Charter 2021-2022 - Lynmore Primary School
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School Description Lynmore School (Te Kura o Owhatiura) was established in 1956. It is a popular primary school in Rotorua catering for children from Year 0 -Year 6. There is a school bus for children living at the Lake Okareka and Lake Tarawera but most children either walk or are driven to school each day. The school has an enrolment zone, in 2020 the roll is predicted to range between 600–660. Lynmore is part of the Rotorua East Community of Learners and has been proactive in being a pilot school for PaCT from December 2014, this our main summative and formative assessment tool for teachers and student. We are pleased to see the progress aspect of PaCT being further developed. Work has commenced on a Kāhui Ako wide approach to local curriculum and the curriculum mapping tool coherent pathways as a basis for Kāhui Ako wide graduate profile. The establishment of whanau groups have enabled more opportunities for tuakana teina and student leadership continues to be successful. 2021 will see a focus on developing and embedding the new whare ako structure. The FISH Philosophy of interacting with our community, students and colleagues has been adopted. PB4L will be central to much of our PLD for 2021. The school has also employed a full time Kaiawhena to support Tikanga and Te Reo Māori across the school. Play based learning is being undertaken in Year 0-2 and teachers are involved in inquiry around its development. Students in Year 3-6 undertake STEM and inquiry based learning. The school continues to focus on Future Focussed Learning and is undergoing a local curriculum redraft with thinking, creativity and science at the centre embedded in local contexts with the strong support of our local hapu Te Roro o Te Rangi who as part of iwi partnering with Kāhui Ako initiative are running the Ōtauira programme and supporting the development of local contexts. Lynmore School has a range of property provision but there is currently not enough adequate quality classroom space available to students and staff. 6 old prefabs were removed in late 2018 and 2 more in 2019. A large capital works project replacing 6 classrooms in a new purpose built block is underway and due for completion at the beginning of 2022. The school has a school hall with mezzanine floor and multi purpose room, a heated swimming pool, an administration block, a library/resource centre, purpose built gymnasium, BoT funded Cultural Centre for music and dance and a variety of outside storage areas. The school grounds are attractive and well maintained. They include a native bush area called Waitawa bush which children can use for environmental studies and which also contains a pump bike track. The school has a focus on health and sport, dance, swimming and cultural activities. 1
Vision Statement Keep Moving, Keep Growing, Keep Learning Our Values Aroha Courage Integrity Curiosity Cultural Diversity and Māori Dimension The school will incorporate Te Reo (language) and Tikanga Māori (Māori culture and protocol) into the school’s curriculum. ● Te Reo programme across the school. ● Te Reo / Tikanga Māori incorporated into staff meetings and B.O.T. meetings. ● A set programme will be used as a basis for instruction and development in all classrooms. ● School waiata and haka in school assemblies is weekly, NPEW Rotorua a great place to learn song has also been adopted as a regular feature of school assemblies. ● Teams will have programmes incorporating visits to marae or places of cultural importance, visits. ● Ongoing professional development for teachers ● Marae stays for staff and students ● Whanau groupings based on local puna names for all staff and students ● Te Reo Māori PLD (Ōtauira, Wananga level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, He Kete Taituarā) ● Employment of a full time Kaiawhena ● Local curriculum contexts The Board will take every opportunity to consult with our Māori community through: ❖ Board of Trustees representation – kaumatua co-opted onto BoT ❖ School annual report on Māori achievement. ❖ The close links developed and maintained with Te Roro o Te Rangi hapu. If a parent requests a higher level of Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori the staff and family will explore opportunities that may include one or more of the following: ➢ Dual enrolment with the correspondence school. ➢ Provide further opportunities through the child’s classroom activities through taped resources, computer programmes and resources etc. ➢ Using local resource people who are willing to assist and who have the expertise including the Lynmore School Whanau Support Group. 2
