Kingswood Park 2015 Annual Report · 2020. 8. 21. · Introduction The Annual Report for 2015 provides the community of Kingswood Park an account of the school’s operations and

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IntroductionTheAnnualReportfor2015providesthecommunityofKingswoodParkanaccountoftheschool’soperationsandachievementsthroughouttheyear.

Itprovidesadetailedaccountoftheprogresstheschoolhasmadetoprovidehighqualityeducationalopportunitiesforallstudents,assetoutintheschoolplan.Itoutlinesthefindingsfromself-assessmentthatreflectstheimpactofkeyschoolstrategiesforimprovedlearningandthebenefittoallstudentsfromtheexpenditureofresources,includingequityfunding.

KatrinaBerwickPrincipal

Schoolcontactdetails:

KingswoodParkPublicSchool

CaloolaAve

Penrith,NSW

http://www.kingswoopk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

[email protected]

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MessagefromthePrincipal2015sawourschoolcommunitystrivingtoworktogethertoinspiresuccessfulandengagedlearnersforlife.2015

wasmyfirstyearasPrincipalatKPPSandthestartofnewstrategicdirectionsforourwholeschoolcommunity.

Late2014weengagedourschoolcommunitytoprovidefeedbackonthedreamsandaspirationstheyheldforall

thechildrenatKingswoodPark.Ourstaffandstudentswerealsoaskedtoprovidefeedbacktoensureallour

communityhadavoiceinourfuturestrategicdirections.Aftermuchcollaborationwecreatedourschoolvision

Strivingtoworktogethertoinspiresuccessfulandengagedlearnersforlife.Ourvisionwasattheforefrontofall

decisionsmadethroughout2015andsawourcommunitymoreinvolvedinthisprocess.Agreatsuccessduring

2015wastheintroductionofourincursionandexcursioninitiative.Ourstudentswereinvolvedinmany

experiencesincludingAfricanDrumming,ZumbaandLifeEducation.Thisengagedourlearnersintherealworldto

raiseexpectationsandenhancedthequalityofourstudents’learning.OurP&Cwereveryactivethroughoutthe

yearandcontributedtoupdatingandpurchasingmanyresourcestosupportourstudentslearning.Ourteachers

engagedinqualityProfessionalLearningfacilitatedbyourInstructionalLeaderandusedthePerformanceand

DevelopmentFrameworktodevelopprofessionallearninggoalstoworktowardsthroughouttheyear.Our

teachersusedtheNationalStandardsforTeacherstofosterquality,inspiringteachingandleadershipthroughout

KingswoodPark.Ourgreatestachievementduring2015wasstrengtheningourcommunitypartnershipswhichwas

achievedbyourAboriginalEducationOfficerandourpartnershipwithTheSmithFamilyandNepeanCommunity

andNeighbourhoodServices.Wesawanincreaseinengagementatschooleventsandcommunitymembers

engagedwithourFacebookpage.Overall2015wasasuccessfulyearforallmembersofourKingswoodPark

community.

Schoolbackground

Schoolvisionstatement

Striving to work together to inspire successful and engaged learners for life.

Ourschoolvisionstatementwasdevelopedafterlengthyconsultationwithallcommunitystakeholdersattheendof2014.Itiswidelypublishedandvisuallyevidentthroughoutourschool.ItwaswidelyendorsedandacclaimedastheschoolvisionandfuturedirectionforKingswoodPark

PublicSchool.

