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Strategic Improvement Plan 2021-2024

                  Tamworth West Public School 3158

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School vision and context
       School vision statement                                                                                      School context
       Our vision is to provide a safe, happy, caring and engaging environment where our                            Tamworth West Public School is located near the centre of Tamworth and services the
       community values education and we all collaboratively strive to reach our potential.                         needs of approximately 395 students from very diverse backgrounds within the city of
                                                                                                                    Tamworth. We have undergone significant growth over the past few years, increasing in
                                                                                                                    population by approximately 40 percent.

                                                                                                                    We currently house 16 mainstream classes, two moderate intellectual disability/autism
                                                                                                                    support classes and a support class for students with mild intellectual disability.

                                                                                                                    Our staff is caring and supportive. We enthusiastically embrace and implement innovations
                                                                                                                    in many areas of school life to ensure the best possible learning opportunities for our
                                                                                                                    students.

                                                                                                                    We are an inclusive and student-centred school that offers a positive, spacious and well
                                                                                                                    equipped environment. Our physical environment is inviting and interesting. We offer indoor
                                                                                                                    and outdoor learning environments and are fortunate to be able to continue to improve our
                                                                                                                    aesthetics through the dedication of our hard working P&C.

                                                                                                                    As a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school, our community supports and promotes
                                                                                                                    the development of students who are respectful, resilient and responsible.

                                                                                                                    Through our situational analysis, we have identified three areas of focus for our 2021 - 2024
                                                                                                                    Strategic Improvement Plan.

                                                                                                                    We will work to foster a culture that is strongly focused on learning and ongoing
                                                                                                                    performance improvement. This will be achieved through developing consistent school-wide
                                                                                                                    practices for assessment; using student assessment to identify achievements and progress
                                                                                                                    and reflect on teaching effectiveness and school directions; and understanding and
                                                                                                                    implementing the most effective explicit teaching methods, with the highest priority given to
                                                                                                                    evidence based teaching strategies. Through analysis, our school has identified system-
                                                                                                                    negotiated target areas in reading and numeracy.

                                                                                                                    In our school, professional learning will be aligned with the school plan and its impact on the
                                                                                                                    quality of teaching and student learning outcomes will be evaluated. We will introduce
                                                                                                                    explicit systems for collaboration and feedback to sustain quality teaching practice.

                                                                                                                    Our partnership with Hawker Brownlow Education will support substantive change and
                                                                                                                    comprehensive improvement based on 50 years of research and observation.

                                                                                                                    Work will also take place on developing a strategic and planned approach to whole school
                                                                                                                    wellbeing processes that support the wellbeing of all students so they can connect,
                                                                                                                    succeed, thrive and learn. We will promote positive and respectful relationships between all
                                                                                                                    school stakeholders and aim for optimum conditions for student learning across the whole
                                                                                                                    school.

                                                                                                                    When conducting the analysis of school wellbeing, it was evident that PBL is valued and
                                                                                                                    there is an overwhelming desire to retain the expectations and whole-school approaches
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School vision and context
       School vision statement                                  School context
                                                                that have already been implemented. We will support our PBL journey with a specific focus
                                                                on building resilience through The Resilience Project and Smiling Mind. We will focus on
                                                                three key pillars that have been proven to cultivate positive emotion; Gratitude, Empathy
                                                                and Mindfulness (GEM).

                                                                Work will continue to ensure that all classrooms and other learning environments are
                                                                consistently well managed and promote student engagement and responsibility for learning.
                                                                We will also work with parents and the community to support consistent and systematic
                                                                processes that ensure student absences do not impact on learning outcomes.

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Strategic Direction 1: Student growth and attainment

