Explicit School
Improvement Agenda 2018
At
Birkdale State School our goal is to ensure all students are operating above
the National Benchmarks for Literacy and Numeracy. Our emphasis will be
on providing the best opportunities to achieve the intended curriculum. We will
achieve this through:
ü Focus on targeted teaching of Reading
o Explicitly focussing on Reading through the embedding of
the Birkdale State School Reading Framework and South East Region Reading
Strategy including
decoding/comprehension skills
o Data driven student
differentiation for Reading with a focus on improvement in the
Upper 2 Bands
o Individual student goals, strategies and targets for student improvement
o Building staff
capacity HOC/Peer Coaching approach; enhancing strong metalanguage and Reading pedagogy
ü Focus on targeted teaching of Numeracy and Mathematics
o Embed Birkdale Mathematics Program
o Provide students with explicit strategies / tools for problem solving
o Instructional Coaching model; Embed the Birkdale Mathematics Program
o Data driven individual student goals, strategies and targets for student improvement
ü Ensure the teaching of literacy and numeracy is consistent throughout the school as identified in the research based Birkdale State School Pedagogical Framework
ü Continue our clear
focus on literacy and numeracy by embedding them within all teaching
Units
ü Respond to a range
of student achievement data and select strategies that meet individual
learning
needs
ü Build teacher
capacity and pedagogical practice using Instructional Coaching
ü Clearly articulate
sequences of learning for each year level.
ü Provide quality
resources to enhance the teaching of English and literacy, Mathematics and
numeracy.
ü Embed ICTs and STEM across
the curriculum to enhance student learning.
2018
Targets % of students
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Reading
Year 3
NMS 97% U2B 48%
Year 5
NMS 97% U2B 40%
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Writing
Year 3
NMS 97% U2B 46%
Year 5
NMS 97% U2B 35%
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Spelling
Year 3
NMS 97% U2B 38%
Year 5
NMS 97% U2B 35%
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Grammar
Year 3
NMS 97% U2B 55%
Year 5
NMS 97% U2B 40%
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Numeracy
Year 3
NMS 97% U2B 35%
Year 5
NMS 97% U2B 35%
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Attendance
Students attending 95% or better
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Reporting
15 % increase in As and Bs in English, Maths and Science 15% decrease in Ds and Es in English, Maths and Science
PAT R - Stanine 5 attainment as a minimum standard PAT – M – Stanine 5 attainment as a
minimum standard
85% of students achieve PM Year Level benchmark 85% of students achieve PROBE Year Level benchmark
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