Improve academic results at all levels

Improve academic results at all levels for Maori students

Improve academic results at all levels for Pacific students

Improve boys’ achievement across all levels

• Students achieve best ever NCEA & Scholarship results
• Gender achievement gap closed at all levels
• Maori and Pacific students’ NCEA results match those for all students
• Pacific students leave with a Level 2 or Level 3 NCEA certificate
• Student leavers transition to tertiary education, job training or employment

• Level 1 pass rate of 90%
• Level 2 pass rate of 90%
• Level 3 pass rate of 75%
• U. E. pass rate of 85%
• Level 1 M/E certification rate: 40%
• Level 2 M/E certification rate: 35%
• Level 3 M/E certification rate: 30%
• 30 Scholarship passes
• All gender differentials under 7%

• Goals set for all juniors
• Student achievement reported against goals
• Course endorsements recognising outstanding achievement

• Establish school-wide processes for goal-setting, tracking, intervention and reporting
• Establish policy and procedures for consistency of endorsement awards
• Monitor and review at year’s end

• High parent and student satisfaction levels with GAT provision

• Identify and register GAT students in each curriculum area
• Design and coordinate in-class and co-curricula activities, programmes
• Report outcomes in the annual department report

• Leavers’ transition to tertiary study, training programmes, apprenticeships or employment
• Increased student and parent satisfaction with careers provision

• Implement new Careers Plan
• Improve access to and increase use of careers education programmes
• Coordinate links between curriculum areas and career pathways
• Report student destinations beyond school

• Student commitment to the WSC sports teams’ code of conduct
• School community well informed about sport
• Coaches, managers and players well supported by parents

• Promote and implement the sports contract for all players in all sports
• Manage an informative school website sports page with key personnel contact details, practice and games schedules, and up-to-date results
• Organise more parental support for team management

• Enhanced teaching practice
• Unit planning in line with NZC pedagogical guidelines and successful implementation of new Level 1 achievement standards
• Students acquire literacy learning strategies

• Establish cross-curricula Professional Learning Circles
• Consolidate department professional learning time

• Staff and student clarity about the relevance of the K.C.s to the development of independent, life-long learners
• Staff consensus about the purpose of form classes
• Student ownership of the importance of form class
• Reports and testimonials communicate progress in students’ development of the key competencies

• Develop a whole school understanding of expectations for the development of the Key Competencies across all levels
• Coordinate form class activities that provide learning experiences geared to the development of the Key Competencies
• Provide exemplars and guidance illustrating report writing using the language of the K. C.s

• Improved student engagement, motivation and learning

• Facilitate the development and use of teacher and student e-portfolios

• Teachers have ready access to and understanding of how to use asTTle data
• School-wide differentiated teaching, especially in junior mixed ability classes
• Student evaluations indicate a valuing of personalised profiling and differentiated learning activities

• Ensure all staff receive ongoing training in the design of asTTle tests and in the interpretation and use of test data
• Use asTTle data to identify individual needs, whole class characteristics and cohort patterns
• All teachers assigned the mandatory appraisal objective of adjusting teaching and learning strategies in the light of formative assessment

Improve teaching practice through appraisal processes oriented towards effective pedagogies

Review appraisal policy and procedures

• Appraisal reports confirm integration of the effective pedagogies into teaching practice
• New registered teacher criteria integrated into beginning teacher programme and appraisal documents and processes
• Appraisal policy and procedures which enhance teacher development

• Focus staff conversations related to lesson observations on the effective pedagogies
• Encourage reflection and lesson planning which is cognisant of these pedagogies
• Familiarise all staff with new criteria

• Consult staff concerning strengths and areas for improvement of current appraisal practices

Raise awareness and develop ownership of the WSC Safe School philosophies, policies and practices

• Students relate to others respectfully and non-violently
• High safe school ratings by students, parents and staff
• Clearly defined roles for deans, directors, HODs, teachers
• Teachers empowered to deal with behaviour issues

• Staff are trained and students are taught to recognise, monitor and report harassment and violence
• Develop policies and procedures to protect staff and students from the misuse of social networking and communications technologies
• Deal promptly and thoroughly with all instances of harassment or violent behaviour
• Implement reviewed behaviour management system

• Student leaders support environmental sustainability
• A wider range of leadership opportunities for Year 13s
• Leadership opportunities at all levels and continuity of effort

• Set up a leadership structure with clearly defined portfolios and responsibilities
• Assign senior students to head the 3 Wises panels; elect and train junior students
• Provide leadership training
• Ensure effective liaison with the key agencies and organisations

• The number of classrooms is commensurate with the size of the school roll
• Enhanced curriculum delivery

• Complete design and construction of new roll growth-funded 6 classroom block
• Resolve the issue of repair or replacement of E and F blocks
• Commission and complete the 5 Year Programme modernisation projects to be funded in year one
• Upgrade ICT infrastructure

Bring grounds conditions up to an acceptable standard

• South-western field renovation is completed
• Safe, reliable services

• Complete the site renovation programme: field and walkways

• 50% reduction of waste sent to landfill and associated costs
• Fewer students commuting to school by private vehicle
• Safer commuting to and from school for pedestrians and cyclists
• Significant energy savings
• Reduced costs for energy usage

• Replace old bins with waste stations
• Monitor and report on the implementation of the TravelWise programme
  
• Carry out a whole school energy audit
• Develop and implement recommendations to reduce power, water & gas usage

• More opportunities for current families, former students and community organisations to interact with and support the school

• Establish a school development officer position
• Increase the generation of locally raised funds
• Develop links with current families, former students and community organisations

• Parent group personnel report satisfaction with school links

• Facilitate Parent Action Group input into school community activities
• Work with the Ministry of Education and whanau to explore potential developments for Nga Puna O Waiorea
• Work with Mainstream Maori parent group to facilitate student achievement
• Manage initiatives and events to strengthen Pasifika parent links

Ensure informative and timely school-home communication

Improve parent access to student learning information

• High satisfaction ratings in the Quality of Service Delivery survey for school-home communication
• Improved parent access to information concerning learning programmes & activities, assessment results and attendance data

• Improve access to school newsletter
• Increase and improve use of the website to facilitate communication
• Establish a parent portal on the school intranet

Encourage community pride in the performance of the local college

• WSC not dependent on out-of-zone enrolments

• Further develop links with contributing primary and intermediate schools
• Produce community newsletter with information about WSC’s developments

• Strengthened links with Ningbo and Baotou High Schools

• Host visits from teachers and students of Ningbo and Baotou High Schools