Summerland Secondary Summerland Secondary SchoolSchool

The Big PictureThe Big Picture

It is 7:00 AM on a Tuesday – Thanks for listening!It is 7:00 AM on a Tuesday – Thanks for listening!

How are we doing?How are we doing?

As a country?As a country? As a province?As a province? As a school?As a school?

SSSSSS

A small school with excellent programs in A small school with excellent programs in an extraordinarily supportive communityan extraordinarily supportive community

The last three monthsThe last three months

HilitesHilites Shakespeare FestivalShakespeare Festival BCIT Robotics Competition (Top design)BCIT Robotics Competition (Top design) Major Scholarship Winners Major Scholarship Winners Sr Girls Soccer Team South Zone ChampionsSr Girls Soccer Team South Zone Champions Career Opportunities (Emergency Services)Career Opportunities (Emergency Services) Canadian National Science Fair MedalistCanadian National Science Fair Medalist Global Agents of Change – Award WinnerGlobal Agents of Change – Award Winner

The last three monthsThe last three months

Naomi Fredeen Naomi Fredeen National Science Fair National Science Fair

Bronze MedalistBronze Medalist Sound wave analysis Sound wave analysis

of violinsof violins May 2008May 2008

Our Overall FocusOur Overall Focus

Raising and Leveling Raising and Leveling the Barthe Bar

Public Education is Public Education is the one conscious the one conscious effort Canadians effort Canadians make towards an make towards an egalitarian society. egalitarian society.

Adrienne ClarksonAdrienne Clarkson

The Step-Up ProjectThe Step-Up Project

Focus on at-risk grade 9’s and 10’sFocus on at-risk grade 9’s and 10’s Social and literacy skills (06-07)Social and literacy skills (06-07) Literacy and study skills (07-08)Literacy and study skills (07-08) School wide focus (07-09)School wide focus (07-09)

Learning in Action – Innovations Award Learning in Action – Innovations Award (07)(07)

ChallengesChallenges

Student population Student population declinedecline

Keeping up with Keeping up with technology!technology!

Keeping up with the Keeping up with the costscosts

ResponsesResponses

Staffing with flexibilityStaffing with flexibility Trying to see the future with an open-Trying to see the future with an open-

mind!mind! Working to keep the costs down!Working to keep the costs down! The Summerland Secondary School The Summerland Secondary School

Student Involvement FoundationStudent Involvement Foundation

SSSSI FoundationSSSSI Foundation

The vision:The vision:

A school where A school where students can join a students can join a team/club or take part team/club or take part in an opportunity in an opportunity without worrying without worrying about the costs.about the costs.

SSSSI FoundationSSSSI Foundation

Factors leading to an increase in cost for Factors leading to an increase in cost for student involvement in all extracurricular student involvement in all extracurricular activitiesactivities

Actual Cost IncreasesActual Cost Increases Change in school fees structureChange in school fees structure SafetySafety

SSSSI FoundationSSSSI Foundation

Actual costs – so far – 2007-08Actual costs – so far – 2007-08 Transportation and teacher supportTransportation and teacher support

$24145.81 (Transportation)$24145.81 (Transportation) $7966.69 (TOC Costs)$7966.69 (TOC Costs)

So far - $32112.50So far - $32112.50

Not including food/lodging/feesNot including food/lodging/fees

To Sum(merland) UpTo Sum(merland) Up

SSS is a progressive school in a SSS is a progressive school in a progressive school district – in a Province progressive school district – in a Province that performs at the highest levels of PISA that performs at the highest levels of PISA teststests

SSS is striving to both level and raise the SSS is striving to both level and raise the ‘learning’ bar‘learning’ bar

SSS is looking forward to confronting the SSS is looking forward to confronting the challenges it faces with her community challenges it faces with her community partners partners