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Singleton High School Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017

Betterwaysofdoingbusiness

Personalisedqualityteaching

Raisetheexpectationsofstudents


School background SCHOOLVISIONSTATEMENT SCHOOLCONTEXT SCHOOLPLANNINGPROCESS

We are a forward-thinking school aiming to prepare ourstudents for a rapidly changing world by equipping themwithcriticalthinkingskills,globalperspective,andinstillingthe core values of respect, responsibility, pride, andexcellence in learning. Studentswill succeed todayandbepreparedfortomorrow.

Singleton High School is a large comprehensive rural highschool intheHunternetworkofpublicschools.Theschoolhasacomprehensivecurriculumofferingadiverserangeoftraditional subjects and dual accredited vocationaleducation (VET) courses. Students are provided access toTAFEdeliveredVET coursesat SingletonTAFE through theSingletonEducationPrecinctandaspartofSingletonTradeSkills Centre. The school is a Centre for Hospitality,ConstructionandPrimaryIndustries.Theschoolhasaverystrong sporting ethos with consistent Regional, State &Nationalrepresentation.The school's focus is to enhance the educationalopportunities for all students. To this end we havedeveloped explicitmodels ofQuality Teaching,models forimproving literacy and numeracy and innovations inauthentic assessment for Year 10. Gifted and talentedstudents are catered for in a well established Stage 4EnrichmentClassProgram.Movingforward,thecreationofPersonalisedLearningPlansfor identifiedstudentsandtheimplementationofarigorousanddifferentiatedcurriculumandassessmentprogramarekeygoals.There is a 10%enrollment ofAboriginal studentswho aresupportedthroughadesignatedExecutivestaffmemberandAboriginalWorkers involved in YINPI andKaWulprogramsrun from the KaWul Aboriginal Education and ResourceCentre. These Programs are winners of the Dare 2 LeadNational Award. KaWul also run a Homework Centre andNortaNortatutoring.SingletonHighSchoolcontinuestofosterstrongfriendshiplinkswithsisterschoolsinTakahata,Japanwhereweshareinreciprocalculturalandstudyexchanges.

Professional development afternoonswere inclusive of allstaff, teachers, SASS, and support. Analysis of schoolhistorical data on attendance, retention, suspension,student recognition, N Award warnings, HSC results, andNAPLAN results formed a platform for participants tocritically respond to a targeted survey on future schoolstrategic direction. Key documents such as Local SchoolsLocalDecisions,GreatTeaching InspiredLearning,andTheMelbourneDeclarationonEducationalGoals featuredasacritical documents that informedandguidedourdecision-making. Student leaders and representatives were led inguided discussions and workshops on improving studentconnection and learning at Singleton High School. Criticalfeedbackforschoolplanningwasgatheredandcompiledintheseworkshops.Communitymembersandaround20localbusinessescontributedbycompletingasurveythatassistedin creating a clear vision whilst simultaneously improvingschool and community connections. The planning processhas sought direction and guidance from the AboriginalEducationConsultativeGroupandhasstructuredworkshopsto ensure that Aboriginal leaders have a clear and strongvoiceintheformationofschoolpriorities.Adiverseteamofstaffhavethenbeenworkingtoconstructthe Strategicplan, keepingkey stakeholders informedandensuringthattheprocessisclearandtransparent.


Singleton High School strategic directions 2015 - 2017

Our core school values of Respect, Responsibility, Pride and

ExcellenceinLearningaretheframeworkforallthatwedo.We

expect outstanding student behaviours and outcomes in all

settings. Singleton High School students are challenged in a

learning environment that prepares them for life and

employment inachangingenvironment.Equity isvaluedabove

equalityinrelationtoeducationaloutcomes.

SupervisedbyJaneJohnsRlv(Y8&11-2017)

Mathematics,HomeEconomics,DET&Computing

Teachers are the single biggest influence on student

achievement. Supporting the professional development of

staffenhancestheircapabilitytotailorlearningtoindividuals

andmaximise student growth. Staff are recognised for their

expertiseandutilisedeffectively.

