OPOTIKI COLLEGE 2010 GOALS

The following goals stem from our Strategic Goals and aredesigned to help us move towards Opotiki College as a Thinking and Asking Place.

GOAL 1
To develop collaborative learning teams for each Year 9 core class which will meet fortnightly to discuss learning programmes and progress.

Actions

• Establish teams and meeting cycle (December 2009).

• Agree on meeting protocols and agenda items (Term I 2010).

• Determine any reporting/accountability requirements (Term I 2010).

• Evaluate effectiveness of model (November 2010)





GOAL 2
To move towards a thematic junior curriculum to promote connections between subject disciplines.

Actions

• Agree on themes for junior school and their timing (October 2009).

• Teachers incorporate the relevant theme, as much as is practicable, into programmes (From Term I 2010).

• Contribute towards learning team discussion of themes (Ongoing).

• Evaluate each theme at end of each term (Termly).

• Evaluate thematic approach (November 2010).


GOAL 3
To develop clear learning targets for each junior class using appropriate assessment tools and to track progress towards the achievement of the learning target.

Actions

• Each Department to decide on the assessment tool to be used to determine curriculum levels for classes (December 2009).

• Assessment data analysed and learning target set for each class in collaboration with Department (February 2010).

• Professional Development provided on assessment data analysis (March 2010).

• Progress towards target discussed each term in Departments (Termly).

• Sharing of targets and discussion of progress in Learning Teams (Ongoing).

• Completion of report on the target, strategies used and outcomes achieved (December 2009).

GOAL 4
To align curriculum planning documentation, including Scheme and Unit Outlines, to the intent of the New Zealand Curriculum.

Actions

• Develop a scheme outline that aligns to the NZC (November 2009).

• Reformat Schemes to fit the outline (end of Term I 2010).

• Develop and agree on a Unit Planning outline that aligns with the NZC (February 2010).

• Learning programmes reformatted to outline (ongoing by end of 2011).