kowhai intermediate school charter & strategic plan 2012/13/14

Strategic goal 6Kowhai’s Maori students make sustained gains in te reo Maori and te reo pakeha literacy and in pangarau that match nationalexpectations for year 7/8 students (NAG 1).2012 AimsEstablish an effective plan for using Matauranga and Nga Whenakitanga.Ensure there are robust assessment procedures in place for Maori students.Baseline data2011 (Nov) all year 7 Maori students’ STAR (English reading) data: Stanine 1-3 17% Stanine 4-6 59% Stanine 7-9 24%2011 (Nov) year 7 Pounamu students E-asttle panui (te reo Maori reading) data: level 3b-3p: 30% level 3a-4b 47% level 4p-4a 23%TargetsYear 8 Pounamu: 40% of students reach level 4p or better in E-asstle panui.Year 8 all Maori: 65% of students reach stanine 4 STAR or better.Actions to achieve target Led by Budget Time frameEstablish effective use by teachers of E-asstle ‘panui’ tool for diagnostic and summative assessments. Tere & Tanya Terms 1-3Develop a suite of assessment tools for measuring te reo, panui and tuhituhi.Arrange Ministry of Education professional support for the implementation of Te Marautanga oAotearoa (Maori curriculum).Arrange Ministry of Education professional support for the implementation of Nga Whenakitanga(Maori National Standards).Engage mainstream teachers in discussing and sharing integration of te reo & tikanga strategies inclasses.TereMa Lang Funding(MLF)Terms 1-3Principal & Tere Ministry funded Term 2Principal & Tere Ministry funded Term 2ManagementTeam/ TereTerms 1-320