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School plan 2018-2020 Tanilba Bay Public School 4547 Printed on: 13 April, 2018 Page 1 of 6 Tanilba Bay Public School 4547 (2018-2020)
School plan 2018-2020Tanilba Bay Public School 4547
Printed on: 13 April, 2018Page 1 of 6 Tanilba Bay Public School 4547 (2018-2020)
School background 2018–2020
School vision statement School context School planning process
Tanilba Bay Public School is a community focussed school,which has a clear mission to provide a happy, securelearning environment for all of its students. Each staffmember is committed to ensuring that all students achievetheir personal best and to the provision of quality teachingand learning programs. Our goal is to create a learningenvironment that is relevant and engaging to prepare ourstudents for life long success. We acknowledge and valuethe role that parents have in this education process andwith this in mind we aim to encourage effectivepartnerships with families to support the learning of eachstudent.
Tanilba Bay Public School (enrolment 550) services theTilligerry Peninsula and students from the TanilbaBay, Mallabula and Lemon Tree Passage communities.TBPS has had increased funding under the ResourceAllocation Model (RAM) during the 2018 school year. TheRAM funding is aimed at supporting Quality Teachingpractices to better engage Aboriginal students and thecommunity and maximise educational outcomes for everystudent regardless of their socioeconomic situation.Students from Tanilba Bay Public School attend HunterRiver High School and as such we are committed to furtherdeveloping strong links from Stage 3 to 4 to supportimproved student outcomes in the Middle Years.
Our strategic directions for 2018 – 20 have targeted threedistinct areas of need as identified through a rigorousreview and the analysis of data collected at state, andSchool level including; attendance data, suspension dataand benchmarking data. Our strategic directions are in theareas of high performance, leadership and communityengagement. These areas will be strategically targeted asoutlined in this plan utilising available human resourcesand expertise which will be augmented by the SchoolBudget Allocation report and Equity Loadingsenhancements. Previous support in K–2 has led toimproved results in national benchmarking for Year 3 andstrategies identified in this plan are designed to build onthis success.
Student engagement and attendance will be strategicallytargeted and the performance and development of staff willbe a critical element of our improvement processes..
The annual evaluation was led by the school principal and involved participation of and consultation withkey stakeholders. Key stake holders included executivestaff, teaching and non–teaching staff, our AEWs who aremembers of the Worimi Local AECG parents and P &C Association.
In developing the 2018 – 2020 school plan, the followinginternal and external data was collected by the schoolself– evaluation team for information analysis through thefollowing processes.
• Comprehensive review and evaluation of 2015 –2017 School Plan;
• Analysis of school’s current practices and futureneeds;
• Surveys with parents, staff and students provided datatowards key learning areas, school culture, student engagement and professional learning needs;
• Analysis of students’ achievement data (NAPLAN,PLAN, Reading Levels etc.);
• Analysis of students’ attendance and PositiveBehaviour for Learning data;
Key DoE reforms also considered and contextualised such as Great Teaching Inspired Learning, Local School Local Decisions, Curriculum, Every Student Every School, Literacy/ Numeracy and the Melbourne Declaration.
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School strategic directions 2018–2020
STRATEGICDIRECTION 1
Teaching and Learning
STRATEGICDIRECTION 2
Wellbeing
STRATEGICDIRECTION 3
Community
Purpose:
Teaching and learning are the core business areas ofTanilba Bay Public School. We will continue to invest inquality professional learning and drive innovation in ourpedagogy to create engaging and effective classroomenvironments that cater for all students.
Purpose:
Outstanding wellbeing opportunities do not happen byaccident, they are the result of careful planning andorganisation by schools that value the education ofwell–rounded future citizens. Tanilba Bay Public School willcontinue its culture of educating the whole child andcatering for individual difference.
Purpose:
Continue to develop community engagement and strategicsupport to ensure our students become successfullearners, confident and creative individuals, active andinformed citizens and future leaders.
Increasing community support of our students through aschool–wide focus on student equity, well–being andwelfare programs. To work together as a learningcommunity to give our students the knowledge, skills andexperience to achieve their personal goals and leadsuccessful lives in the 21st century.
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Strategic Direction 1: Teaching and Learning
Purpose
Teaching and learning are the corebusiness areas of Tanilba Bay PublicSchool. We will continue to invest in qualityprofessional learning and drive innovationin our pedagogy to create engaging andeffective classroom environments that caterfor all students.
Improvement Measures
To life student engagement thougheffective teaching and learning. Reducebehaviour notifications for off taskbehaviour by 20%.
High quality future, focussed learningacross literacy and numeracy developincrease student achievement in the top 2NAPLAN bands by 15%.
People
Leaders
Provide high quality teacher professionallearning and lead implementation of qualitypedagogy and curriculum change.
Staff
Develop effective practices to lift studentengagement through cooperative learningand drive high order thinking.
