Taonui School

Strategic Plan
2009 - 2012
 Strategic Plan 2009 – 2012

“To challenge and support our children to be the best that

they can be”

Key Strategies
1. STRIVE for excellence in teaching and learning.

2. Develop a school curriculum that reflects the

needs of a 21st century Taonui School Learner.

3. Maintain a quality staff and value this as our

most
important asset.

4.Through the Effective Behaviour System (EBS)

continue to
develop a culture that embraces our school
values.

5. Maintain a quality learning environment.

6.Establish and maintain quality communication

with our parent community.
 Strive for excellence in teaching and learning.
1.Continue to develop quality literacy and numeracy
programmes that will be our ‘core focus’.
2.Information and Communication Technologies will be
used to enhance classroom programmes.
3.Display best practice teaching.
4.Provide a range of relevant learning opportunities for all
children.
5.Use assessment data to enhance classroom practice.

Develop a school curriculum that reflects the

needs of a 21st Century Ohope Beach School
Learner.
1.To develop a Thinking Skills programme.
2.To develop a schoolwide Pedagogy Plan.
3. To develop a programme for change in our school based
around the new curriculum and 21st century learner
needs.
4.To create a curriculum that encompasses the Key
Competencies.
5.To ensure opportunities for the teaching, modeling and
development of Creativity
6.To provide a curriculum that provides numerous and
varied communication opportunities
7.To continue to provide and value the importance of
quality Phys Ed, Sport, and EOTC opportunities at all
levels of the school.
 Maintain a quality staff and value this as our
most important asset.
1.Provide a quality schoolwide programme of professional
development (teachers and teacher aides).
2. Maintain a supportive, rewarding and challenging
environment for staff .
3. Strengthen the culture of staff professionalism and
excellence.
4. Develop best practice in recruitment of new staff,
ensuring a good range and calibre of applicants.

Continue to develop a culture that embraces

our school values.
1.Through community consultation and student
participation develop our School values (EBS).
2.Foster leadership opportunities for our students.
3.Develop a culture that promotes high expectations.

Maintain a quality learning environment.

1.Provide a safe and caring school that supports the
learning of all children.
2.Be resourced with quality equipment.
 Establish and maintain quality communication
with our parent community.

1.Continue to provide quality feedback and evidence of

2.individual, cohort and schoolwide student achievement.

3.Initiate opportunities to upskill our parents about
educational issues and understanding.

4. Carry on providing opportunities for parents to be

involved in their child’s education.
- review or reporting to parents
- classroom blogs
- individual student blogs
- interactive School web site
- online community surveys
- EBS planning team
 2009 Strategic Goal 1: Strive for excellence in teaching and
learning.
Objective Action Responsibili Timefram Outcome
ty e Indicators
Teachers participate in the All Teachers All year Consistent of
Continue to
wrting development teaching approach
develop quality contract with Massey based on ELP in
literacy and junior & senior
numeracy classes.
programmes that
will be our ‘core All Teachers Term 3&4
Review numeracy
focus’. programmes Consistent
approach to
numeracy.

Teachers will develop ICT Teachers All year Teachers will

Information and
and
Communication web 2.0 tools through the
will be used to ICT Contract.
enhance classroom
programmes.
Facilitator will
support tchrs in class with
their dvpt.
Quality ICT resources will
be
maintained in each class.
incorporate ICT into
their classroom
programme.
Lead Teacher, All year Teachers will be
Facilitator,Pri confident in their
ncipal own ability to take
All year risks
Principal via ICT resources will
ICT Strategic support student
Plan learning.
 2009 Strategic Goal 2: Develop a school curriculum that reflects the
needs of a 21st Century Taonui School Learner.
Objective Action Responsibil Timefra Outcome Indicators
ity me
Upskill teachers through All teachers Term 1 & Teachers will have a
To develop a
whole school development 4

2 shared understanding
school Pedagogy of effective pedagogy. of effective pedagogy.
Plan
Incorporating new All A school Pedagogy
technologies, Web 2.0 All year programme will be
tools and e-learning developed that reflects
All the needs of 21st
practices.
century learners.
Trial our planning process. All
We will learn from our
Ongoing review and
mistakes and
modification of pedagogy
successes and modify
plan.
plan.
Staff continue to
develop understanding
of effective pedagogy.

