AWAPUNI SCHOOL

STRATEGIC PLAN

2008-2010

Mission Statement:

Learning Our ABC’s-

Academic Achievement, Best Behaviour, Community Pride

MOE Number: 2339

Address & Postal address:

Awapuni School

18 Rochester Street

PALMERSTON NORTH

Telephone Number: (06) 358 1735

Fax Number: (06) 358 1737

email: principal@awapuni-primary.school.nz

AWAPUNI SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

Awapuni School is a decile 2 contributing primary school providing mainstream and bilingual education for children years 1 – 6.

We have a hard working staff and board of trustees that continue to try and raise the bar each year to benefit the children that have been entrusted to our care.

We currently have 122 students from a range of social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. 61% of students are of Māori descent, 20% are of European descent, 10% are of Pacific Island descent and the remaining 9% are other nationalities. The school has a high number of transient students that enter and leave the area for reasons such as housing and employment.

There are 4 mainstream and 2 bilingual classes (Te Puāwaitanga.)

We provide for foreign fee paying students and have ESOL programmes.

To support our learning and teaching programmes we have modernised facilities. There is a hall and library, two adventure play areas, a swimming pool, basketball and netball courts, well resourced classrooms with networked computers in each with safe managed internet access, and quality curriculum resources.

We also provide targeted special needs assistance and enrichment. School wide kapa haka and choir are offered to all pupils. Keyboard tuition is provided free for some senior students.

We encourage a variety of sporting teams in summer and winter codes. The school also enters teams into a variety of extra curricular activities in the wider Manawatū area.

Education Outside the Classroom programmes add an exciting dimension to each class. The highlight each year is the senior class camp.

Cultural Diversity

and Mäori Dimension

How will our school reflect:

New Zealand’s cultural diversity Through the Social Studies programme and whenever the opportunity arises the students will look at New Zealand’s cultural diversity from the arrival of the Māori and European to today’s multicultural society to provide them with a better understanding of other cultures and instil in them the ability to respect other’s differences. This should give them some preparation for when they inevitably leave the Awapuni area and venture into the big wide world.

The unique position of the Māori culture Awapuni School acknowledges its responsibility, along with the local community, to foster and nurture te reo me ona tikanga. The school is a vehicle to pass on the knowledge, histories, traditions and language, and the latter will have a major focus on giving the students the ability to converse in basic introductory conversation. The children will learn about the Māori culture of the past and present in an effort to help prepare them for the future.

What reasonable steps will the school take to incorporate tikanga Māori (Māori culture and protocol) into the school’s curriculum?

The school has two bilingual trained teachers. Their role is to support the students and staff with the Māori programme. Tikanga Māori is reinforced daily when relevant and especially during real experiences such as mihimihi, pohiri and poroporoaki.

The school has also been supported by the local iwi Rangitāne and in particular kaumātua Ellen Marsh.

What will the school do to provide instruction in te reo Māori (Māori language) for full time students whose parents request it?

Any request from a parent will be referred to the principal and Te Puāwaitanga leader for consideration.

Presently two classes are providing bilingual education at level 2 immersion. Parents have the option to enrol their children in the mainstream or bilingual classes at the school. Basic Māori is taught in the mainstream classes and supported by the knowledge of the bilingual teachers on the staff.

What steps will be taken to discover the views and concerns of the school’s Māori communities?

Our Board has one representative who liaises with the whānau of the bilingual classes, Te Puāwaitanga. Surveys, meetings and newsletters are all utilised to give and receive information and feedback. We are aware that some members of the Māori community need to be consulted in a more personal manner in which they feel respected and comfortable and our board are more than willing to accommodate.

FROM GOAL TO STRATEGIES:

For improving student achievement

Goal	Targets What are we planning to do?	Anticipated duration How long will it take?
Ø Students will achieve literacy and numeracy success	Ø Ensure all students are achieving at or above the national norms for:
	Ø Reading	2008
	Ø Addition/subtraction	2008
	Ø Multiplication/ division	2008
	Ø Place value	2008
	Ø Written language	2009
	Ø Oral language	2010
	Ø Students will be exposed to the national curriculum	2010
Ø Students who are gifted and talented will experience differentiated learning programmes	Ø Students will extend their knowledge and skills in physical education	2008-2009
	Ø Students will extend their knowledge of literacy	2009-2010
	Ø Students will extend their knowledge of the scientific world	2010
Ø Students will use Information Communication Technology ICT	Ø Students will actively use the interactive whiteboards	2008
	Ø Students will use photo editing programmes to create a piece of work	2009
	Ø Students will create a film onto DVD	2009
	Ø Students will blogg	2010
	Ø Students will text	2010
Ø Students will increase their knowledge of te reo Māori me ona tikanga	Ø Students will use conversational Māori	2008
	Ø Students will be exposed to the Te Reo Māori Curriculum	2009
	Ø Student will use te reo Māori in a range of situations	2010
Ø Students will participate in regular, quality physical education	Ø Students will increase their physical fitness	2009
	Ø Students will participate in two different sports	2010
Ø Students will display positive behaviour	Ø Senior students will mediate and try to resolve problems in the playground	2008-2009
	Ø Students will have problem solving skills to be able to resolve their own problems in class	2009
	Ø Students will display sportsmanship	2009
	Ø Students will be role models and ambassadors for the school	2010

