Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School

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Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School
Business Plan
2021 - 2023
Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School
OUR VISION                                                        OUR MISSION                                                        OUR CORE VALUES

 The Helena Valley Primary School Community inspires students      Staff are collaborative professionals who employ evidence          Strive for EXCELLENCE to achieve our personal best.
 to strive for excellence by being responsible and positive        based and reflective practices for the growth of all students.
 citizens.                                                                                                                            Be RESPONSIBLE learners by demonstrating positive choices
                                                                   Students embrace and value all educational opportunities to        towards learning.
                                                                   become lifelong learners who contribute to society in a positive
                                                                   way.                                                               Practice active CITIZENSHIP by interacting positively with others.

                                                                   Community members are valued partners who understand that a
                                                                   positive community and school relationships are integral to
                                                                   student learning.

Helena Valley Primary School is well-known for their students’ positive attitude towards their learning and respect for their peers.
Students are offered educational opportunities to cater for their individual learning needs.
Staff are collaborative and work in partnership with each other and colleagues as part of the Hills Education Community.
Partnerships are formed with dedicated parents, the P&C, the School Board and Helena Valley Lifestyle Village Residence to enhance student learning.
Helena Valley Primary School consistently receives positive feedback from families reflecting the community spirit at the school.
Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School
The Business Plan outlines a succinct overview of the strategic intent the school has towards quality education, in the academic and non-academic domains. The Plan references the Department of
Education’s strategic direction and forms part of a suit of documents outlining the school’s vision.
The Business Plan is a working document for staff and the community of Helena Valley Primary School.

                Targets & Milestones                                                 Strategies                                                                   Data
                What are we aiming to achieve by 2023?                               What will we do to achieve these Targets and Milestones?                     How will we know we have achieved this?
  Explanation

                Our targets and milestones reflect the Department of Education’s     Key strategies are outlines in the plan, focusing on school-wide practices   Staff and the School Board
                Improvement and Accountability Framework.                            and building partnerships with the community to enhance student learning.    undertake a rigorous School
                                                                                                                                                                  self-assessment process, utilising the
                Targets are both realistic and aspirational, constructed to ensure                                                                                Disciplined Dialogue process and an
                student progress and achievement.                                                                                                                 extensive range of system and
                                                                                                                                                                  school-wide data.
Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School
Targets & Milestones                                                                   Strategies:                                                                                Data
            What are we aiming to achieve by 2023?                                                 What will we do to achieve these Targets and Milestones?                                   How will we know we have achieved this?
            ACHIEVEMENT                                                                                Staff use school wide programs such as Letters and Sounds, Words Their Way and        System Data:
  Quality
Teaching

