A New Direction for Success Supporting Montréal Schools

Contents

A WORD FROM THE MINISTER

INTRODUCTION

WHY FOCUS ON MONTRÉAL SCHOOLS?

ORIENTATIONS

THE TARGET SCHOOLS:
OFFICIAL CSIM CLASSIFICATION FOR 1997-98

DIVERSIFIED MEASURES AND SPECIAL FUNDING

SUMMARY OF EACH MEASURE

A Strategy for Early Childhood Services

A Strategy for Elementary Schools and the First Cycle of Secondary School

A Strategy for Students from Immigrant Families

A Strategy for Immediate Preparation for Employment

A Strategy for Vocational Education

A Strategy for Cooperation between Schools and Communities

A Strategy for Complementary Efforts by the Education and Health and Social Services Networks

A Strategy for Access to Cultural Resources

A Strategy for Professional Support for the School Team

SECTOR BASED COMMITTEE FOR MONTRÉAL SCHOOLS

APPENDICES

Appendix 1
Target Schools - Elementary Level

Appendix 2
Target Schools - Secondary Level

Appendix 3
Members of the SectorBased Committee for Montréal Schools

Appendix 4
Members of the Coordination Committee

A Word from the Minister

The Conseil supérieur de l'éducation said it, the Commission for the Estates General repeated it: Montréal public schools need help.

It was clear, then, that a largescale operation to support the elementary and secondary schools in Montréal's disadvantaged areas had become imperative. It was also obvious that these schools require additional resources to give their students equal chances for success.

Therefore, on February 4, 1997, I announced that the plan to steer our education system in a new direction for success would include support for Montréal schools as one of its lines of action. Nine measures have been defined with a view to better responding to the particular needs of students in Montréal schools.

To implement these measures, I am counting not only on the schools and school boards concerned, but also on the students' parents and on the community at large. By community, I mean the ministries and the social, economic, cultural and community organizations which play a role in the educational mission.

The real challenge, however, is the one facing the students, teachers, staff and administrators in our schools. Lasting improvement in the area of student success will only be achieved through initiatives that originate within the schools themselves.

The success of the nine measures hinges on the commitment and creativity of all those associated with Montréal schools in carrying out their mission. You are one of these individuals: I am counting on your determination and on your desire to ensure our youth's success. On behalf of all the students attending these schools and their parents, I thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Pauline Marois
Minister of Education and Minister Responsible for Family Policy

© Gouvernement du Québec

Ministère de l'Éducation, 1997 - 97-0083

ISBN 2-550-31604-5

Legal Deposit -Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1997