SupervisedbyPaulGauci(Y7&10-2017)

PDHPE,Science&Ag,SpecialEducation,HTWellbeingand

Counsellorsupervision,HTAdmin’ssupervision

Policy informs best practice within schools and communicates

expectations on conduct. Policies also contribute to theoverall

cultureof theworkplace,because they instilnormsandvalues.

Continuous school improvement recognises the need for

systematic evaluation of policy. Singleton High School is an

integralcomponentofthecommunityandthecommunity isan

integralpartofSingletonHighSchool.

SupervisedbyTraceyHolloway(Y9&12-2017)

TransitionY6-7,CAPA,English,CareersandVET,HSIE&

Language,HTTeachingandLearningandCommunicationOfficer

supervision

STRATEGICDIRECTION1

STRATEGICDIRECTION2

STRATEGICDIRECTION3

Raisetheexpectationsofstudentsina21stCenturyLearningEnvironment

StaffthatprovidePersonalisedQuality

Teaching

Facilitatenewandbetterwaysofdoing

business


Strategic direction 1: Raise the expectations of Students in a 21st Century Learning Environment

PURPOSE Why is this important?

PEOPLE How do we develop the capabilities of our people to bring about transformation?

PROCESSES How do we do it?

PRODUCT AND PRACTICES What is achieved? What are our new practices?

OurcoreschoolvaluesofRespect,Responsibility,PrideandExcellenceinLearningaretheframeworkforallthatwedo.Weexpectoutstandingstudentbehavioursandoutcomesinallsettings.SingletonHighSchoolstudentsarechallengedinalearningenvironmentthatpreparesthemforlifeandemploymentinachangingenvironment.Equityisvaluedaboveequalityinrelationtoeducationaloutcomes.

AboriginalEducationTeam(TraceyHolloway)LearningSupportTeam(MelissaHuntington)GATsTeam(LeanneMullen)WelfareTeam(KathleenBallard)

StudentsandStaff:100%ofstudentsrequiringlearningsupportand100%ofAboriginalstudentshaveanimplementedpersonallearningplan

Leaders:AECGarepartoftheselectionprocessforNortaNortatutors.

Practice:Wewillraisetheeducationaloutcomesofourdisadvantagedstudents

Product:95%ofstudentswhorequirelearningsupporthavepositivevalueaddeddatainNAPLANandotherformalassessments.

Product:AboriginalstudentsareengagedintheNortaNortaprogram.

Product:AboriginalStudentshaverepresentationintheTop3skillbandsinNAPLAN,ESSAandHSC.

IMPROVEMENT MEASURE/S

Quantitative or qualitative improvement measure/s resulting from the achievement?

FocusonReadingTeam(DavidWelsh)LiteracyTeam(JaneJohns)NumeracyTeam(KathleenPrudence)

Staff:FocusonReadingimplementationcontinuestobethemajorstrategyforimprovingliteracy.

Practice:Staffincorporatesdifferentiatedlearningandotherliteracystrategiesintopre-testing,planningandlessondeliverydevelopedfromaFocusonReading.

IncreasetheattainmentofBand5and6inallHSCcoursesby10%

95%ofstudentswhorequirelearningsupporthavepositivevalueaddeddatainNAPLANandotherformalassessments.EvaluationMeasuresBasedonMilestoneachievementarewesuccessfulonabove.

Staff:EstablishingaNumeracyTeamthathasrepresentationacrosstheschool.

Product:NumeracyTeamestablishesanagendaforimprovingnumeracyoutcomesacrosstheschool.

WelfareTeam(KathleenBallard)

Students:Areprovidedaframeworktodeveloppersonallearningjournalsandareinstructedontheiruse.

Practice:Studentsarereflectiveoftheirperformanceandsetgoalsaboutfuture

Product:Personallearningjournalsareimplementedthroughinteractivetechnologiestotrackstudentlearninggoalsinapilotstudentprogram.

