Ellenbrook Primary School School Business Plan 2017-2019

Our school community is proud to present the Business Plan for the 2017 - 2019

triennium. It is our third Business Plan since moving to the Independent School

model in 2011. I wish to thank the school community for the support we received in

the roll out of the previous 2014-2016 Business Plan that culminated in a noteworthy

Department of Educational Services Ellenbrook PS Review Report.

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/home.do

As a school we constantly review the way we deliver curriculum and plan programs

to cater for our diverse student population. We consider the research findings of

internationally renowned educators and strive to deliver programs that are based on

proven best practice and research. In this way we continue to build confidence in the

public school system.

Our commitments are to programs we consider encourage children to build solid

foundations in literacy and numeracy and give them the confidence to be critical

thinkers and enquiring and open minded learners.

Our school wide pedagogy is anchored by clearly stated intentions, teacher directed

learning, explicit instruction and positive teacher – student relationships. Our vision

enables us to build a culture of high performance and high care. The strong

partnership with our school community and particularly with the Ellenbrook School

Board has enabled the school community to develop this Plan to guide us from 2017

– 2019.

Our Chairperson of the School Board has co-signed the Delivery Performance

Agreement and the School Board has endorsed the 2017 – 2019 School Business

Plan, paving the way for many successes in future years.

Our community rises to challenges and embraces change as we implement the

requirements of the modern West Australian Curriculum. Ellenbrook students

celebrate cultural diversity and form relationships that enable them to achieve

individually and as accountable members of a group. Our staff members are

competent and highly professional educators recruited for their high level skills and

depth of compassion that make them the best fit for this unique Independent Public

School.

Dr Neil MacNeill Maureen Tamsen

BA, Bed (Hons) MEd Admin, PhD.EdD, FACEL School Board Chairperson

Maureen

Ellenbrook Primary School

Life long learning

Ellenbrook Business Plan – Our Commitments

This iteration of the Ellenbrook Business Plan 2017 – 2019 maps the way forward for our school

in terms of goals that support our vision of a learning community that has consistently stated high

expectations for student academic and non-academic performance.

This Plan established by the school leadership team in collaboration with school staff

and community takes into account 2016 recommendations made by the Department of

Educational Services. Goals we have set align with the requirements of the WA School

Assessment and Reporting Authority. Our improvement agenda for strong

improvement, challenge and change is underpinned by credible research findings and an

acknowledgement of the scholarly contribution leaders such as Laureate Professor of

Education University of Melbourne, John Hattie make to improving outcomes in

Australia’s schools.

Guided by the requirements of the Delivery and Performance

Agreement 2017 – 2019, Ellenbrook PS continues to maintain a

strong focus on an evidence – based approach to our self -

assessment processes. The National School Improvement Tool

is used as a framework to format our Business Plan and provide a

meaningful monitoring and assessment tool for the 2017 – 2019 Ellenbrook

Business Plan.

Ellenbrook Primary School will engage in an ongoing process of self-assessment

throughout the life of the Business Plan and according to the requirements of the

Delivery Performance Agreement 2017 – 2019.

Our School Priority Targets are highlighted in blue and form the focus for our 2017-2019

reporting requirements for the 2019 Department of Educational Services Review.

Culture

At Ellenbrook Primary School, we encourage a culture that aligns with the

Department of Education’s initiative: Classroom First: Building a Culture of

High Performance and High Care and the annual directives of the

Focus Documents.

Vision

•Ellenbrook students access learning opportunities that ensure every child makes maximum

progress every year in academic, creative and social domains.

Values

•Our school is guided by the WA Department of Education’s values:

•Learning

•Excellence

•Equity

•Care

Creed

• These values are embodied in the School Creed and are proudly stated each week at assembly.

•As a member of Ellenbrook Community School I will strive to perform to the best of my ability and aspire to be a loyal, co-operative, polite and caring person who will always try to respect myself, others and my surroundings.

Ellenbrook’s Goals for Schooling

Ellenbrook Primary builds confidence in the

public school system

Ellenbrook students strive to meet and exceed expected

NAPLAN standards.

Ellenbrook students find their school an inviting

place to come and learn

Ellenbrook staff members are supported

to become Highly Accomplished Teachers.

Ellenbrook students are prepared for the

challenges of high school.

