Strategic Goal:- Enable our Learners to Thrive |
Statements of Variance report to the board in mathematics and literacy and summary to the community -( PAT’s OTJ’s) |
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Initiatives (What are we going to do that is new this year) |
Strategies Broad approaches - staffing / IT / programmes |
Actions Specific steps for eg new programmes - The Code |
Owner Who is responsible |
Timing and Costs When happening - how long and any budget requirement |
Measures of Success What are we using to assess success |
Lift academic performance throughout the year |
Hub Pedagogy Student Engagement and value added +1 Student confidence Facilitators from MOE/CoL Rich Learning Opportunities |
Staff planning and assessment to accelerate learning Continuous assessment for learning Team planning and moderation. |
Teachers, Team Leaders, SLT |
Year long work Termly plans Use of SchoolTalk Use of standardised testing tools |
Success is measured in Improved PAT and OTJ over the year. Success is measured in Improved PAT and OTJ s comparable lift from year to year. |
Introduce and use ‘ ‘the code’ |
Upskill staff in understanding of the code to support structured literacy Develop resources
Inform community Use baseline data to ascertain improvements student learning To improve teachers confidence in using ‘the Code’ |
Use the spelling time to engage students in learning ‘the code’ Teachers to give baseline test Regular morning (needs based/ individual) PD meetings provided for teachers in using and teaching ‘the code’ Whole staff TOD PD and staff meeting/s to inform teaching and using the code Observations of ‘the code’ implementation in the classroom |
Led by Hilary and Anna |
Full year In house supports working within budget constraints |
Complete post assessment to identify success of the programme In class observations and professional growth discussions will ascertain the confidence of teachers in using the code |
Integrate the problem based learning approach in mathematics to the classroom programmes |
Upskill staff in understanding of problem based learning to support mathematics Use baseline data in PAT’s and OTJ’s to ascertain improvements in student learning Develop resources
Inform community |
Whole staff TOD PD and staff meeting/s to inform teaching and integrating problem based learning Observations of ‘problem based integration in the classroom Utilise MOE accredited facilitator, Lucie Cheesemen for specific individual teacher and year group needs
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Mathematics Team Lucie Cheeseman |
Full Year 50 hours (paid for by MOE) for Lucie Cheeseman to support the school in mathematics Relievers -$ 7,000 for teacher release |
Year 6 - 8 complete EasTTle pre and post In class observations and professional growth discussions will ascertain the confidence of teachers in integrating problem based learning approach Lucie Cheeseman’s reports |
Align Kohimarama local curriculum to reflect the Refreshed NZ Curriculum |
Outside consultants will be engaged to provide staff development in understanding and using the refreshed curriculum The leadership team to review the local curriculum |
Social Science Team to work with Roween (MOE facilitator) The social science team disseminate their learning to the staff in their teams Mathematics - Lucie will work with individual teachers and the teachers in the different year groups Literacy Sheena Cameron will work with staff on a TOD in writing The curriculum teams will continually align our local curriculum document with their work on the refreshed curriculum |
SLT Curriculum teams LT |
50 hours (paid for by the MOE) Roween Higgie support for Social Science Lucie Cheeseman (as above) support for Mathematics 5 hours Sheena Cameron (paid for by the MOE) support for literacy |
The local curriculum will be updated to reflect the new national curriculum in mathematics, literacy and Social Sciences Long term planning will reflect the three tier structure of Understand, Know and Do Reports from MOE faciitators |
Strategic Goal - Build a positive and connected School Community |
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Develop a marketing Plan to Attract International Students to Kohimarama School Meet yearly budget |
Employ an agent for recruitment and make connection with agents- May Establish Policies and guidelines for an international student programme Communicate with the Community and staff why we are doing this and how it will work. Develop links with agents Maintain Code signatory status |
Complete the required documentation and put on the website under International Students and in the Shared Drive Develop marketing resources:- Video to promote the school Prospectus Flyer Develop materials to support teachers Hilary and Meegan to work with one person from each team to develop this resource Update the website |
Paul Helen May |
Costs- Updating the website Employment of May Marketing materials |
Increased International student enrolments Systems and documentation are in place Code status reviewed annually and approved Resource for teachers used with International students Marketing materials are completed The website is up to date and reflects the International student programme and markets our school accurately Budget is achieved. |
Strategic Goal - Develop a Great Learning Environment |
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Develop a detailed property plan for the growth of the school |
Gather evidence to support preferred school option |
Meet with the ministry to get an understanding of the life expectancy of rooms 11 - 15 John and Mark to complete a Condition report for removing rooms 11 - 15 Option selection criteria completed for consideration Board meetings for option selection |
Board John and Mark Mark |
Option selection criteria completed Condition report completed Option selected with evidence to support that selections |
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Engage positively with the MOE and other key property stakeholders |
Ensure all stakeholders are well informed of the school’s preferred option and of the evidence to support that option |
Include the following people in communications: All Board members Melissa Batten, Desiree, David Boss, guy from Wellington Shareena Deny |
Paul/Board |
Present the condition report to the MOE to support school selected option |