       Purpose                                                       Initiatives                                                 Success criteria for this strategic direction
       Our purpose is to improve student performance, growth         Reading                                                     Assessment is used flexibly and responsively as an
       and achievement in reading and numeracy through                                                                           integral part of daily classroom instruction. Formative
       developing and sustaining data driven teaching practices      We will:                                                    assessment is practised expertly by teachers. (SEF -
       that are responsive to the learning needs of individual                                                                   LEARNING - Assessment - Formative assessment)
       students and underpinned by evidence-informed                 Use reading assessment to improve student learning
       strategies and embedded evaluative practice.                  by -                                                        The school analyses student progress and achievement
                                                                                                                                 data and a range of other contextual information.
                                                                      •   making student reading assessment a part of            Teachers respond to trends in student achievement, at
       Improvement measures                                               everyday practice.                                     individual, group and whole school levels. (SEF -
                                                                                                                                 LEARNING - Assessment - Summative assessment)
       Target year: 2022                                              •   using reading assessment to provide students with
                                                                          learning opportunities.
                                                                                                                                 The school uses systematic and reliable assessment
       There is an uplift of 11.63% of students in years 3 and 5      •   designing and delivering high-quality formal reading   information to evaluate student learning over time and
       achieving in the top two bands in NAPLAN reading (lower            assessment tasks.                                      implements changes in teaching that lead to measurable
       bound system-negotiated target).                                                                                          improvement. (SEF - LEARNING - Assessment - Whole
                                                                      •   carefully structuring group reading assessment
                                                                                                                                 school monitoring of student learning)
       Target year: 2022                                                  activities to ensure that students are supported,
                                                                          challenged and able to work successfully together.
                                                                                                                                 All teachers have a sound understanding of student
       There is an uplift of 9.24% of Aboriginal students in years
                                                                                                                                 assessment and data concepts (e.g. causality, bias). They
       3 and 5 achieving in the top three bands in NAPLAN            Use reading data to inform teacher practice by -
                                                                                                                                 analyse, interpret and extrapolate data and they
       reading (lower bound system-negotiated target).
                                                                      •   regularly dedicating time to using reading data        collaboratively use this to inform planning, identify
       Target year: 2023                                                  effectively.                                           interventions and modify teaching practice. (SEF -
                                                                                                                                 TEACHING - Data skills and use - Data literacy)
                                                                      •   collecting meaningful reading data.
       There is an uplift of 8% of students achieving expected
       growth in NAPLAN reading (lower bound system-                                                                             Teachers clearly understand, develop and apply a full
                                                                      •   analysing reading data to monitor student learning
       negotiated target).                                                                                                       range of assessment strategies - assessment for learning,
                                                                          and progress.
                                                                                                                                 assessment s learning and assessment of learning - in
       Target year: 2022                                              •   making teaching decisions for reading based on data    determining teaching directions, monitoring and assessing
                                                                          analysis.                                              student progress and achievement, and reflecting on
       There is an uplift of 11.08% of students in years 3 and 5                                                                 teaching effectiveness. (SEF - TEACHING - Data skills
       achieving in the top two bands in NAPLAN numeracy             Implement explicit teaching of reading by -                 and use - Data use in teaching)
       (lower bound system-negotiated target).
                                                                      •   preparing for explicit teaching of reading.            A whole school approach ensures the most effective
       Target year: 2022                                              •   explaining, modelling and guiding learning in          evidence-based teaching methods optimise learning
                                                                          reading.                                               progress for all students, across the full range of abilities.
       There is an uplift of 14.62% of Aboriginal students in                                                                    Teachers employ evidence-based effective teaching
       years 3 and 5 achieving in the top three bands in              •   monitoring student progress and checking for           strategies. Effective methods are identified, promoted and
       NAPLAN numeracy (lower bound system-negotiated                     understanding in reading.                              modelled, and students' learning improvement is
       target).                                                                                                                  monitored, demonstrating growth. (SEF - TEACHING -
                                                                                                                                 Effective classroom practice - Explicit teaching)
       Target year: 2023                                             Numeracy

       There is an uplift of 22.56% of students achieving            We will:
                                                                                                                                 Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
       expected growth in NAPLAN numeracy (lower bound
       system-negotiated target).                                    Use numeracy assessment to improve student
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Strategic Direction 1: Student growth and attainment

       Improvement measures                                          Initiatives                                                 Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
       Target year: 2024                                             learning by -                                               Question