SchoolcontextKingswoodParkPublicSchoolissituatedonDaruglandandworksinpartnershipwithitssupportivelowsocioeconomic community. The school provides a comprehensive quality education and genuine care for ourstudentsandthewiderschoolcommunity.Weholdhighexpectationsofachievementandsuccess.OurschoolisanEarlyActionforSuccessschoolwithanInstructionalLeaderappointedtoprovidesupportinbuilding leader and teacher capacity to identify and address the literacy and numeracy learning needs ofstudentsintheearlyyearsofschooling.Parents, staff and students work together in partnership to achieve a cohesive, focused, optimal learningenvironmentthatprovidesenhancededucationalopportunitiesforallstudents.Participationinsport,danceandstudentleadershipisactivelyencouragedandembraced.The involvement of our highly motivated Aboriginal community is supported by our Aboriginal EducationOfficer. Over 38% of our school identifies as Aboriginal with our Aboriginal Education Officer working inclassrooms,supportingallstudentsinLiteracyandNumeracy.Theschoolenvironmentisfriendly,calm,warmandwelcoming.Weexpecthighstandardsofbehaviour,applicationandintegrityofeachchildandhaveintroducedawellbeingprogramtoensurethatKingswoodParkPublicSchoolisasafeandrespectfulplaceoflearning.

Self-assessmentusingtheSchoolExcellenceFrameworkThissectionoftheAnnualReportoutlinesthefindingsfromself-assessmentusingtheSchoolExcellenceFramework,ourschoolachievementsandthenextstepstobepursued.TheFrameworksupportspublicschoolsthroughoutNSWinthepursuitofexcellencebyprovidingacleardescriptionofhighqualitypracticeacrossthethreedomainsofLearning,TeachingandLeading.

Thisyear,ourschoolundertookself-assessmentusingtheelementsoftheSchoolExcellenceFramework.

SincetheintroductionoftheSchoolExcellenceFrameworkin2015ourleadershipteamhasexploredandassessedwhereourschoolissituatedineachdomain;learning,teachingandleadership.AsaLeadershipTeamwehadlengthyandrobustdiscussionsabouteachelementinrelationtoourstrategicdirectionsandtheevidencerequiredtodemonstrateourachievementofeachelementoftheframework.WebelievewearedeliveringineachelementoftheSchoolExcellenceFramework.OurLeadershipteammappedandchartedourevidencetodetermineourstrengthsandareasofadjustmentwithourschoolplantoensureKingswoodParkPublicSchoolismovingtowardssustainingandgrowing.InsomeareaswithintheSchoolExcellenceFrameworkwedeterminedwebelieveweareworkinginsustainingandgrowingandourexternalschoolassessmentdataforvalueaddedreflectsthis.

Ourself-assessmentprocesswillfurtherassisttheschooltorefinethestrategicprioritiesinourSchoolplanleadingtofurtherimprovementsinthedeliveryofeducationtoourstudents.

StrategicDirection1

Raisingexpectationsandenhancingthequalityofstudentlearning

Purpose

Everystudentinourcaretobeactivelyengagedinpersonalised,meaningful,challengingandfuture-focusedlearningexperiencestoachieveandthriveaslearners,leadersandresponsible,productivecitizens.

Overallsummaryofprogress

InregardstoourStrategicDirection1:Raisingexpectationsandenhancingthequalityofstudentlearning

ourschoolaccomplishedamajorityofwhatwehadplannedtodo.Ourpersonalisedlearningpathways

projectsawtheenhancementofprocedureswithourLearningandSupportTeam,whichleadtomore

detailedandpurposefulIndividualEducationPlansbeingdevelopedandimplemented.OurAboriginal

EducationOfficerengagedallourparentsinthedevelopmentandreviewofPersonalisedLearning

PathwaysforourAboriginalStudents.OurtransitionstoschoolprogramwhichisfacilitatedbyFamily

Connectsawanincreaseinparentparticipationinworkshopsforparentswhichincludedlearninghowto

supporttheirchildatschool.OurActionforSuccesslearningprojectincludedcasemanagementstrategies

whichguideteachersinhowtoidentifystudentsatrisk.Thisapproachcontributedtowardsdeepening

teachers’understandingofhowtousestudentdataandsamplesofworktopreciselyidentifyeach

student’sneedandplanandimplementeffectiveteachingstrategies.OurInstructionalLeaderandPrincipal

wereinstrumentalinfacilitatingcasemanagementsessionsonafortnightlybasistosupportatiered

interventionapproachinLiteracyandNumeracy.OurStudentVoiceprojectintroducedcriteriaforour

PositiveBehaviourforLearninginitiativewherestudentsandtheirteacherhadconferencesabout

expectationsofbehaviour.TheseexpectationsarereflectedintheirachievementofourBronze,Silverand

Goldawards.Teachers,StudentsandFamiliesengagedinResiliencetrainingwithanexternalconsultantto

developstrategiestoenhanceemotionalintelligenceamongstourschoolcommunity.Webelieveout

processesthroughout2015hadtheplannedimpactwhereeverystudentinourcarewasactivelyengaged

inpersonalised,meaningful,challengingandfuturefocusedlearningexperiencestoachieveandthriveas

learners,leadersandresponsible,productivecitizens.

