Mount Beauty 2018 2021 Strategic Plan
Mount Beauty 2018 2021 Strategic Plan
Mount Beauty 2018 2021 Strategic Plan
Endorsement Re-Endorsement (if a Goal, KIS or Target is changed) Re-endorsement (if a Goal, KIS or Target is changed)
Mount Beauty Primary School Strategic Plan 2018-2021 Principal: .......................................................... Carolyn Serpell [date] ………………………………………[name] .......................... [date] ………………………………………[name] ........................... [date]
For schools in the 2016 review cycle, the SSP must finish in School council: ....................................................... Bronwyn Gray [date] ………………………………………[name] .......................... [date] ………………………………………[name] ........................... [date]
2020. School in the 2017 review cycle will finish in 2021.
Delegate of the
Secretary: .......................................................... Jody Grimmond [date] ………………………………………[name] .......................... [date] ………………………………………[name] ........................... [date]
School vision School values Context and challenges Intent, rationale and focus
At Mount Beauty Primary School, our vision is At Mount Beauty Primary School, it is an expectation that we While the school has made considerable progress in developing a whole school teaching To fully align with FISO to collectively build the capacity of the school to deliver more effective
to empower our students to embrace learning, show Respect for Self, Others and the Environment. framework in literacy, the impact of this is not evident in the Year 5 NAPLAN and learning teaching, improved learning and improved schooling outcomes.
act with kindness, demonstrate resilience and gain data. As a result, improving student achievement and in particular the learning gain
take pride in themselves, their school and Our values of Pride, Resilience and Kindness underpin our between Years 3-5 is a key challenge in the new strategic plan. Developing a whole school Theory of Action
community. vision and whole school expectations. approach to the teaching of Numeracy is also a key focus due to an observed downward
trend in achievement at Year 5 from 2014-2016. If staff have a better understanding of, and alignment with FISO, it is expected that they will be
able to provide clearer, well-structured and effective curriculum programs for students and
An upward trend in the Parent Survey data has been positive, however our student improve student outcomes. This will entail a clear focus on building excellence in teaching and
absences remain high and more work is required to improve parent engagement in student learning, professional leadership and the development of a positive school climate with
learning. community engagement.
Student engagement and well-being also remains an area for continued focus. While Effective leadership leads to higher competencies in planning, coordinating and evaluating
school connectedness, student learning and teacher effectiveness were at or above state teaching and the curriculum.
mean, variation between cohorts has our school performing below the state average for
the four-year average. Our school is also performing below the state mean for student The continuation to the strong focus on building teacher capacity in their knowledge,
relationships and well-being, with girls scoring significantly lower than boys do. understanding and application of curriculum content, pedagogy and data literacy, will allow
further opportunity to improve student learning outcomes at the school.
As the school continues to grow, the need to consider leadership positions or
responsibilities has also grown. Creating an organisational structure that enables the Strong home/school partnership especially in relation to high expectations, school vision and
effective implementation of the strategic plan and review recommendations, remains an values, engagement in learning, communication, feedback and behaviour management will
ongoing goal. This needs to include responsibility for instructional leadership, student well- assist the promotion of a positive school climate for learning.
being and engagement with families, in order to progress our vision, values and culture.