Thuringowa State High School Executive Summary

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1 Thuringwa State High Schl Executive Summary

2 Cntents 1. Intrductin Backgrund Schl cntext Review methdlgy Review team Executive summary Key findings Key imprvement strategies

3 1. Intrductin 1.1 Backgrund This reprt is a prduct f a review carried ut at Thuringwa State High Schl frm 25 t 27 July It prvides an evaluatin f the schl s perfrmance against the nine dmains f the Natinal Schl Imprvement Tl. It als recmmends imprvement strategies fr the schl t cnsider in cnsultatin with its reginal ffice and schl cmmunity. The review and reprt were cmpleted by a review team frm the Schl Imprvement Unit (SIU). Fr mre infrmatin abut the SIU and the new reviews fr Queensland state schls please visit the Department f Educatin and Training (DET) website. 1.2 Schl cntext Lcatin: Educatin regin: Vickers Rad Suth, Cndn Nrth Queensland Regin The schl pened in: 1987 Year levels: Year 7 t Year 12 Current schl enrlment: 698 Indigenus enrlments: Students with disability enrlments: Index f Cmmunity Sci- Educatinal Advantage (ICSEA) value: 33 per cent 8 per cent 854 Year principal appinted: 2013 Number f teachers: Nearby schls: Significant cmmunity partnerships: Significant schl prgrams: (full-time equivalent) Rasmussen State Schl, Kels State Schl, Gd Shepherd Cathlic Cmmunity Schl, Kirwan State High Schl James Ck University (JCU), Upper Rss Plice Citizens Yuth Club (PCYC), The Salvatin Army Thuringwa Glbal Trpics Futures prject, Digital Launch Schl. 3

4 1.3 Review methdlgy The review was cnducted by a team f three reviewers. The review cnsisted f: a pre-review audit f the schl s perfrmance data and ther schl infrmatin cnsultatin with the schl s Assistant Reginal Directr a schl visit f three days interviews with staff, students, parents and cmmunity representatives, including: Principal and three deputy principals, six Heads f Department (HOD), Head f Special Educatin Services (HOSES), master teacher, beginning teacher mentr and tw reading caches 26 teachers and three teacher aides 48 students Business Services Manager (BSM) and ffice staff Parents and Citizens Assciatin (P&C) president, tuckshp cnvenr and 12 parents Principal f Rasmussen State Schl and deputy principal f Glbal Trpics Futures prject State Member fr Thuringwa Schl chaplain, schl based yuth health nurse, schl-based plice fficer, guidance fficer, tw cmmunity educatin cunsellrs and tw yuth supprt crdinatrs 1.4 Review team Kate MacDnald Mark Farwell Allan Mrgan Internal reviewer, SIU (review chair) Internal reviewer, SIU External reviewer 4

5 2. Executive summary 2.1 Key findings Teachers wrk hard t create warm and supprtive classrm envirnments, where students feel safe and are supprted t learn. Teachers wrk t build students' beliefs in their wn capacity t learn. Psitive relatinships characterised by mutual trust and respect exist between staff members and students. The schl gives attentin t student care and wellbeing. Strng cllegial supprt is apparent. Parents and families are valued as partners in student learning. A number f parents and staff members describe an attachment and lyalty t the schl and what it is aiming t achieve within the cmmunity. The schl leadership team has develped a strategic imprvement agenda. The imprvement agenda pririties include elements f quality teaching and learning, including Explicit Instructin (EI), classrm artefacts, alignment, classrm bservatins, reading, writing and numeracy, and learning envirnment including attainment, attendance and behaviur. The schl leadership team recgnises the imprtance f cnsistent, research-based teaching in all classrms t ensure that every student learns successfully. Teaching staff express that they understand the classrm expectatins identified in the Teaching and Learning Handbk. Teaching staff identify that the full range f schl identified practices underpinning the schl s pedaggical apprach is nt yet fully understd, especially in regard t hw the varius framewrks and strategies fit tgether. The schl has a team f highly capable staff wh plan and implement well aligned curriculum and assessment prgrams. The schl leadership team recgnises the imprtance f cnsistent, research-based teaching in all classrms t ensure that every student learns successfully. Practices assciated with implementatin f schl expectatins vary acrss the schl. Year 7 and Year 8 teachers f English plan and implement class-based literacy lessns supprted by teacher aides r a c-teacher. C-teaching is recgnised by teachers as an effective strategy t target the range f student needs. Cnsistently implemented schl-wide appraches t target the literacy needs f students are nt yet established. 5

6 The schl is using the Psitive Behaviur fr Learning (PB4L) framewrk as a means t imprve the behaviur f students. Within the framewrk, the schl defines behaviurs, explicitly teaches expected behaviurs, defines cnsequences fr inapprpriate behaviurs, and celebrates apprpriate psitive respnses frm students. As yet, PB4L strategies are nt thrughly and cnsistently applied in all classrms. 6

7 2.2 Key imprvement strategies Narrw and sharpen the Explicit Imprvement Agenda (EIA) and determine the pririties and assciated schl-wide strategies based n a thrugh and cllabrative investigatin f the schl data regarding student academic achievement, attendance and behaviur. Initiate cllabrative schl leadership team planning prcesses t identify a sharp fcus fr the cnsistent implementatin f schl pedaggical appraches. Develp a plan fr the staged implementatin f key schl pedaggical appraches acrss the schl t include structured and fcused prfessinal learning pprtunities t ensure cnsistent practice as identified in the Teaching and Learning Handbk. Identify, apply and mnitr explicit and cnsistent appraches t existing literacy interventin prgrams. Implement and mnitr high expectatins fr cnsistent, schl-wide implementatin f PB4L. 7

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Paradise Beach State School Paradise Beach State Schl 1. Intrductin 1.1 Backgrund This reprt is a prduct f a review carried ut at Paradise Beach State Schl frm 16 t 18 February 2015. It prvides an evaluatin f the schl s perfrmance