➢ The school/teacher may be supported to seek advice etc from local Kura/Kāhui Ako ➢ Discussions and meetings with other schools that offer greater levels of Māori Medium education ➢ Discussions and meetings with external Māori Advisors for guidance and support ➢ If requests are made for higher levels of Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori for many students, through in-depth discussions and meetings, the school will consider establishing a bilingual/partial immersion unit Baseline Data or School Context Māori Engagement and Achievement In February, 2021 the school context in terms of ethnicity is 22% NZ Māori and 12% Asian, Ensure all Māori learners have a sense of belonging in the the majority of other students (62%) are NZ European, the remaining 4% of students are school and experience academic growth and success as from all over the world, many being MELAA. The school is zoned. Māori. The school-wide environment is beginning to reflect more of a sense of Te Ao Māori, with Well Being for Success an emphasis on signage in Te Reo and other languages. Manage the learning setting to ensure access to learning for all and to maximise learners’ physical, social, cultural Teacher action inquiry is moving towards a collaborative inquiry approach. and emotional safety. Development of leadership in our teachers and students is an important focus. Evaluative and instructional capability through structured data conversations (John Hattie). Student Engagement and Achievement Teach in ways that ensure all learners are making ● Use the PaCT tool for reading, mathematics and writing in Term 2 and Term 4 sufficient progress, monitor the extent and pace of ● Across cluster SENCo group established in Kāhui Ako learning, focusing on equity and excellence for all. ● ESOL support in classes continues ● Literacy enrichment programmes in place – structured literacy is central as an approach Being a future focused school in 2021 Teach in ways which enable learners to learn from one ● Focus on science and thinking, depth and complexity concepts another, to collaborate, to self-regulate, and to develop ● Development of local curriculum with iwi support agency over their learning. ● Curriculum coherent pathways – graduate profile with the Kāhui Ako PLD for 2021: ● Kāhui Ako – Rotorua East cluster ● Transitions to school cluster programme continues (Kākano) ● PB4L – Tier 2 ● Future Focussed Learning - Depth and Complexity ● Structured Literacy ● iCept/Irlens/Phonological awareness Review of Charter and Consultation RE survey 2021 3
Personnel The board will continue to appoint ● Appraisal processes will remain the focus of teacher ongoing development and the best person for the position. building teacher capacity through a collaborative inquiry approach. ● Peer and leader appraisals will expect teachers and leaders to be highly reflective and open to change and that teachers will have more responsibility in driving their own appraisal processes using spirals of inquiry. ● Leadership rubric – Education Council ● Deputy Principal and the Principal will continue to have external appraisers. ● High quality kaiawhina will be appointed Property The new 10-year property plan has All property projects will be managed by project managers and expressions of interest and been updated to reflect the current tenders will be called for. work to solve the prefab issues on site. ● Work on new block planning has started ● Waitawa Bush re-development – new signage, new picnic area. ● New/additional signage around the schooling line with PB4L programme ● Swimming pool changing rooms upgrade, if feasible ● Room 18-22 upgrade ● LSC space completed ● New leadership team shared office completed ● New astroturf and fencing completed Finance All financial systems will continue to ● Regular monitoring of finance will continue and be in line with school policies and be reviewed. procedures. ● The school community, the board, students and staff will fundraise for the following: TV Regular monitoring of financial station across each of the rooms, refresh to junior area, teacher classroom art transactions will continue and be in materials. line with school policies and ● Staffing is tight – the ability to run additional support programmes across the school is procedures. minimal as we now need a full time SENCo which is eating into staffing. Facilities hire continues Banked staffing carefully monitored. 4
Strategic Goals 2021 - 2022 ‘A System that Learns’ Build evaluative Māori success as Wellbeing for Educationally Localised Short term capability to build Māori Success powerful Curriculum projects – New effective leaders Whakawhanaungat partnerships Build and anga preparation for Whakapapa collaborative Wairua teaching Manaaki Aim: To grow Aim: Māori students Aim: To improve the Aim: to continue to Aim: To continue to Aim: To ensure projects professional practice know their potential mental, emotional, develop strong grow a collaborative, are completed and fit for across all levels of the and feel supported to physical and spiritual partnerships, based on future-focused and purpose developing the system set goals and take wellbeing of all a parent and responsive model of best possible education environment for our action to achieve students, staff and community teaching and learning students success, valuing community of the communication identity, language and school. strategy, centred culture