Introduction
(1) A school’s principal is the board’s chief executive in relation to the school’s control and management.(2) Except to the extent that any enactment or the general law of New Zealand provides otherwise, the principal –Shall comply with the board’s general policy directions; andSubject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, has complete discretion to manage as the principal thinks fit the school’s day to day administration.
Strategic Plan
Annual Goals 2013
Focus: Reading Strategic Aim: To create a community of learners with high academic achievement in literacy To create a community of Maori learners with high academic achievement in literacy Annual Aim for 2013: To raise the percentage of Years 3 and 4 pupils reading at or above the National Standard To raise the percentage of years 3 and 4 Maori pupils reading at or above National Standard Rationale: The 2012 EOY data tells us that: · We will start 2013 with 56% of our year 3s and 50% of our year 4s below or well below national standards in reading. · Years 5 and 6 are on track with 54% of year 5 and 60.6% of year 6 at or above national standards · Unlike writing and maths there seems to be little difference in the reading levels of genders of year 6 pupils and a very small difference in year 5 pupils Measurable Targets: To increase the percentages of year 3 and 4 pupils reading at or above the National Standard by: · 10 of the 16 pupils (not counting ORRS funded pupils) assessed at the beginning of 2013 as “well below” will move to “below” or “at” · 12 of the 17 pupils (not counting ORRS funded pupils) assessed at the beginning of 2013 as “below” will move to “at” Focus: Mathematics Strategic Aim: To create a community of learners with high academic achievement in mathematics To create a community of Maori learners with high academic achievement in mathematics Annual Aim for 2013: To improve the percentage of pupils working above the National Standards at years 2, 4 and 6. Rationale: The 2012 EOY data tells us: · We looked at the maths data and noted that 16 pupils (9%) were well below expectations and 63 pupils (36%) were “below”. · Well below is recognised as two years behind. · 14 of the 16 pupils well below were boys. · The biggest group well below were 2012 year 5 pupils (i.e. 2013 year 6) with 25 of these pupils (70%) below or well below. · There are no ORRS funded pupils in year 5. · There are no pupils in the bi-lingual unit at stage 6.
Measurable Targets: Move some of our pupils from “at” to “above” the “above National Standards” category. · Of the 22 year 6 pupils assessed as “well below” at the beginning of 2013, 17 will be moved to the “below” or “at” category and of the 33 pupils assessed as “below”, 20 will move to the “at” or “above” category. · Children in the te Korowai o Te Aroha will move at a greater rate than pupils in the general classes. Focus: Written Language Strategic Aim: To create a community of learners with high academic achievement in writing. To create a community of Maori learners with high academic achievement in writing. Annual Aim for 2013: To improve the percentage of pupils working above the National Standards at years 2, 4 and 6. Rationale: The 2012 EOY data tells us: · 63% of our pupils (108 pupils) are either “below” or “well below” expectations. · Twice as many boys as girls are “well below” (24 compared to 11) but there is no significant difference in the “below”, “at” or “above” categories. · Pupils in 2012 years 4 and 5 fared worse with 21 year 4 pupils (72%) and 32 year 5 pupils (88%) being below or well below expectations. · There were only 2 ORRS funded pupils in year 4 and none in year 5.
Measurable Target. · Of the 28 pupils assessed as “well below” at the beginning of 2013, 18 will be moved to the “below” or “at” category and of the 54 pupils assessed as “below”, 32 will move to the “at” or “above” category. · We will have about 10% of our year 5 and 6 pupils achieving “above” expectations. Focus: Children with Special Education Needs Strategic Aim: To create an inclusive school community Annual Aim for 2013: To provide programmes to meet the individual needs of those children requiring specialist intervention. Rationale: The 2012 EOY data tells us: · We expect to start 2013 with the following children: 1 High Health Needs child, 6 ORRS children, 2 LLI
Measurable Target
Operational Plan 2013
Link to Strategic Plan Goals: To create a community of learners with high academic achievement in literacy To create a community of Maori learners with high academic achievement in literacy Annual Aim for 2012: To raise the percentage of Year 6 pupils reading at or above the National Standard To raise the percentage of Year 6 Maori pupils reading at or above National Standard
Link to Strategic Plan Goals: To create a community of learners with high academic achievement in writing To create a community of Maori learners with high academic achievement in writing Annual Aim for 2012: To raise the percentage of Year 6 pupils reading at or above the National Standard To raise the percentage of Year 6 Maori pupils reading at or above National Standard
Link to Strategic Plan Goals: To create a community of Maori pupils fully engaged in education. Annual Aim for 2012: To improve the percentage of pupils attending school.
National Standards Spreadsheet 2012Charter Consultation Plan
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