Agenda

Lethbridge School Division's Town Hall 2021 will be a virtual event this year. Please see the information below for an agenda, which will go through how the evening will look. 

6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM

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.

6:50 PM
6:50 PM - 7:30 PM

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 PM
7:30 PM - 8:05 PM

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?

7:45 PM
7:45 PM - 7:55 PM

Individual feedback

Participants will have an opportunity to provide feedback based on the first roundtable conversations through the use of technology (phones, iPads) etc.

7:55 PM
7:55 PM - 8:15 PM

Roundtable Topic #2 - Third Session

Participants will have the opportunity to choose one of the following topics for the third round of roundtable conversations Learning and the Future of Education • What should the future of learning and education look like? Kindergarten and Early Learning • What can the school division do to make early learning programs and kindergarten more accessible to parents? Technology • What are the positive aspects of using technology in schools? • What are the negative aspects of using technology in schools? • What suggestions do you have related to technology in schools? Governance • What feedback do you have for the Board of Trustees about how they govern the Division?

8:05 PM
8:05 PM - 8:30 PM

Survey, Wrap-Up and Farewell