                Sustain the upward trend in Writing in the Year 3 NAPLAN performance, in               Talk for Writing.                                                                         On-Entry
                 comparison to or above like schools.                                                  Staff utilise iStar as an explicit teaching model.                                        NAPLAN
                Reverse the negative trend in Spelling in the Year 5 NAPLAN data.                     Differentiated Practice.                                                                  Student Achievement Information
                Reverse the negative trend in Reading in the Year 3 NAPLAN data.                      School wide plans are reflected on and adjusted annually to ensure school                  System
                Reverse the negative trend in Grammar and Punctuation in NAPLAN data.                  practices and pedagogy remain current and highly effective.                               SENN Report
            PROGRESS                                                                                   Provide professional learning in line with school programs and priorities.
                Sustain positive growth in student NAPLAN results from Pre-Primary to Year 3.         Staff utilise frameworks such as the Early Years Learning Framework, WA               School Data:
                Maintain positive progress in Numeracy from Pre-Primary to Year 1 in On-Entry          Curriculum and the Kindergarten Guidelines as a basis for all classroom planning.         Brightpath – Writing and Mathematics
                 data.                                                                                 Track student progress and achievement.                                                   Screen of Oral Communication Skills
                Maintain positive progress in Writing from Pre-Primary to Year 1 in On-Entry          School wide and interschool moderation in the areas of English and Maths.                  (SOCS)
                 data.                                                                                 Research and implementation of Project Based Learning, with a focus on 21st               Letters and Sounds Tracker
                Arrest the negative trend in Reading progress from Pre-Primary to Year 2 in On-        Century Skills.                                                                           10/20/Push Data spread sheet
                 Entry.                                                                                Research and implementation of best practice in Reading, Grammar and                      Reporting to Parents spread sheet
            ASPIRATIONAL                                                                                Punctuation, and Spelling.                                                                PAT R and PAT M
                Our Year 3 student performance in NAPLAN data, is to be similar to or above           Weekly facilitated phase of learning collaboration with a focus on moderation, data       Literacy Pro
                 like schools:                                                                          analysis and curriculum design.                                                           Moderation tasks
                             •          Reading                                                                                                                                                   Westwood
                             •          Numeracy
                Our Year 5 student performance in NAPLAN data, is to be similar to or above                                                                                                  Survey and Feedback Tools:
                 like schools:                                                                                                                                                                    Performance Management Process
                             •          Reading                                                                                                                                                   Peer and Administration Observation
                             •          Writing
                                                                                                                                                                                                  National Quality School Data
                             •          Numeracy
                Increase the number of our students in Year 3 achieving in Band 4 or above in
                 NAPLAN data for:
                             •          Reading
                             •          Writing
                             •          Numeracy
                Increase the number of our students in Year 5 achieving in Band 5 or above in
                 NAPLAN data for:
                             •          Reading
                             •          Writing
                             •          Numeracy
            MILESTONES
                Staff to moderate grades in HASS and Science to validate Reporting to Parent
                 data.
                Staff members will implement Project Based Learning (PBL) with a focus on
                 developing 21st Century Skills.
                Staff members will research and implement best practice in Spelling, Grammar
                 and Punctuation, and Reading.
Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School
Targets & Milestones                                                                       Strategies:                                                                                  Data
                       What are we aiming to achieve by 2023?                                                     What will we do to achieve these Targets and Milestones?                                     How will we know we have achieved this?
                       ACHIEVEMENT                                                                                    Scheduled peer and administrative observations based on priority areas and              Standards
  Leadership
                           All new staff to have participated in a formal Induction Process within the first 3        standards.                                                                                  Teacher and Principal Standards
                            months of starting at Helena Valley Primary School.                                       Transparent leadership structures and opportunities through a distributed                   National School Improvement Tool
                           Each year all staff members will have participated in an annual Performance                Instructional Leadership model.                                                             Principal Improvement Tool
                            Management process based on an appropriate framework.                                     All staff participate in an annual Performance Management process, based on an              Statement of Expectations
                           Maintain the rating of ‘Meeting ‘For National Quality Standard 7 – Leadership              appropriate reflective tool, with a view to improve personal performance and                Job Description of Support Staff
                            and Governance.                                                                            classroom practice.                                                                         Competency Framework for School
                       ASPIRATIONAL                                                                                   All new staff are formally and informally inducted into Helena Valley Primary School.        Corporate Service Staff
                           100% of staff members to achieve 1 out of their 2 goals set during Performance            Access the Future Leaders Framework support mechanisms offered through the Hills
                            Management.                                                                                Education Community.                                                                    Survey and Feedback Tools:
                           Maintain the positive trend in the rating of ‘The school is well led’ in the Parent                                                                                                    Performance Management Process
                            National Opinion Survey to above 4.0.                                                                                                                                                  Peer and Administration Observation
                       MILESTONE                                                                                                                                                                                   Opinion Surveys
                           Helena Valley Primary School identified staff members to participate in the                                                                                                            National Quality School Data
                            Department of Education Future Leaders Framework Trial.                                                                                                                                National Opinion Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   School created feedback opportunities

                         ACHIEVEMENT                                                                                  School-wide and interschool moderation in the areas of English and Maths to             System Data:
        and Progress
Student Achievement

