Action+plan+Goal+A

Building whole school capability in a sustainable way that allows schools to self-manage their requirements under National Administrations Guideline 1 (iii) c Support the implementation of National Standards and gathering of baseline data that allows for the longitudinal tracking of students’ achievement Support the implementation of Collaborative service delivery across numerous providers that provides a continuum of support (driving whole school capability) || ** Goal A ** ** A) ** ** what schools have in place for gifted students ** ** B) ** ** what schools need in addition to this for effective Gifted Education ** || # ** Pearl can phone the schools in Palmerston North. We need either a)funding to telephone schools in other areas or b)members of the group from these areas to phone schools in their area ** ** There is no Explorer’s group i.e. Branch of NZAGC in the region ** ** There is an NZAGC on-line forum for parents but not specifically for this region. The TKI forum for teachers and professionals has more than 250 members and is obviously addressing a need – is there one for parents? ** || ** Contact Rose Blackett (President NZAGC) and discuss possibilities for groups etc. ** ** Ask Tracy Riley or Rosemary Cathcart to devise survey monkey to distribute to parents via schools or NZAGC or ask schools (who are VERY busy and may not appreciate more tasks!) ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Government Priorities ** || ** Regional strategic plan and associated activities ** || ** Responsible ** || ** Timeframe ** || ** Success indicators ** || ** Review of outcomes ** ||
 * Raising the achievement of gifted and talented students; particularly Maori and Pasifika students in rural and/or low socio-economic areas
 * The NZ curriculum (2007) and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
 * Ka Hikitia 2008- 2012
 * Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012
 * To conduct a needs analysis for this region- what is happening for GAT kids, teachers and parents **
 * 1) ** What is going on in other areas? **
 * 2) ** What is not going on that should be? ** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ** All schools in region have been contacted twice by email. More than 30 have responded with information – these have all been acknowledged. **
 * Next steps: **
 * 1) ** Individual phone calls to seek response **
 * 2) ** All schools, or at least all responding schools, should receive an account of what we have gained from the collective information taking into account Tracy’s two questions: **
 * 1) ** This could be sorted via our Wiki once we feel we have sufficient information from schools. ** || ** A.S.A.P. ** || ** What percentage response would be considered adequate to see trends and make suggestions from? So far it is just greater than 10% ** ||   ||
 * ^  || ** We have not addressed the needs analysis for parents or students as yet ** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ** What is happening for parents? **
 * ^  || ** What is happening for students? ** || ** As an advisor I always gathered student (and often parent) voice – who is doing this now? Another survey monkey (Tracy/Rosemary?)to be administered by RTLBs perhaps? ** ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ** Will each regions findings be shared? In this way we would be able to establish what is happening countrywide. The TKI forum has great potential but is not systematic enough currently to gain the above information efficiently. ** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ** Who is deciding what ‘should be’ happening? ** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||