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South Kalgoorlie Primary School
South Kalgoorlie Primary School The main focus of the South Kalgoorlie Primary School Business Plan is the ongoing High Performance High Care Culture that has been an integral part of the Department of Education’s 2016 – 2019 Strategic Plan. Underpinning this plan and is student engagement. Achievement Targets The overall Achievement Targets are to: ▪ Set an upward trend in the percentage of students with moderate, high and very high progress in NAPLAN Writing and Numeracy. ▪ Increase the percentage of students with good and excellent achievement in NAPLAN Numeracy, Writing and Spelling from the Year 3 and Year 5 stable cohort. ▪ Continue positive trends established across Reading, Spelling, Writing and Numeracy. ▪ Ensure an average cohort score of 0.5 Progression Points or above in Literacy and Numeracy On Entry Assessment. ▪ Continue to maintain the school’s NQS status. ▪ Ensure consistent and comparative teacher judgements through moderation on the Brightpath Rulers. ▪ Continue to reduce the number of suspensions across the school each year. ▪ Show improvements in Be You assessments.
Strategic Direction Strategies Milestones
Analyse and use student data to:
▪ inform teaching practice; Assessment data and documented plans used in all classrooms.
Creating best learners
Instructional strategies designed to engage students and supported
through the effective ▪ engage students using effective teaching
through Operational Planning and Phase Meetings.
strategies;
teaching of literacy and
Through clear LSAT procedures 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wave teaching strategies
numeracy. ▪ target individual needs by effective ensure that all student learning is monitored and appropriate intervention
differentiating of the curriculum; supplemented.
▪ Student Writing assessed using the Student progression documented on the Brightpath Rulers
Brightpath Rulers
Monitor whole school, classroom and individual Consolidation of whole school K-6 approach to teaching literacy and
student trends through whole school assessments numeracy as per operational plans.
monitored at review meetings. Particularly:
1. Seven Steps to Writing
Explicit Teaching of Writing 2. Letters and Sounds Program
Explicit Teaching of Phonics 3. Top Ten Mathematics
Explicit Teaching of Mathematics
All students make progress when monitored at review meetings.
Use student engagement as a catalyst for Implementation of instructional strategies ensuring best 1st wave
improvement in student achievement, attendance teaching practice in all classrooms.
and classroom behaviour.
Whole school professional learning in Top Ten Continued development of dynamic Literacy and Numeracy Blocks.
Mathematics and Letters and Sounds.
Ongoing reflection and development of phase meetings for collaborative
Continue curriculum teams to support staff planning.
implementation of whole school initiatives.
Best practice teaching of STEM through an integrated Implementation of STEM utilising higher order thinking processes and
curriculum approach. embedding mathematics skills.
Teacher ongoing development through Teachers Can Extension of high achieving students through Science, Technology and
Code professional learning. Mathematics processes embedded in STEM challenges.
Continue to build student Coding skills.
Strategic Direction Strategies Milestones
Explicitly teach new strategies to support Embed PBS.
positive well-being.
Fully implement Mind-Up Curriculum and Berry St Model across the school
Supporting student engagement Improve support structures for all high needs while supporting You Can Do It! keys.
by ensuring that every child is set students particularly Trauma students.
up for success. Provide students with opportunities to develop Effective teaching of STEM incorporating higher order thinking and
general capabilities of critical thinking, information technology skills across the school, with the
creativity and entrepreneurship. Arts being the vehicle.
The creation of an “Arts Culture” by
- reimaging the school
- incorporating the Arts into classroom teaching and learning
programs
- developing an Arts Calendar each year
- ensuring that every child between Pre-primary and Year 6 has the
opportunity to experience at least four subjects of the Arts.
- building partnerships with John Curtin College of the Arts,
Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School and Kalgoorlie-
Boulder Arts groups.
Provide Teachers and Education Assistants with
loan iPads. Students use Digital Portfolios and other forms of technology to share
goals and self-reflections with parents.
Explicitly teach and guide students to increase
responsibility for their own learning choices
through goal setting and self-reflection.
