Information for Boards of Trustees PLACEHOLDER IMAGE
Jan 18, 2016
Information for Boardsof Trustees
PLACEHOLDER IMAGE
A school and community learning partnership• working with parents in their children’s first three years
at school• understanding children’s achievement• supporting learning at home
Developed by Sylvia Park School, Mt Wellington• named after a local landmark• supported by ASB Community Trust• has made a difference to student achievement• 2014: expanded to other schools and kura in Auckland• uses learning clusters
What is Mutukaroa?
Three key strategic levers
Quality teaching
Evidence- based
practice
Quality learning
partnerships
Raising Student Achievement
Challenges for parents
• Education jargon
• New assessment practicesand tools
• New policies and initiatives
Sylvia Park’s aims for Mutukaroa
• To develop strong school and community learning partnerships
• To empower students and parents to understand student learning
• To support families to enhance their children’s learning at home
• To challenge the school to be increasingly responsive to learning inquiries from parents
Sylvia Park: Alignment of project aims and BOT goals
Project aims Board strategic goals
To develop strong school and community learning partnerships
To empower students and parents to understand student learning
To build authentic learning partnerships with parent that raise student achievement
To report effectively to parents and students about progress (NAG 2c)
To support families to enhance their children’s learning at home
To build capability and capacity with parent and caregivers
To challenge the school to be increasingly responsive to learning inquiries from parents
To review staff professional development and performance management
Strategic alignment with national policy
Priority learners• Māori and Pasifika students• Students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds• Students with special needs
How Mutukaroa works
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• A two-way knowledge exchange between home and school• Honest robust relationships based on trust• A whole-school approach• Inclusive leadership and shared power
• Accessibility
• Using language parents can understand• Regular learning conversations that equip parents to:
– understand data about their child’s achievement– ask questions– co-construct next steps for learning at home
Cornerstones of Mutukaroa
Sylvia Park research findings: Impact
What success in the project looks like
Implications for you as a Board
Planning for:• Personnel and their
professional development• Resourcing: space, support
materials• Ongoing financial support