valued and around parent and included in teaching community needs and learning in ways that support students to engage and achieve success Goals: Goals: Goals: Goals: Goals: Goals: ● To strengthen the ● Create a culture of ● Graduate profile ● Transitions are ● Curriculum that is ● Projects managed focused direction of whakawhanaungatan and vision (links to strengthened at all coherent for all and undertaken with the school through ga Māori success as points in the learners due diligence formative ● Te Reo is explicitly Māori) educational pathway ● Curriculum that is ● Teachers experience assessment taught within ● to build a culture ● Involvement in rich, relevant and team and ● To cultivate classrooms where positive Rotorua East Kāhui authentic to all collaborative collaborative culture ● Strengthen the use behaviour and Ako learners teaching through spirals of of Te Reo and learning is a way of ● To grow iwi ● Curriculum that is ● Implementation of 5
inquiry Tikanga across the life partnerships with Te culturally responsive whare ako structure ● To deepen learning school ● Develop positive Roro o te Rangi to all learners and understanding and open ● Personalised ● Universal concepts (building precision communication education plans are ignited through in pedagogy) with students, ● Learner pathways local narrative ● To strengthen whanau and ● Understand and ● Local narratives & internal families to improve utilise community universal concepts accountability for understanding of resource available to provide context for lasting improvement our students support learners. developing learner ● Evidenced by rich ● Implement Tier and curriculum evidence of learning One PB4L capabilities (Notice - ● To have a clear Think - Imitate - focus on what Innovate) supports the ● Curriculum develops progress of all citizens that learners contribute to their Contexts for change: community ● Improve the quality and consistency of teaching Science, leading to improved achievement in science ● Improve the quality and consistency of teaching authorship ● Improve the equity for achievement in reading Strategic Goals School Wide Focus – Annual Plan 2021 Personnel 1. Build evaluative 1.1 To strengthen the Strengthen Assessment for Learning practices (Formative assessment) Leadership capability to build focused direction of the ● Format assessment schedule that focuses on formative assessment Team effective leaders school through formative practices assessment ● Evidence of needs and achievement in Responsive Learning plans Team leaders To grow ○ Evidence of planning being a working document professional practice ● Anecdotal notes recorded (e.g. in planning or modelling books) Teachers 6
across all levels of ● Feedback is clearly provided and is consistent in structure across the the system school (Collaboration) ○ Identifies learning objective (based on co-constructed success criteria) ○ Identifies progress made ○ Provides next step in learning ● Seek advice from Kāhui Ako iwi support 1.2 To cultivate ● Observations of others’ practice Leadership collaborative culture ● Structured literacy approach adopted across the school Team through spirals of inquiry ● See the progression of NOTICE, THINK, IMITATE, INNOVATE in practice Team leaders 1.3 To deepen learning and ● Observations of others’ practice understanding (building Building a collaborative approach Teachers precision in pedagogy) ● Vertical learning groups established ○ Sharing best practice (Collaboration) 1.4 To strengthen internal ○ Supporting each other's needs accountability for lasting ○ Teacher voice gathered improvement ○ Teaching as collaborative Inquiry ○ Peer accountability 1.5 Evidenced by rich ● Professional learning support network created evidence of learning ○ Future focused leaders dispersed across the school to support each team and model growth future focused competencies (& 1.6 To have a clear focus FISH philosophy) on what supports the ○ Utilising towards transformation staff progress of all learners ○ Mentoring programme for all teachers through the whare ako structure ● Peer coaching model in Year 1 and 6 ● Peer accountability ● Leadership team distributed across the whare ako ● Collaborative co-leadership structure for whare ako Contexts for change: • Specific PD focusing on shifting practice to accelerate student progress Leadership 1.7 Improve the quality and ● Dynamic resource bank (digital) created for teachers to use and Team consistency of teaching contribute to ● Teachers using skills gained in PD in TAIs and in classrooms Team leaders Science, leading to ● Opt-in professional development offered to staff through myedonline improved achievement in ● Vertical whare ako used to shared best practice Teachers 7
