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Improvement plan for Surrey Downs R-7 School
2019 to 2021
School name
Surrey Downs R-7 School Click to upload school logo
Vision statement
Surrey Downs R-7 School is a community committed to
successful learning in a cohesive, collaborative
environment.
At Surrey Downs R-7 School we celebrate the diverse
quality learning opportunities offered to our school
community. We seek and plan for success for all of our
students and strive to improve the quality of our teaching
and the learning outcomes for our students across the
curriculum. We endeavour to build "Learning Power" in
our students to maximise the potential of each learner.
Page 1 of 40Plan summary
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Goals Targets Challenge of practice
To increase the number of Increase the number of students at Running Record level If we use information from running records to plan
students achieving SEA in 13 or above in Year 1 to 70%. regular guided reading instruction, then we will increase
Reading. the number of students achieving SEA in Reading.
For 27 students (66%) to achieve Running Record level 13
or above in Year 1 at the end of Term 3.
For 19 students (73%) to achieve Running Record level 13
or above in Year 1 at the end of Term 3.
To increase the number of Increase the percentage of students in Years 3-7 If we improve staff knowledge and confidence in
students achieving in the demonstrating expected growth in PAT-M to 60% or more. teaching Mathematics, then we will increase the
Higher Bands in NAPLAN number of students achieving in the Higher Bands in
To retain 5 Year 5 students achieving in the Higher Bands
Numeracy. in NAPLAN Numeracy Numeracy.
To retain 10 Year 5 students achieving in the Higher
Bands in NAPLAN Numeracy
Page 2 of 12Improvement plan for Surrey Downs R-7 School
2019 to 2021
How to complete this template
• Complete every step. The Quality School Improvement Planning Handbook explains how to do this. In addition, your education director will provide support.
• Complete steps 1 to 3 during term 4 of 2018 and have it approved by the principal, governing council chairperson, and education director.
• Email this plan (steps 1 to 3) to your education director.
• Publish your school improvement plan on your school website.
• Work through step 4 (Improve Practice and Monitor Impact) regularly throughout the school year. This step does not need to be published on your website.
• Complete step 5 (Review and Evaluate) in term 4 of each year. This step does not need to be published on your website, though it should inform the
Improvement Planning and Outcomes section of your annual report to the school community.
• Your school improvement plan will be current for 2019 to 2021 and should be updated in term 4 each year.
For further information and advice, contact:
Andrew Wells
Review, Improvement and Accountability Manager
Phone: 8226 1576
Andrew.Wells@sa.gov.au
Page 3 of 12Step 1 Analyse and prioritise
Analyse evidence of student learning and answer the question ‘What are our goals for improvement?’ Specify up to 3
goals and annual targets for student learning improvement in the table below.
The Quality School Improvement Planning Handbook explains how to do this.
Goals Targets
Goal 1 To increase the number of students Increase the number of students at Running Record level 13 or above in Year
2019
achieving SEA in Reading. 1 to 70%.
2020 For 27 students (66%) to achieve Running Record level 13 or above in Year 1
at the end of Term 3.
2021 For 19 students (73%) to achieve Running Record level 13 or above in Year 1
at the end of Term 3.
Goal 2 Increase the percentage of students in Years 3-7 demonstrating expected
To increase the number of students 2019
achieving in the Higher Bands in growth in PAT-M to 60% or more.
NAPLAN Numeracy.
2020 To retain 5 Year 5 students achieving in the Higher Bands in NAPLAN
Numeracy
2021 To retain 10 Year 5 students achieving in the Higher Bands in NAPLAN
Numeracy
Goal 3
2019
2020
2021
Page 4 of 12Step 2 Determine challenge of practice
Consider how improvements in teaching practice will help to achieve your improvement goals and answer the
question ‘What areas of practice should we focus on improving to reach our goals?’ Specify your challenge of
practice for each goal in the table below.
The Quality School Improvement Planning Handbook explains how to do this.
Challenge of practice
Goal 1 If we use information from running records to plan regular guided reading instruction, then we will increase the number of students
achieving SEA in Reading.
Goal 2 If we improve staff knowledge and confidence in teaching Mathematics, then we will increase the number of students achieving in
the Higher Bands in Numeracy.
Goal 3
Page 5 of 12Step 3 Plan actions for improvement
Consider evidence of best practice to answer the question ‘What actions should we take to improve our practice and reach our goals?’ Specify your
actions for improvement, timeline, responsibility, resources and success criteria for each goal in the tables below.
The Quality School Improvement Planning Handbook explains how to do this.
To increase the number of students achieving SEA in Reading.
Goal 1
Challenge of practice If we use information from running records to plan regular guided reading instruction, then we will
increase the number of students achieving SEA in Reading.
