building merged learning communities: robin staples principal, southern cross campus, mangere east
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Education Leaders Forum 2013: Building 21c Learning Communities, 28&29 August, Christchurch - presented by SmartNet Events.TRANSCRIPT
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Educational Leaders Forum 2013 Christchurch
28 August
Robin Staples
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Changing the configuration of schools serving low decile communities to improve student outcomes? ………………………………….
3 Contexts
Advantages
Opportunities
Challenges
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Context 1 A Northland District High School 1973
Succession of short term Principals
Social upheaval
Looking back ……………
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Bad ERO reports
Collapse of secondary schooling
Business cases - Wyatt Creech
- Mary Sinclair - MOE
My first Principalship 1997
Grit?
Powhiri but real welcome day 1
Context 2 South Auckland 1995 - 1997
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Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate
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School Roll
• The number of
students increased
every year
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
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Helen Year 9
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Year 13
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Context 3
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A young population
Roll not viable especially Y10 - 13
Social upheaval
Community safety and Policing issues
Staff shortages
1996 Mangere
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All ages mix coming to and going from school –
with separate learning and play areas
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Review of structure - 2007
One Area School:
Y1 – 6 Junior School (500)
Y7 – 9 Middle School (400)
Y10 – 13 Senior School (600)
Y1 – 13 Kura (300)
Four enrolment zones
Y 1 – 6
Y 7 – 8, Year 7 intake
Y 9 – 13, Year 9 intake
Zone based on Te Reo prerequisite
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Structure now
Two Area Schools:
Y1 – 6 Junior School (500)
Y7 – 13 College (1000)
Y1 – 13 Kura (300)
Four enrolment zones
Y 1 – 6
Y 7 – 8, Year 7 intake
Y 9 – 13, Year 9 intake
Zone based on Reo prerequisite
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Action Plan Serious about Learning 2013
• Student planners
• Attend every day
• Learning Advisors - Individual NCEA plans
• Complete all work, handed in on time
• Aim for Merit and Excellence Grades
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Restorative Justice
Health
Participation
Engagement
Ownership
Leadership Strategic Plans
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“Learning
Comes First”
“Do what ever it takes”
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Excellent Learning – Saturday school
Home-School Partnership – parents meet in language groups
Celebrate Achievement – celebrate wins for us
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1. Advantages
2. Opportunities
3. Challenges
Reconfiguration of schools ?
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Can clarify the vision
Evaluate all the influences
Leadership dialogue from years 1 to 13
Teacher professional dialogue
Try to overcome barriers:
Low decile funding relative to comparative disadvantage
Discontinuity National standards/Y9 and 10/ NCEA
Advantages
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Facilities ?
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School Culture
Academic Structures &
Processes
People
School Leadership
Student Learning
Outcomes
Values and Beliefs
Knowledge and Experience
P Hallinger and R. Heck 2011
CONTEXT
CONTEXT
A Model of Leadership for Learning
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Improved teacher buy-in
Success breeds success
Employ teachers on the same wave length
Constitution
Executive/Business Support
Southern Cross Campus Foundation
Opportunities
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School Level
School size
Student composition
Teacher Quality
Instructional Structure
Community influences
Understand the Context
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Home ?
Teachers ?
Leadership Incl. BOT
?
City Context
?
It’s a Battle for the Hearts Create a Belief Profile?
Students ?
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Investment needed to provide the ability to reorganise – HR
Develop and get the right attitude
Consistency over next ten years
Must Drive in the Same Direction
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It takes 10 years
Leadership structure
Sustained capacity
Governance structure
Sustained capacity
Ministry of Education
Politicians want to be with a winner
Challenges
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Its about belief:
That all sections of the escalator are effective from
YEAR 1
Teachers
Home
Students
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You get what you deserve
It starts at year 1
Belief
Measurement of success for ourselves
Curriculum loss is quickest here and hardest to get back!
Year 13!