Annual Plan 2011

Napier Girls’ High School Annual Plan 2011

Charter Goal 1: Academic achievement: (what we learn)

Foster academic achievement to the highest level

Objective	Activities	Resources	Priority		Time	Target/performance indicator	Review July 2011
Maintain NGHS in the top 10 of comparable schools in terms of performance and academic achievement.	Enhance the NGHS Scholarship Programme by increasing the number of teachers delivering presentations for Scholarship.	Appoint a new Scholarship Team Leader with time allowance and MU.	A	April		New Scholarship + Learning Team Leaders present to BoT April meeting with scholarship plan for 2011.
		Fund relief for teachers presenting to Scholarship class.	C	Dec		4X English teachers present a Scholarship to the Yr13 English Scholarship students.
	Identify Yr 12 + 13 top academic + students with excellent work ethic + ensure each is enrolled and supported for a specific Scholarship programme.	Increase numbers of staff in the Scholarship Team.	B	Feb 2012		20 Scholarships gained.
		Engage academic mentors for selected Scholarship students.	C	Dec		At least 6 Scholarship students have mentors with whom they meet at least 1X/term.
		Provide Dept PD time for teachers to develop strategies to teach to Excellence.	A	Feb 2012		Number of subject Excellence Endorsements increases by 5 at each year level compared to 2010.
	Assist Department leaders identify + deliver specific targets to improve teaching + learning + assessment to assist students to attain Excellence.	Fund dinner for staff and reasonable resources.	B	Apr		At least 5 students gain L3 excellence credits for learning in co-curricular activities.
						Scholarship teachers from NGHS and NBHS attend a dinner/workshop in March and implement at least 1 collaborative idea into their programmes.
	Continue with and further links with staff and students from other schools sharing strategies that work.	Engage at least 1 successful Scholarship teacher from outside NGHS to work with NGHS teachers.	A	July		Scholarship teachers at NGHS implement at least 1 strategy successful in other schools.
		Engage at least 1 former Scholarship student to present strategies to the Scholarship group.	B	Oct		Ex-Scholarship students present to Scholarship or other high achieving students.
		Use Learning Team	C	Sept		Each prefect has presented to a group of students about her academic goals sharing tips on how she is strived to attain these while maintaining a balance.
						50% of students on academic extension programmes are tutored 2X each term T1-3 by a student in a common subject a year ahead.
	Further develop specific skills in teachers and students to assist high academic achievement .	Provide funding from budget for appropriate support in classes.				Targeted Scholarship student produce monthly assignment/outputs.
Ensure each student achieves to potential academically.	Further increase achievement in specific subjects by identifying students Not Achieving each internal Standard + providing specific support prior to the next assessment.	Learning Team to assist identified students.	B	Dec		5 students achieve the next assessment following a Not Achieved.
	Further increase academic achievement by identifying and supporting able students who under-achieved in 2010 using traffic-light reports.	Funding from budget for food.	B	Feb 2012		5 more students attain necessary credit requirements for entry to academic courses at Level 2 +3 than in 2011.

Charter Goal 2: Teaching and Learning: (how we learn)

