Tool 1: Action Team Implementation Checklist
Tasks / Notes / Leadershipsupport
Has the principal signed the Statementof Commitmentand ensured school leadership is represented on the ActionTeam?
ActionTeaminformationandtraining
Have all members of the ActionTeamattended GettingStartedprofessional learning and read the ActionTeamHandbook?
HaseveryonereviewedtheonlineresourcesforAction Teams,watchedtheIntroductiontoKidsMatterDVD andreadtheEssentialReadingandBriefingpack?
Ifany members have not yet attendedGetting Started,have they been booked into anothersession or an Overviewsession?
Has your Action Team identified who will attend KidsMatterimplementationsupportnetworkmeetings each term?
EstablishingActionTeamroles
Is the Actionteam representativeof the whole school community?
Have tasks been matchedto skills?
Willestablishing working groups involving the broader school community be useful if there are skill gaps or extra resources needed?
LeadingtheActionTeam
Whois best placed to take on this coordinationrole?
Is leadership distributedamong all members of our
ActionTeam?
Identifyingexternalsupporters
Have we sought supporters from outside the school from the education,health or community sector to be on the ActionTeam?
Have we recruited parents and carers with specialist knowledge in mental health,wellbeing,cultural diversity, parenting or organisational change?
Arethere any KidsMatterschools nearby thatour
ActionTeamcan connect with?
Planningmeetings /
Is meeting twice per term sufficient?
Whattime and where will we meet?
Whowill develop the agenda, keep minutes,gather working group feedback and circulatethese the week aftereach meeting?
Engaging,consultingandcollaboratingwiththeschoolcommunity
Has the Introductionto KidsMatterDVDpresentation been viewed by all staff?
Whatsteps have we taken to engage all staff, studentsand families using the Introductionto KidsMatterDVD,BriefingpackandGuidingPrinciples?
Whatcreativestrategiesareweusingtocollaboratively involve staff,studentsand families and to empower them to participatein the KidsMatterjourney?
How will we regularly seek opinions, provide feedback and information?
Clear visionandgoals
Has the ActionTeamcompleted the ‘How does KidsMatterbuild on whatwe are doing?’ diagram in this handbook?
Has this diagram been filled out by all school
teaching,administrationand support staff?
Have studentsand families been invited to contribute to the wellbeing vision of our school?
Have we considered the KidsMatterframework and
GuidingPrinciplestohelpinformourvisionandgoals?
Gatheringandinterpretingevidence-baseddata
Have we identified and collected any existing data thatrelatesto mental health and wellbeing in our school community?
Have we used the KidsMattersurvey tools and
Mental Health Map?
Arewe following the step-by-stepinstructionsfor interpretingKidsMatterdata?
Whatmechanisms have we developed to check back with our school community and KidsMatterProject Officers after collating and interpreting data?
Arewe using KidsMatterprofessional learning component TargetAreasand Goalsand literature reviews to support interpretationof school data?
Coordinatingwhole-staffprofessionallearning /
Have we decided who will facilitatethe training?
Have we organised external support for the delivery of Components 3 and 4?
Have all members of the ActionTeamread the literaturereview prior to each component being delivered to staff?
Has the professional learning developed a shared understanding of mental health and wellbeing among all staff?
How will the ActionTeamgrow this shared understanding across the school community?
Did the ActionTeamuse the professional learning sessions to inform and build the strategicplanning and school change process?
Strategicplanning
Arewe using the KidsMatterstep-by-stepprocess?
Areissues arising from the datacollection that require immediateattentionbeing addressed?
Have we included stafffeedback from the professional learning component training sessions?
Toinform planning did we use the KidsMattervision, goals and current practice detailed in the ‘How does KidsMatterbuild upon whatwe are doing diagram?’
Did we use KidsMatterGuidingPrinciples, professional learning TargetAreasand Goals,and literaturereviews to support strategicplanning?
Howareweinvolvingstudentsandparentsandcarers in planning, developing and implementing strategies?
Workingthroughstep-by-stepimplementation
Has the step-by-stepprocess been used?
DidwesuccessfullyuseourschooldataandKidsMatter literatureto inform our policies and practices?
Have we successfully developed and implemented strategiesacrossallfourcomponentsatthesametime?
Have we revisited the ‘How does KidsMatterbuild upon whatwe are doing?’ diagram and updatedthis to reflect deleted, refined and new practices?
Has the implementationprocess provided opportunitiesfor all members of the school community to be empowered to work together?
Reviewingprogressandcelebratingachievements
Have we discussed revisiting the vision and change processes?
Is there a plan for ongoing datacollection,analysis and strategicplanning?
Have we celebratedthe achievements,learnt from challenges and promotedthe improvements along the journey?
Whatstrategiesare in place to motivateand sustain change and continual improvement?
Have we reviewed internal and external supporters?
Have the literaturereviews and online ActionTeam resources been utilised to challenge us to reflect and continue to improve practices?
Do we share our experiences with otherschools?