       Students will show improved comprehension as                   •   making student numeracy assessment a part of           To what extent have we improved student performance,
       evidenced through improved results using CARS &                    everyday practice.                                     growth and achievement in reading and numeracy?
       STARS.
                                                                      •   using numeracy assessment to provide students with
                                                                                                                                 Data
                                                                          learning opportunities.
       Grade breakdown will evidence:
                                                                      •   designing and delivering high-quality formal           The following data sources will be regularly analysed:
         •     Kindergarten - at least 90% of students starting at        numeracy assessment tasks.
               grade level or higher                                                                                              •     NAPLAN data
                                                                      •   carefully structuring group numeracy assessment
         •     Year 1 - at least 90% of students starting at grade        activities to ensure that students are supported,       •     Scout - value added data
               level or higher                                            challenged and able to work successfully together.
                                                                                                                                  •     Check-in Assessment data
         •     Year 2 - at least 90% of students starting at grade
                                                                     Use numeracy data to inform teacher practice by -            •     PAT testing
               level or higher
         •     Year 3 - at least 90% of students starting at grade    •   regularly dedicating time to using numeracy data        •     Comprehensive Assessment of Reading Strategies
               level or higher                                            effectively.                                                  data

         •     Year 4 - an increase to at least 90% of students       •   collecting meaningful numeracy data.                    •     PLAN2 data
               starting at grade level or higher                                                                                  •     Student work samples
                                                                      •   analysing numeracy data to monitor student learning
         •     Year 5 - an increase to at least 80% of students           and progress.                                           •     Student focus groups
               starting at grade level or higher
                                                                      •   making teaching decisions for numeracy based on         •     Assessment tasks
         •     Year 6 - an increase to at least 70% of students           data analysis.
               starting at grade level or higher                                                                                  •     Class programs
                                                                     Implement explicit teaching of numeracy by -
       Target year: 2022                                                                                                         Analysis
                                                                      •   preparing for explicit teaching of numeracy.
       The Cohort % Correct by Area of Learning Report in the                                                                     •     5 weekly implementation and progress monitoring of
                                                                      •   explaining, modelling and guiding learning in                 activities/initiatives
       Check-in Assessment will reflect an increase from 52.7%            numeracy.
       in 2020 for Year 3 to 62.7% by 2022 for Year 5 in                                                                          •     Quarterly review and triangulation of data sources
       comprehension.                                                 •   monitoring student progress and checking for                  listed above
                                                                          understanding in numeracy.
       Target year: 2022                                                                                                          •     Weekly focus for professional discussion in
                                                                                                                                        collaborative team meetings
       The Cohort % Correct by Area of Learning Report in the                                                                     •     Regular discussion of progress by executive staff
       Check-in Assessment will reflect an increase from 34.3%
       in 2020 for Year 3 to 45% by 2022 for Year 5 in                                                                            •     Annual review of progress towards improvement
       vocabulary.                                                                                                                      measures

       Target year: 2022                                                                                                         Implications

       The Cohort % Correct by Area of Learning Report in the                                                                    The analysis will inform:
       Check-in Assessment will reflect an increase from 53.4%
       in 2020 for Year 3 to 65% by 2022 for Year 5 in                                                                            •     future directions

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Strategic Direction 1: Student growth and attainment

       Improvement measures                                                                                         Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
       processes.                                                                                                    •   reporting of school progress measures in each
                                                                                                                         Annual Report
       Target year: 2022

       The Cohort % Correct by Area of Learning Report in the
       Check-in Assessment will reflect an increase from 64.1%
       in 2020 for Year 3 to 75% by 2022 for Year 5 in statistics
       and probability.

       Target year: 2022

       The Cohort % Correct by Area of Learning Report in the
       Check-in Assessment will reflect an increase from 55.9%
       in 2020 for Year 3 to 65% by 2022 for Year 5 in number
       sense and algebra.

       Target year: 2022

       The Cohort % Correct by Area of Learning Report in the
       Check-in Assessment will reflect an increase from 43.2%
       in 2020 for Year 3 to 55% by 2022 for Year 5 in
       measurement and geometry.