Ensure high quality teaching and learning for each individual

Objectives	Activities	Resources	Priority	Time	Target/performance indicator	Review July 2011
Foster a superior working environment at NGHS.	Further develop communication with staff through consultation and feedback.	Principal allocates appointment times to meet with staff.	B	Sept	Staff are consulted on issues affecting them including new timetable, staffroom furniture, NZC and 2011 academic achievement targets.
Foster a superior working environment at NGHS.	Actively respond to staff input.		B	Dec	At least 3 requests from staff are implemented each term.
Develop the capacity of staff in delivery of, commitment to and resilience for academic achievement.	Raise staff expectations that academically able students can and should gain ex endorsements + Scholarships + communicate this to students.	Allocate time for LA leaders meetings with lunch provided.	A	Dec	2 meetings held per term with Principal, SMT + Learning Area leaders attending.
		Allocate time for LA leaders meetings with lunch provided.	A	Dec
	Raise the profile of high level academic achievement so it is seen as desirable and achievable by students.	Allocate Excellence tutorial time + staffing.	A	Feb 2012	L3 NCEA Excellence Endorsements increased to 6%.
		Allocate PD time for departments to implement strategies for teaching to Excellence in specific subjects.	A	Feb 2012	L1+L2 Ex Endorsements increased by 3% compared to 2010.
	Further develop teachers’ skills for teaching Scholarship and to Excellence.	Fund visits to/from teachers from other schools from budget allocation.	C	Nov	At least 3 teachers visit other Scholarship teachers and adopt suitable teaching strategies.
	Enhance preparatory programmes in Years 10-13 by informing students + parents of outcomes and benefits of high level achievement.	Allocate staff + funding to develop electronic communications with parents.	B	April	Students + parents are informed of requirements for limited entry tertiary courses and financial benefits of high academic achievement.
Enable the learning potential of each student for today’s world.	Implement new timetable to enable delivery of NZC for junior students.	Allocate time for staff to design the new timetable.	A	Feb	Timetable 2011 enables junior students to learn in 8 Learning Areas in Yr 9 + 10.
	Ensure able students undertake a course of study at an advanced level.	Learning Team to identify appropriate students + monitor their progress.	A	April	At least 20 students are studying at advanced levels of learning with at least 2 of them undertaking Scholarship.
Identify students at risk and provide targeted pastoral care.	Provide additional support for students at risk of under-achieving.	Fund appropriate time for a teacher to support at-risk students.	B	March	At least 5 Year 11 students identified as at risk in Yr 10 attain at a higher level in Yr11.
Promote student engagement and leadership at all levels.	Implement an Ad Lucem award for Yr 13 students for all- round achievement.	Fund Ad Lucem award certificates from budget.	B	Dec	At least 10 Yr 13 students gain an Ad Lucem award.
Build high quality physical + emotional environment.	Continue to enhance the school by improving the staffroom.	Fund new furniture from budget.	C	May	New staffroom furniture is purchased that meets requirements given via staff input.
	Ensure working conditions are within PPTA + other Collective Agreement recommendations.	Provide staffing from staffing allocation.	A	Oct	Average class sizes for teachers are within PPTA guidelines for all teachers.
		Provide staffing from staffing allocation.	A	Oct	Support staff paid for the 2 extra days the school is closed in 2011.
Govern +manage school in ways that meet or exceed Govt expectations and MoE guidelines +meet requirements for prudent financial management, value for money and risk mitigation.	Ensure key accountability documents meet the requirements of external agencies.		A	Oct	Annual Plan 2010 variance report and audit approved by MoE.

Charter Goal 3: Transition (where we learn and where out learning is taking us)

Prepare students for further education and careers

Objectives	Activities	Resources	Priority	Time	Target/performance indicator	Review July 2011
Deploy leading edge technology to support teaching and learning programmes.	Engage a strategic + operations ICT manager.	Funding from budget or reserves for salary.	A	April	ICT manager appointed to a fixed term position for 1 year.
	Develop an ICT Strategic Plan.	Establish a BoT ad hoc committee.	A	May	ICT Plan 2010-2013 approved by BoT at May meeting.
	Prepare an ICT annual plan for 2011 + implement the first stages.	Funding provided from budget or reserves for ICT projects implemented in 2011.	A	August	ICT Annual Plan 2011 approved by BoT at June meeting.
			A	August	At least 2 aspects of the ICT annual plan have been implemented in the school.
Manage the transition between school and work and future learning.	Implement a Future Focus programme in Year 10.	Funding from budget for e-portfolio + MMA for the staff member with this responsibility.	B	August	A Future Focus programme has been provided for at least one group of Year 10 students.
Develop a sense of life/career purpose and provide a set of tools to succeed for each student.	Provide a range of opportunities for students to learn about possible future careers/opportunities.	Funding from budget for speakers + refreshments.	C	Sept	At least 3 guest speakers present at assembly or student/parent functions.
	Provide opportunities for students to undertake learning outside the classroom including providing designs + services to the canteen + uniform review + ICT planning.	Provide funding from budget for resources required.	A	Dec	2 students in Year 11 12 + 13 apply learning in the canteen and gain credits.
					At least 2 students in Yr 10 – 13 assist in uniform review.
					At least 1 student Yr 9-13 assist in implementing ICT plan.

