GPCC School Improvement Plan 2020

School Improvement Plan 2020

2019 ANNUAL REPORT | MESSAGES FROM KEY SCHOOL BODIES

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Green Point Christian College School Improvement Plan 2020

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We have adopted a school improvement process rather than a traditional strategic plan, in order to remain open and flexible to on-going change and to build a mindset of continuous improvement into our organisational culture.

This also builds upon our newly adopted core purpose statements including our graduate profile for students.

Improvement is in the direction of how best we can progress our core purpose which is an on-going focus for each successive intake of students.

The key elements are drawn from school improvement literature including the ACER work (eg National School Improvement Tool) of the last few years.

Our four key priorities will be: a. b. c. d.

Shaping everything we do around our core purpose statements Teacher and staff development Community partnerships Learning from and implementing lessons from the pandemic experience

Key Elements of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) for GPCC 1. An explicit improvement agenda focused on our school purpose o

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Review of existing programs and activities  Student discipline  Student Chapel  Mission and Service-learning including outdoor education  Co-curricular creative and performance arts Dissemination of core purpose and graduate profile elements  Teachers and Staff  Students  Parents  Public Establish a culture of continuous improvement  Regular review of each activity  Year level teams and faculties review student progress, curriculum, units, activities etc.

2. A school culture that promotes learning and personal development o

Raising expectations in classrooms of student engagement and performance  Monitoring the use of class time  Ensuring learning intentions are clear

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Providing effective feedback to students Regular review of student progress Progressive reporting Blended learning (COVID- 19 lessons)

3. An expert teaching team that uses effective pedagogical strategies and differentiates for student need o

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Planned delivery of teacher development activities over next 3 years  Implementation of TbD  Deliver Open Book Biblical literacy program  Establish GPCC Teacher Profile and classroom characteristics  Personalised teacher development program  Development of our home learning approach Developing open classrooms and use of instructional rounds Investigate the HUB Model of teacher training

4. Systematic curriculum review, design and delivery o

Preparation for 2021 NESA Registration by audit and edit of current programs and policies  Use of TEAMS for content storage, staff collaboration and on-line learning  Complete review of all school policies  Ensure scope and sequence for all subjects/levels is consistently formatted and complete

5. The targeted use of school resources o

Master Plan review  Engage new architects for review  Priority on new admin block with combined staffroom  Focus on existing classroom upgrades

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Financial Sustainability  Focus on increased enrolments 2021  Explore alternative funding support initiatives for school activities

6. Strong school-community partnerships especially with parents o o

Establish a representative parent body Establish community partnerships with Council, Business, Churches

7. The analysis and use of data for improvement o o o o

Establish robust and regular reviews of student assessment data Develop progressive reporting across K-12 Investigate individual student tracking of learning Provide teacher training in use of data for planning for student improvement

Key Performance Indicators For each of the areas of focus above, see the separate spreadsheet for KPI’s and for the person/s responsible for the area.

4 Accountability: A. The Principal is responsible for ensuring progress is made in implementing the SIP. He will report to the Board monthly and to staff and parents on a termly basis.

B. Individual members or groups of members of the College will be accountable to the Principal for achieving KPI’s in their allocated SIP responsibilities C. The SIP will be on the College website and form part of the Annual Report.