Curriculum is developed All teachers All Year Principal & staff will
To create a
curriculum that that reflects the needs of work together to
encompasses the the children and develop.
Key community of Taonui. All Year
Teachers A collective
Competencies Key competencies are understanding and
incorporated into School delivery of the KC’s is
curriculum. developed.

2009 Strategic Goal 3: Maintain a quality staff and value this as our
most important asset.
Objective Action Responsibil Timefra Outcome Indicators
ity me
Develop a clear Principal All year Teachers and teachers
Provide a quality
programme for aides receive quality
schoolwide professional development professional
programme of that reflects our school development.
professional focuses and strategic plan.
development
(teachers and
teacher aides).

Focus on low Manage banked staffing Principal All year Children will be
teacher : student using excel programme. provided with the best
Use teacher aide to learning environment.
ratios Principal
support classroom
 learning / programmes. Teachers will be
supported in their
teaching.

2009 Strategic Goal 4: Continue to develop a culture that embraces

our
school culture.
Objective Action Responsibil Timefra Outcome Indicators
ity me
To review and update our Community All year An accurate vision that
Develop a culture
school vision. (EBS) reflects our school and
that promotes community.
high Develop School values.
expectations. Term 2
All
To create a visual
representation of our Junior & Senior class
school vision. has a copy of the
 School Vision on
display in their
classroom.

2009 Strategic Goal 5: Maintain a quality learning environment.

Objective Action Responsibil Timefra Outcome Indicators
ity me

Be resourced with
quality Stocktake of current All All year Future purchases are
equipment resources. directly related to
needs

2009 Strategic Goal 6: Retain high quality communication with our

parent community.
Objective Action Responsibil Timefra Outcome Indicators
ity me
To outline our schools Principal Term 4 Parents will have an
Initiate
curriculum to our understanding of the
opportunities to community. Taonui School
upskill our Term 3 curriculum.
parents about Principal
Clarify the changes / Parents will understand
educational similarities between 21st why education is
issues and Century Education and changing and what the
understanding. ‘traditional education – of changes are.
the 1970’s - 2000’. What
changes, why the need,
how will it benefit their
child and what the roles
are (child, parent, teacher
and school). Achieved
through parent meetings,
newsletters and website.

Provide Teachers undertake PD Class blogs developed.

Teachers All year.
opportunities for and will be required to Parents will be kept up
parents to be maintain their class to date with class
involved in their webpage and blog happenings.
child’s education Principal Term 2 - 4
(blogs and Training sessions held for Parents & friends
website) parents to involve them in contribute positively to
contributing to student class & student blogs.
blogs

2009 Professional Development:

What will we do? When Who Timefram Outcome Indicators
e
Develop School Pedagogy All Year Principal & Staff Teachers will begin to
Plan teachers meetings understand how a
Inquiry Learning visit to March All staff Weds pm – successful Inquiry model
Coley St Friday pm works.
Teachers see Inquiry in
Refinement of OBS Inquiry March All staff Staff
action.
Model plan (including DAT’s, Meetings
stages) Discussions about inquiry.
in March
All year All staff
Development of OBS An inquiry model and unit is
All year –
Curriculum developed for trial in term 2.
staff mtgs
All year All staff A school curriculum will be
ICT Skills (including Ebest portal) All year – developed for Ohope Beach
ICT School.
contract
All year Unit Holders
KnowledgeNet Trial release Teachers will improve their
skills and develop
All year Unit Holder Release
ELP Sustainability confidence in using and
time
All year Unit Holders, integrating ICT into their
The Arts Sustainability programme.
All staff Release
time Experts are developed on
All year Unit Holder
Enviroschool Sustainability staff.
Feb Course
All year Numeracy
Numeracy Sustainability & ELP best practice is
Lead Team
Production sustainable.
Staff Successful production and
Meetings classroom teaching.
Numeracy Enviroschools is sustainable.
Updates /
Staff Mtgs Numeracy best practice
remains in all classes.

Handbook Review:
 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Inquiry Learning School Vision & Numeracy Portfolios
Curriculum