Today we had our first COL meeting for 2024. It was good to reconnect with the other COL teachers in our cluster and to hear from our COL leader Russel the challenges that we face as a cluster.
We looked at our data from last year in PAT Reading and Maths and although some results were good, it was also a sobering reminder that we have a lot of work to do.
There were 4 cluster goals that our Principals have discussed and were relayed to us. We want to:
- Have 1.5 Years progress inside a year (big 3)
- Improve Teacher Practice
- Focus on Hauora
- Focus on Attendance
These goals have led to two big ideas: Acceleration and engagement.
Currently, our College faces the same challenges as many schools simliar to ours, in that students come to school behind in their literacy and numeracy levels. We are struggling to get our kids to the correct learning levels as we have to accelerate their progress from behind. This challenge is something our inquiries can address through understanding the challenge in student learning.
A focus for us is our student reading levels and our literacy experts and researchers have developed a Reading Practice Intensive to support staff in understanding, designing and implementing effective reading practices needed to our learners. This programme will be something me or my team will be keen to do.