Charter Goal 4: Identity and Values (who we are)

Foster strong sense of school identity and value

Objectives	Activities	Resources	Priority	Time	Target/performance indicator	Review July 2011
Maintain our sense of tradition, heritage and respect for others, cross-cultural and global awareness.	Ensure a high standard of conduct is maintained in the traditional school ceremonies.	Funding from budget for refreshments and certificates.	A	Dec	Positive feedback received from visitors from 3 school occasions.
	Develop more opportunities for the student population to feel part of NGHS.	Funding from budget for external art teacher and materials.	C	April	An art project is completed by Yr 10 students and whanau.
		Funds from budget for refreshments.	C	April	A combined NGHS/NBHS assembly is held to honour Year 11 students
	Further develop awareness + acceptance of different nationalities at NGHS.	Funding from budget for MMA for a teacher to assist with home-stays and teaching English.	B	Dec	The number of international students increases to 20 + their participation in the school is showcased at least 3 times.
Enhance Maori achievement so that Maori achieve at levels equal to or higher than non-Maori.	Continue to increase the retention of senior Maori students to Year 13 by focussing on Maori career opportunities.	Provide funding from budget for Maori careers support.	A	April	Number of Maori students in Yr12 + 13 increased by 5 compared to 2010.
	Continue to provide Maori students with appropriate academic support.	Provide funding from budget for Maori cadet to assist in classes.	A	Feb 2012	At least 2 Maori students gain a Merit Endorsement in Te Reo.
Build a supportive hostel environment.	Further develop hostel systems to assist students to develop their potential by encouraging communication between the students and staff and responding to requests.	Provide support for initiatives requested to assist House activities.	C	Dec	Hostel retains at least 150 students during the year.	Provide support for initiatives requested to assist House activities.
Build a supportive hostel environment.	Maintain hostel pass rates + endorsements in NCEA at the same or higher than the school.	Provide mentors for Scholarship hostel students.	B	Feb 2012	Hostel pass rates + endorsements are the same or higher than those in the school.

Charter Goal 5: Connections (with whom we are connected)

Build strong links with community and stakeholders

Objectives	Activities	Resources	Priority	Time	Target/performance indicator	Review July 2011
Ensure active consultation with parents.	Increase the opportunities for parents to come into the school.	Funding provided from budget for speakers, certificates + food for these occasions.	C	Oct	Parents in attendance at 2 occasions not previously open to them.
	Provide opportunities for parents to communicate with the school.	Provide staffing to conduct survey.	C	Oct	Conduct a survey of parents about how they want to communicate with the school.
	Continue to engage with the Maori parents.	Funds from budget for refreshments.	B	Oct	2 hui held.
	Continue to engage with hostel parents.	Funds from budget for refreshments.	B	Dec	3 parent forums held.
Ensure Old Girls maintain strong connections with the school.	Continue to maintain connections by having the biennial school reunion for past pupils.	Appoint a staff member to liaise with the Old Girls.	A	March	NGHS reunion held in March.
	Establish electronic communication with recent Old Girls.	Appoint a staff member to establish the electronic list.	C	Oct	2 functions are held for younger Old Girls + an email address list set up.
Ensure Napier community has a positive image of the school and its role.	Continue to provide students to serve in the community.		B	Dec	Students contribute to at least 1 community function/service per term.
	Continue to promote the school in local + national newspapers + other media.	Appoint a staff member to collate information + liaise with media.	A	Dec	Articles are published about NGHS students/staff at least 1X per term.
Develop further the school’s international linkages.	Continue to participate in international exchanges + other global opportunities.	Trips are funded by students involved.	C	Sept	At least 2 international school trips have been undertaken and reported on to the school community.
Develop further the school’s international linkages.	Provide support for staff to attend international conferences or undertake global training opportunities.	Contribute funding from budget to assist with travel + relief for principal + staff.	B	Sept	At least 1 staff member + the principal have attended + reported to the school community on an conference or training programme.

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