science ● Middle leaders developed as leaders of learning/coaches/mentors ● SLT alongside middle leaders for observation to enable richer (Collaboration Building leadership, discussions evaluative and instructional ● Middle leaders oversee TAI, observations and appraisal of teachers with capability across the school regards to learning ● Middle leaders as role models 1.8 Improve the quality and • PLD on authorship in writing continues Verity Short consistency of teaching • Ensure cross curricular and Te Ao Māori contexts are addressed. authorship 1.9 Maintain the equity for • Structured literacy approach across school Reading achievement in reading Together teacher and hapu support 2. Māori success 2.1 Create a culture of • Establish a clear pathway for learning in Tikanga and Te Reo Māori Principal as Māori whakawhanaungatanga across the school (https://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-guidelines) • Whakawhan • Establish document a progressive pathway for Te Reo & Tikanga for 2.2 Te Reo is explicitly each Year group aungatanga taught within classrooms • Utilise and take the lead from the experience and knowledge from our • Whakapapa Kaiawhena • Wairua • Te Reo club online resources utilised • Manaaki • Consider Education Perfect Te Reo courses online Māori students know 2.3 Strengthen the use of • Immerse Te Reo and tikanga into daily routines and activities Principal with their potential and Te Reo and Tikanga across ● Students leading Karakia over the intercom hapu support feel supported to set the school ● Daily karakia participated with by all students and staff goals and take ● TV Station : Māori element action to achieve ● Common greetings, commands and responses used by majority of success, valuing students and staff (including the office) identity, language ● More bilingual signs around the school - Māori / English and culture valued ● Waiata more prevalent in team wide and school wide events (e.g. and included in Community) teaching and ○ 6 common waiata in use schoolwide learning in ways that ● Establish document a progressive pathway for Te Reo & Tikanga for support students to each Year group engage and achieve ● Utilise and take the lead from the experience and knowledge from our success. Kaiawhena ● Focus on significance of Māoridom ● Focus on Māori celebrations e.g. Matariki 8
Ensure all Māori ● Utilise and take the lead from the experience and knowledge from our learners have a Kaiawhena sense of belonging ● Professional learning opportunities offered to all staff in the school and ● 50% (representing all ethnic groups of teachers) complete level 1 Te Reo experience ● Whole staff marae hui/ stay academic growth ● Utilise and take the lead from the experience and knowledge from our and success as Kaiawhena Māori. ● Ensure equity measures for Māori achievement across the school 3. Wellbeing for 3.1 Graduate profile and ● Enhance educationally powerful connections between teacher, student Success vision (links to Māori and family Leadership To improve the success as Māori) Coherent ● Teacher, family and students (where appropriate) co-construct P.E.Ps Team mental, emotional, pathways termly physical and ● Regular meetings with students and whanau around their learning Team Leaders spiritual wellbeing of 3.2 to build a culture where ● Regular communication via Seesaw all students, staff positive behaviour and ● Open door policy in the classroom Teachers and community of learning is a way of life ● Work in partnership with local hapu skills to support graduate profile the school. development alongside curriculum (coherent pathways tool) Hapu 3.3 Develop positive and ● Equitable access to digital devices/ digital learning (students & staff) Teachers enact the open communication with ● Further exploration to purchase/ lease schemes for student devices clear vision/plan for students, whanau and ● Provide opportunities for other technologies for learning, such as supporting the families to improve robotics, TV station mental, emotional, understanding of our ● Develop a structure for developing leadership opportunities physical and students ○ Whare ako spiritual wellbeing of ○ Whanau leaders all students, staff Develop an infrastructure ○ Digital support structure and community of that supports and enhances ○ PD opportunities for leadership offered for middle and senior the school. future focused learning and leaders connectivity 3.4 Commence Tier Two Positive Behaviour For Learning team established to focus on: PB4L Team PB4L ● Happy students and teachers by having belonging ● Enhancing the community that we are a part of by having a common understanding and expectations ○ Review vision, mission statements and values ○ Alignment of current philosophies, e.g. values, FISH philosophy ○ Parent voice regularly gained 9
