School Profile 2024-25
Student Supports
Guidance and Career Education
- Kathy Vanderburg – Guidance Secretary
- Jennifer Duff – Head of Guidance
- Nikki Bothwright – Guidance Counsellor
- Thomas LaFrance – Guidance Counsellor
- Rae Anne Hill-Beauchamp – Indigenous Counsellor
- TBD – Culture Mentor Grad Coach
The primary goal of MPSS Guidance and Career Education is to enhance and promote student learning through three broad and inter-related domains: academic development, career development, and personal/social development.
Guidance counsellors consult with parents/guardians, teachers, other educators, and community agencies regarding strategies to help students work through their concerns and help them stay on track academically.
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Guidance counsellors are there to support students as they explore various career pathways, support students transitioning to secondary school and to meet with students to help them find strategies to succeed. They help students to explore post-secondary options and assist them in making college and university applications. Information is provided to students who are interested in pursuing apprenticeships or moving directly to the world of work.
Guidance counsellors can also support students with referrals to community partners such as Social Work, REACH workers, Public Health or Addiction Services.
Learning Resource Support
- Andrea Calloway
Learning Resource Teacher
Learning Services is open every morning before school begins and during lunch breaks for students to receive additional assistance to achieve their academic potential. After school, students can attend Homework Help which will run every Monday and Wednesday until 4:15.
Student Success
- Karen Klassen – Student Success
- Nikki Bothwright – Student Success
The Student Success team at McKinnon Park is committed to supporting all students in achieving academic success. Students have access to one on one monitoring, mentoring, after school homework support, and Student Learning Support Days.
Student Responsibilities
Behaviour
At McKinnon Park Secondary School, students are expected to show respect for their peers, their teachers, the school property and building, the community, and themselves. As well, students are expected to adhere to all school rules and regulations while on the way to school, at school, on the way home from school, and at school sponsored, off-campus activities.
Attendance
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Students must make every effort to attend every class and to be punctual, recognizing that absences do have an adverse effect on achievement. Upon their return after an absence, students must provide a note explaining the absence. If a student leaves during the school day, they must present a signed note and sign out at the Main Office.
Achievement
At McKinnon Park Secondary School, we believe that our goal is to assist our students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values that will allow them to lead full and productive lives and will help them to become lifelong learners. As a result, we expect that students will maintain a positive attitude and will strive for excellence in an effort to achieve their potential.
Student Timetables
McKinnon Park Secondary School has two semesters per year with the first semester running from September until the end of January and the second semester running from February until the end of June. Every February, students select their courses for the next year. In Grade 9, 10, and 11, students choose eight courses and two alternative selections. In Grade 12, if students have earned at least 24 credits, they are eligible to take a study period. Student timetables are built based on student selections, so it is important that students choose thoughtfully. Guidance counsellors can assist students in this process.
Special Education
Students who are identified as ‘exceptional’ pupils have access to the special services they require to meet their needs. McKinnon Park delivers special education through a variety of supports that range from accommodations of student program to allocations of special resources. Exceptional pupils are reviewed at least annually through an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC). An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is designed for each exceptional pupil and is based on the individual’s needs. The IEP is developed by the LRT in co-operation with regular program teachers, students, and their parents; it contains specific strategies and accommodations to meet an individual’s needs. Evaluations of the IEP are sent home at the school’s regular reporting periods.
Parents who have questions and/or concerns about their child’s Special Education Services are encouraged to contact our LRT Andrea Calloway at 905-765-4466 ext. 732214.