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