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Dominican College Wicklow
61860V
School Improvement Plan
2016 - 2019Our School Improvement Plan
Summary of main strengths as The STen scores for reading of 1st Years surveyed are above the national norms
identified in SSE on May 2016 Standardised scores for CAT verbal analysis are above the national norms for this same
cohort of students
63% of students are reading fiction for enjoyment
Attainment at both JC and Leaving Cert is generally above the National average
There is a willingness to collaborate among staff
The majority of students have a very positive attitude towards learning
There is a lot of baseline data available on students in DCW
Summary of main areas requiring Increase the number of students taking Higher level in English and Maths
improvement as identified in SSE report Increase the expectations and standards in writing across the curriculum
in May 2016 Increase the number of students reading for enjoyment
(also identified in WSE-MLL Report, Increase the number of books that students read for enjoyment per year
August 2016) Increase the number of students who can make oral presentations comfortably in class
Improvement in students’ basic computation skills and their application
Increase in self and peer assessment
Improve the performance of students at Leaving Certificate-more As and Bs
Differentiated approach to teaching and assessment
Review of the TY Curriculum
School timetable
Whole-school communicationsTarget 1: Literacy target 1
Improvement Targets Required Actions (related to Teaching Persons responsible Success Criteria /Measurable Timeframe
(related to students’ achievement) and Learning to help achieve targets) outcomes for Actions
To decrease the number of mistakes Key words to be displayed on walls in all Teaching and Literacy levels to be Commence
in spelling and punctuation by 5% classrooms. Learning Team assessed annually using a October 2016 and
between November 2016 and May Learning outcomes to be placed on board at Teachers of 1st Year standardised test continue 2016,
2017 and a further 5% by May 2018 the beginning of the lesson English commencing with 1st 2017
(1st Years) Posters promoting the use of good grammar SSE Co-ordinator Years and Second Year
to be displayed on walls. English/debating students.
Spelling bee to be held for 1st Yrs. & 2nd Yrs. teacher The number of spelling
in March 2017. and punctuation errors
Punctuation to be emphasised in all classes. made by 1st Years will be
Encourage reading to improve awareness of reduced by 5% from Nov.
when to use paragraphs. ’16 to May ’17 and
Standardised marking for errors to be used reduced by a further 5%
by all teachers e.g. S (spelling), C (Capital by May 2018
letter).
To increase the % of 1st Year students Staff and parents to encourage reading for
who love reading for enjoyment enjoyment among 1st Years All teachers of 1st Surveys to monitor
Years increase in reading for
Parents enjoyment
Staff to provide opportunities for 1st Year An increase from 25% to
students to engage in oral presentations / 30% of 1st Yr. students
discussions in pairs / groups / class contexts indicating that they love
To promote the importance of oral reading for enjoyment
literacy Increase the number of students taking part 1st Year
in debating English/debating Participation in debates
teachers within and without the
Oral Presentations in class 1st Year subject school
teachers Poetry AloudTarget 1: Literacy target 2
Improvement Targets Required Actions (related to Teaching and Persons responsible Success Criteria /Measurable Timeframe
(related to students’ Learning to help achieve targets outcomes for Actions
achievement)
To increase the percentage of Book in the Bag for 1st and 2nd Years Year Heads, Tutors & Increase in the number of BITB during free
students reading for DEAR strategy once a month for 1st, 2nd and teachers to encourage students reading for enjoyment classes and DEAR
enjoyment for more than one TY Years from Nov. ‘16 to May 2017 students to have a book in for more than one hour per week time for 1st and
hour per week from 40% in Use of the library to be encouraged at lunch their bag from 40% in Dec. ’16 to 50% in 2nd Years in
December 2016 to 50% in time by prefects Senior management to Dec ‘17 2016/2017/2018
December 2017 Each student will complete a book review – organise a DEAR time once a
encourage inclusion of reviews in Year Book month
Acknowledgement of student achievement Senior Prefects to encourage
To increase the number of e.g. use of Library at Lunch time
students reading more than Prize for quantity of books read and quality
two books per year of book reviews
Asking the Parents’ Association to help re-
stock the Library with more current book Book Club—Senior Prefects
titles. with Student Council with
help of one adult to organise
Parents’ Association
Create an awareness amongst parents in relation to Annual NGRT to be Parents at
the benefits of reading for enjoyment – feedback of administered to all First and information
L&N results to parents and display at 1st Yr. P-T Second Year students. meeting Sept
meeting re reading for pleasure 2016 and PTM in
January 2017
Commence a database of students’ borrowing of Library prefects will be Increase in the level of borrowing January 2017: 1st
library books trained to monitor students’ books from the library Yr. Library Launch
borrowing online
Increase volume of books in the library Principal & local book shops. Greater availability of modern January 2017
Parents Association reading material for students
1st Year students will record books read in their 1st Years record books read Records of books read is kept as a Every month in
journal in their journal data base for other students 2016/2017/2018
English teacher checks the
students’ journals
Parents sign the journalsTarget 1: Literacy target 3
To increase the number of students 1.Higher Level English to be the English Department An increase in the Information to parents of
taking higher level English at Junior default level for 88% of 1st Years in All JC teachers number taking Higher 1st Years at Meeting in
Cert from 85% in 2016 to 88% in 2017 2017 and 90% in 2018 (based on 1st Year Year-Head level English at Junior September 2016.