○ Signage around the school is positive and supports the kaupapa ● Clear pathways for improving behaviour rather than punishing behaviour ○ Tracking impact through data ○ Alignment with Mokoia Intermediate ● Updating school procedures and policies to be in line with PB4L ● Developing positive and trusting relationships to promote learning and a sense of connectedness ● Develop positive and open communication with students, whanau and families to improve understanding of our students ○ Seesaw ● Get to know all students in the classroom, including needs, strengths and passions ○ Convivial conversation ○ Circle time (weekly, non-negotiable) ○ Strong transitioning (to, from and within school) ● Build our cultural competencies to better meet the diverse needs of all of our learners ○ TAI, RTC, Ka Hikitia, Tataiako ○ Graduate profile and coherent pathways across Kāhui Ako Enhancing the whanau profile across the school ● Community projects, school actively involved in the community ○ Involve local media ○ Livestream community via YouTube or similar ○ Whanau leaders actively contribute to newsletters monthly ○ Images added to website monthly ○ Student leaders profile utilised ○ Student voice gathered ○ Leading events (e.g. cross country, fun run, dynamos, swimming sports, athletics) ○ Lead community and team assemblies 4. Educationally 4.1 Transitions are • Supporting improved attendance and transitioning Principal powerful strengthened at all points in Optimum attendance Leadership partnerships the educational pathway • Clear communication between teachers, leaders and managements so Team to develop strong attendance issues are identified SENCo partnerships, based • Team minutes update weekly identifying attendance records and on a parent and concerns community • Identify narrative to any attendance below 97% 10
communication • Include details of any action taken strategy, centred • Clear process in place which is followed- attendance procedures around parent and Optimum transitioning community needs • Strong transitioning (to, from and within school) • Procedures for outgoing/ incoming students Teachers enact the • Update enrolment details clear vision for • Communication with previous school accelerating learner • Clear pathways for at risk students established by all stakeholders efficacy, progress • Strengthen connections with ECE and Mokoia Intermediate and achievement • Kākano programme across the school • Clear process and procedure for transitioning at the end of the year • teacher speed dating • meet the teacher for students • meet the teacher for parents and whanau 4.2 Involvement in Rotorua ● Continue to build relationship with Te Roro o Te Rangi to support East Kāhui Ako education strategy ● Kaumatua of Te Roro o Te Rangi plays an active role in school events 4.3 To grow iwi partnerships and/ decision making at governance level. with Te Roro o te Rangi ● Utilise Eastern Rotorua Kāhui Ako to develop and sustain connections to support networks such as Mokoia Community Association Strengthen the networks ● Resources are generated and shared between all parties. and educationally powerful ● Establish a working Whanau group as a major stakeholder connections with local ● Engage with whanau to improve attendance at school wide activities agencies, hapu, iwi and ● Monthly minutes shared with BoT and documented in school newsletter whanau. and on website ● Identified on school website so people know who they are ● Encourage new members e.g. new families to the school (i.e.) Year 1 to ensure a greater sustainability of the group ● Yearly community project that celebrates cultures within our school 4.4 Personalised education • All students, especially at risk students, will have equitable access to Digital plans – utilise digital resources and support required for success Technology technologies • Support teachers to develop confidence in capability in leveraging digital across cluster tools teachers • Provide devices school wide (iPads) • Focus on and reward a mindset of growth and evidenced based risk taking and adaptive confidence Leadership • Clear timeline for upskilling and implementing devices in learning Team 11
o Seesaw, Explain Everything etc • Clear pathway for future focused learning o Future focused learning plan o Common language • Professional Learning opportunities o Self-assessment of digital skill strengths and needs o Timelined and strategically planned for o Internal opportunities and external opportunities (e.g. Seesaw ambassador, Apple Teacher, Google accredited, MindLab. My edonline o Teacher voice gathered • Operating and setting up laptops from the box (printer drivers etc) 4.5 Learner pathways ● Personalised learning programmes strengthened across the school ● Use of learner pathways ● Leverage technology to personalise learning approach for individuals ● Development and revision of P.E.Ps (personalised education plans) for each learner ● Personalised learning visible in classrooms during observations ● Evidence of co-construction and choice to follow passions 4.6 Understand and utilise ● Strengthen the awareness of at risk students SENCo community resource ● Clear pathway/template/rubric of support structures to follow Principal available to support ● At risk students are identified and plans made that support a positive Across cluster learners. change Learning ● Students and any action taken for supporting at risk students Support Group documented in team minutes ● Communication to be made with readiness to learn team (for urgent matters or for students that are not improving regardless of intervention strategies) ● Increased clarity of what support is available for at risk students ● Strengthen networks with agencies that support at risk students and whanau ● Regular and reciprocal contact made with support agencies, e.g. RTLB, Navigator, MOE ● iCept, Irlens screening routinely underway at school in Year 3-6 ● Work closely with cluster LSC’s ● 12