Progresstowardsachievingimprovementmeasures Resources(annual)

Aboriginalstudentsmatchorbettertheoutcomesofallstudents.

- PersonalisedlearningplanscreatedinconsultationwithfamilyandschoolforallAboriginalstudents.Reviewedeachsemester

- 17%ofYear3Aboriginalstudentsachievedproficientbands(bands5and6)inreading

- 50%ofYear5Aboriginalstudentsachievedproficientbands(band7and8)inreading

- 100%ofYear2AboriginalstudentsachievedstatetargetinEarlyArithmeticalStrategies

$10400

FTE1$61587

AEO

- TargetedAboriginalStudentsinYears4and6receivedNortaNortaintervention

Personalisedanddifferentiatedlearningisevidentinteachingandlearningprograms

- casemanagementwithteachersonafortnightlybasisinEnglishandMaths

- Teachingandlearningprogramsreflectedtierandpersonalisedlearningforallstudents

- LearningandSupportproceduresintroduced,anincreaseinIndividualEducationPlansdevelopedanddeliveredbyclassroomandinterventionteachers

$65000

.5FTE=$50251LAST

EarlyActionforSuccessFTE.5

AnincreaseinstudentsachievementevidentinPLANandNAPLANdata

- 36%ofKindergartenstudentsachievedCluster4inreading

- 78%ofYearOnestudentsachievedCluster6orhigherinreading

- 28%ofYearTwostudentsachievedCluster8orhigherinreading

- Year3NAPLANdatareflectsasignificantincreaseintrenddatainallareasofLiteracyandNumeracy

- Year5NAPLANdatareflectsgrowthinreading,spellingandnumeracy.Therewasasignificantgrowthinwriting.

$10050=.1FTE(LAST)

$19129

Nextsteps

In2016ourimprovementmeasuresforStrategicDirection1willremainthesame.Fromourassessment,

mappingandfeedbackinregardstostrategicdirection1therearerevisedprocesses;

PersonalisedLearningPathways:

- ReviewofAboriginalPersonalisedLearningPathwayswilloccureachsemester.OurPLP’swillbe

createdonSENTRALtoensureaconsistentapproachoccurswithotherpersonalisedlearningpathways

suchasIndividualEducationPlans.

- InvestigatetheeffectivenessofdigitalportfoliosP-6andteachersexploreoptionsonbestpracticefor

thisprocess.ThesewillbelinkedwithSENTRALbeingusedtocreateEducationPlans

ActionforSuccessLearningProject:

- Assessmentandmoderationstrategiesexploredbystaffthroughout2016engagingwithteachersfrom

ourlearningcommunitytostrengthenthisprocess.

- DevelopingInstructionalLeadershipstrategiesoftheleadershipteamthroughexternalconsultation

andprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities

StudentVoice:

- Attendancewillbeafocusfor2016specificallylatearrivalstoschool

StrategicDirection2

Fosteringquality,inspiringteachingandleadership

Purpose

Buildcapacityinourstaffthroughfocussedprofessionallearninganddevelopmentthatcreatesacultureofprofessionalsthatareengagedinongoing,relevantandevidencebasedlearningand

practiceatanindividualandcollectivelevel.


