Improvement priority Student Improvement Strategy: Provide literacy and numeracy support to students at risk or not achieving at year benchmark standards, or above NMS in NAPLAN Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Continue with the implementation of Elf program/PAL program At risk year 1 students Terms 1-4 Alicia Michajlow (Lisa Constable) Early Start - Literacy Prep Term 1 Alicia Michajlow Continue the implementation of school reading program 100% student participation Terms 1-4 Alicia Michajlow Helen Bristow Teacher Aide time to support identified students At risk students ongoing Alicia Michajlow Lynelle Whittaker Strive program Years3-6 At risk students Semester 1 Alicia Michajlow Strategy: Monitor student progress to ensure every students is making gains Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Evidence of differentiation in teaching and learning programs. ongoing Helen Bristow Alicia Michajlow Individual learning goals in reading and maths for all students in years 1-6. ongoing Tony Grant Bristow Alicia Michajlow Strategy: Professional learning conversations Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Provide release time for year teachers to meet with admin and support staff to discuss, provide feedback to teachers. 5 sessions a term ( 3 in class, 2 year level) ongoing Michelle Morrissey Tony Grant Improvement priority Writing Strategy: Focus on explicit teaching of writing to improve U2B in NAPLAN Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Use coaching model to assist Yr 5 teachers to implement high impact strategies in writing. 65%U2B 85% C+ English Semester 1 Helen Bristow Tony Grant Identify and target students for intervention, support the early identification of students at risk. ongoing Alicia Michajlow Lynelle Whittaker Strategy: Prioritise the use of consistent moderation process for writing Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Maintain consistent moderation process and provide time for teachers to have professional conversations in relations to GFMJ. ongoing Helen Bristow Provide PD on use of appropriate pedagogical practices for improved student achievement. ongoing Michelle Morrissey Tony Grant Helen Bristow Electronically store student A-E Work samples from Yrs P-6 A-E Work samples stored in G ongoing Bristow
Improvement priority Implementation of National Curriculum Strategy: Whole school curriculum plan is aligned vertically and horizontally with Australian Curriculum Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Review of Whole School Curriculum Plan, and year level overviews Updated WSCP complete Term 4 Term 4 Helen Bristow Provide professional learning time for teachers to work with HOC to ensure curriculum alignment (within year levels and across classes.) 3 x meeting per term + year level meeting ongoing Helen Bristow Improvement priority Science Strategy: Investigate ways to align the Science Curriculum with our unique co-curricular programs and local context. Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Embedding the Stephanie Alexander Program to enrich science opportunities for our students in years 3 and 4 and linking them to Science Curriculum. Yr 4/3 teachers ongoing Susan McKinnon Where possible align the Adopt-a- Farmer programs with P-2 Science units. ongoing Jo Hanley Investigate Science units that can be aligned to incorporate our school bushlands and school chickens. Term 2 Carolyn Keene Improvement priority Attendance Strategy: Monitor student attendance in order to identify students with poor attendance patterns so that support can be implemented to improve attendance Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Monitor class rolls and contact families if there are unexplained absences. Meet with parents if absenteeism patterns continue. 94+% attendance ongoing Michelle Morrissey Eggmolesse Work with support agencies to improve attendance of students identified as being at risk. As required Michelle Morrissey