Name(s): ________Keith Augustine _________________________

Activity 1.2.1.2

Identifying your School’s Belief Statements

For each of the following statements, write three sentences that identify your personal or school
practices.

Regarding learning, we believe…

(What are your principles and beliefs about how learning occurs? What are the necessary
conditions for learning?)

➢ Strong motivating lessons

➢ Proper resources and a friendly environment

➢ Proper and adequate guidance

Regarding teaching we believe…

(Reflect on what you believe are the best instructional practice to ensure students learn.)

➢ students need a strong foundation in literacy

➢ diverse curriculum/have teachers that care

➢ proper planning

Regarding assessment and evaluation, we believe…

(Assessment is for the purposes of finding out what students know and understand, and to let the
teacher know what instruction needs to happen next in order to continue the student learning.
Evaluation occurs at the end of instruction and is used to make a judgment or decision. For
example, end of unit tests and exams.)

➢ In-depth evaluation

➢ Time to properly reflect on teaching strategies used and evaluate students

➢ Proper planning of assessment

Regarding school climate and culture, we believe…

(Climate is the way the school feels; culture is the way we do things around here – what we
value, our traditions, how we work together, the stories we tell…)

➢ staff need to work more as at team

➢ build better professional relationship

➢ work load needs to be properly distributed

Regarding equitable opportunities for EACH student, we believe...

(How do we respond to student’s diverse backgrounds and abilities?)

➢ work with agents such as Narcie for proper diagnoses and planning startegy

➢ curriculum tailoring to suit students’ needs.

➢ feeding program to instil nutrition lacking for better performance and concentration.

Regarding discipline, we believe…

(Discipline for the purposes of teaching a new desired behaviour as opposed to punishment.)

➢ implement a reward and consequences guideline to students and staff.

➢ Instil and seek Christian values true the teaching of scripture in class

➢ use/create rubrics to assess why the misbehaviour occurred

Regarding leadership, we believe…

(Principals, vice-principals, and others in the school.)

➢ Administrators need to have closer coordination

➢ need proper training to handle grievances

➢ become more supportive to staff

Regarding school community relations and communications, we believe…

(Families, students, teachers, school managers and Ministry of Education personnel are all
members of your school community. Think how each member of your school community both
provides input and receives information.)

➢ role of family is minimal. One needs better participation.

➢ managers need to a lot more resources and offer better guidance.

➢request for children to have proper discipline. It starts from home