Area

Title

Goals

Objectives

Special Character

To provide a Christ-centred learning environment to all children which is supported by school and parish activities.

Each year the Principal, DRS and

Catholic Character Committee will review and evaluate the previous year’s special character actions and outcomes and develop the future focus in line with these.

Student Performance

Curriculum Content

Student Progress and Achievement

To provide a balanced, broad based curriculum

which recognises national requirements, gives

priority to literacy and numeracy, develops skills of communication, critical thinking, problem solving and self-management and prepares students to face future challenges and benefit from opportunities.

To monitor and report on students’ progress in ways that have a positive impact on learning, give clear, dependable and helpful information about their achievements, and encourage shared responsibility among students, parents and teachers for reviewing performance and deciding goals for improvement.

Each year the Principal and staff will

develop, revise or confirm the school’s

curriculum plan in collaboration with the

Board.  The plan will include specific

objectives relating to the delivery of the

curriculum and its content, and will

ensure that opportunities are continually

extended and enhanced.

The school’s curriculum plan will identify

the key purposes, principles and practices for assessing, monitoring, recording and reporting on students’ progress and achievement.

School Performance

Curriculum Delivery

To stimulate students’ love of learning, desire to succeed and strength of self-confidence by matching curriculum, learning opportunities, teaching approaches, and achievement expectations to their interests, needs, abilities and talents.  To foster and develop an inclusive school (covering race, gender, religion, ethnic background and learning capability) environment where all children will be offered opportunities to contribute and participate in school activity.

Each year the Principal and staff will develop, revise or confirm the school’s curriculum plan in collaboration with the Board.  The plan will include specific objectives relating to the delivery of the curriculum and its content, and will ensure that opportunities are continually extended and enhanced.

Self-Review

To maintain a commitment to continuous improvement, and the identification of successes and weaknesses through ongoing self-review of the school’s performance in relation to our charter, policies and plans and the specific requirements of our community.

The Board with the Principal and staff will develop and operate a strategic plan for the management of its operational objectives and development goals.  The Board will have a timetable for the ongoing review of its policies and plans.

Resource Management

Personnel

To be a good and fair employer by promoting a working environment where high standards of professionalism and teamwork are encouraged and valued, where good interpersonal communications, relationships and loyalties are demonstrated, and where everyone is committed to providing the best possible learning opportunities for our students.

The Board will prepare policies and plans to appoint quality staff so that the school can supply education in accordance with the intentions of this charter.  The Board is committed to being a good employer.  It will support staff development and operate a fair and effective performance management system.

Finance

Property

Community Partnership

To make available, through prudent financial planning and management, the resources needed to maximise effective teaching and learning and the realisation of the school’s mission.

To plan and manage programmes of property development, enhancement and upkeep, which ensure a high quality learning environment with buildings, grounds and facilities that are attractive, safe and well suited to the demands of a progressive curriculum.

To promote an open and active partnership with parents and the wider school community, which fosters shared values, good communications, mutual support and high confidence in what is done for the education and well being of students.

The Board will prepare an annual budget to fund the school’s curriculum, personnel, property and administration activities. The Board will monitor and control income and expenditure throughout the year, and ensure the preparation, audit and publication of annual accounts.

The Board will comply with the conditions of current asset management agreement as a good steward of the State’s and community’s assets, and prepare and implement a plan of property maintenance and development, including provision for safety and hygiene.

The Board will have procedures for promoting parent-community communications and involvement.

New Zealand’s cultural diversity and the unique position of Maori culture

Education Act: Our charter is required to meet these goals:

1. Developing for the school, policies and  

practices that reflect New Zealand’s cultural diversity, and the unique position of Maori culture.

1. Ensuring all reasonable steps are taken to

provide programmes in tikanga Maori and te reo Maori for full time students whose parents request it.

We will meet these goals by:

Implementing policies in ways that are sensitive to the cultural backgrounds, values and needs of individual students and their families.

Making available to and consulting with the school’s Maori whanau to develop policies, plans and targets for the advancement of the achievement of Maori students.

Continuing to resource Te Reo and Tikanga Maori programmes within the school.

Local Goals

To maintain a sense of the history of the school and its associated communities.

To develop confidence through peer and mentoring leadership.

To ensure students are able to make connections between what they learn in the classroom and the outside world.

To maintain a vibrant school wide culture that encourages all students to reach their full potential.

Making available visual signs and stories of our history around the school and maintaining relationships with those who have been part of the school community.

Continuing to develop and offer opportunities such as student council, buddy reading, first aid, librarians, playground monitors.

Having a rich and diverse EOTC programme that takes advantage of the many resources available in the local and wider community.

Offering opportunities for students to  shine in areas of interest and talent such as the Arts, school assemblies, talent quests

Celebrating the many different ethnic groups within the school community