Continue Early intervention strategies. Continue Pre-Kindy program in Terms 3 and 4.
Network and collaboration of external Identification and referral of Kindergarten and pre-primary students
providers, identifying possible new families needing OT, speech and hearing.
within South Kalgoorlie’s boundaries.
Pastoral Care at South Kalgoorlie Primary School is an integral part of daily practice.
It underpins all aspects of and for teaching and learning across the school
Build Positive Relationships Positive Learning Environment
- Administrators To Set Students Up For Success
- Teachers
- Effective teaching
- Support Staff
- Instructional strategies
- Parents and caregivers
- Classroom management
- Application of resources
PASTORAL CARE
Collegieate Structures Targeted Intervention
For Whole School Wellbeing for Specific Need
- Phase teams - Pastoral Care Plans
- Year group mentors - Behaviour Plans
- Health and Wellbeing Committee - Attendance Plans
- Mind Up and Berry St - Education Plans
Strategic Direction Strategies Milestones
Support teachers to become Level 3 Accomplishment of Senior Teacher and Level 3 status by teachers across the
classroom teachers and share their school.
Building quality teachers to expertise with their colleagues.
ensure that every child has the Embed observation processes between colleagues teaching, giving feedback
best opportunity to learn. to help them improve, and welcoming them into their classrooms so they can
see great teaching in action.
Build a culture of learning by teachers examining the impact of their own
teaching strategies and comparing it with others in the search for more
powerful teaching strategies.
High quality practices to be evident in every classroom.
Timetable collaborative meetings, Make a teacher development calendar that includes Performance
mentoring, coaching and classroom Management Week, Classroom Observation Week, Review Meeting Week,
observations. Phase Meetings, Staff Meetings, School Development Days and other
important staff support processes. Ensure that DOTT and budgeting are
organized accordingly.
Continue distributed leadership across the Highlight and advertise teacher leaders across the school on and through:-
school. ▪ Media – e.g Newsletter, Website and Facebook
▪ Lead Teacher Badges
▪ Newspaper Articles
▪ Photographs in the office
▪ Assemblies
Teachers initiate school improvement based on Departmental initiatives
school self-assessment.
Focus on staff wellbeing including Continue with Staff Wellbeing survey each year.
implementing sustainable approaches that
support the physical, mental and social Implement a Staff Wellbeing team to monitor staff and implement processes
welfare of staff. across the school to address particular need.
Continue to train all staff into the Complete ACARA Digital Technologies in Focus project.
Technologies Curriculum.
Build links with North Kalgoorlie Primary School with Innovation Partnerships
- STEM.
Continue development of the Cultural Incorporation of Wangkatja language across the school.
Standards Framework across the school.
NAIDOC incorporating community members and all classrooms.
Ongoing NQS Planning and reflection cycle Regular NQS Committee meetings with ongoing development and
across the school for best practice in the implementation of the NQS Plan.
early childhood.
Integration of NQS expectations across school.
Strategic Direction Strategies Milestones
Build an inclusive environment to support Improve lunchtime and recess support for students at risk in the
Building an inclusive and students who have experienced trauma. playground through the Haven Room and Library being open to students.
dynamic learning environment Create climbing frames and cubbies for students who need to withdraw
that supports the diverse needs and quiet spaces.
of students in the 21st Century. Implement the Mind Up Mental Health Train all teachers and implement the Mind Up curriculum into the school.
program.
Train staff and build trauma sensitive practice Train staff into the Berry St program and adapt the program to suit the
into the school. needs of the school.
Develop an Indigenous Garden. Build a Wangkatja Garden including local plants, yarning circle, indigenous
paintings and paths.
Improved links with the local community.
Flexible learning spaces in classrooms and Develop outdoor classrooms for flexible learning opportunities.
around the school.
New classroom furniture to encourage a variety of instructional strategies
and improve student engagement.
Continue to develop a sustainable school and Ongoing purchase of solar panels.
teaching and learning programs.
Continue with WasteWise and WaterWise initiatives.
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