Ourleadershipteamworkedwithexternalconsultantstobuildcapacityinourstaffthrough

focussedprofessionallearninganddevelopment.Thishasstartedtocreateacultureof

professionalsthatareengagedinongoing,relevantandevidencebasedlearningandpracticeat

anindividualandcollectivelevel.Throughout2015teachersengagedinprofessionaldevelopment

ontheAustralianProfessionalTeachingStandardstoreflectontheirownjourneywith

accreditation.TeachersdevelopedtheirProfessionalLearningPlansandmetwiththePrincipal

andsupervisorsonaregularbasistoreflect,refineandplantheirprofessionaldevelopmentgoals

throughouttheyear.Teacherswereobservedandtogetherself-reflectedandusedevidencefrom

theirteachingandlearningprogramstodeterminewheretonextfortheirprofessionaljourney.

Wehad4teachersachievetheiraccreditationatproficientleavein2016and1teachermaintain

heraccreditation.Otherteachersexploredaccreditationathigherlevelsandusedthesestandards

toguidetheirProfessionalDevelopmentPlans.Theleadershipteamworkedwithanexternal

consultant(LynSharratt)todevelopleadershipcapacityinfacilitatingcasemanagementsessions.

Aschooldatawallwascreatedtodriveconversationsincasemanagementsessionsandto

identifystudentsrequiringtieredintervention.OurLeadershipteamengagedintheprofessional

developmentoftheWellbeingFrameworkandworkedcloselywithanexternalconsultantto

developeffectivestrategiesonwellbeingtosupportourstudentswellbeingneeds.


Ahighlyskilled,responsiveanddiversestaffwhohaveasharedunderstandingandvalueofthemselvesandeachothertocontributetoacultureofhighexpectations.

- Teacherfeedbackreflectsprofessionallearningprovidedthroughout2015wasvaluedandpurposeful.

- Teachersreflectedthattheysawapositiveimpactofprofessionallearningwiththeirstudentslearning

- Staffbelieveweareheadingintherightdirectiontobuildqualityacrossourschool.

$86500

EA4S$5000traininggrant

Allstaffhaveindividualprofessionaldevelopmentplansthat

- 100%ofstaffhaveprofessionaldevelopmentplansthatshowreflectionoftheirteachingpracticein

$25000

demonstratereflectiveteachingpractice,arelinkedtotheAustralianprofessionalteachingstandardsandguidestheirprofessionallearning,practiceandcapacitytoimprovestudentlearning

regardstotheAustralianProfessionalTeachingStandards

- Staffreflectthatsettingprofessionalgoalshassupportedthemasprofessionalsandthelearningachievementsintheirclassrooms.

Datainformed,differentiatedandpersonalisedlearningexperiencesarehighlyvisibleinallstafflearningandteachingprograms.

- 100%ofteachingandlearningprogramsdemonstratedifferentiatedlearningexperiencesespeciallyinEnglishandMathsprograms.

- PLANdataisevidentintheinstructionaldecisionsofteachersintheirteachingandlearningprograms.

$7500

EarlyActionforSuccess$5000

Nextsteps

In2016ourimprovementmeasuresforStrategicDirection2willremainthesame.Fromour

assessment,mappingandfeedbackinregardstostrategicdirection2therearerevisedprocesses;

PerformanceandDevelopmentProject

- Observationsbetweenpeerswillbeexploredthisyear,withstaffprovidedprofessionallearningon

observationandfeedbackstrategies

- StaffengageinprofessionaldevelopmentontheSchoolExcellenceFramework.Allstaffparticipatein

mappingofschoolplanwithframework.

GreatTeachinginspiredlearning

- Professionallearningfacilitatedbyexperiencedmembersofstaff

- EngagedProfessionallearningwithexternalpersonaltosupportfuturefocussedlearningstrategies

LeadershipLearningProject

- InstructionalWalksintroduced,facilitatedandexecutedonaregularbasistodriveleadershipteam

discussionsonSchoolExcellenceFrameworkandfuturestrategicdirections

- Mentoringandcoachingprofessionaldevelopmentfacilitatedforleadershipteamandaspiringleaders.

Possiblyengagingwithexperienceacrosslearningcommunitytosupportprocess.

