SD8’s Strategic Plan follows a five-year cycle which ends in 2023. All British Columbia school districts are required by the Ministry of Education and Child Care to produce an annual Enhancing Student Learning Report which aligns with the District Strategic Plan and the Ministry of Education Framework for Enhancing Student Learning, and the Ministry service goals.
SD8 has developed an annual planning cycle for enhancing student learning. The cycle includes ongoing data analysis and consultation. Development and design phases of both school and district plans occur annually. School learning plans follow a three-year cycle and are used along with consultation and data analysis to create an annual Enhancing Student Learning Report.
The Enhancing Student Learning Report is adopted and approved by the Board of Education and then submitted to the Ministry. Implementation of the action items in the report takes place throughout the school year. Annual reports on Aboriginal Education, at a public meeting to monitor implementation of the Enhancing Student Learning Report.
Continuous Improvement Through Coherence
District goals are identified through analysis of the evidence through the Enhancing Student Learning Report, continuous learning reports, operational reports and school learning plans. These reports allow us to measure our success in enhancing learning for all students and ensuring that each student is able to graduate with dignity, purpose, and options for their future.
SD8’s four learning goals include numeracy, literacy, inclusion and Indigenization and can be found in the district's 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. Within these four learning goals, SD8 specifically focuses on fostering equity for all learners.
By ensuring that school learning plans, operational plans, and continuous improvement reports support and align with the Board of Education’s strategic plan, there is opportunity for coherence in planning and use of resources to create efficiency and build towards student success.
