Programs
Student Learning
Goal
To improve literacy and numeracy outcomes P-6 by using a consistent whole school approach to teaching and learning.
Target
- Literacy - 90% percentage of Prep- 6 students to achieve at or above the expected Victorian Essential Learning Standards for English by 2011.
- Numeracy - 90% percentage of students who by 2011 will be achieving at and above the expected VELS using a range of assessment tasks to ensure continuing consistency in teacher judgments.
Key Improvement Strategies
- Sustaining Literacy Improvement Team initiative program highlighting coaching and giving and receiving feedback.
- Use of data to ‘drive' focused teaching.
- Develop a PLT ‘culture' where a climate of sharing ideas and strategies is embraced.
- Targeted PD for teachers to develop specific strategies in teaching literacy and numeracy skills
Student Engagement and Wellbeing
Goal
To improve student engagement, behaviour and Wellbeing Prep-6.
Target
- By 2011, student surveys to show compatibility in gender and year level responses. Student motivation and engagement increased through 'high expectations' and focused teaching and learning.
- Improvement in staff opinion survey scores for 'student motivation, effective discipline policy, student misbehaviour' to 75%.
Key Improvement Strategies
- Develop and unpack the student ‘code of conduct' and define its value, implications and meaning for all staff, students and their families.
- Increase staffs' skills, strategies and abilities to develop student social cognition through professional development, readings and dialogue.
- All learning and play areas to be safe and settled, with students taking ownership for their learning and behaviour.
- Implement the ‘better buddies' program to reduce bullying.
Student Pathways and Transition
Goal
To improve transitions & pathways into, within and from the school.
Target
- On the Parent Opinion Survey a score of at least 6.0 on the Transition variable on the 7 point scale
Key Improvement Strategies
- Develop the positive relationship with local, feeder pre-schools and childcare centres through visits, shared PD, cultural performances and good communication so that Mooroopna Park once again becomes the 'school of choice'.
- Increase the positive relationship with Mooroopna Sec. College through shared PD, visits and cultural performances and shared use of facilities and equipment.