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Pukeokahu School Charter 2011

Completed June 2011

Charter 2011
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Pukeokahu School Charter 2011

Completed June 2011

Table of Content
Introduction School Description Consultation: Mission Statement Vision Statement Our Core Values Framework Strategic Plan 2011 - 2013 Pukeokahu School Annual Targets 2011 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7

Note:No Student Data is included due to issues with privacy and identication as this is a public document. Data was presented to the BOT in committee. 7 Pukeokahu School Annual Goals 2011 8

Strategic Goal One: To provide future focused learning and teaching to encourage creative, self-motivated, enquiring individuals. 8 Strategic Goal Two: To develop our learning community values with a strong sense of responsibility for our friends, our school, our environment, and our community. 8 9

Strategic Goal Three: To sustain, grow and encourage whanau and community engagement with our unique rural environment.

Strategic Goal Four: To allow students to be the best they can be through effective partnerships and review processes within and beyond our school and community. 9 Strategic Goal Five: To maintain and develop a learning environment that is attractive, safe, and enables future focused learning. Strategic Goal Six: To develop the Vision of the New Zealand Curriculum and Ka Hikitia. 10 10

Pukeokahu School Charter 2011

Completed June 2011

Introduction

The purpose of this charter is to establish the core values, goals and targets for Pukeokahu School. It identies the Boards priorities and how it will give effect to the Governments national education guidelines. It has been developed through consultation with all members of the Pukeokahu Learning Community (Parents, Whanau, Teachers, and Students) and as a result of information gathered from self-review and achievement information.

School Description

Pukeokahu School is a sole-charge school 30 km east of Taihape. The school is situated in a tourism and farming area catering for students from New Entrant to Year Eight. Currently the roll stands at ten students with two new entrant students beginning in the next twelve months. Physically the school is unique with the original school building, built in 1907, still standing. The new school building was built in the 1970s with an extension to the administration area in 2004. The school has well established grounds, a tennis court and a community swimming pool built in 1997. The school house is owned and maintained by the school with a new bathroom installed in 2009. The school is surrounded by sheep and beef farms with the majority of the students coming from farming families. The tourism industry also has a strong presence in the area. The school is very well supported by the community and fundraising is a huge focus for all. The school and grounds are used extensively by the public. Apart from the classroom space there are a range of other facilities available for school and the public to use, including the swimming pool, tennis court and rugby eld. A sense of family and community is an important aspect of Pukeokahu School.
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Pukeokahu School Charter 2011

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Consultation:

In developing the charter for Pukeokahu School the board has consulted with the school community through/by: A survey targeting information about prevalent community values, attitudes and skills. Providing the documentation of the charter/draft annual plan for parents. Seeking comments and feedback. Recognizing New Zealands Cultural Diversity: Pukeokahu School understands the importance of New Zealands cultural diversity and the unique position of Mori culture. The board demonstrates its understanding of New Zealands cultural diversity through: Reecting the unique place of Mori within our policy documentation and curriculum statements. Recognizing The Treaty of Waitangi as the founding document of New Zealand. The continuing development of policies and practices that reect New Zealands cultural diversity. Providing all students with experiences and understandings in cultural traditions, language and local history. The development of a long term plan for the incorporation of Te Reo and Tikanga Mori through the use of the Ministry Mori Achievement Strategy, Ka Hikitia. How the board will respond to a request for a higher level of instruction in Te Reo Mori: The board will respond to any request for a higher level of instruction in Te Reo Maori by: Advising the parent of the current level of Te Reo and Tikanga Maori available at the school. Offering to explore possibilities for extending the current provision including: Dual enrollment with The Correspondence School. Provide Professional Development for teachers to enable them to deliver a higher level of instruction. Consulting with another school able to provide a higher level of Te Reo and Tikanga Mori. Advising parents where the nearest school is that provides a higher level of instruction in Te Reo and Tikanga Mori.
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Pukeokahu School Charter 2011

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Mission Statement

Pukeokahu School is a part of a special rural community creating lifelong learners who have the courage to Be The Best They Can Be where ever their motivations may take them.

Vision Statement


We are learning to learn for life.

Our Core Values

Framework

The New Zealand Curriculum is a statement of official policy relating to teaching and learning. Our curriculum, based on this, places the students at the centre of the learning process. It emphasizes the importance of literacy and numeracy, and a broad education across a range of learning areas.
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Strategic Plan 2011 - 2013


Strategic Goals:


Potential Actions:

Related NAGs: Indicators:


Learners are literate and numerate with all forms of media. Teachers understand and apply pedagogy consistent with the NZC and the needs of the 21st Century Learner. Learners understand and embrace life long learning . Learners strive to achieve personal goals and celebrate the success of themselves and others. Learners take risks and try new things.