       Target year: 2024

       Improvement as assessed against the School Excellence
       Framework (SEF) in the following areas:

       LEARNING Domain

       ASSESSSMENT

         •     Formative assessment - Excelling
         •     Summative assessment - Excelling
         •     Whole school monitoring of student learning -
               Excelling

       TEACHING Domain

       EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM PRACTICE

         •     Explicit teaching - Excelling

       DATA SKILLS AND USE

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Strategic Direction 1: Student growth and attainment

       Improvement measures
         •     Data literacy - Excelling
         •     Data use in teaching - Excelling

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Strategic Direction 2: Collaborative Culture and Collective Responsibility

       Purpose                                                       Initiatives                                                  Success criteria for this strategic direction
       Our purpose is to work as a Professional Learning                                                                          The school uses embedded and explicit systems that
       Community (PLC) to ensure all students learn at high          Collaboration                                                facilitate professional dialogue, classroom observation,
       levels. Educators will work collaboratively and take                                                                       the modelling of effective practice and the provision of
       collective responsibility for the success of each student.    We will:                                                     specific and timely feedback between teachers. This
                                                                     Engage in effective collaboration through -                  drives ongoing, school-wide improvement in teaching
       The fundamental structure of a PLC is the collaborative                                                                    practice and student results. (SEF - TEACHING -
       teams of educators whose members work                          •   regularly participating in structured lesson            Learning & Development - Collaborative practice and
       interdependently to achieve common goals for which                 observations that focus on how different teaching       feedback)
       members are mutually accountable. These common goals               approaches impact on student learning.
       are directly linked to the purpose of learning for all. The                                                                All lessons are systematically planned as part of a
                                                                      •   regularly dedicating time for working with colleagues
       team is the engine that drives the PLC effort and the                                                                      coherent program that has been collaboratively designed.
                                                                          to plan, develop and refine teaching and learning
       primary building block of the organisation.                                                                                Accommodations and adjustments are made to suit needs
                                                                          programs.
                                                                                                                                  as they arise. Lesson planning references student
                                                                      •   working in partnership with colleagues to achieve       information including progress and achievement data,
       Improvement measures                                               shared collaboration goals.                             curriculum requirements, and student feedback, and
                                                                                                                                  provides continuous improvement for all students, across
       Target year: 2024
                                                                                                                                  the full range of abilities. (SEF - TEACHING - Effective
                                                                     Professional Improvement                                     classroom practice - Lesson planning)
       The average score of where staff at Tamworth West
       Public School believe they are in relation to Collaboration   We will:                                                     Teachers routinely review learning with each student both
       in the What Works Best Summary Report increases to a          Engage in effective collaboration through -                  in class and on work submitted, ensuring all students
       score of at least 4.5 out of 5.
                                                                                                                                  have a clear understanding of how to improve. Student
                                                                      •   seeking professional learning opportunities to share    feedback is elicited by teachers and informs their
       Target year: 2024                                                  and gain expertise in evidence-based teaching           teaching. Student errors and misunderstandings are
                                                                          practices.                                              explicitly addressed until teachers and students are
       The average score of where staff at Tamworth West
                                                                                                                                  confident that mastery is demonstrated. (SEF -
       Public School believe they are in relation to IICD            Improve our understanding and use of effective               TEACHING - Effective Classroom Practice - Feedback)
       Collaboration in the Improvement, Innovation and Change       feedback by -
       Data Set Summary Report increases to a score of at least
                                                                                                                                  The staff evaluate professional learning activities to
       4.5 out of 5.                                                  •   reflecting and communicating about learning tasks       identify and systematically promote and implement the
                                                                          with students.                                          most effective strategies to improve teaching and
       Target year: 2024
                                                                      •   providing students with detailed and specific           learning. Teachers collaborate with staff in other schools
                                                                          feedback about what they need to do to achieve          to share and embed good practice. (SEF - TEACHING -
       The average score of Tamworth West Public School staff
                                                                          growth as a learner.                                    Learning & Development - Professional learning)
       in relation to Professional Learning in the Improvement,
       Innovation and Change Data Set Summary Report                  •   encouraging students to self-assess, reflect and        Teaching staff demonstrate and share their expertise
       increases from a score of 3.89 to a score of at least 4.5          monitor their work.                                     within their school and with other schools. All teachers
       out of 5..
                                                                      •   ensuring that students act on feedback that they        have expert contemporary content knowledge and deploy
       Target year: 2024                                                  receive.                                                effective teaching strategies. The school trials innovative
                                                                                                                                  practices and has processes in place to evaluate, refine
       The average score of Tamworth West Public School staff                                                                     and scale success. (SEF - TEACHING - Learning &
       in relation to Professional Learning - Engagement in the                                                                   Development - Expertise and innovation)
       Improvement, Innovation and Change Data Set Summary
       Report increases from a score of 2.5 to a score of at least