Students
Engage effectively in school values andalways strive to do their personal best.
Parents/Carers
Engage in collaboration around the natureof future focussed learning and the skillsbeing developed across the curriculum.
Community Partners
Actively encourage and promotecommunity participation in schoolprofessional learning and the developmentof a learning community.
Processes
All staff and students engage with thecooperative learning model across theschool to increase engagement andaccountability across all learning activities.
Build staff capacity to engage in Science,Technology, Engineering Arts andMathematics (STEAM) concepts across thecurriculum to prepare students for thefuture of learning and work.
Deep engagement with the Department'sLiteracy and Numeracy Strategy to liftstudent performance measures.
Evaluation Plan
Closely monitor student performance datacollected at a NAPLAN and school basedlevel. Monitor PBL data to determine theimpact of increased student engagement inclass.
Practices and Products
Practices
Staff training in and implementation ofKagan Cooperative Learning structuresfully embedded into all classes.
Future Focussed Learning and STEAMconcepts form a key part of the school'simplementation of the new Sciencesyllabus.
Literacy and Numeracy programs andinterventions are responsive to the needsof students. Data is used to evaluateeffectiveness on an ongoing basis.
Products
Sustained improvement in NAPLAN growthdata from K–3, 3–5 and 5–7.
Increased student engagement across allaspects of the curriculum as a result of awhole school culture embracingcooperative learning structures.
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Strategic Direction 2: Wellbeing
Purpose
Outstanding wellbeing opportunities do nothappen by accident, they are the result ofcareful planning and organisation byschools that value the education ofwell–rounded future citizens. Tanilba BayPublic School will continue its culture ofeducating the whole child and catering forindividual difference.
Improvement Measures
To reduce the number of negative studentbehaviours recorded in Sentral as a resultof effective PBL interventions.
Implementation of effective LearningSupport Team programs to meet theacademic and wellbeing needs of allstudents
People
Staff
Develop capacity across areas of wellbeingpractice including Trauma InformedPractice and higher levels of PBL training.
Students
Engage in PBL programs to improveemotional resilience , social intelligenceand proactive behaviours
Parents/Carers
Build on existing school relationships tosupport student wellbeing programs at theschool.
Processes
Develop and enhance PBL across theschool.
Enhance effective student wellbeingpractices across the school to meetacademic and social needs for all students.
Evaluation Plan
Closely monitor PBL and LST data toidentify and respond to school wide trends.Monitor individual cases and implementinterventions to improve student successas needed.
Practices and Products
Practices
Train all staff in PBL Tier 1 and reinforcethe school's PBL values across the schooland wider community in partnership withthe Community of Schools PBL initiative.
Improve staff capacity and skill in TraumaInformed Practice to respond to the needsof students and ensure successful schoolprograms.
Products
Improved outcomes for at risk students.
Effective wellbeing programs implementedto support individual needs.
Shared school community vision ofexcitations and supports.
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Strategic Direction 3: Community
Purpose
Continue to develop communityengagement and strategic support toensure our students become successfullearners, confident and creative individuals,active and informed citizens and futureleaders.
Increasing community support of ourstudents through a school–wide focus onstudent equity, well–being and welfareprograms. To work together as a learningcommunity to give our students theknowledge, skills and experience toachieve their personal goals and leadsuccessful lives in the 21st century.
Improvement Measures
Increased use of school communicationplatforms to ensure that all parents haveaccess to school news and information.Use of new systems decreasedunexplained absences by 20%.
Increased number of cultural programs andopportunities available for both Aboriginaland non–Aboriginal students that valuelocal knowledge and culture.
People
Leaders
Plan for community engagement as an area of priority when allocating time andresources.
Staff
Engage in cultural competence trainingthrough the AECG to gain valuableknowledge about the local community
Parents/Carers
Engage with school communicationsplatforms to learn about school events
Students
Participate enthusiastically and gainunderstanding from programs designed toengage them with their local community.
Processes
Effective home and school partnerships.Clear, consistent and well understoodcommunication processes and protocolsused throughout the school to ensureeffective internal and externalcommunication.
Sustained close engagement with theschool's Aboriginal community to work inpartnership delivering authentic culturaleducation for all students.
Evaluation Plan
Tell Them From Me Data reflects thatcommunity members are able to accessschool information and news effectively.The community feel increasinglycomfortable engaging as partners with theschool.
Practices and Products
Practices
Quality cultural programs organised inpartnership with the AECG and landcouncil.
Families feel engaged with the school andfeel welcome in and around the school,lifting involvement and participation in theschool.
Products
All staff will have completed the Connect 2Country training program with the AECG.
Embedded local knowledge and culturalprograms become part of the school cultureat TBPS.
Community knowledge of school news andevents is constantly rated high in surveydata through parental engagement withschool news sources.
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