WellbeingFramework

- ProfessionaldevelopmentonWellbeingforschools-connect,succeedandthrive-implicationsfor

KingswoodPark

StrategicDirection3

CommunityPartnershipsEngagementforall

Purpose

Strengthening family and community engagement through a collaborative approach to decision making that is accountable, transparent and reflects local and systemic priorities.


Throughout2015westrengthenedfamilyandcommunityengagementthroughacollaborativeapproach.

ThisstartedwithourParentandCommunity(P&C)committeebeingaskedtobepartofthedecision

makingprocessofourschooltoensureaccountabilityandtransparency.WelaunchedourFacebookpage

earlyin2015whichreachedover300peopleinourcommunityandassistedcommunicationtofurther

informourschoolcommunityandstrengthencommunitypartnerships.Ourschoolworkedcloselywiththe

NepeanCommunityandNeighbourhoodServicesteamwhodeliveredtargetedprogramstoourstudents

afterschoolandengagedourparentsinworkshopsthroughouttheday.WeengagedaWellbeingteacher’s

aidethroughNCNStoworkwithtargetedstudentsandtheirfamiliestosupportemotionwellbeing.Our

partnershipwithTheSmithFamilystrengthenedthroughout2015withthesupportofViewClubmembers

whofacilitatedourweekly“LearningClub”tosupportourstudent’shomework.OurInstructionalLeader

facilitatedthePATCHprojectwith3parentscommittingtotheprojecttosupportstudentslearning.Our

greatsuccessin2015wastheincreaseinparticipationofourBigTrackstoLittleSchooltransitiontoschool

program.FacilitatedbyConnectandourPreschoolteacherchildrenfromthelocalareaattendedthe

weeklytransitionprogramandparentsattendedweeklyworkshopstosupporttheirchild’slearning

journey.


An increased number ofparentsparticipatinginallschool activitiesrepresenting andinclusive of, all schoolcommunity culturalgroups

- Increaseofparentsatparentsforums,engagementinourFacebookpageandschoolwebsite.

- 100%ofparentsengagedinthecreationandreviewofPersonalisedLearningPlans

$7000

Increased parent andcommunity engagementin student learningidentified throughsurveys, data andattendance ateducationalmeetings

- IncreasefromsemesterOnetoSemesterTwoinour3wayinterviews

- ParentsengagedinPATCHprogramtobecometeacherhelpersinclassrooms

- Parentforumsreflectsanincreaseinparentsfeelingvaluedinstudentlearningandfeelcomfortablegettinginvolved.

$2950

Sustained, high levels of - ExternalpartnershipswithSydneyUniversity $5000

student engagement andlearning evident directlyresulting from strong,externalpartnerships

engagedstudentsinlearningoutsidetheirworld

- EngagementofWellBeingteacheraidesupportedwellbeingofstudents(supportthroughNepeanCommunityandNeighbourhoodServices)

Nextsteps

In2016ourimprovementmeasuresforStrategicDirection2willremainthesame.Fromour

assessment,mappingandfeedbackinregardstostrategicdirection2therearerevisedprocesses;

21stCenturyYarning

- Explorefuturetechnologiestoengageourcommunityandcommunicatewithourcommunity

- Engageourschoolcommunityin“TellthemfromMe”survey’s

PATCHProject

- Encouragemoreparentparticipationinprojectthroughflexibletimesandobligationstoproject

OurschoolwillengageintheTellthemfromMesurveywithteachers,studentsandcommunity

participation.OurLeadershipTeamwillusethedatacollectedtodrivestrategicdirectionsacrossour

school.

Keyinitiativesandotherschoolfocusareas

Keyinitiatives(annual) Impactachievedthisyear Resources(annual)

Aboriginalbackgroundfunding

Development,implementationandreviewfPersonalisedlearningPlans.

AboriginalEducationofficerworkingshouldertoshoulderinclassroomsprovidingsupporttobothstudentsandteachersonachievementoflearninggoals.

HiringofincursionsthroughouttheyeartoeducateanddeepenknowledgeofallstudentsonAboriginalculturesfromPreschooltoYear6.