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Strategic Direction 2: Collaborative Culture and Collective Responsibility

       Improvement measures                                                                                          Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
       3.5 out of 5.                                                                                                 Question

       Target year: 2023                                                                                             To what extent are we working collaboratively and taking
                                                                                                                     collective responsibility for the success of each student?
       The average Professional Learning hours per employee
       increases from =15 hours.                                                                       Data

       Target year: 2024                                                                                             The following data sources will be regularly analysed:

       The Tell Them From Me teacher survey reflects an                                                               •     NAPLAN data
       increase in the school mean and all format questions for
       Collaboration as follows:                                                                                      •     Check-in Assessment data
                                                                                                                      •     PAT testing
         •     School Mean - increase to at least 9.0
                                                                                                                      •     PLAN2 data
         •     I work with other teachers in developing cross-
               curricular or common learning opportunities -                                                          •     Student focus groups
               increase to at least 9.0                                                                               •     Staff focus groups
         •     Teachers have given me helpful feedback about my                                                       •     Surveys
               teaching - increase to at least 9.0
                                                                                                                      •     Observations
         •     I talk with other teachers about strategies that
               increase student engagement - increase to at least                                                     •     Proficiency scales
               9.5                                                                                                    •     Class programs
         •     Other teachers have shared their learning goals for                                                    •     Professional learning records
               students with me - increase to at least 8.0
                                                                                                                      •     Scout data
         •     Teachers in our school share their lesson plans and
               other materials with me - increase to at least 9.0                                                    Analysis
         •     I discuss my assessment strategies with other
               teachers - increase to at least 9.0                                                                    •     5 weekly implementation and progress monitoring of
                                                                                                                            activities/initiatives
         •     I discuss learning problems of particular students
               with other teachers - increase to at least 8.5                                                         •     Quarterly review and triangulation of data sources
                                                                                                                            listed above
         •     I discuss my learning goals with other teachers -
               increase to at least 9.0                                                                               •     Weekly focus for professional discussion in
                                                                                                                            collaborative team meetings
                                                                                                                      •     Regular discussion of progress by executive staff
       Target year: 2024
                                                                                                                      •     Annual review of progress towards improvement
       100% of teachers work effectively as part of a                                                                       measures
       collaborative team and are engaged in high-quality
       collaborative practice.                                                                                       Implications

       Target year: 2024                                                                                             The analysis will inform:
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Strategic Direction 2: Collaborative Culture and Collective Responsibility

        Improvement measures                                                                                    Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
                                                                                                                 •   future directions
        Improvement as assessed against the School Excellence
                                                                                                                 •   reporting of school progress measures in each
        Framework in the following areas:
                                                                                                                     Annual Report
        TEACHING Domain

        EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM PRACTICE

          •     Lesson Planning - Excelling
          •     Feedback - Excelling

        LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

          •     Collaborative practice & feedback - Excelling
          •     Professional learning - Excelling
          •     Expertise & innovation - Excelling

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Strategic Direction 3: Connect, Succeed, Thrive and Learn

