Our KSS Goal:
• Each student at Kelowna Secondary School will graduate with a Dogwood or Evergreen certificate and demonstrate a work ethic that enables them to achieve individual success as a 21st Century Learner.
Strategies
•To continuously support the development of positive relationships between all staff and students by establishing an environment that encourages approachability, caring, and effective communication (that attends to both academic and social-emotional needs)
•To continue to expand and build upon the strengths of the indigenous Academy at KSS
•To continue to review and focus on work ethic using the KSS work ethic Rubric.
•To continue to communicate the value and importance of work ethic to all stakeholders: Students staff and Parents.
•To develop authentic learning tasks that will engage all learners in each of our curricular areas.
•To work with students and improve their connectedness at KSS
•To continue to utilize the First Peoples Principle’s of Learning.
•To continue working with the redesigned curriculum. (Core Competencies)
•To continue the work with Curricular Department Leaders with a focus on improving instruction through co-planning, co-teaching and co-learning.
•To continue to support departmental goals with a focus in improve instructions
•To look for opportunities to support collaborative time