2024-2027 New Strategic Plan Planning, Information, and Feedback

Belief Statement & Student Learning Goal

Our Board of Education has established a new Strategic Plan.  We have developed belief statements and student learning goal to guide the vision and work of our district.  As part of the process, we reviewed district data, engaged student and parent voice, and undertook research to determine a focus area for our student learning goal. We believe that collecting diverse voices from across our community will ensure a more comprehensive understanding of the educational landscape and promote equity and inclusivity in education. Thank you to the Revelstoke school and broader community for feedback and input in this regard.

The Strategic Plan will be the north star for our school district, guiding our priorities and allocation of resources for the next 3 to 5 years. Within the Strategic Plan, we intend to build on our strengths and address areas where improvement is needed. We are committed to creating an educational experience that not only excels in academic achievement but also nurtures the development of well-rounded individuals ready to contribute meaningfully to society.

Please review the information below, and use the included links for information supporting our belief statement and learning goal.

Revelstoke School District No. 19 Overview

Revelstoke Elementary Schools – Class Average Sizes:

Revelstoke Secondary School – Class Average Sizes:

Provincial Class Size Limits:

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Guiding Principles

Our school district believes in:

• The pursuit of excellence while nurturing a joy for lifelong learning.
• Fostering the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our school community.
• Supporting the development of diverse communication skills, creative thinking, and critical reasoning.
• Living the journey of Truth and Reconciliation.
• Upholding the ideals of social and environmental responsibility at both the individual and societal levels.

Student Learning Focus

We will create purposeful learning environments that incorporate the Core Competences into every facet of the curriculum.

We will prepare students to enter the next steps of their lives as educated citizens equipped with the resilience, self worth, and pathways for a fulfilling future.

Personalized Learning

Intentional approaches to student agency that encourage independent thought, reflective thinking, curiosity, and ongoing learning.

Learners build on their strengths and identify and grow from their stretches in a way that builds confidence, resilience, perseverance, results, and a joy for learning.

Student-Centered Assessment

Involves forward thinking, innovative lessons and assessments that support and engage learners in real world, relevant, and meaningful learning. 

Allows learners to show educators what they know through cycles of reflection to advance learning and drive instruction.

Indigenous Informed Pedagogy

Incorporates land-based, holistic, experiential connections to self, family, community, and a broader sense of purpose.

The learning journey towards Truth and Reconciliation creates space and time for decolonized practices and Indigenous Ways of Knowing to enhance social emotional wellness, a sense of personal and cultural identity, and connections to one another.

Universal Design for Inclusion

Enables learners to feel safe and confident to express their academic, personal, and social needs and interests, and to see themselves reflected in the fabric of the learning community.

Student voice and choice creates a safe, positive, and productive learning environment which fosters ongoing curiosity and exploration.

Connections to Community and Real-World Learning

Learners engage in authentic experiences that include connections and collaboration with families and the local and global community.

Learners develop a range of perspectives that deepen their appreciation, understanding, and ability to create connections and positive change.

Technology Integration

Provides learners with access to information and creative ways to design, show, and archive their learning over time.

A focus on a deeper understanding of responsible sources and uses promote positive mental health and digital citizenship.

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Strategic Plan Timeline 2024

Board Strategic Plan session with Lisa Benoties (McCullough)	Jan. 10	Board, Roberta Kubik & Bruce Tisdale
Vision, Mission, Values session	Jan. 17	Board, Roberta Kubik & Bruce Tisdale
Beliefs and Learning Goal session	Jan 24	Board, Roberta Kubik
Activate – Designing & communicating
Draft Presentation for Board members	Jan 24	Board, Roberta Kubik
Trustee presentation to PAC meetings
AHE	Feb. 5 @ 6:30	Jodie Allen
BVE	March 4  @ 6:30	Sarah Zimmer
CPE	Feb. 13 @ 6:30	Wendy Rota
RSS	Feb 26 @ 7:00	Sasha-Emily Walsh
Presentation to Committee
Education Committee	Feb. 27	Sasha-Emily Walsh
Indigenous Advisory Committee	Feb. 29	Sarah Zimmer
DPAC	Feb. 7	Sasha-Emily Walsh
Student Leadership	Feb. 5	Roberta Kubik
Student Voice Engagement with Student Leadership	Feb. / March	Student Leadership
P/VP (Leadership meeting Jan 31)	Staff meetings Feb/March	Principals/Vice Principals
Presentation to Partner Groups
RECDC	Feb. 26 @ 3:30	Alan Chell
Social Development Committee	Feb. 28 @ 8:30	Roberta Kubik
Okanagan College Regional Advisory Committee	TBA	Wendy Rota
Feedback Input Link to Community	Until April 4
Acquire – Listening and synthesizing
Group work	March	SD19 Team
Spring Break	March 18 – 29
Apply – Collaborate /deferring & creating
Adopt Beliefs and Goal | Board meeting	April 24	Board of Education
District team prep	April 29 full day	Rita Tedesco, Jodi Wallach & Roberta Kubik
District team prep	May 6 9:00 to 12:00	Rita Tedesco, Jodi Wallach & Roberta Kubik
Writing team	May 13, 14, 27 12:30 – 6:30
Align – Creating aligned operational & school learning plans
Departments	May/June

 

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2021-2024 Strategic Plan Information

The 2021-2024 Strategic Plan was approved by the Revelstoke Board of Education at its November 17th, 2021. The plan connects our district wide budgeting, technology and support planning and meets the criteria set out in the Ministry of Education’s Framework for Enhanced Student Learning.

This plan aligns with the Ministry of Education Enhancing Student Learning Reporting Order and the Provincial Framework for Enhancing student Learning.

Our district strategic planning process is monitored and facilitated through ongoing collaboration within our school learning community. Key to that work are the partnerships that exist and thrive through the work of: the Education Committee (parent, student, staff, trustee), and the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee (community, parent, student, staff, trustee). District Plans for Success reflect the focus for student learning in our school are and built with input and collaboration from the District Parent Advisory Council, School Parent Advisory Councils, and all district staff. Student voice plays an important role in this work and is heard formally though the use of tools including the Middle Years Development Instrument, Youth Development Instrument and Provincial Learning Survey.