Ellenbrook Business Plan 2017- 2019

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

The school leadership team is

clearly committed to finding

ways to improve on current

student outcomes. This is

reflected in an eagerness to learn

from research evidence,

international experience and

from other schools that have

achieved significant

improvements.

Relevant and specific data and

research inform classroom

pedagogy.

Liaise with school and

university colleagues to explore

international trends in

education and contribute to

research that looks at the

success of the stable cohort of

Ellenbrook students.

West Beechboro PS Leadership

Team: opportunities for

collaboration with colleagues.

Embed high level goals of

schooling, as described by

Professor John Hattie, in 2017 -

2019 Business Plan.

ACEL Membership: Principal

provides leadership to teaching

staff that enables informed

contributions to debates and

discussions on student

achievement.

2017 -2019

Access ongoing professional

learning opportunities to improve

student outcomes.

Performance Management

discussions focus on areas of

professional interest – explicit

teaching, SAER students, catering

for high achievers, student

engagement, staff commitment to

personal higher learning, safe and

supportive school environment.

Annually, staff are involved in peer

and Admin observation sessions.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

There is evidence that the

principal and other school

leaders view reliable and timely

student data as essential to their

effective leadership of the school.

There is a documented Business

Plan and timetable for the

annual collection of data on

student achievement and

wellbeing. (NSIT)

School Priority Targets:

Student survey satisfaction

data is collected annually and

shared with appropriate staff

for action.

On Entry Assessment data is

analysed to identify deficit

areas.

Early Concepts of Print

Ellenbrook Business Plan prepared

by Principal and Staff with School

Board endorsement by 4 April,

2017.

Student surveys are conducted

annually

Semester Two - Annually

Checklist to gauge Pre Primary

printed word competency.

Closing the Gap targets used to

set standards for specific

progress of groups.

NAPLAN data is analysed and

used to inform planning.

ACER test data is analysed

after November testing of Year

1-6 students

All students have an individual

Magna Carta Record Sheet

with their Brightpath number

as an identifier.

Data is collected on the various

ways the school develops

values and is monitored

through SAIS and anecdotal

records.

The School Climate focussing

on wellbeing of students is

promoted with specific

programs and monitored in an

ongoing manner.

The School Classroom Climate

and quality of teaching is

surveyed by students.

Student attitude to writing is

surveyed and results shared

with staff.

NAPLAN is analysed annually in

September and results shared with

staff and parents.

Values data is collected and

monitored annually.

ACER testing is conducted

annually in December to determine

the rate of English and Mathematics

growth for all students.

On Entry Testing is conducted for

Pre Primary Students in February

and December to determine English

and Mathematics growth for all Pre

Primary students.

The school has complied with the

Brightpath Student Number system

(March, 2017) and the school uses

these numbers for student tracking

purposes.

The ACER Social Emotional Well

Being (SEW) Survey will be

administered to Year 2 and Year 4

students annually and the results

analysed to support student

wellbeing and tracking.

Data on Classroom Climate

monitored annually – Semester

Two.

Writing survey conducted annually.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

The school has clear strategies to

promote appropriate behaviour

– including agreed responses and

consequences for inappropriate

student behaviour and the school

School Priority Targets:

Administration and staff

expectations for high standards

Fortnightly Newsletters note

expectations for behaviour.

provides sufficient support for

teachers to implement these

policies.

of student behaviour will

continue to be a strong focus.

Principal and staff committed

to high performance – high

care culture.

Students will be expected to

develop and demonstrate

respect for legitimate

authority. ( SCASA Value)

Student behaviour will be

tracked, monitored and

supported by rewards for

compliance and clear

consequences for breaches.

Established ‘white slip’ method

of recording all matters

requiring administration

attention will be entered on

school tracking systems.

Staff will receive strong

support to manage

inappropriate student

behaviour.

Policy of “hard on standards of

behaviour” constantly

promoted to school community

via newsletters, assemblies and

individual interviews.

Ongoing audits of student

behaviour and parent

involvement in Individual

Behaviour Plans.

Students who may pose a risk

to others in the school

community are managed

according to Risk Management

Plans compiled by the school

and involved agencies.

School Board receives reports on

behaviour and attendance patterns.

Ongoing Administration support for

teachers to support policies.

