School Strategic Plan for Lightning Reef PS 5541 2015 – 2018 Endorsements Endorsement by School Principal Signed………………………………………. Name: Joanne Ryan (Acting Principal) Date…………………………………………… Endorsement by School Council Signed………………………………………. Name: Dianne Bowley Date…………………………………………… School Council President’s endorsement represents endorsement of School Strategic Plan by School Council Endorsement by the delegate of the Secretary Signed………………………………………. Name…………………………………………. Date…………………………………………… Legislative context for endorsement Section 2.3.24, subsection (2) of the act states that “A school plan prepared under subsection (1) must be signed by both the president of the school council and the principal and must be submitted to the Secretary for approval within the period specified in a Ministerial Order.” Ministerial Order 470 states that “the requirements for the school plan are set out in guidelines produced by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.” This template forms the guidelines.
the implementation of interventions programs. Year 1 Use agreed planning templates with identified elements clearly stated in teacher weekly and termly planners across the school Pair graduate teachers with an experienced, highly effective teaching partner for planning, and implementing targeted teaching Leadership Team guides and monitors teacher planning at the term, weekly and daily level Provide support and intervention programs for at-risk Koorie and EAL students Clear expectations are evident in each classroom Teaching knowledge is improved, planning allows for differentiation and whole school documentation is used effectively Teacher practice reflects the use of data to inform planning and identifies cohorts requiring differentiation. Data for Koorie and EAL students demonstrates progress in learning. Year 2 Provide professional learning to develop teacher understanding of the agreed lesson formats with a focus on Tuning In and Explicit Teaching Teachers guide students to identify individual learning goals every four weeks Provide support and intervention programs for at-risk Koorie and EAL students Tuning In is short, sharp and simple with clear links to explicit teaching observed in learning walks Student goals in literacy and numeracy are collaboratively developed and reviewed every four weeks Data for Koorie and EAL students demonstrates progress in learning. Year 3 Provide professional learning opportunities to develop teacher understanding of the agreed lesson formats with a focus on differentiating one task Differentiation is clearly evident for all students in teacher planning and observable in learning walks as
families Continue to extend the use of email and the Internet for those students who have earned their Technology Licence Provide ongoing opportunities for Student Champions to develop their capacity for using ICT and trouble shooting Explore and experiment with the use of video production across the curriculum Develop a trial program to provide opportunities for parents to learn basic computer operations, including word processing, for their personal use Develop the capacity of students to use iPads and/or lap top computers to demonstrate their learning as they take a leading role in three-way conferences Students engage in global learning projects using digital resources beyond the school All low level technical issues are addressed by student Student Champions exhibit high level skills in troubleshooting and ICT usage Students demonstrate an aptitude for multimedia production A trial program is implemented Students confidently demonstrate their learning using an iPad or lap top computer KIS: Build positive partnership with parents and the community Actions Success criteria Year 1 Publicly acknowledge parents positive role modelling and participation in school events Promote parent involvement in the newsletter and invite family participation in school excursions and incursions Structure parent-teacher interviews to include Parents attend celebrations and assemblies Parents attend excursions and incursions Parents attend interviews held during the