and 90% in 2018 STen and CAT scores) Senior management Cert Assessment at Christmas
2.Common assessment at Career Guidance All students attempting 2016 and Summer 2017.
Christmas and at the end of 1st Year SSE Coordinator the Higher level to Online record for Sixth
3. Standardised test to measure achieve at least a D Year students in October
literacy development of 1st Years grade 2016. Other year groups -
and Second Years 2017
4. Online record of monthly grades ● JC teachers
for students
5. Standard form and procedures Senior management Standard form for changing Student Journal results
for changing level in English and all English Department levels with consent from checked monthly by Year
subjects Guidance Department student, teacher & parent Heads – under review.
6. Monitoring by Year Heads to put Parents
in place student supports to Increased parental involvement
1st Yr. Year Head –
improve literacy & student in reading for pleasure.
under review
attainment
TTarget No 2: Improving Student Learning Outcomes target 1
Improvement Targets Required Actions (related to Persons responsible Success Criteria Timeframe for
(related to students’ Teaching and Learning to help /Measurable outcomes Actions
achievement) achieve targets)
Improving the performance of all Tracking students’ performance in all Class Teachers Increase in the number of Commencing 2017
students at State Exams e.g. tests commencing with Year Head higher grades obtained by For Review:
increased A’s and B’s at leaving 1) Results supplied by Primary Senior students at State Exams 2018 /2019
Cert level schools management
2) Entrance test results Guidance Increase in the number of
3) All house exams /assessments Counsellor students attempting Higher
4) Any State exams taken Tracking level papers
5) Any additional testing Coordinators
administered during their time
in school
Interviewing all exam students re their
performance at exams with a view to
putting supports in place for students.
Ensuring that no student is allowed to
fall below their expected performance
from CAT test
Target No 2: Improving student experience in school target 2
Improvement Targets Required Actions (related to Persons responsible Success Criteria Timeframe for
(related to students’ Teaching and Learning to help /Measurable outcomes Actions
achievement) achieve targets)
Improving the student experience Expand the whole school community Principal/ DP/SPHE Reduction in levels of anxiety November 2014
in the classroom and outside the based approach to Bullying prevention Teachers/Tutors among students onwards
classroom
Introduce a whole school community Deputy Principal/Year Most Traveller students will Ongoing
based approach to positive Mental Heads/Guidance participate in the UCD-EU PEER
Wellbeing Counsellor/Subject Project and visit UCD to speak Annually
teachers/SPHE teachers – about Traveller culture at a
all teacher European conference for March 2015- ongoing
Traveller studentsTarget the attendance of students Túsla
who are at risk of early school-leaving Traveller students and
students of Irish and other September 2016 –
Improve the school experience & Dr. Catherine Merrigan, cultures will actively work on December 2017
engagement of Traveller students and UCD the Diversity Committee
new Irish students towards obtaining the Yellow
Yellow Flag Movement Flag
Setting up of a Yellow Flag Diversity
Committee to promote inclusion & Deputy Principal The attendance rate of
develop & implement an action plan Yellow Flag Diversity students at risk of early school-
to promote inclusion and inter- committee leaving will improve
culturalism
To develop and implement a Consultation with students who 1st & 2nd Yr. Year Head Academic grades of the February 2016 – April
achieved CAT4 scores above 110 and student focus group will 2016
programme of support for high
their parents All staff of 1st and 2nd improve
academic achievement in 1st and
Years
2nd Year Establish a peer tutor team to design More engagement in learning
and implement a programme of Deputy Principal & Peer among students with high
support for academic success Tutor students academic ability
Teachers include differentiation of Teachers of 1st & 2nd Yr. Increased self-motivation and
tasks and homework with extension goal-setting for self-directed