ANNUAL PLAN OVERVIEW FOR AWAPUNI SCHOOL 2009

Introduction to the Annual Plan

“Write your plans in the sand but carve your goals in stone.”

After reflection on the workload last year the staff have decided to try and refine what is included in the annual plan. Therefore some goals may be refined, combined, left out or added in the case of the ICT target “All students will develop their knowledge and use of a new ICT resource/skill that compliments their learning.”

2 0 0 9 A N N U A L T A R G E T S

Achievement Target 1
Annual Target: To support children who are reading one or more years below their age to be reading at or above their age. (Target children in self review folder in the principal’s office)
Strategic Goal: Students will achieve literacy and numeracy success
Baseline Data: Our target group of children were identified through the whole school testing that took place at the end of 2008. · Running Records, PAT and STAR This showed that 32% or 33/102 children were reading below their age. Thirteen of these children were reading below their age by at least one year and the other 20 were reading below their age by less than one year. The baseline data will be updated early in 2009 to include new children who have enrolled at Awapuni School.
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
Gather baseline data of new enrolments in 2009	Term 1	All teaching staff
Identify target group and set goals PD provided for teachers on practical strategies to move children on, theories on how children learn, learning styles, visiting others and demonstrations	Term 1 wk 4 On-going throughout the year	All teaching staff LPDP facilitator Helen Cannon Literacy Leader	Staff and team meeting time allocated. CRT days. Call back days Relevant courses
Purchase of resources at students levels, style of learning and interests. Teacher resources which enable us to meet the target	On-going throughout the year	Teachers Librarian Students	Library and reading budget
Targeted teaching of a range of reading strategies	On-going throughout the year	All teaching staff. Literacy Leader	School resources. Teacher Aide support. Staff and team meetings, professional learning conversations. On-going testing, evaluation of progress/process and record keeping.
Re-testing	On-going terms 2 & 3	All teaching staff.	CRT days
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4	Principal with support from Literacy Leader.	Release time to put information together

Achievement Target 2
Annual Target: All Year 6 children will be working at curriculum level 3 or beyond in writing.
Strategic Goal: Students will achieve literacy and numeracy success
Baseline Data: Data was collected in term 4 2008. 7/10 or 70% of Year 5 students scored below expectation in the analysed writng genre. The major deficieny was language features.
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
Gather baseline data of new enrolments in 2009	Term 1	Literacy Leader	Release time
Identify target group and set goals PD provided for teachers on building skills in the areas identified by teachers	Term 1 wk 4 On-going throughout the year	Year 6 teachers Literacy Leader Teachers	Call back days Staff meetings PD budget
Targetted teaching of skills to improve writing	On-going throughout the year	Literacy Leader Teachers	Staff and team meetings
AsTTle PD for all staff before implementing the testing for all students	Term 2	Principal Literacy Leader LPDP facilitator
Re-testing. On-going monitoring using conferencing sheets. Re-setting goals.	On-going throughout the year	All teaching staff.
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4 2009	Principal Literacy Leader	Release time

Achievement Target 3
Annual Target: All students are achieving at the national average for Place Value in numeracy.
Strategic Goal: Students will achieve literacy and numeracy success
Baseline Data: Our target group of children were identified through the whole school testing that took place at the end of 2008 – Numeracy Diagnostic Interview 58% of students were at or above the national average for place value knowledge.
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
Gather baseline data. New pupils to be tested	Term 1	All teaching staff
Identify target group and set goals	Term 2	All teaching staff	Staff and team meeting time allocated. CRT days. Call back days
PD provided for teachers on numeracy	On-going throughout the year	Lead teacher and maths advisor
Targeted teaching of place value	On-going throughout the year	All teaching staff. Lead teacher and maths advisor	School resources. Teacher Aide support. Staff and team meetings professional learning conversations. On-going testing, evaluation of progress/process and record keeping.
Re-testing using Snapshot, GLOSS for place value Diagnostic testing	On-going terms 2 & 3 Term 4	All teaching staff Lead teacher and maths advisor	CRT Staff and team meetings professional learning conversations.
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4	Principal with support from Lead teacher numeracy	Release time