Goal One: To provide future focused learning and teaching to encourage creative, self-motivated, enquiring individuals.
NAG One NAG Three

Development to the Pukeokahu School Curriculum Development of the eLearning Strategic Plan Development of the Teaching and Learning Hand Book. The up-grade of ICT infrastructure and technologies. Develop a Professional Development Plan

Goal Two: To develop our learning community values with a strong sense of responsibility for our friends, our school, our environment and our community
NAG One NAG Five

The school curriculum promotes and supports community recognised values. Learners have the courage to make right choices even when it is hard. Learners take responsibility for their actions and learning.

The development of the Pukeokahu School curriculum to reect our learning community values, attitudes and skills.

Goal Three: To sustain, grow and encourage whanau and community engagement with our unique rural environment.
NAG One

Learners take pride in self, school and community. Learners enjoy being part of their unique rural community. Community involvement is normal part of day to day learning at Pukeokahu School.

Further develop community access through the school website, Facebook and ePortfolios The school newsletter is a means of communication for the community. Regularly invite our neighboring schools to learn with us. Maintain and strengthen professional partnerships with the Taihape Principals Cluster. Actively seek out opportunities for our students to interact with Taihape Cluster Schools. Review and adhere to School Self Review Policy Encourage teachers and learners to participate in robust selfreview. Develop 10YP and 5YPs to reect the needs of future focussed learning. Develop policy reecting that the entire Pukeokahu Community is part of our learning environment. Provide students with regular opportunities to contribute to the school environment through art and creativity Develop a Professional Development plan which reects the vision of the NZC. Evolve a Pukeokahu School Curriculum with the vision of the NZC Develop Staff, Board and Community knowledge of Ka Hikitia. Create a Mori Achievement policy which reects Ka Hikitia.

Goal Four: To allow students to be the best they can be through effective partnerships and review processes within and beyond our school and community.
NAG Two NAG Six

Meaningful assessment practices are used to provided accurate data to direct teaching and learning. A high level of collaboration with local Taihape Schools Management constantly seeks advice for opportunities to enhance learning. Teaching as Inquiry is used to allow learners to be the best they can be.

Goal Five: To maintain and develop a learning environment that is attractive, safe and enables future focused learning.

NAG One NAG Four

The school is welcoming and an attractive environment. Student art and creations command centre stage. Students feel safe and happy to learn at all times. Learning environments optimize 21st century technologies. Learning environments are exible and functional.

Goal Six: To develop the Vision of the New Zealand Curriculum and Ka Hikitia.

NAG One NAG Two NAG Three NAG Six

Staff are supported with dynamic professional development. Students are condent, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners. Mori students are able to enjoy educational success as Mori.

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Pukeokahu School Annual Targets 2011


Focus Area Target


Measurable Indicators
Child identied as struggling reader, measured and analyzed with Benchmark Running Records by the classroom teacher. Teacher and Principal discuss progress and transition process into senior class. Presented to the Board (September).

Justication
Students at Year 3 have been tracked at below their age group in Reading since Six Week Testing, however they have made consistent accelerated progress over the last eight months and we feel that they are ready to lift their achievement to an age appropriate range.

Reection

All students

Literacy: Reading

independently reading at Gold Three at the end of Three Years of School. Carol

90% of students achieve at

Literacy: Reading Yr 4 - 8

least one years progress as evaluated by scale score (November 2010 November 2011) in the STAR Reading Test. Marama All students are able to work independently at To continue students at Years 4 - 8 to make yearly gains consistent with historical progress.

Measured and analyzed with the STAR Reading Test. Comparison of results by the STAR Reading Scaled Scores. Presented to the Board (November).

Students at this age bracket were identied as at risk in Numeracy through entrance data collected when they began school. At Six Week testing, these students were identied as still at risk. Therefore, they have been targeted for intensive Numeracy instruction to lift achievement. Through second term assessment, it was identied that Numeracy Knowledge for students at Years 4 - 8 was at least two stages below their have decided to target Numeracy Knowledge to lift student achievement in all areas in Mathematics.

Measured and analyzed with the Numeracy Diagnostic Test and the Junior Assessment Materials (JAM) Measured and analyzed with individual New Entrant Data by the classroom teacher. Presented to the Board (July, and November).

Mathematics Yr 1 - 3

Stage Two of the numeracy framework at the time of their Six Year Net. Marama 90% of students achieve their appropriate National

Measured and analyzed with the GLOSS and IKAN numeracy tests in late June and November. Group and individual teaching and instruction also used to inform OTJ to be present to BOT. Presented to the Board (July, November).

Mathematics Standard for Mathematics Yr 4 - 8


in Numeracy. Marama

in Knowledge and Strategy Strategy Knowledge and general Mathematics. We

Note:No Student Data is included due to issues with privacy and identication as this is a public document. Data was presented to the BOT in committee.
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Pukeokahu School Annual Goals 2011


individuals.