                             80% of students identified as requiring a ‘push’ in data demonstrate positive            decrease grade variability.                                                                 On-Entry
                              achievement against system and school data.                                             System and School data is interrogated through the use of the Disciplined Dialogue          NAPLAN
                         PROGRESS                                                                                      process and actioned to address deficits and celebrate successes.                           Student Achievement Information
                             80% of students identified as requiring a ’push’ in data demonstrate positive           Weekly collaboration processes are scheduled to review data and plan according to            System
                              progress against system and school data.                                                 the school’s Self-Assessment Schedule.                                                      SENN Report
                         ASPIRATIONAL                                                                                 School Operational Plans include targets and links to budgets.                              ADEC
                             100% of students are tracked with data to ensure appropriate achievement                Staff use of 10/20 school tracker and School Based Assessment in Reporting to
                              and positive progress.                                                                   Parents to assist in tracking longitudinal student progress and achievement.            School Data:
                         MILESTONES                                                                                   Professional Learning in data analysis and the use of data in planning.                     Brightpath – Writing and Mathematics
                             Targets set in operational plans are based on system and school data and are                                                                                                         Screen of Oral Communication Skills
                              reviewed and met annually.                                                                                                                                                           Letters and Sounds Tracker
                             Staff members utilise enhance Disciplined Dialogue process to monitor                                                                                                                10/20 Data spread sheet
                              longitudinal achievement and progress of students.                                                                                                                                   Reporting to Parents spread sheet
                             Staff members suggested actions from Disciplined Dialogue process in                                                                                                                 PAT R and PAT M
                              collaboration inform change at a school-wide level.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Literacy Pro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Moderation tasks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Westwood
Business Plan 2021 2023 - Helena Valley Primary School
Targets & Milestones                                                                   Strategies:                                                                                   Data
                    What are we aiming to achieve by 2023?                                                 What will we do to achieve these Targets and Milestones?                                      How will we know we have achieved this?
Environment          ACHIEVEMENT                                                                               Staff utilise data to inform the identification of students in need of support and       System Data:
    Learning
                        80% of identified students in the top 10% of data will demonstrate positive            extension. (10/20/push)                                                                      On-Entry
                         achievement against system and school data.                                           Staff cater for identified students through the provision of differentiated curriculum       NAPLAN
                        80% of identified students in the bottom 20% of data will demonstrate                  and the use of SENN and the school’s Case Management process.                                Student Achievement Information
                         improved achievement against system and school data.                                  Consistent and transparent engagement with parents and outside agencies as                    System
                        70% of students will maintain or improve their achievement in Attitude,                demonstrated through intervention documentation.                                             SENN Report
                         Behaviour and Effort, as seen in report data.                                         Utilise Case Management Team to meet once a term with School Psychologist,                   ADEC
                    PROGRESS                                                                                    Chaplain and School Nurse to streamline services.                                        School Data:
                        80% of identified students in the top 10% of data will demonstrate positive           PBS team fortnightly analysis of data to inform mini lessons and the ongoing focus on        Screen of Oral Communication Skills
                         progress against system and school data.                                               positive behaviours.                                                                          Letters and Sounds Tracker
                        80% of identified students in the bottom 20% of data will demonstrate                 Professional Learning in ‘Trauma Informed Practice’ and diagnosed/undiagnosed                10/20 Data spread sheet
                         positive progress against system and school data.                                      disabilities.                                                                                Reporting to Parents spread sheet
                        Improvement in the percentage of positive behaviours demonstrated in                  School wide use of whole school expectations and reward systems.                             PAT R and PAT M
                         identified students.                                                                  Development of the use of ‘Student Voice’ across the school.                                 Literacy Pro
                    ASPIRATIONAL
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Moderation tasks
                        Maintain the rating of over 4.0 in the Parent National Opinion Survey on
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Westwood
                         questions: 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 & 14.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Standards:
                        Annual SET Data demonstrates an improvement in staff and student
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Teacher and Principal Standards
                         understanding of Helena Valley Primary Schools Positive Behaviour Systems.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             National School Improvement Tool
                        All families of students identified in the bottom 20% of system and school
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Principal Improvement Tool
                         data, have participated in a case conference.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Statement of Expectations
                        Increase the student rating of ‘My school takes students opinions seriously’
                         from 3.7 to 4.0.                                                                                                                                                                    Job Description of Support Staff
                    MILESTONES                                                                                                                                                                               Competency Framework for School
                        Staff members monitor achievement and progress of students identified as                                                                                                             Corporate Service staff
                         requiring a documented plan.                                                                                                                                                    Survey and Feedback Tools:
                        Staff members ensure parent and carers have a clear understanding of their                                                                                                          Peer and Administration Observation
                         child’s progress and achievement.                                                                                                                                                   Opinion Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                             National Quality School Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                             PBS SET data
                                                                                                                                                                                                             National Opinion Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                                                             School Board effectiveness review

                  ACHIEVEMENT                                                                                  School staff and School Board seek feedback from the parents on school-wide              Survey and Feedback Tools:
   Partnerships
Relationships &

                      By 2022 Helena Valley Primary School in partnership with an appropriate                  priorities for improvement.                                                                  Peer and Administration Observation
                       provider, will have established a Before and After School Care Facility at the          Improve parent understanding of the Board’s role in the governance of the school.            Opinion Surveys
                       school.                                                                                 Annually review the effectiveness of partnerships with the School Board though the           National Quality School Data
                      By 2023 Helena Valley Primary School will have developed a Reconciliation Plan.          school’s Stakeholder Management Plan.                                                        PBS Set data
                      Helena Valley Primary School Board Self- Refection rating of 2.8 is maintained or       The School Board Chair to communicate school performance to the parents.                     National Opinion Surveys
                       improved.                                                                               Specialist teachers to investigate links to Community Groups to develop or show              School Board effectiveness review
                  PROGRESS                                                                                      case student talent and achievement.
                      Staff member survey indicates a positive culture based on trust and respect has         Staff continue to utilise established protocols such as Code of Conduct, Above and
                       been maintained.                                                                         Below the Line and Group Meeting Norms as a behaviour guide to professional
                  ASPIRATIONAL                                                                                  interactions.
                      Maintain the rating of over 4.0 in the Parent National Opinion Survey on                Access additional Department of Education support services.
                       questions 15, ‘The school has a strong relationship with the local community’.
                  MILESTONE
                      Staff will continue to access the support of key stakeholders to build
                       partnerships for student learning. For instance, the Lifestyle Village through
                       Support-a-Reader to assist students in developing their reading.
Helena Valley Primary School
3700 Helena Valley Rd, Helena Valley
(08) 92574650
HelenaValley.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Acknowledgment of artwork completed by:
Lilyanna, Lilly, Adelle, Troperth, Travis,
Hayden, Kohen, Zoe, Declan, Kate
Students symbolised the community coming
together at the school as a meeting place for
learning.
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