2016 Annual Report to the School Community

2016 Annual Report to the School Community

School Name: Kananook Primary School School Number: 5418

Name of School Principal: Name of School Council President: Date of Endorsement:

Michael Block Jenny McCulloch March 2017

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About Our School

School Context

Kananook Primary School opened in 1958 in the suburb of Seaford. It is located in a residential area between the Kananook Creek and Frankston Freeway. The Kananook Preschool is located next door and beneficial links exist between the two schools. Kananook Primary School is a small school; our 2017 Census Day enrolment was 167 students. The school community embraces families from a wide range of cultural and socio economic backgrounds. Kananook aims to create a caring, inclusive and student-centered learning community. There are high expectations that the whole school community will work together according to the core values of excellence, integrity, responsibility and tolerance. Restorative practices are used to encourage positive behavior and to facilitate dialogue to repair harm. The program has a strong focus on citizen building and student learning. It brings parents, teachers and the community together onto the same page about behaviour, relationships, conflict, bullying and teaching practice. Parental involvement is actively sought and vital to the success of a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Kananook is committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning. Our motto in literacy and numeracy is `stage' not `age' and diverse learning needs are catered for through flexible groupings, team teaching and variable learning environments. There is significant focus on explicit teaching practices based on relevant student achievement data. As we are educating students for the future the use of current information technologies is also an ongoing priority. During 2016 the school had an equivalent of 12 teaching staff, Principal, Assistant Principal and 4 Education support staff.

Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO)

Key Initiative Area for 2016 - Positive climate for learning Empowering students and building school pride: Kananook developed approaches that gave students a greater say in the decisions that affect their learning and their lives at school. A good example is `student voice'. The whole school community engaged with students so they had greater voice in the learning process, and fully and proudly participated in school life. Setting expectations and promoting inclusion: Kananook worked across the community to implement a shared approach to supporting the health, wellbeing, inclusion and engagement of all students, including setting behaviour expectations, building teachers' understandings of positive classroom behavior and engagement practices, and ensuring students have the tools and skills to develop positive and self-regulating behaviours. The school started a partnership with a consulting company called `real schools'. The aim was to put staff, students and parents on the same page about relationships, bullying, conflict and teaching practice. Outcomes We achieved a significant reduction in absence data per child, iris alerts and suspensions. Our `Attitudes to school' survey completed by students has scored higher than the state and region.

Achievement

At Kananook teachers have worked continuously at improving teacher practice through on going Professional Development and improved moderation of student outcomes against the new Victorian Curriculum. The results in 2016 were pleasing with excellent results in relative growth from year 3 to 5 in most academic areas as well as across the school. The 2016 Year 3 results show Kananook students were performing similar to schools with the same overall economic profile in Reading and Numeracy. The NAPLAN growth data from Year 3 to Year 5 for the same cohort indicates medium or high growth. The 2016 Prep to Year 6 data, based on teacher judgments, indicates our school is performing similarly to State Mean. Teachers are increasingly differentiating the curriculum in response to individual needs. The students in all classes learn according to `stage' not `age' and are grouped accordingly in English and Mathematics. Teams of teachers organize students into flexible ability groups, based on sound data, to provide explicit learning experiences at each student's point of need. To further address individual learning needs Individual Education Plans, a Reading Support Program, a Speech Therapy Assistant (STA) Program are provided for low or high achievers. As a school we now have a consistent, whole school teaching and learning approach for Literacy from Prep-Year 6. We have implemented a whole school literacy program based on research based student outcomes. Our goals are to increase the percentage of students in the middle to high achievement levels for reading.