Strategic Goal One: To provide future focused learning and teaching to encourage creative, self-motivated, enquiring

Annual Goals

Outcomes

Actions
Development to the Pukeokahu School Curriculum. Development of the eLearning Strategic Plan. Develop a Professional Development Plan. Principal and all permanent teachers are actively involved in Taihape Cluster Professional Development Opportunities - i.e.. Attendance at uLearn11 and Junior Professional Learning Groups.

Evidence

1a To provide relevant, future focussed professional development to ensure teachers are condent in providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities.
Teachers understand and apply pedagogy consistent with the NZC and the needs of the 21st Century Learner.

Principal is given the opportunity to be the Sector Leader for the Taihape Networked Learning Community (NLC) Cluster. All teachers involved with Pukeokahu School given the opportunity to participate in the NLC Cluster.

1b To develop a long term, sustainable eLearning, and ICT infrastructure plan that will allow Pukeokahu School to lead future focussed learning.
Learners are literate and numerate with all forms of media.

Development of the Teaching and Learning Hand Book. The up-grade of ICT infrastructure and technologies through targeted funds and acquisition of grants. Development of the eLearning Strategic Plan.

Strategic Goal Two: To develop our learning community values with a strong sense of responsibility for our friends, our school, our environment, and our community. Annual Goals
2a To develop the Pukeokahu School Curriculum to reect the Values of our unique rural community and the needs of the 21st Century Learner.

Outcomes
Learners take responsibility for their actions and learning. They are condent, connected lifelong learners who are aware of their own learning needs.

Actions
The development of the Pukeokahu School curriculum to reect our learning community values, attitudes and skills. The use of Formative Assessment practices by teachers to inform teaching, learning and learners. Appropriate Professional Development for the Principal in relation to the creation of a School Curriculum.

Evidence

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Strategic Goal Three: To sustain, grow and encourage whanau and community engagement with our unique rural environment. Annual Goals
3a Community involvement is normal part of day to day learning at Pukeokahu School.

Outcomes

Actions
Further develop community access through the school website, Facebook and ePortfolios.

Evidence

Learners take pride in self, school and community, and enjoy being part of their unique rural community.

Maintain the school newsletter as a means of communication for the community. Regularly invite our neighboring schools to learn with us. Embrace all opportunities for students to lead school direction and events with the community.

Strategic Goal Four: To allow students to be the best they can be through effective partnerships and review processes within and beyond our school and community. Annual Goals
4a To develop meaningful assessment practices to provide accurate data to direct teaching and learning.

Outcomes

Actions
Create an Assessment Plan which reects the needs of students. Work towards Annual Goal 1a. Work towards Annual Goal 2a. Give the BOT and Community opportunity to experience different assessment tools, so that they are able to make informed judgements on any assessment data given to them.

Evidence

Assessment is meaningful, evidence based, and has a direct impact on student achievement.

4b The Principal to lead Teaching as Inquiry through an external appraisal process.

Management is constantly seeking advice for opportunities to enhance learning and their own leadership practice.

Principal and BOT agree and implement a Principals Appraisal programme. Principal encourages and gives opportunities for teachers and learners to participate in regular self-review.

Pukeokahu School Charter 2011

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Strategic Goal Five: To maintain and develop a learning environment that is attractive, safe, and enables future focused learning. Annual Goals
5a Provide students with regular opportunities to contribute to the school environment through art and creativity. 5b Begin develop 10YP and 5YPs to reect the needs of future focussed learning for commencement July 2012.

Outcomes
Student art and creations command centre stage and are evident in all areas of the school.

Actions
Student Art Commissioned - Murals for the east side of the New School and front panels of the conservatory. Student Mosaics for the front garden. All student art is treated with respect, is framed, labelled and displayed in an attractive way.

Evidence

Pukeokahu School is welcoming and attractive place to learn in keeping with the Modern Learning Environment.

Begin wish list for 10YP and 5YP. Investigate possible Project Managers - obtain quotes and consultation. Maintain discussion with Veronica Stevens MOE about property and direction. Give students and community to make suggestions for Pukeokahu School physical environment.

Strategic Goal Six: To develop the Vision of the New Zealand Curriculum and Ka Hikitia. Annual Goals Outcomes

Actions
Staff are supported through professional development i.e.. Te Reo Tupu Te Reo Ora Programme. Continue implementation of basic Te Reo Maori programme. Organise a forth term Marae over-night at Moawhango Marae. Arrange for Jerome Kavanagh at REAP to visit the school in Term Three work through a Tikanga programme with the students. Develop Staff, Board and Community knowledge of Ka Hikitia. Create a Mori Achievement Policy which reects Ka Hikitia.

Evidence

6a Mori students are able to enjoy educational success as Mori.

Students are condent, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners.

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