NAIDOCcelebrationsandcommunityinvolvementinschool.

Attendanceof8WAYSProfessionalLearning

EmploymentofSLSOtosupportchildrenachievelearninggoalsinPLP.

$71987

$61587FTE1AEO

$10400FLEXIBLEFUNDING

Socio-economicfunding

Employmentofteachertosupporttieredinterventioninallclassrooms.

EmploymentofadditionalSchoolLearningandSupportOfficerstosupporttieredinterventionwithidentifiedstudents

Professionallearningopportunitiesprovidedtoallstaffdeliveredbyschool,DoEandprivateconsultationproviders

IncursionsandExcursionssupplementedtosupportlearninginsideandoutsideofclassroom

Consultantengagedtosupportwellbeing(Howfullisyourbucket?)

HigherDutiesofaclassroomteachertoAssistantPrincipal

Additionaltimeprovideforcasemanagementapproachandcollaborateplanningandconsistentteacherjudgement

$209001

.1FTE$10050

$198.951Flexiblefunding

Lowleveladjustmentfordisabilityfunding

EmploymentofLASTtosupporttieredintervention

IntroductionofLearningandSupportprocedures

Professionallearningtosupportteacherstomakeadjustmentsfordisabilityinclassrooms

EmploymentofSchoolLearningandSupportOfficertosupportachievementoflearning

$69380

.5FTE$50251

$19129FLEXIBLEFUNDING

NextSteps

goalsinIndividualEducationPlans

Development,implementationandreviewofIndividualEducationPlansforidentifiedandtargetedstudents.

Otherschoolfocusareas Impactachievedthisyear Resources(annual)

EarlyActionforSuccess

Professionallearningprovidedtoallstafffromschoolbased(InstructionalLeader),DoEandprivateconsultantstosupportteachingofEnglishandMathematics

InterventionteacheremployedtosupporttieredinterventioninK-2classrooms

InstructionalLeaderprovidedshouldertoshouldersupportineachK-2classroom

CaseManagementtimeprovidedtoteacherstoanalysedataandcreatelearningintensionsforstudents

EngagementoflocalSpeechTherapisttoassessandprovideweeklysupportforchildrenidentified.

EngagementofOccupationalTherapistthroughSydneyUniversitytoassessandprovideinterventiontoidentifiedstudents.Alsoprovideprofessionaldevelopmenttoteachertoprovideinstructionandsupportforidentifiedstudents.

EngagedwithDrLynSharratttoprovideprofessionaldevelopmentwithleadershipteam.

FTE.5

$10000TRAININGGRANT

$4555Intervention

NORTANORTA

EmploymentofSchoolLearningandSupportOfficertoprovidetargetedinterventioninReading,WritingandNumberforidentifiedchildreninYears4and6.

Schoolbaseddata(PLAN)indicatesincreaseinstudentachievementofreading,writingandnumberoutcomesfortargetstudents.

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StudentinformationItisarequirementthatthereportingofinformationforallstudentsbeconsistentwithprivacyandpersonalinformationpolicies.

StudentenrolmentprofileStudentEnrolment

Gender 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Male 83 80 80 74 59 67 63Female 59 59 55 46 57 72 69

Studentattendanceprofile

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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K 93.0 90.6 88.5 89.0 89.1 86.3

1 94.1 91.8 81.9 92.5 90.0 88.6

2 90.5 95.6 88.2 90.3 90.4 86.5

3 94.3 96.2 94.6 91.0 91.9 94.5

4 93.8 91.6 93.6 96.3 92.6 83.2

5 91.0 95.2 86.1 94.7 90.6 89.6

6 92.4 92.5 90.4 93.4 95.3 87.8

Total 92.7 93.3 88.8 92.0 91.2 88.3

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K 94.7 94.7 94.3 95.0 95.2 94.4

1 94.2 94.2 93.9 94.5 94.7 93.8

2 94.4 94.2 94.2 94.7 94.9 94.0

3 94.5 94.4 94.4 94.8 95.0 94.1

4 94.5 94.3 94.3 94.7 94.9 94.0

5 94.4 94.2 94.2 94.5 94.8 94.0

6 94 93.8 93.8 94.1 94.2 93.5

Total 94.4 94.3 94.2 94.7 94.8 94.0

WorkforceinformationReportingofinformationforallstaffmustbeconsistentwithprivacyandpersonalinformationpolicies.

