Goals+and+Milestones+for+2009

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 * [|Link to our Milestone Report 7] **

2009 Programme and Goals as taken from our Te Kete Atawhai Milestone report......................... **
 * First Schedule… continued **
 * B. Implementation of the Programme **
 * ** Programme Professional Development activities ** || ** Success Indicators for Programme implementation ** ||
 * What do we propose to do? || How much do we propose to do? || What resources do we need to carry out the programme? || How well have you carried out the programme activities? ||
 * **// To develop an inquiry approach to learning in line with the NZ Curriculum //** ||
 * Full day Saturday workshop with Perry Rush on inquiry approach to learning

Cluster / school leaders develop action plans for developing inquiry in each school

Cross cluster workshops in line with action plans e.g questioning, thinking skills

Kath Murdoch workshop || All cluster staff

Principals/DP/AP and Lead teachers

Facilitator support in schools. Teacher release for planning and sharing.

Teacher only day – all cluster staff

|| $5000, hall space and workshop space

Principal / Lead teacher workshop term 1.

Facilitator led workshops for teaching staff

$5000 fee plus facility for day Provide lunch

|| Feedback from staff meeting after day Ongoing dialogue Goal setting

Survey Monkey to collect data from workshops re satisfaction and usage information to inform practice and provide evidence for milestone reporting.

|| || ·  Year level meetings across cluster ·  Online environment ·  Staff sharing at cluster celebrations || Expectation that once a term teachers will meet in Year groups for sharing/planning/workshops. || Afternoon tea is provided Online environment created || Community input will provide evidence of perceived value of online support.
 * **// To collaborate across the cluster in a process to develop a school based Curriculum for each school. //**
 * Schools develop opportunities for collaboration with shared topics/inquiries

Principals and lead teachers will report on progress in each school as part of management days. || ||
 * **// To target the raising of student achievement through a focus on ICT product and processes around the MOE school targets //*** see below
 * Schools to discuss and decide on how the use of ICT tools and processes can raise student achievement around their targets.

ICT Cluster Hands–On Workshops based on using ICT to raise students achievement. || Expectation that teachers will use these tools as part of their class programme. Lead teachers to run workshops at own schools based around these tools and processes

Workshops run based on the needs and wants of schools || Facilitator to meet with each school to develop this.

Classroom release time for teachers to learn new skills || MOE School Targets will show student achievement to have been raised. || ** || Schools as part of a staff meeting (twice a term) go on and share/discuss ideas. Facilitator and lead teachers to provide guidance. || Online space || Community input will provide evidence of perceived value of online support. ||
 * **// To develop an online community presence where schools can share ideas and challenge and support each other’s thinking. //
 * To develop a wiki on either Knowledge Net or Wikispaces where schools share ideas and discuss them. || Expectation that teachers as part of cross cluster workshops share and discuss ideas on online environment.
 * **// To explore student collaboration in online environments across the cluster //** ||
 * Once a term the Facilitator will set an ICT based challenge for all children/classes to enter.

At year group meetings, teachers can connect with others who are learning about similar themes in their inquiry topics.

|| Opportunities given to children to enter. Promoted within each school. Results shared at cluster celebrations.

Facilitator to set up online space for children to collaborate online || Prizes for winners.

Web space || Number of children participating in competitions.

Community input will provide evidence of perceived value of online support. || ||
 * **// To continue the focus on distributed leadership. //**
 * Further discussion and sharing at cluster leadership meetings

Each cluster leadership meeting a principals/leadership teams will present to the leadership group on something to do around “Powerful Learning”. || Cluster Leadership meetings three times a term

Principals, Facilitator, DPs, APs and lead teachers ||

$500 given to each school for preparation of presentation || Progress shown on cluster rubric around the distributed leadership goal || ** || || Cluster Leadership meetings three times a term Principals, Facilitator, DPs, APs and lead teachers || || Strategic planning documentation completed by December 2009 ||
 * **// To develop strategic plans to build cluster sustainability beyond the contract. //
 * Dialogue around sustainability – school and cluster
 * **// To develop community awareness and provide opportunities for involvement in student learning //** ||
 * Each school to run a Children Leading Learning Conference (CHILL Conference) where a group of students teach the community how to use ICT tools.

Consultation with community over the new curriculum. || Schools Communitiy || Space for workshops, flyers and advertising for event, staff to train children || Parents fully informed via 3 way conferencing, e-portfolios and responding to blogs/websites

Increased opportunity and attendance at celebrations of success

Increased presence, interest and feedback in school activity || First Schedule… continued

C. Milestones 7. Activities carried out and results achieved during the Milestone 7 period 7.1 Expected date of **completion of Milestone 7** is 5 June 2009. // (To Sue by **Monday 1 June**)// 7.2  Details of the tasks to be completed by the Contractor to achieve this milestone are:

7.2.1  Liaise with the National Facilitator assigned by the Ministry of Education to this project

7.2.2  Report on your progress towards achieving 2-3 of your cluster goals for Milestone 7 against your success indicators
 * ** Cluster goals for Milestone 7 ** || ** Success Indicators ** ||
 * Staff attend Island Bay mini conference and reflect on same

Cluster / school leaders develop action plans for developing inquiry in each school

Schools develop opportunities for collaboration with shared topics/inquiries ·  Year level meetings across cluster ·  Online environment ·  Staff sharing at cluster celebrations

Each school to run a Children Leading Learning Conference (CHILL Conference) where a group of students teach the community how to use ICT tools. || Full attendance, each school to reflect on implications for their school and to devlop a interest and desire to devlop school wide inquiry programmes Feedback from staff meeting after day, Ongoing dialogue, planning for further investigation into integrated inquiry programme Key staff from all schools will have attended the Thinking and Learning Bus Tour to Wellington Each school has planned to implement/ has implemented a trial inquiry in terms 2 or 3
 * Schools to discuss and decide on how the use of ICT tools and processes can raise student achievement around their targets.**

Meetings have taken place with online sharing evident. Each school has taken responsibility for their leadership of the cluster leadership meetings as well as the celebration meeting

//Within annual student achievement targets schools have identified how ICT will assist with improving outcomes be it raising achievement or engagemen//t * see below

Dates are set and planning is underway for a series of CHILL Conferences for the later part of 2009

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7.2.3  Report on your programme implementation during the milestone period 7.2.4 Submit a progress report to the Ministry by the milestone date on each of the above tasks and relevant performance measures, as per the Second Schedule of this agreement.

*** Ideas from Jill Hammonds at March Regional Cluster Mtg:** further info on i[|ctpd online]

Show raised student achievement through the use of ICT:  Show staff journey with ICT:
 * Create rubric around MOE school targets (eg. improve reading levels)
 * Include ICT tool/s to be used to help raise student achievement and improve quality of learning (eg www.stuff.co.nz to read latest events)
 * .Have students plot where they are now, then again in October.
 * Novice, apprentice, etc can be linked to a number - this will allow school to create graphs to show improvement and growth
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Create rubric
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Staff plot where they were at start of cluster
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Staff plot where they are now
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Again, if numbers are substituted as above, graphs can be created to show growth.