Strategic Plan

A School's strategic plan sets out broad goals in each of 5 areas of governance:

Our strategic plan at Arthur Miller is a three year plan but we review it every year and set annual goals from it.

These goals direct how we plan and spend our operations grant which is the money allocated to the school every year by the Ministry of Education.

When the community is consulted the Board of Trustees does take into account community comment when developing the strategic goals.

Our goals in each area of governance for 2010-2012 are as follows...

Student Achievement

Aim - to provide a high quality education and to develop and extend:

excellence in literacy and numeracy
the range of programmes for Gifted and Talented students
the resourcing of special remedial learning programmes
environmental education
our reporting of student achievement to parents in relation to National Standards and to develop on line reporting options
student capability in ICT as a learning tool within an inquiry framework
the inquiry learning approach across the curriculum (to include a robust assessment framework) and the integration of the Habits of Mind

Personnel

Aim - to maintain a highly skilled teaching and ancillary staff through careful selection, induction, professional development and appraisal:

to provide arrange of individual development and career opportunities for all staff
to link all professional development to school wide or team wide initiatives or to identified needs from the appraisal process
to provide high quality annual professional development for teachers that addresses the strategic achievement goals
to involve teachers in an Information Communication contract with the Ministry of Educations for the next three years with focus of embedding inquiry learning through an ICT focus
to develop staff understanding and use of the new student management system(MUSAC)
to develop staff understanding and use of the learning management system (Knowledge Net) to facilitate the more effective collation and reporting of data about students
to investigate the research on Maori student achievement and its potential impact on the teaching and learning culture

Health and Safety

Aim - to provide a supportive environment for student and staff emotional and physical wellbeing:

to promote the importance of a healthy lifestyle and encourage responsible risk taking in the outdoor environment
to regularly review aspects of pastoral care and behaviour management
to seek opportunities to maintain and promote positive relationships with parents by consulting regularly on topical issues - e.g. school lunches and child safety
to provide students with opportunities to enhance social leadership responsibilities - e.g. student council, peer mediation and PALS
to monitor and review school practices with regard to students with high health needs.

Property

Aim - to provide a physical environment that promotes student safety and enhances the achievement of educational goals and priorities

to equip and maintain all existing classrooms and other school buildings to a high standard
to equip the new learning studio design pilot (replacing rooms 1,2 and 3)
to develop adequate shade and seating that is environmentally, aesthetically pleasing and vandal proof
to consider staffing options for the maintenance and management of the school's property

Financial

Aim - to maximise funding opportunities in order to provide an environment that promotes excellence in educational opportunities

to annually identify a fund raising project in liaison with the Parent Group
to provide additional funding to enable the implementation of special programmes for children with learning difficulties and gifted and talented children
to continue to access community grants for additional funding of resources
to review the rationale for accumulating reserve funds
to liaise with early childhood groups who contribute to our school

Self Review

Aim - to reflect on all school processes and procedures in order to improve our practice in all areas

to provide enhanced communication to the parent community through a range of media about what the Board's priorities are and progress towards achieving them