exercises for higher academic learning
achievement
Track the academic attainment of the Principal & Deputy
student group and report to parents Principal
and staff
To support 1st Yr. students in their Recruit new Peer Tutors for Academic progress made in November 2016 – May
academic progress Homework Club to support 1st Yr Deputy Principal subjects identified by student 2017
students each Monday Peer Tutor students as presenting particular
difficultyPurchase iPads to support learning in
Homework Club Deputy Principal Goal-setting and target-setting
by students to continue
progress
Increased engagement in
learning and homework among
target-students
Target No 3 Numeracy target 1
Improvement Targets Required Actions Persons responsible Success Criteria /Measurable Timeframe for
(related to students’ achievement) (related to Teaching and outcomes Actions
1 Learning to help achieve
targets)
To increase the number of students 1. Higher Level Maths to be the Maths Department An increase in the Information to parents of
taking higher level Mathematics at default level for 75% of 1st Years 1st Yr. Year Head numbers taking Higher 1st Years at Meeting in
Junior Cert from 49% in 2016 to 60% in (based on STen , CAT & PTM Senior management level in Maths at Junior September 2017.
2017 and 75% in 2018 scores) Career Guidance Cert.
2. Common assessment at All students attempting Assessment at Christmas
Christmas and at the end of 1st Year the higher level to 2016 and Summer 2017
3. Standardised test to measure achieve at least a D
numeracy development of 1st Years grade
and Second Years CPD in September 2016
4.CPD on standardised assessment
information Standardised assessment
for First and Second
Years May 2017
5. Standard form and procedures Senior management Standard form for changing Student Journal results
for changing level Maths Department levels checked monthly by Year
6. Year Head monitoring to put in Year Heads Heads – under review
place student supports for Increased parental involvement May 2016/17
numeracy in checking homework
7. Reduction in size of classes in
Senior cycle MathsTarget No 3 Numeracy target 2
Improvement Targets Required Actions (related to Persons responsible Success Criteria /Measurable Timeframe for
(related to students’ Achievement) Teaching and Learning to help outcomes Actions
2 achieve targets)
To expand students’ application to Teachers will encourage students Mathematics teachers Participation in Maths / September 2016 – May
basic computation skills from to join Maths Club. numeracy competitions to ‘18
September 2016 to May 2017 increase from 15 to 20 students
Students are encouraged to
hypothesise, propose solutions and Differentiation of assessment in
explain their reasoning. tests
All teachers
Teacher/student use of multiple
means of representing information,
including numbers, graphs and
charts to represent and draw
inferences about data.
September 2016
Celebration of Science Week Science teachers
Celebration of Maths Week Maths teachers October 2016
Introduction of Coding in TY Senior Management/teacher
Student record Assessment scores All students and teachers Ongoing
in their school journal
Target No 3 Numeracy target 3
Improvement Targets Required Actions (related to Persons responsible Success Criteria /Measurable Timeframe for
(related to students’ Achievement) Teaching and Learning to help outcomes Actions
3 achieve targets)
To examine and increase the whole Identify the Maths Link teacher Maths Department & Subject lesson plans will September 2016-May
school cross-curricular application in each subject Dept. subject co-ordinators provide for cross-curricular 2017
of numeracy skills numeracy links (to be reviewed in May
Identify numeracy demands of All teachers 2018)
subjects DifferentiationStudents will graph their Students will be able to use
progress in each subject in All students and teachers mathematical computations
their Student Journals across a range of subjects
and apply them in different
Agree and implement a contexts
Maths Department
common approach to teaching
and assessing numeracy skills.
Use teaching strategies such as
Practical activities All teachers
Practical applications of
numeracy to subject
content, where relevant
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