        Purpose                                                      Initiatives                                                   Success criteria for this strategic direction
        Our purpose is to ensure that all of our students are able                                                                 Teachers, parents and the community work together to
        to connect, succeed, thrive and learn.                       Attendance                                                    support consistent and systematic processes that ensure
                                                                                                                                   student absences do not impact on learning outcomes.
        There will be a planned approach to developing whole         We will:                                                      (SEF - LEARNING - Learning culture - Attendance)
        school wellbeing processes that support high levels of
        wellbeing and engagement.                                    Improve school attendance through -                           The school is organised so that all students have regular
                                                                                                                                   opportunities to meet with an identified staff member who
                                                                      •   regularly and accurately monitoring attendance and       can provide advice, support and assistance to help
        Improvement measures                                              taking prompt action to address issues with individual   students fulfil their potential. (SEF - LEARNING -
                                                                          students.                                                Wellbeing - Caring for students)
        Target year: 2022
                                                                      •   regularly analysing attendance data and using this to
                                                                                                                                   The school has implemented evidence-based change to
        There is an uplift of 6.36% of students attending >90% of         inform planning.
                                                                                                                                   whole school practices, resulting in measurable
        the time (upper bound system-negotiated target).              •   developing consistent and systematic processes that      improvements in wellbeing and engagement to support
                                                                          ensure student absences do not impact on learning        learning. (SEF - LEARNING - Wellbeing - A planned
        Target year: 2024
                                                                          outcomes.                                                approach to wellbeing)
        Wellbeing data in the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) survey         •   celebrating regular and improved attendance.
                                                                                                                                   Positive, respectful relationships are evident and
        increases to be between 87.3% and 92.3% (lower and
                                                                                                                                   widespread among students and staff and promote
        upper system-negotiated targets).                            Wellbeing
                                                                                                                                   student wellbeing to ensure optimum conditions for
        Target year: 2022                                                                                                          student learning across the whole school. (SEF -
                                                                     We will:
                                                                                                                                   LEARNING - Wellbeing - Behaviour)
                                                                     Promote student wellbeing by -
        Sense of Belonging data in the Tell Them From Me
        (TTFM) survey increases to at least 79.97% (annual            •   selecting and developing strategies to proactively       All classrooms and other learning environments are well
        trajectory lower bound target).                                   teach healthy coping strategies, resilience and self-    managed within a consistent, school-wide approach. Well
                                                                          regulation.                                              planned teaching is taking place, so that all students can
        Target year: 2024                                                                                                          engage in productive learning, with minimal disruption.
                                                                      •   initiating strategies, with an emphasis on student       Teachers model and share a flexible repertoire of
        The average score of where staff at Tamworth West                 voice, to build a positive learning environment in       strategies for classroom management and promotion of
        Public School believe there are opportunities for student         classrooms characterised by supportive relationships     student engagement and responsibility for learning. (SEF
        voice, as reported in the What Works Best Summary                 and regular contact with each student.                   - TEACHING - Effective classroom practice - Classroom
        Report, increases to a score of at least 4.5 out of 5.                                                                     management)
                                                                      •   targeting support for different phases of student
                                                                          development and for students who may be at risk.
        Target year: 2024
                                                                      •   using collaborative strategies and sharing with staff
                                                                          across the school, the school community, and other
                                                                                                                                   Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
        Improvement as assessed against the School Excellence
        Framework (SEF) in the following areas:                           agencies as required, to support the wellbeing of
                                                                                                                                   Question
                                                                          students.
        LEARNING Domain                                                                                                            To what extent are our students able to connect, succeed,
                                                                     Manage classrooms effectively by -
                                                                                                                                   thrive and learn?
        LEARNING CULTURE
                                                                      •   developing high-quality student-teacher
                                                                          relationships.                                           Data
          •     Attendance - Excelling
                                                                      •   providing structure, predictability and opportunities    The following data sources will be regularly analysed:
        WELLBEING                                                         for active student participation in classrooms.
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Strategic Direction 3: Connect, Succeed, Thrive and Learn

        Improvement measures                                  Initiatives                                                 Evaluation plan for this strategic direction
          •     Caring for students - Excelling                •   actively supervising students to keep them on task.     •   Attendance data
          •     A planned approach to wellbeing - Excelling    •   responding to disengagement and disruptive              •   TTFM data
                                                                   behaviour and supporting students to re-engage in
          •     Behaviour - Excelling                                                                                      •   Student focus groups
                                                                   learning.
        TEACHING Domain                                                                                                    •   Staff focus groups
                                                                                                                           •   Surveys
        EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM PRACTICE
                                                                                                                           •   Observations
          •     Classroom management - Excelling                                                                           •   Class programs
                                                                                                                           •   ebs ontrack+ data

                                                                                                                          Analysis

                                                                                                                           •   5 weekly implementation and progress monitoring of
                                                                                                                               activities/initiatives
                                                                                                                           •   Quarterly review and triangulation of data sources
                                                                                                                               listed above
                                                                                                                           •   Weekly focus for professional discussion in
                                                                                                                               collaborative team meetings
                                                                                                                           •   Regular discussion of progress by executive staff
                                                                                                                           •   Annual review of progress towards improvement
                                                                                                                               measures

                                                                                                                          Implications

                                                                                                                          The analysis will inform:

                                                                                                                           •   future directions
                                                                                                                           •   reporting of school progress measures in each
                                                                                                                               Annual Report

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