PBL(KarinaCoutts)

Leaders:Developfacultybehaviourmanagementplansaspartofawholeschoolreviewtobehaviourmanagement.

Practice:Staffmembersareconsistentinapplicationofbehaviourmanagementandfollowproceduresinreferringconcernsontoexecutiveandseniorexecutive.


Practice:Studentpositiverecognitionoccursmorefrequentlythantherecordingofbehaviouralincidence.

Leaders:PBLteamdrivesdataanalysisandprovidesrecommendationsforsolutionsbasedstrategies

Practice:PBLexpectationsunderpindecisionmakinginourschool.PBLdataisanalysedatexecutivemeetingsandrecommendationsimplemented.

Product:StudentsandStaffareRespectful,Responsible,ShowPrideanddemonstrateExcellenceinLearning.

SeniorExecutive,Executive(JoScott)

Leaders:TARSandEARSprocessesincludeanevaluationofHSCperformance(SMARTdata,HSCcompliance,studentevaluations)

Product:IncreasetheattainmentofBand5and6inallHSCcoursesby10%

Evaluationplan:ConductreviewoftheMathematicsfaculty(Coursesoffered,qualificationsofstaff,programming,results)

Product:HSCMathematicsandGeneralMathematicsresultsincreaseby5%


Strategic direction 2: Staff that provide personalised quality teaching





Teachersarethesinglebiggestinfluenceonstudentachievement.Supportingtheprofessionaldevelopmentofstaffenhancestheircapabilitytotailorlearningtoindividualsandmaximisestudentgrowth.Staffarerecognisedfortheirexpertiseandutilisedeffectively.

ProfessionalLearningTeam(GlennCameron)

Staff:CareerDevelopmentdrivenbyDeputyPrincipal,HTAdminStaffandProfessionalLearningLeader.ProgramdevelopedinT12015

Product:Careerdevelopmentprogramestablished.AteamofstaffengageintheHighlyAccomplishedTeacheraccreditationprocessandortheLeadingTeacheraccreditationprocess.

Leaders:70%ofprofessionallearningfundsareallocatedatthebeginningoftheyeartosupportteachers,andfacultiesinmeetingtheiridentifiedgoalsandtheschoolsstrategictargets.

Practices:ProfessionallearningistargetedaccordingtocollectivelearninggoalsdevelopedaspartofPDPs.

Staff:Teachersengagedinhavinglessonsobservedconductedandconductalessonobservationeachterm.

Practices:Staffareroutinelyengagedinselfreflectionandcommittedtoimprovementstoteachingpractice.



TechnologyTeam

(GregNorris)

ParentshaveanunderstandingofBYODimplementationandsupporttheirchild’slearningthroughtheprovisionofBYODdevices

Staff:Auditofclassroomsshowsthat95%ofclassroomshavedataprojectors.

Product:Useofuptodatetechnologyisanintegralpracticeofclassroomteachingandlearning.

100%ofstaffhavePDPs

100%offacultyregistrationsdemonstratedifferentiationinprogramsandassessmenttasks.Personalisedqualityteachingisreflectedandtechnologyutilised.

Staff:BYODcompliantdevicesareroutinelyevaluatedforeffectivenessandupgraded.

Practice:AsDERLaptopsceasetobeeffectivetheyarereplacedbyuptodatetechnologyforstafftoaccess.

Leaders:Technologyteamareleadersinresearchandtrainingofnewandexistingtechnologies/applications.

Practice:Staffareprovidedwitharangeoftechnologybasedresourcesandapplicationoptionsandimplementthoseroutinelyinthelearningenvironment.

SeniorExecutive/Executive(JoScott)

Leaders:PDPsareinclusiveof:staffmembershipofschoolteams,adherencetoschoolpoliciesandprocedures,technologygoals,strategicgoal,andprofessionallearningplan.

Product:StaffarecommittedtotheProfessionalTeachingStandards,andareactivelyengagedmembersoftheschoolcommunity.


CurriculumTeamAssessmentteam

Leaders:TheAssessmentandReportingteamconductareviewofAssessmentTasks,StudentFeedback,anddifferentiation.Recommendationsmadeandimplemented.