Workforcecomposition

Position Number

Principal 1

DeputyPrincipal(s) 0

AssistantPrincipal(s) 1

HeadTeacher(s) 0

ClassroomTeacher(s) 4

TeacherofReadingRecovery 1

LearningandSupportTeacher(s) 1

TeacherLibrarian 1

TeacherofESL 0

SchoolCounsellor 1

SchoolAdministrative&SupportStaff 2

Otherpositions 2

Total 14

TheAustralianEducationRegulation,2014requiresschoolstoreportonAboriginalcompositionoftheirworkforce.

WeemployanAboriginalEducationOfficerandaSchoolLearningSupportOfficerwhoareofAboriginalbackground.Thisrepresents13%ofourschoolworkforce.TeacherqualificationsAllteachingstaffmeettheprofessionalrequirementsforteachinginNSWpublicschools.

Qualifications %ofstaff

Undergraduatedegreeordiploma 100

Postgraduatedegree 95%

Professionallearningandteacheraccreditation

Throughout 2015 4 teachers completed theiraccreditation process at Proficient career level. 3staff engaged in professional learning to start theprocess to complete their accreditation at eitherHighly Accomplished or Lead career level. 1 Staffmember is a Lead Teacher. Throughout 2015 staffworked collaboratively to explore the teachingstandards and provided evidence of proficiency ofeachstandard throughout theyear tosupport theirevidence towards their Professional DevelopmentPlan. Our school Principal provided informationsessionstolocalschoolsontheaccreditationprocessatalllevels.

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Financialinformation

Financialsummary

Thissummarycoversfundsforoperatingcostsanddoesnotinvolveexpenditureareassuchaspermanentsalaries,buildingandmajormaintenance.

Afullcopyoftheschool’s2015financialstatementistabledattheannualgeneralmeetingsoftheparentand/orcommunitygroups.Furtherdetailsconcerningthestatementcanbeobtainedbycontactingtheschool.

Dateoffinancialsummary 30/11/2015

Income $Balancebroughtforward 157,754.56Globalfunds 132,084.37Tiedfunds 357,767.39School&communitysources 0.00Interest 4,863.70Trustreceipts 36,350.40Canteen 0.00Totalincome 580,874.04Expenditure

Teaching&learning Keylearningareas 17,610.19Excursions 9,808.94Extracurriculardissections 16,062.10

Library 2,530.48Training&development 2,526.01Tiedfunds 235,561.18Casualreliefteachers 20,577.58Administration&office 29,804.82School-operatedcanteen 0.00Utilities 24,523.07Maintenance 20,604.14Trustaccounts 30,120.42Capitalprograms 0.00Totalexpenditure 409,728.93Balancecarriedforward 329,056.35

SchoolperformanceSchool-basedassessment

UsingPlanningLiteracyandNumeracydatasets;

60%ofourKindergartenAboriginalchildrenachievedcluster4oraboveinreading.

73%ofourYearOneAboriginalchildrenachievedcluster6oraboveinreading

100%ofourYearTwoAboriginalchildrenachievedminimumtargetsinEarlyArithmeticalStrategies.

NAPLAN

IntheNationalAssessmentProgram,theresultsacrosstheYears3,5,7and9literacyandnumeracyassessmentsarereportedonascalefromBand1toBand10.Theachievementscalerepresentsincreasinglevelsofskillsandunderstandingsdemonstratedintheseassessments.

TheMySchoolwebsiteprovidesdetailedinformationanddatafornationalliteracyandnumeracytesting.ClickonthelinkMySchoolandinserttheschoolnameintheFindaschoolandselectGOtoaccesstheschooldata.

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Parent/caregiver,student,teachersatisfactionEachyearschoolsarerequiredtoseektheopinionsofparents,studentsandteachersabouttheschool.Theirresponsesarepresentedbelow.