Actions Timeline Roles and responsibilities Resources
All teachers will undertake professional development in the Big 6. Release to observe practice of peers
Teachers will implement targeted, Terms 1-4 All teachers to provide a focus on Phonological Awareness (R-2) Access to MarkIt
differentiate guided reading and Fluency (3-7) Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Program
All teachers to program a minimum of three targeted Guided Lliteracy Guidebooks
sessions in accordance with the Reading sessions per week. Structured PLC time
site Literacy Agreement All teachers will work within a PLC to group their students and plan Big 6 Professional Learning
targeted teaching. Access to Literacy Coach
All leaders will lead professional learning and facilitate PLCs. Site Literacy Agreement
All teachers will collect reading data in line with the site Literacy Agreement.
Teachers provide differentiated Terms 1-4 All teachers will identify students working below SEA and close to SEA. Access to MarkIt
task design and learning All teachers will work within a PLC to analyse and interpret reading data and plan
targeted teaching.
Professional Learning in Data analyses
environments for targeted All teachers will identify students for targeted intervention programs based on Structured PLC time
reading data.
Site Literacy agreement
students. All leaders will facilitate PLCs to focus on reading improvement.
All leaders will discuss individual data through performance development meetings.
All leaders will mentor new staff in site Literacy expectations
Literacy Guidebooks
Page 6 of 12Step 3 continued Plan actions for improvement
Goal 1 continued To increase the number of students achieving SEA in Reading.
Actions Timeline Roles and responsibilities Resources
Total financial resources allocated
When we regularly asses students they will be able to recognise the letters of the alphabet, 44 phonemes, high frequency words and apply phonic knowledge to nonsense words and
Success criteria unknown words.
When we listen to Year 1 students read we will hear them reading with developing expression, fluency and phrasing. They will be able to make connections between text and self and
retell simple stories with increasing detail.
When we listen to Year 2 students read we will hear them reading with increased expression, fluency, phrasing and self-correction. They will display increased knowledge and
understanding of punctuation, syntax and semantics.
Page 7 of 12Step 3 continued Plan actions for improvement
Goal 2 To increase the number of students achieving in the Higher Bands in NAPLAN Numeracy.
Challenge of practice If we improve staff knowledge and confidence in teaching Mathematics, then we will increase the number
of students achieving in the Higher Bands in Numeracy.
Actions Timeline Roles and responsibilities Resources
All teachers will collect and use data to identify gaps in student learning to identify
Teachers will design and Terms 1-4 High Band and close to High Band students.
Big Ideas in Number professional learning/resources
All teachers to engage in Big Ideas in Number and Maths Proficiencies professional Targeted PLC time
implement A-E Maths tasks that learning. Numeracy Guidebooks
All teachers and leaders to engage in PLCs to discuss individual student needs and
are differentiated and targets for plan for targeted learning. Westwood maths test
identified students All leaders will lead professional learning on task design in maths and facilitate PLCs.
All leaders will discuss individual data and planning through performance
PAT-M and NAPLAN data
development meetings. MarkIt
Numeracy Coordinator
All teachers and leaders will provide feedback on current draft Numeracy agreement.
Teachers and Leadership will Terms 1-2 Numeracy Committee to work with Numeracy Coordinator to review feedback from
Dedicated time for Numeracy Committee to meet
teachers and refine Numeracy Agreement. Targeted PLC time
develop a site Numeracy All teachers to trial Numeracy Agreement in class in Terms 3 & 4 and discuss in Numeracy Guidebooks
PLCs.
Agreement All Leaders to discuss alignment with Numeracy Agreement with teachers during Australian Curriculum
Professional Development Plan meetings. Big Ideas in Number professional learning/resources
Numeracy Coordinator
Page 8 of 12Step 3 continued Plan actions for improvement
Goal 2 continued To increase the number of students achieving in the Higher Bands in NAPLAN Numeracy.
Actions Timeline Roles and responsibilities Resources
Total financial resources allocated
When we talk to high Band students we will hear students confidently and positively approaching unfamiliar tasks using a variety of strategies and verbally explaining
Success criteria their thought processes.
When we review student work we will see a deep understanding of concepts, demonstrated through clear processes, using of a range of strategies to transfer
concepts to unfamiliar contexts.
Through ongoing teacher training around the Big Ideas in Number and proficiencies in Maths, targeted teaching programs and monitoring of student performance
data we expect to see an improvement in Higher Band retention in NAPLAN Numeracy.
Page 9 of 12Step 3 continued Plan actions for improvement
Goal 3
Challenge of practice
Actions Timeline Roles and responsibilities Resources
Page 10 of 12Step 3 continued Plan actions for improvement
Goal 3 continued
Actions Timeline Roles and responsibilities Resources
Total financial resources allocated
Success criteria
Page 11 of 12School improvement plan Approvals
Approved by principal
Russell Barwell
Date 11/2/20
Approved by governing council chairperson
Laura Sennett
Date 11/2/20
Approved by education director
Anne Lamont
Date
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