Whanganui+draft+Action+Plan

**Date: 5 April 2011 **  **Updated: **  ||
 * **Whanganui Regional Strategy Group cluster ** **2011 action plan **

· Develop strategies specific to their region to improve education for gifted and talented students: · Become familiar with the GATE website and associated smart tools, and online community · Align approaches to GATE in schools with Ka Hikitia, the Pasifika Education Plan, NCEA, National Standards and areas of government priority · Grow coherence and coordination of approaches between schools and: o Professional Learning and Development providers, Ministry regional education and performance groups (EPGs), GAT stakeholder providers , Local industry and businesses · Explore ways of disseminating and sustaining best practice within the region, including regional symposia and online communities · Identify and support potential schools which may take a regional cluster leadership role · Contribute to and attend the National GATE hui ||
 * ==== ** Purpose of the RSG ** ====

** A. **** To conduct a needs analysis for this region- whats happening for GAT kids, teachers and parents ** ** i. **** What is going on in other areas? ** ** ii. **** What is not going on that should be? ** ** B. **** To establish a group within the region to bring together teachers and parents ** ** i. **** Teacher networks ** ** ii. **** Parent networks ** ** iii. **** To establish good links between primary- intermediate and secondary ** ** C. **** To establish processes for early identification of GAT students ** ** i. **** Access to local identification- visiting educational psychologist ** ** ii. **** Records need to follow the child from school to school suggestions/policy for school to talk to parents and vice versa ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || ** iii. **** Student voice ** ** iv. **** Personalised learning ** ** v. **** Maori giftedness ** ** vi. **** The effect of poverty ** ** vii. **** Cultural constructs of giftedness ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || · The NZ curriculum (2007) and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa · Ka Hikitia 2008- 2012 · Pasifika Education Plan 2008-2012 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ** F. **** Utilise Massey University, staff, resources etc to ‘exploit’ their potential ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** 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 || ** Goal: **
 * Building whole school capability in a sustainable way that allows schools to self-manage their requirements under National Administrations Guideline 1 (iii) c || ** D. **** To consider the following in providing professional development for all teachers/schools in GATE **
 * 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) || ** E. **** To establish professional networks or clusters –would need more than one for this region - Palmerston North, Whanganui, New Plymouth etc **