Ellenbrook liaises with WA

Department of Education officials

and other external agencies to

manage high risk behaviour by

identified students.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

The principal and other school

leaders have introduced

programs and strategies to

There is a school wide

commitment for the life of this

Notional Budget prepared each

November and presented to School

Board.

identify and address the needs of

students in the school and are

sourcing and applying available

resources to meet those needs.

Business Plan to ensure every

child has access to Prime

Maths resources to enable

them to fully participate in

class P - 6 programs.

The active Ellenbrook P&C

Committee continues to

provide funding to support the

Targets of the Business Plan.

The school budget adequately

supports all Business Plan

Priorities and Targets.

Education Assistants are

trained to support specific

learning needs of identified

SAER cohorts.

School Budget endorsed by School

Board annually at Term 2 Meeting.

Financial statements presented at

each School Board Meeting.

Ongoing monitoring by School

Board to ensure Priority areas are

being supported through one line

budget allocations.

On appointment Education

Assistants inducted into class

explicit teaching processes.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

There is evidence that the

principal and other school

leaders see the development of

staff into an expert and coherent

school –wide teaching team as

central to improving outcomes

for all students.

AITSL Standards are used to

monitor staff performance,

provide feedback and

encourage self-reflection.

Staff are mentored and

developed to become Highly

Accomplished or Lead

Teachers.

New staff are interviewed and

recruited to support the vision

and teach the embedded

explicit programs.

Professional learning builds

staff capacity to become expert

in the delivery of explicit

teaching and the assessment of

student work.

Staff access Prime Maths

inbuilt professional learning to

support curriculum delivery.

Staff members participate in

the biennial Staff National

Annually - Staff have inbuilt

collaborative DOTT to share

expertise and Phase of Learning

strategies with colleagues.

Staff invited to share explicit

teaching strategies with newly

appointed staff – ongoing.

Development of Phase of Learning

culture encouraged by grouping of

classes and the sharing of resources

and expertise.

Staff members are committed to the

full implementation of the

Australian Curriculum Phase 1 and

the implementation of Phases 2 and

3 as per the advertised timeline.

Staff Junior and Senior Mentors

appointed and receive a SRA to

support all staff in all curriculum

areas.

Graduate teachers monitored to

ensure all modules are completed

School Opinion Survey with

results collated and deficit

areas addressed.

Staff participate in the

Independent Review ( DES)

Graduate teachers are

welcomed to the school and

receive ongoing mentorship

from Senior Teachers and

Administrators.

and plans in progress to work

towards Full TRB registration.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

The school’s Business Plan

identifies curriculum, teaching

and learning priorities and

requirements.

The Business Plan reflects a

shared vision for the school and

provides context for delivering

the curriculum as detailed in the

SCASA approved curriculum

and where relevant system

curriculum documents.

School Priority Targets:

National Quality Standard

Elements are monitored and

resourced to ensure ongoing

compliance.

English: Early childhood

education is strengthened to

ensure the majority of stable

cohort Year 3 students attain

Band 2 or above NAPLAN

Reading results by age 8. (John

Hattie 2016)

Number: Early childhood

education is strengthened to

ensure the majority of stable

cohort Year 3 students attain

Band 2 or above NAPLAN

Number results by age 8.

(Hattie, 2016)

Physical Environment:

Ellenbrook PS with School

Board endorsement will

support programs with a

learning environment that is

Principal outlines annually the

requirements for implementing the

Western Australian curriculum.

School Business Plan is embedded

in school culture – School

Development Day focus on

Business Plan School Priority

Targets.

School Business Plan is a focus of

Performance Management

discussions – March and November

School Business Plan is monitored

at the class and school level as

required – daily Admin visits

Classroom observations by Admin

confirm the Business Plan Targets

are being addressed – ongoing

observations result in written

Performance Management

feedback.

Early Learning staff conduct

ongoing audits to ensure verbal and

non-verbal strategies are in use

daily to support children’s

expressive and receptive language.

A scheduled plan is in place to

revitalise the ageing school

structures and make all areas safe

and welcoming – P&C support

provided for 'wishlist' projects –

2017 School Memorial Garden,

safe, welcoming and

appropriately resourced.

(John Hattie - Student

wellbeing 2016)

STEM

Strengthen digital literacy with

an authentic focus on General

Capability: Information

Communication and

Technology and embed

connectedness with other

curriculum areas.

The Arts

Build on our established

reputation as a high

performing Arts school that

promotes artistic expression

and opportunity for all

students.

