GreenslopesState School
Annual Implementation Plan 2017

School Improvement Priorities

Improvement priority: Reading

Strategy
By the end of 2017 we will implement an explicit approach to the teaching of Reading Comprehension Strategies through a Guided Reading Framework, so that we have upto 70% of students in Year 3 and 60% of students in Year 5 achieving in the Upper 2 Bands for Reading.
Actions / Targets / Timelines / Responsible Officer/s
Continue the professional development cycle of Sheena Cameron Reading Comprehension Strategy. / 100% of Sheena Cameron Reading Comprehension strategies / July 2017 / Maggie Cifuentes
Nicola Leslie
Ensure Reading 2 Learn model is being consistently adhered through Learning Walk process and instructional coaching (P-2) / Learning Walks built into the Greenslopes SS Instructional Cycle by Term 2 / April 2017 / Trevor Carr
Develop and embed a school wide approach to Guided Reading. / All teachers undertaking Guided Reading at least 3 times per week / July 2017 / Maggie Cifuentes
Nicola Leslie
Identify individual students in Years 2 and 4 who’s PM and PROBE results indicate they are either in the U2B and/or close to U2B for direct intervention and continued monitoring through Case Management. / 100% of identified students undertaking additional extension activities in Reading / February/March 2017 / Trevor Carr
Maggie Cifuentes
Helen Rieck
Continue to train and upskill teachers in Reading 2 Learn / 100% of staff trained in Reading 2 Learn / Dec 2017 / Trevor Carr
Maggie Cifuentes

Improvement priority: Teaching and Learning

Strategy
By the end of 2017 we will have a school wide system in place for the joint construction of Success Criteria and Learning Intentions so that we have a systemised consistency ensuring 100% of teachers are embedding the practice across all Learning Areas.
Actions / Targets / Timelines / Responsible Officer/s
Continued professional learning throughout the year via ‘teacher as experts’ model and collegial coaching. / 100% of teachers using success criteria and learning intentions during explicit instruction of Reading Comprehension Strategies / March 2017 / Trevor Carr
Kevin Castles
Jenny Young
100% of teachers using success criteria and learning intentions during teaching of other Learning Areas / September 2017 / Trevor Carr
Kevin Castles
Jenny Young
Review the pedagogical framework to ensure best practice model is embedded. / Pedagogical Framework reviewed and implemented / April 2017 / Leadership Team
Develop a learning walk process that focusses on developing teacher consistency of use of success criteria and learning intentions. / Learning Walks built into the Greenslopes SS Instructional Cycle by Term 2 / April 2017 / Trevor Carr

Improvement priority: Developing Critical and Creative Thinking

Strategy
By the end of 2017, each teacher will work to develop critical and creative thinking skills by developing a questioning matrix for use across the school system based upon Bloom’s Taxonomy for use in Reading 2 Learn planning and integrating the Digital Literacies and Technologies across Learning Areas.
Actions / Targets / Timelines / Responsible Officer/s
School Leadership Team to develop a questioning matrix based on Bloom’s taxonomy to use when designing questions for Reading 2 Learn. / 100% of teachers engaging with the questioning matrix during planning / End of Term One / Trevor Carr
Maggie Cifuentes
Teachers use a mentor to design and clarify assessment tasks using digital literacies. / 100% of teachers with release time with digital mentor / End of 2017 / Trevor Carr
Yianni Papamonolis
Teachers integrate digital literacies for at least one assessment task during the 2017 school year for one of the following learning areas:
-English
-Mathematics
-Science
-HAAS / 100% of teachers integrating digital literacies with assessment tasks / End of 2017 / Trevor Carr
Yianni Papamonolis
Teachers examine how Reading 2 Learn can be embedded with the teaching of problem solving. / A school wide framework for problem solving planning aligned to R2L / End of 2017 / Nahibs McCallum

Endorsement

This plan was developed in consultation with the school community and meets identified school needs and systemic requirements.

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Principal P and C/School Council Assistant Regional Director