Jigsaw Learning is excited to share it will once again be engaging with the leaders of Edmonton Catholic Schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Through a multi-layered and comprehensive support plan, Jigsaw Learning will work with the senior leadership team and schools to continue to enhance how schools ensure inclusive support for all students through a system-wide Collaborative Response.
As part of the engagement, our Jigsaw Learning team will be providing the following supports:
- Collaborative Response Framework Planning: Engagement with a divisional leadership team to plan for system-wide implementation efforts
- Senior Leadership Engagement: Engagement with Senior Leadership team to facilitate how they can use Collaborative Response structures and processes to identify and support the needs of schools
- Model Facilitation of Principal Team Meetings: Model facilitation of principal collaborative team meetings
- Online Workshop Access: Phase 2 schools will receive access to a Collaborative Response Overview workshop as part of ongoing professional development.
Further support will be provided for two school cohorts:
- Phase 1 Schools: Continued support includes four half-day School Leadership Team sessions, feedback on collaborative team meetings, leadership consultation, and access to the Collaborative Response Membership.
- Phase 2 Schools: Beginning in January, Phase 2 schools will receive four half-day School Leadership Team sessions and access to the Collaborative Response Membership.
This initiative underscores the district's commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive educational environment for all students.
"I’m excited to collaborate with the Learning Services team to help ensure every student’s success through a district-wide Collaborative Response. It’s a great opportunity to continue this partnership!" said Kurtis Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning.
“As we continue to strengthen our educational practices within Edmonton Catholic Schools, the system-wide implementation of Collaborative Response is vital in ensuring that we meet our Division priority:Learning Excellence. By embracing a collaborative and responsive model of instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision making, we ensure that all decisions are rooted in evidence and designed to foster student success.This approach allows us to analyze student data thoughtfully, identify learning trends, and address gaps through timely and effective interventions. Collaborative Response ensures that no educator works in isolation—teams come together to leverage their collective expertise, creating an environment where students receive the targeted support they need. Through regular reflection and collaboration, we can align our strategies to ensure that every student, regardless of their starting point, receives the necessary guidance and resources to thrive.”
- Terri Peterson, Superintendent, Learning Services
By working together and utilizing data-driven insights, we continue to honor our commitment to providing an equitable, supportive, and high-quality education for every learner. Together, we are building a responsive system that ensures each student’s unique learning needs are met, and all are given the opportunity to reach their full potential
To learn more about how Jigsaw Learning could help your organization introduce, implement and deepen Collaborative Response efforts to have a substantial impact on student success and staff collective efficacy, access Collaborative Response Across a System section of our website. If you have any questions, please contact us at .
Edmonton Catholic Schools is a publicly funded school division in Edmonton serving more than 45,000 students in 96 schools from Pre-Kindergarten to High School. The Division is the fourth-largest school division in Alberta and the second-largest Catholic school division west of Metropolitan Toronto.