Welcome and Town Hall Process
Welcome from Board Chair Christine Light Lethbridge School Division Superintendent Mike Nightingale will outline the process participants will engage in during the 2025 Town Hall.
6:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M. - 6:50 P.M.
6:50 P.M.
6:50 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Roundtable #1 – Grade Level Focus
Elementary • What aspects of your school and learning experience are you most satisfied with and why? • What aspects of your school and learning experience are you least satisfied with and why? • What specific changes or initiatives do you think would improve the quality of education at your school? Middle School • What aspects of your school and learning experience are you most satisfied with and why? • What aspects of your school and learning experience are you least satisfied with and why? • What specific changes or initiatives do you think would improve the quality of education at your school? High School • What aspects of your school and learning experience are you most satisfied with and why? • What aspects of your school and learning experience are you least satisfied with and why? • What specific changes or initiatives do you think would improve the quality of education at your school?
7:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M. - 8:05 P.M.
Roundtable #2 – Specific Topics
Students will be able to choose one of the following topics: Welcoming caring, safe, respectful learning environments • How does your school make you feel safe, welcome and cared for? • What can your school do to make you feel even more safe, welcome and cared for? • Survey results tell is there us a lack of respect between students. How can we improve this? OR Student learning engagement & academics • What does your school do to help you learn successfully? • What can your school do to help you learn more successfully? • Survey results tell us there is a lack of respect between students. How can we improve this? Parents/Guardians, Staff & Community Members will be able to choose one of the following topics: Parent/Guardian Engagement & Partnership Engagement & partnership refers to parents/guardians and schools working together to support the learning, growth and wellbeing of students, including providing parents/guardians with meaningful opportunities to contribute to decision-making. • What do schools do to engage parents/guardians in their child’s education? • What can we do to more effectively engage parents/guardians in their child’s education? • How can parents/guardians support the work of schools as partners in education? OR Classroom Complexity Classroom complexity refers to varying student needs, behaviours and learning styles present in a classroom that may require specialized supports or instructional strategies. • In your experience what have we done to effectively address classroom complexities? • What can we do to better address classroom complexities? OR Academic Achievement • What actions do schools take to support high levels of student learning and achievement? • What can schools do to improve student learning and achievement?
8:05 P.M.
8:05 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.