Achievement Target 4
Annual Target: All students will be achieving at the national norm for addition and subtraction.
Strategic Goal: Students will achieve literacy and numeracy success
Baseline Data: Our target group of children were identified through the whole school testing that took place at the end of 2008 – Numeracy Diagnostic Interview 59% of students were at or above the national average for addition/subtraction strategy
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
Gather baseline data. New pupils to be tested	Term 1	All teaching staff
Identify target group and set goals	Term 2	All teaching staff	Staff and team meeting time allocated. CRT days. Call back days
PD provided for teachers on numeracy	On-going throughout the year	Lead teacher and maths advisor
Targeted teaching of addition /subtraction	On-going throughout the year	All teaching staff. Lead teacher and maths advisor	School resources. Teacher Aide support. Staff and team meetings professional learning conversations. On-going testing, evaluation of progress/process and record keeping.
Re-testing using pre/post, Snapshot, GLOSS	On-going terms 2 & 3	All teaching staff Lead teacher and maths advisor	CRT Staff and team meetings professional learning conversations.
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4	Principal with support from Lead teacher numeracy	Release time

Achievement Target 5
Annual Target: Students will extend their knowledge and skills in physical education
Strategic Goal: Students who are gifted and talented will experience differentiated learning programmes
Baseline Data: No data at time of writing as there is no formal identification process. This is an action to be completed
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
Writing a policy	Term 2	Management team All teachers	Staff and management meeting time allocated. Call back day
Identification process	Term 2	Management team All teachers	Staff and management meeting time allocated. Call back day
Develop programmes that extend the children’s knowledge and ability on selected areas of physical education	Term 3	All teachers	Staff and management meeting time allocated. Call back day
Assess and evaluating programmes	Term 4	All teachers	Staff and team meeting time allocated.
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4	Principal with support from all teaching staff

Achievement Target 6
Annual Target: All students will develop their knowledge and use of a new ICT resource/skill that compliments their learning
Strategic Goal: Students will use Information Communication Technology
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
All teachers will work on implementing a new ICT skill relevant to their students abilities. Sharing of ideas and support.	Term 1	All teachers	Relevant PD needs Staff and management meeting time allocated.
Students and their teachers will report back to the BOT and community about the use of their new skill, in assemblies, community hui, BOT meetings	Term 3	All teachers	Staff and management meeting time allocated.
Students and teachers will work cooperatively to enhance the school website with relevant, informative and interesting work and information	Term 3	All teachers	Relevant PD needs
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4 2009	Principal with support from all teaching staff

Achievement Target 7
Annual Target: Senior students will mediate and try to resolve problems in the playground.
Strategic Goal: Students will display positive behaviour
Baseline Data: By far the majority of incidents of serious behaviour in 2007 and 2008 was violence in the playground particularly in the big fort area.
Action Plan:
What will the school do to meet the target?	When will it be done by?	Who is involved / responsible?	Resources allocated to meet the target.
Implement the Cool Schools programme	Term 2	All teachers	Staff and team meeting time allocated
Identify role models to perform the role of mediators	Term 2	Teachers in Rooms 1 and 2	Staff and team meeting time allocated
Training children in the mediation process	Term 2	Teachers in Rooms 1 and 2	Release time
Training other students in how to use the mediation process	Term 2	All teachers
Determining how to identify the mediators in the playground	Term 2	All teachers Principal	Staff and team meeting time allocated Budget for uniform
Assess evaluate the programme	Term 3-4	All teachers Principal	Staff and team meeting time allocated
Final Data: Report prepared for school board of trustees, community, and MOE	Term 4	Principal with support from Management team

CHARTER CONSULTATION RECORD:

Date	Consultation with	Means	Outcome
Term 3 2007	Community & staff	Written surveys were sent out to all parents, staff, our nearest kindergarten and the local kohanga reo.	A very poor response 13% of surveys returned.
Term 4 2007	Parents	Six informal meetings called at varying times of the day and evening to give parents an opportunity to give feedback on the survey orally. Two times were set on Labour Day for those who worked.	No-one turned out for any of the meetings
May 2008	BOT/staff	Discussion on the draft strategic plan prepared for 2008-2010
February 2009	BOT/staff	Discussion on the annual plan prepared for 2009

Charter submitted to MOE –March 2009

Additional References:

Awapuni School Budget

Awapuni 5 &10 Year Property Plan

Reporting on Annual Targets to the community and Ministry of Education will occur in November of each year.