5. Localised 5.1 Curriculum that is • Greater consistency and quality of teaching through critical inquiry and Curriculum coherent for all learners critical reflection Te Roro o Te To grow a • Enhance programmes to encourage and support students to think like a Rangi Hapu collaborative, future- 5.2 Curriculum that is rich, scientist (iwi focused and relevant and authentic to all • Framework for scientific thinking progressions partnership) responsive model of learners • Focus on the nature of science teaching and • AOs in Lynmore School curriculum to more to the nature of science Leadership learning 5.3 Curriculum that is objectives and science capabilities. Team culturally responsive to all • Professional development through Kāhui Ako learners • NOTICE, THINK, WONDER framework implemented in all classes Team Leaders Develop resources and leaders to shift practice and support the growth in 5.4 Universal concepts are student progress Within school ignited through local lead teacher – • Strengthen Teaching as a Collaborative Inquiry process narrative science • Formal trail/ documentation of teachers inquiry (blog, portfolio etc) • Set structure for reflecting on professional learning standardised Science 5.5 Local narratives & • Key messages, Implication to thinking/teaching, Next steps advisor universal concepts provide • Teachers share the mistakes, failures and learnings from TAI every 3 context for developing weeks in a vertically structured PLG Kāhui Ako learner and curriculum • More accountability on the evidence of impact - Can we prove it? across cluster capabilities (Notice - Think - • Professional growth through Peer Coaching (Critical Friends) in Year 1 Curriculum Imitate - Innovate) and 6 Group • Whare ako structure leveraged for maximum impact 5.6 Curriculum develops • PD on developing relational trust and rigorous triple loop questioning citizens that contribute to • Developing thinking - Learners being innovative, problem solving, their community creative, entrepreneurial • Student confident to ask questions • Students confident to deviate from chosen track • Learning programmes encouraging authentic opportunities for critical thinking and innovation • Inquiry learning opportunities (i.e social action) • Play based learning skills in assessing and planning built on • TV station • Teaching students how to think (rather than what to think) • Implementing NOTICING, THINKING, IMITATING, INNOVATING • Implementing Depth & Complexity framework • Developing agency 13
• Teach students how to navigate challenges in learning • Encourage students to follow curiosities and passions – supported by a rich local curriculum • Provide opportunities for students to have choice in learning 6. Short term 6.1 Lynmore School • New MLE BOT/Principal projects – New learning environment • Upgrade of Prefabs Build and continually being developed • Pool plan developed preparation for • Implementation and refinement of whare ako structure collaborative • Team teaching opportunities to build capability within staff Principal teaching Lynmore School 2021 Targets Lynmore School 2021 Progress Targets Science based on NZCER engagement with science assessment data Engagement based on Rutherford Survey – University of Auckland (Melinda Webber) Reading: 95% of all students at or above National Standards Reading: A minimum of 95% of all students progress at or above the Writing: 95% of all students at or above National Standards expected rate; the remaining 5% will make more than 6 months progress Maths: 95% of all students at or above National Standards Writing: A minimum of 95% of all students progress at or above the Science: 80% of all students in Year 4-6 will be at or exceeding typical expected rate; the remaining 5% will make more than 6 months progress norms for science Mathematics: A minimum of 95% of all students progress at or above the expected rate; the remaining 5% will make more than 6 months progress Science: A minimum of 80% of Year 4-6 students in will progress at or above the expected rate 14
“Ako maii, ako atu, ako ai, ako tu, ko koia aaraa ee" “Empowering and Encouraging our Community of Learners (Whānau, Learners and Teachers) to Engage in Learning” Goal 1: Local Curriculum Development (with Iwi partners) • A collective graduate profile aligned to the local curricula • A coherent curriculum framework is developed and shared across the Kāhui Ako which supports excellence, equity and wellbeing. • Clear benchmarks are in place across the Kāhui Ako Goal 2: Coherent Pathways • A coherent pathway and graduate profile for students from ECE – tertiary is established and trialled using the Curriculum Mapping Tool, NZC Key competencies, school values and Learning Progression Framework 15
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