Through song, dance and

drama promote our unique

cultural identity.

Track secondary school and

tertiary successes

HASS

With a focus on History place

emphasis on:

Environmental responsibility …

encouraging a respect and

concern for Australia’s natural

and cultural heritage and for

forms of resource use that are

regenerative and

sustainable.(SCASA Value)

Naturescape, Canteen

refurbishment, new Flagpoles, air

conditioning upgrade, entry

statement, hazards are a constant

focus and are dealt with promptly.

2018 TBA

2019 TBA

Maintain annual appointment of

ICT Specialist

Focus on Coding in 2018 and 2019

Continue to prepare students for

July Showcase and December

Musical productions.

Seek community and student

feedback.

Term 2, 2017 HASS Committee

compiles a schedule of incursion

and excursions to promote respect

for Australia’s cultural heritage.

Excursion Schedule remains in

place for life of Business Plan.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

School leaders explicitly

encourage teachers to tailor

their teachings to student needs

and readiness.

School Priority Targets:

Ellenbrook students are offered

a wide range of Literacy and

Numeracy extension and

challenge opportunities

designed to develop enhanced

metacognitive skills through

involvement in locally run

Advanced Placement Courses.

Through additional programs,

Ellenbrook PS staff support

students to develop skills to

prepare them for high school.

Ellenbrook Secondary College

staff will continue to offer

Advanced Placement Courses

before normal instructional

time. These courses cater for

gifted and talented students

identified by teaching staff.

SAER Coordinator convenes

ongoing meetings to determine

teaching adjustments for

Schools Plus clients.

Attendance of high risk

students tracked to encourage

better engagement through

inter agency support.

Appointment of additional

Special Needs Assistants to

support curriculum delivery.

Annually- Terms 1, 2 and 3 call for

expressions of interest for AP

courses.

Spelling Mastery will be offered as

an Advanced Placement Course in

Terms 2 and 3 for 2017.

November 2017-2019 Ellenbrook

SC to offer advanced Mathematics

course to senior primary students.

Courses run: Terms 1, 2 and 3,

7.45am – 8.30am 2017, 2018,

2019

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

Clarity about what students are

expected to learn and be able to

do, high expectations of every

student’s learning, explicit

teaching of skills and content,

individualised attention as

required and timely feedback to

School Priority Targets:

Line Managers observe staff

demonstrating, through daily

classroom practice and

Feb and July: School

Development Day

presentations on school

expectations.

guide student action are key

elements of the school’s push for

improved teaching and learning.

performance management,

their understanding of school

expectations surrounding

standards of achievement.

Student workbooks are

monitored and work assessed

to give students ongoing

feedback on progress.

Parents are advised about

what students are expected to

learn through clearly stated

intentions, Parent Meetings,

Assemblies and Class Notices.

Annually: Anecdotal records

of staff collaboration to

support explicit teaching of

skills.

Ellenbrook Targets Timeline

The school has established one

or more partnerships with

families, local businesses and/or

community organisations with

the express purpose of

improving outcomes for

students. Partnerships have

generally been initiated by the

senior leadership team and have

their support.

Build on the strength of

Ellenbrook Primary School’s

well established School

Board and continue to

develop the capacity of

Board Members to perform

their defined roles through

enhanced School Board

Training.

Recruit greater community

representation to the

Ellenbrook School Board to

develop wider local

networks.

Continue to access offers of

support and funding from

Lions Club, Ellenbrook RSL,

Coles, Dymocks, IGA and

Bunnings to support STEM

and School Enhancement

programs.

Join with local agencies to

honour ANZAC and

Remembrance Day.

Annually: Induct new Board

Members and link with an

established Board Member.

Principal assists members to

understand their roles and

responsibilities.

Access DOE Board Training

as per schedule.

Conduct an annual School

Board Effectiveness Survey

and respond to data.

Work with School Board to

form positive and productive

partnerships with local

businesses and organisations.

Principal leads student

involvement in Nth American

Veterans’ Unit – USA

Memorial Day service.

Seek funding to support the

Memorial Garden initiative –

a garden that will promote

Australian values of peace,

harmony and respect for our

Australian Constitution.

May 29 , 2017 Flame of

Remembrance – King’s Park

With community support

complete Memorial Garden

by June, 2017.

With community support

complete Entry Statement

to Ellenbrook school by

June, 2018.