Te HuarahiA community approach to

raising Maori engagement and achievement in Franklin

Sarah Copeland & Nikki TarapaTe Huarahi Trust, Pukekohe

October 2012

By PresenterMedia.com

•How we started….Our timeline of development

ERO reports on local schools highlighted issues in achievement and whanau engagement. Invitation to local schools to meet together and discuss ideas to enhance relationships

School based hui continued to develop relationships and share ideas about increasing engagement. Included BOT, schools, parents, kaumatua and led to PATH being created. PATH launched to community and MOE to share dreams and aspirations of Te Huarahi

2009

2010

2011More schools and ECE joined the initiative. Sub-committees created to help action the goals. Organisational changes (in each setting) occurred to support the collective strategic plan. Funding from JRMT

Employment of Dobbie Martin as Community Liaison Officer. Te Huarahi Trust Board elected. Sub-committees more focussed and main meetings once a term continues to grow and build relationships. School commitments to goals evident

2012

Te Huarahi mo te puawaitanga o ngā kura whanui ngatahi o te Puaha o Waikato

A pathway for schools and families to blossom in Franklin

•The PATH“It takes a village to raise a child” ECE

Whanau Education

Celebrating Success

Raising Achievement

BuildingAuthentic

Relationships

The philosophy behind Te Huarahi is that all families should be a part of their child’s

educational journey from preschool through to leaving high school.

It is about schools and whanau working closely together to create positive experiences and opportunities for

participation

•The GoalsTe Huarahi Strategic goals….

Strategic Areas of Development

The goal Progress

Early Childhood Education 25% of % year old Maori children have accessed some form of regular ECE

Whanau Education Every year TH will offer 2 educational opportunities to the whanau in our area

Celebrating Success 25% of TH schools will be participating in a celebration of culture

TH contribute 2 stories of success per year

The PATH displayed

Building Authentic Relationships Opportunity to offer Te Tiriti training

Continue to engage in Kanohi ki te Kanohi with whanau

25% of TH schools will offer the Mauriora programme and continue to offer the opportunity to new staff

Maori Achievement 50% of Maori children achieving age appropriate benchmarks and/or personal potentialWe have improved other measurable data by 25%

Te Huarahi progress on the goals•The 2012 benchmarks

• Keeping the momentum going so everyone stays on board• Time- meetings, responsibilities, achieving the goals

• Different interpretation of the goals• Finding the right people for the job

• The employment of Community Liaison Officer• Some schools and ECE centres are still not actively involved

• Making connections with Marae• Administration difficulties and management

•Our challenges…

• Matariki celebrations

• Maori Language week activities

• Whanau hui

• Tuakau prize giving with marae sponsored trophies

• Maori achievement awards

• Cultural festival- increase in number of schools

attending

• Paid Kapa Haka tutors for the area

• Kapa Haka uniforms

• Shared hui at different sites

• Email trees

• Whole school hangi

• Maori art exhibitions

Ways we continue to engage with whanau and schools•Our successes….

• School budgets allocated to Maori events

• Push and success in employing more Maori staff

• Kanohi ki te Kanohi accepted model of

interactions

• Mauriora programme upskilling large numbers

of staff

• Maori mass

• Whanau evenings with different focus

• Computers in homes promotion

• Increase in leadership roles for Maori in schools

• Linking whanau to agencies with collabrative

support

• Transition programmes- from ECE to High

school

• Promotional pamphlets for whanau

• PATH updated regularily

Where to next?……

Bring on

more group

s

Build on Marae

relationships

More community events

Resource

database

Pursuit of goals

More whana

u at meetin

gs

TH Logo and

Website

TH Waiata

and Haka

Overcome

challenges

Collective PD