PolicyrequirementsAboriginaleducation

This year, our Aboriginal Education Officer MrsMcFarlane worked tirelessly to engage our schoolcommunitywithourschoollife.Sheensuredshewasin our playground at key transitions timesthroughout the day to be available for a yarnwithour communitymembers. Shealso facilitated “yarnups” with morning and afternoon teas where ourAboriginal and non-Aboriginal familieswere invitedtoyarnaboutourschoolandourcommunity.From

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these yarns future strategic directions were madeand events organised. Mrs McFarlane organised alocal Aboriginal artist to complete an artwork withour children,which she explaining symbols and thepowerofstorytellingthrougharttoallourchildren.OurNAIDOCweekcelebrationsweresuccessfulwithnotablymorecommunityinvolvementthanpreviousyears with a welcome BBQ and cultural incursionsincludingAuntyWendy’sMob inourPreschool andfrom Taronga Zoo with Uncle Gary talking to thechildren about the significant animals in Aboriginalculture and living from the land. Mrs McFarlaneintroduced Cultural time where she visited classeseachweektoshareher lifeexperiencesandextendour children’s understanding of Aboriginal culture,history and story through yarning. Staff membersparticipated in the 8 ways professional learningprovided by regional Aboriginal team, but it wasdecided at this time our school would not pursuethis pedagogy. All Aboriginal children workedthroughaPersonalisedLearningPathway (PLP) thatwas created in partnership with family and school.This achievement of our students PLP goals wascelebratedandsharedwithourschoolcommunity.

MulticulturalEducationandAnti-racism

Kingswood Park students and staff share a richcultural and language diversity. Our multiculturalperspective at our school is maintained throughspecial events such as Harmony Day andGrandparentsDay.Wehada significant turnout forHarmony Day with a range of parents, carers andfamily and community members attending thecelebrations led by our Student Leadership Team.Each class completed activities that were sharedwith thecommunityatapicnic lunch,whichendedwith everyone placing an orange ribbon on ourschool fence to signify Harmony Day. Multiculturaleducation is integrated into our units of work inHSIE,whichhasallowedforstudentstogain insightinto their own and other cultures through stories,researchprojects,artandcraftandmusic.

Otherschoolprograms

Early Action for Success has been an initiative atKingswood Park Public School since 2013, andprovides a three-tiered intervention model and in-class instructional leadership. Teachers have theopportunitytocollaborativelyplananduseeffectiveassessment and observation strategies to identifyintentionallearningtargetsforallstudents.Inorderto personalise our practice, data walls have beenconstructed in each stage tomonitor and track theprogress of all students. In case managementmeetings,eachstagecollaboratesaroundagroupof

studentswhohavenotprogressedasexpected,andbrainstorm ways of adjusting instruction to ensurepersonalised goals are met. We have found thisstrategy and the approaches we have taken to behighlysuccessfulnotonlyforourstudentsidentifiedas needing additional help but all students as theyareenjoyingtargetedandexplicitteachingdesignedspecifically to engage them in challenging andmotivatinglearningexperiences.2015 showed significant improvement in studentoutcomes for reading, showing an increase from26%ofstudentsontrackto51%ontrackinYears1and2.In Kindergarten 45% of students reachedminimumstandardsinreading.In Kindergarten 45% of students reachedminimumstandardsinwriting.In Kindergarten 73% of students reachedminimumstandardsorhigherinnumeracy.In Year 1 82% of students reached minimumstandardsinreading.In Year 1 76% of students reached minimumstandardsinwriting.In Year 1 88% of students reached minimumstandardsorhigherinnumeracy.In Year 2 56% of students reached minimumstandardsinreading.In Year 2 25% of students reached minimumstandardsinwriting.In Year 2 88% of students reached minimumstandardsorhigherinnumeracy

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Kingswood Park 2015 Annual Report · 2020. 8. 21. · Introduction The Annual Report for 2015 provides the community of Kingswood Park an account of the school’s operations and