Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI)

Cycle 3 AISI Project Summaries

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30161 Advanced Placement Project 
Mountain View Academy Society 
First Year Funding: $8,007
Major Focus: Advanced Placement
Scope: 100 Students, Grades 7 to 12, 1 School 
Purpose To allow students to take college level courses while in high school. 
Description Implement an Advanced Placement program and provide professional development so our teachers can comfortably instruct Pre-Advanced and Advanced Placement courses. 
Project Synopsis Project Synopsis Year 1
Keywords transition to post-secondary, in services, workshops

30034 Developing Character and Competence  
Medicine Hat School District No. 76 
First Year Funding: $99,120
Major Focus: Character Development/Citizenship
Scope: 760 Students, Grades 1 to 6, 3 Schools 
Purpose To improve behavior and culture, reduce behavior and discipline problems, improve communication between teaches and parents, and improve achievement. 
Description Develop safe and caring school cultures characterized by character and competence using Steven Covey's ""7 Habits"" for elementary children and embed character education into lessons, school discipline plans and behavioral expectations, and into all aspects of school life. 
Project Synopsis Project Synopsis Year 1
Keywords elementary, character education, school culture, parental involvement, teacher training

30120 Improving Student Safety and Citizenship  
Grasslands Regional Division No. 6 
First Year Funding: $70,000
Major Focus: Behavioural Improvement
Scope: 1000 Students, Grades 7 to 12, 3 Schools 
Purpose To improve the sense of safety and well-being of students, student achievement and completion rates, and student citizenship and character development. 
Description Promote character development in schools and hire a School Resource Officer (SRO) whose primary responsibility will be to work with the students and staff and act as a liaison between schools and agencies within the city. 
Project Synopsis Project Synopsis Year 1
Keywords character development, bullying, school climate, citizenship, support services, social development, junior high, high school, safe and caring

30126 Professional Learning Communities 
Bosco Homes A Society For Children And Families 
First Year Funding: $8,778
Major Focus: Behavioural Improvement
Scope: 112 Students, Grades 1 to 12, 4 Schools 
Purpose To deliver the most effective instructional and behavioral program possible.  
Description Provide continuous professional development and collaboration so staff have access to, and become proficient with the most effective tools and establish a Professional Learning Community Committee to consult with all the teaching staff to determine the needs of their students, resources and teacher training. Through collaboration, we will field test new resources and teaching strategies, and share promising practices. 
Project Synopsis Project Synopsis Year 1
Keywords special needs, collaboration, PLC, professional learning community

30169 School Culture Transformation 
The Rocky Christian School Society 
First Year Funding: $5,988
Major Focus: Behavioural Improvement
Scope: 128 Students, Grades K to 9, 1 School 
Purpose To improve the culture of our school so that students will be more consistent in their attendance. 
Description Create a happy and accepting climate in classrooms that will enhance academic learning by engaging students emotionally and by reducing the incidence of behaviours which lead to issues such as school violence, truancy, and poor academic achievement. Encourage students to take ownership of their classrooms and the student community at school, and provide deliberate interventions that focus on building relationships and inclusion in a multi-grade community. 
Project Synopsis Project Synopsis Year 1
Keywords school climate, character education, service learning, volunteer, volunteerism, safe and caring

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