
methods to access
assessment data in Early
childhood.
2014/15/16
N/A
2 or 3 times a
year
2 times a
year
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
On-going
PYP teachers
N/A
Objective
Actions
Date to be
achieved
Budgetary implications
Evidence of achievement
or of progress towards
achievement of the objective
on, the assessment of their work.
Yearly/during
the PYP
exhibition
N/A
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