Analysis of Variance Reporting
School Name:
Strategic Aim:
West End Te Kura Ō Mōrere
School Number:
2265
To gain equitable outcomes for all students by improving the achievement levels for Maori so they are able to meet the appropriate National
Standards and participate fully in the New Zealand education system.
Analysis reporting
Annual Aim:
We have a schoolwide aim across all curriculum levels to improve the outcomes for Maori students. A driving force in this is the need to strengthen
whanau engagement with the school and their children’s learning and achievement.
This aim will continue to underpin a great deal of our wider school professional discussion and development.
Target:
To move targeted Maori students to an age appropriate standard in Writing
Baseline Data:
After analysing our 2015 National Standards data we have 26 (35%) of our Maori students below the National Standard and 3 (4%) of our Maori
students Well Below the National Standard in Writing
Students were assessed using Moderation (using the Exemplars) and OTJ’s. e-AsTTle was trialled with a small group
of students as part of the A.L.L. group and staff feel this may give a more accurate measure of achievement in Writing for Yr.3-6 in 2016. It is our
intention to use this this year. Professional Development from staff who have used this in other schools as
well as the two staff who used it in 2015 will be a feature of this being used in 2016
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Actions
What did we do?
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Outcomes
What happened?
To continue with the Responsive
Approach in Reading as outlined
by Mere Berryman (Supporting
Students with Literacy Difficulties)
To refine the teacher monitoring
& feedback at Team / Staff
meetings by using spreadsheet
analysis & team discussions
centred around targeted students
through the use of our SMS.
More effective use of the SMS for
monitoring & tracking of Targeted
students.
To be precise & accurate in our
assessment/moderation of
Writing through the use of eAsTTle
Teacher inquiry centered around
writing (Teacher chosen aspect of
their practice)
To continue to strengthen links
with our Maori community &
involve whanau more actively in
their children’s learning.
Specifically through the
engagement of Matua Peter
Taylor as a Te Reo/ Tikanga
Kaiako – advisor across all levels
of our Kura & school community
To assist West End School to
maintain an on-going &
sustainable relationship with
Ngati Te Whiti hapu personnel.
To add to the West End Te Kura
O Morere cultural pedagogy &
competence through Te Reo &
Tikanga.
To take advantage of any
relevant Professional
Development opportunities – i.e
Louise Dempsey , Chuck Marriot
(Availl) etc.
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3 students left during the year
with one student not showing
Reasons for the variance
Why did it happen?
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Beginning Year
26/28 students were Below / Well
Below, ie
11 Below / 15 Well Below - 93%
2/16 Targeted students At /
Above, ie
2 At – 7%
End of year
14/25 Targeted students were
Below / Well Below, ie
7 Well Below / 7 Below – 56%
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11/25 Targeted students were At
/ Above, ie
8 At / 3 Above – 44%
In summary
93% of Targeted students were
Below / Well Below the National
Standard in Writing at the start of
the year as identified at end of
year National Standards O.T.J. in
Writing (at the end of 2015).
By the 2016 year end, 56% of the
Targeted students remained in
the Below / Well Below,
indicating a shift in results of 74%
from the Beginning to the end of
year, ie
93% Below / Well Below – 56%
indicating 37% positive gain, and
7% At / Above – 44% indicating
37% positive gain, giving a total
of 74%+ re shift in writing levels.
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We have been involved in our 3rd
year of the A.L.L. Programme. A
requirement of this was to take it
school-wide into all classrooms
from Year 2-6. This formed our
Teacher Inquiry using a small
group approach with Targeted
students. There was a core
group of A.L.L. monitored
teachers who met regularly to
review programmes, discuss
student progress and in turn, this
was shared in teams. Best
practice was shared by these
teachers through inquiry
discussions.
T.I.O.P. using Shared Poetry
Approach Responsive Writing
again formed an integral part of
our Targeted Writing Programme.
This builds on previous
professional development at
West End with Associate
Professor Mere Berryman. This
year we used our whanau
community in the role of writing
responders. Parent/Responders
were involved in a training
session detailing how to respond
to children’s writing in a positive
way. Students involved in this
have shown a much more
positive attitude towards writing
and increased engagement.
2016 was the first year we have
used e-AsTTle writing as the
primary form of assessment for
Years 2-6. Professional
Development sessions focussed
on the use of the e-AsTTle rubric,
scoring, moderation and
feedback to students.
Evaluation
Where to next?
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Our focus in 2017 will be boys
writing with the aim to move
those currently Below standard to
At/Above National Standard.
Application has been made to the
local Cluster 24 RTLB service for
school-wide professional
development on Boys Writing as
facilitated by Rik Allen/Delwyn
Swanson.
To continue teacher monitoring of
Targeted Students through SMS
to identify trends and needs.
To investigate cross-school eAsTTle writing moderation to
achieve consistency in marking of
student work.
To share with the wider parent
community through
teacher/parent discussion about
the marking/next steps in
children’s writing.
Teacher Inquiry into own practise
centred around Targeted
students in Writing.
The trialling of a boys writing
group between 2 classes to
engage/motivate the boy writers
(Yr. 3&4, Rm 4 & 14)
To continue to strengthen links
with our Maori community and
involved whanau more actively in
their children’s learning.
To take advantage of any
relevant Professional
Development arising from the
Taranaki Literacy Association
Membership
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Tātaritanga raraunga
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Teacher moderation was ongoing
throughout the year in teams to
help gain consistency across the
levels.
Of the 9 students (8 boys / 1 girl)
that had not moved –
4 had outside agency intervention
eg HLN, RTLB, Police Youth
Aide, SES, STAND;
2 had attendance issues over the
year, 1 medical and 1 truancy
service interventions.
All above 6 students listed were
boys
Planning for next year:
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Our focus will be to move Targeted Below Standard boy writers to the appropriate National Standard in Writing.
To continue the Responsive Writing approach with selected students.
.To continue to monitor the achievement of Targeted group through the use of SMS.
To continue to be precise and accurate through the further implementation of e-AsTTle Writing focussing on team/cross school moderation to achieve consistency
in Year 2-6.
To continue to strengthen links with our Maori community and involve whanau more actively in their children’s learning.
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