Practice:TeachingandLearningacrosstheschoolwillbedrivenbyformativeassessmentdata(includingtimelyfeedbacktostudents)thatpromotesdifferentiationtomeettheneedsofindividualstudents.

Students:Areengagedinthesubmissionofformativeassessments,receivefeedbackandhaveanopportunityforimplementation.


Strategic direction 3: Facilitate new and better ways of doing business





Policyinformsbestpracticewithinschoolsandcommunicatesexpectationsonconduct.Policiesalsocontributetotheoverallcultureoftheworkplace,becausetheyinstilnormsandvalues.ContinuousSchoolImprovementrecognisestheneedforsystematicevaluationofPolicy.SchoolSingletonHighSchoolisanintegralcomponentofthecommunityandthecommunityisanintegralpartofSingletonhighSchool.

ExecutiveandSAM(JoScott)(MargaretRichardson)

Leaders:ExecutivemaptheirfacultyplanstotheschoolplanandtieFacultyFundstoimprovement.

Product:Programandfacultybudgetleadersgettwiceatermbudgetstatements.Facultyplanssupporttheachievementoftheschoolplan.

MillenniumCoordinator/TechnologyTeam/OtherTeamleaders(?–Lead)(NickMulvihill)(GregNorris)

StudentsandParents:AccesstoMillenniumandMoodleispublicisedviaStaff,Newsletters,PTevenings,Noticeboards,P+C,SchoolApp,E-Mail,InformationNights,andtheArgus.

Practice:90%ofparentsaccessMillenniumandMoodletosupportstudentlearning.

Parents:Year7parentsattendinformationeveningaimedatcommunicatingMillenniumfunctionality,Moodle,SharePoint,DHVpolicy,Uniform,AssessmentSchedule/Policy,PBL,SHSenvironment,AboriginalEducation.



TechnologyTeam/PandC(GregNorris)

Leaders:ElectroniccommunicationisfacilitatedviaAppforSmartPhones,PushNotification,e-mailandelectronicsignformthebackbone.

Practice:Parentandcommunitycommunicationiselectronicandsustainable.95%offamilye-mailssecuredandaccurate.

Commencementofmajorbuildingprojects,developmentofbusareaandinstallationofschoolelectronicsign.

Achievetargetofover1000usersofSchoolApp.ConductandcompleteMathematicsfacultyEvaluation.

Product:Digitalsign/noticeboardreplacesexistingnoticeboardatfrontofschool.

PBL(KarinaCoutts)WHS(KarenFeeney-BusinessManager)(TimMerrick)SchoolMaintenance(GlennCameron)

Leaders:Investigateimprovementstotheschoolenvironment.

Product:BusAreahasredevelopedshelterandseatingarea.

Product:Theschoolnetballcourtisacoveredoutdoorlearningarea,aspartoflargerincreasesinshadeandseatingonthebackoval.

Product: Student safety is enhanced when crossing York street and moving into school.


HTVET,CATTeam(AnniePhillips)

Leaders:EvaluateandimproveCareersandTransitionwithanaimtostrengthenwithintheschooltodeveloplinkswiththecommunityandincludecommunitybasedkeystakeholders

Practice:SchoolrepresentationatBusinessChambermeetings,personalmeetingswithbusinessgroups,ConnectionsstrengthenedwithTertiaryEducationProviders.

SeniorExecutive Leaders:Investigateandestablishatimelineandstructureforeffectiveevaluationofkeyschoolprogramsandallfaculties.

Practice:Facultiesandkeyschoolprogramshavecyclicalevaluationsthatpromoteacultureofcontinuousimprovement.

:Staff that provide personal

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AsNeeded

BeforeSchool 8.30-PBL(T1) 8.15-LST-(PSSC)8.30-AboriginalEducationTeam(KaWulCentre)

8.30-WelfareTeam(B5) TPL

Recess Technology

Lunch Curriculum

AfterSchool 3.40-Executive Assessment

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