2010 Plans - Themes and Data Driven Targets

Introduce Thematic Approach at Year 9

• 4 Learning Teams (3 mainstream and 1 Bilingual class) made up of their core teachers and relevant option teachers.

• Aim to set it up so that very few staff teach more than 1 Year 9 class.

• Learning Teams meet once per fortnight.

• Teachers plan programmes around the theme, discuss teaching and learning strategies, ensure coverage of key competencies, share and track student progress supported by achievement data, discuss relationship issues and share learning targets and progress towards them as driven by Part B of the plan.

• One of the meetings per term will serve as a Te Kotahitanga co-construction hui if the class is one of the target classes.

• Introduce across Years 9 and 10 in 2011.

Pre-testing, Setting Targets and Professional Development

• Pre-testing method agreed for each subject by end of 2009.

• Pre-test administered for all Year 9 and 10 classes by end of February.

• Learning Targets set for each class during March.

• TOD to be held in March

o Agenda for TOD will be determined by asking staff, “What questions do you have about evidence gathering and interpreting data?”

o Structure of TOD likely to be ½ day facilitated by an expert and ½ day working in Departments to apply the new learning.

• Departments work collaboratively to support each junior class teacher to devise strategies to move towards the targets and to apply assessment tools.

• Once per term Departments are to discuss the progress of each class towards the targets.

• An end-of-year report for each class compiled and forwarded to Principal which includes the original data on levels, a description of strategies used, and progress and end-of-year data which supports an evaluation of target achievement.



Linking Between Part A and Part B

The collaborative planning around the common theme will be informed by clear learning targets and relevant assessment data for each class.