Principal Website is updated regularly and contains Completed. BOT minutes and agendas Revise/update Community On going all current information. also on website. Engagement Strategy Parents are encouraged to visit the website Completed but on going encouragement when looking for information about the needed. school. Clear and easy to read written reports are Completed. sent to parents twice a year. End of term 2 and term 4 for years 4-6 and on anniversary date for years 1-3. Completed alongside anniversary A formal parent teacher interview or reporting and conferencing. conference is held mid year. Parents and teachers are encouraged to On going in newsletters, web site, communicate early if there are any facebook. concerns. Develop consistent Principal Fortnightly school newsletters are sent Completed. Communication plan due to communication plan across all On going home that inform parents of achievements be completed in 2017. year groups and coming events etc. Investigate the role of the PTA Facebook page, could a Facebook page work as communication tool for school notices? Investigate the usefulness for parents of the Survey a group of parents in 2017 to website as a place to find information and determine level of website use. to place notices. Survey parents on current Principal Parent surveys are conducted to gather Maori and Health and Physical reporting and communication opinion on topical areas of interest. Education surveys completed and Following mid Health survey completed every second year analysed. Maori response very high. year reporting and reported to BOT and Health response very low. Investigate community.(2016). different formats for 2017 surveys. Surveys conducted on relevant issues on – line and/or paper. PTA used as a parent voice when Principal and/or staff members attended appropriate. Use of PTA channels of all PTA meetings communication to be encouraged. Parents are invited to be part of reference Information gathered in Maori survey groups to feed in to areas of change and but names given not followed upon in review such as reporting, curriculum 2016. Reference groups to be part of changes, etc. 2017 action plan.
Revise/update Community Engagement Strategy Principal On going Website is updated regularly and contains all current information. Parents are encouraged to visit the website when looking for information about the school. Clear and easy to read written reports are sent to parents twice a year. End of term 2 and term 4 for years 4-6 and on anniversary date for years 1-3. A formal parent teacher interview or conference is held mid year. Parents and teachers are encouraged to communicate early if there are any concerns. Completed. BOT minutes and agendas also on website. Completed but on going encouragement needed. Completed. Completed alongside anniversary reporting and conferencing. On going in newsletters, web site, facebook. Develop consistent communication plan across all year groups Principal On going Fortnightly school newsletters are sent home that inform parents of achievements and coming events etc. Investigate the role of the PTA Facebook page, could a Facebook page work as communication tool for school notices? Investigate the usefulness for parents of the website as a place to find information and to place notices. Completed. Communication plan due to be completed in 2017. Survey a group of parents in 2017 to determine level of website use. Survey parents on current reporting and communication Principal Following mid year reporting Parent surveys are conducted to gather opinion on topical areas of interest. Health survey completed every second year and reported to BOT and community.(2016). Surveys conducted on relevant issues – on line and/or paper. PTA used as a parent voice when appropriate. Use of PTA channels of communication to be encouraged. Parents are invited to be part of reference groups to feed in to areas of change and review such as reporting, curriculum changes, etc. Maori and Health and Physical Education surveys completed and analysed. Maori response very high. Health response very low. Investigate different formats for 2017 surveys. Principal and/or staff members attended all PTA meetings Information gathered in Maori survey but names given not followed upon in 2016. Reference groups to be part of 2017 action plan.
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