Curriculum Framework implemented in 2016 (please mark the relevant box with an X by double clicking in the box)

Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework

AusVELS

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Victorian Curriculum

A Combination of these

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Engagement

Student engagement continues to be the major focus at Kananook. In 2016 we maintained our focus on a number of areas to assist with student engagement. The delivery of stimulating, high quality teaching in the classroom by the teachers was the first priority. We looked closely at how we could make the biggest impact on our attendance rates which were of concern. Our First step to lift attendance was to make regular contact with parents when students were absent. The second step was to ensure absent letters were sent home regularly. Reminders about `It's Not Okay To Be Away' were communicated in our newsletter. A trial with the Frankston Police was initiated in 2016 with the aim to introduce new programs and initiatives to reduce student absences. This was a great success and the program will continue in 2017. We also introduced Student Voice where we met with different students from each grade regularly to gain their views on how the school was going and what we could do to improve it. Every effort was made to take on board what was suggested by the students. We also focused in 2016 on providing extracurricular activities as the students felt this area needed attention. The results of the `Attitudes to school' survey are outstanding over the last four years. In the areas of student relationships, wellbeing and teaching and learning Kananook students scored higher than the state and region.

Wellbeing

Due to our emphasis on the importance of relationships, students generally remained with the same class teacher for two years. Whilst students have a specific home room teacher, the increase in team teaching and mixed student groupings has enhanced student-teacher relationships. The students had the opportunity to form positive relationships with more than one teacher or aide and the teachers met weekly to share achievement and wellbeing information about the students. Student Support Group meetings were convened by the Wellbeing Coordinator on a regular basis or upon request for students with disabilities or other special needs. Individual Education Plans or Behaviour Management Plans were developed in consultation with parents, teachers and other professionals, such as a speech pathologist and psychologist to ensure appropriate adjustments and support was provided. Any observed or reported bullying was dealt with promptly. Restorative meetings were conducted for students needing to repair relationships. According to the Attitudes to School Survey, the Year 5 and 6 students' perception of their safety at school in 2016 was again very high. School-based counselling through Oz Child Shine Assist was accessed to provide additional support for students with more complex wellbeing needs. Attendance continues to be a major concern with our school absences well above the median of State schools in 2015.During 2016 we started a three year partnership with `Real Schools' with our primary objective of "Building a Restorative School Community".

Critical Outcomes ? To position Restorative Practices as a visible and vibrant whole school approach within the School and Community of Kananook Primary School. ? To specifically target higher engagement levels as a means for improving student attendance. ? To develop a deep understanding about Human Behaviour and the rules through which we learn to improve and engage. ? To provide practical tools, models and framework through which to build more consistent responses to student misbehavior and promote higher engagement levels. ? To facilitate the work of Teachers, Leaders and Parents to be Restorative in nature, purpose and philosophy. ? Early intervention strategies and approaches to be established as a preventative approach to improving engagement and learning.

For more detailed information regarding our school please visit our website at [enter web address here]/kps.vic.edu.au/

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Performance Summary

The Government School Performance Summary provides an overview of how this school is contributing to the objectives of the Education State and how it compares to other Victorian government schools. All schools work in partnership with their school community to improve outcomes for children and young people. Sharing this information with parents and the wider school community will help to deliver community engagement in student learning in the school, which is a state-wide priority of the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes. Accessible data tables are available for all schools separately ? please refer to 'AR_Appendix_Data_Tables' which can be found on the School Performance Reporting website.

School Profile

Enrolment Profile A total of 201 students were enrolled at this school in 2016, 108 female and 93 male. There were 6% of EAL (English as an Additional Language) students and 7% ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) students.

Overall Socio-Economic Profile Based on the school's Student Family Occupation and Education index which takes into account parents' occupations and Education.

Parent Satisfaction Summary Average level of parent satisfaction with the school, as derived from the annual Parent Opinion survey. The score is reported on a scale of 1 to 7, where 7 is the highest possible score.

School Staff Survey Measures the percent endorsement by staff on School Climate derived from the annual School Staff Survey. The percent endorsement indicates the percent of positive responses (agree or strongly agree) on School Climate from staff at the school. Data are suppressed for schools with fewer than three respondents to the survey for confidentiality reasons.

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Performance Summary

Kananook Primary School

Achievement

Student Outcomes

Teacher judgment of student achievement

Percentage of students in Years Prep to 6 working at or above age expected standards in:

? English ? Mathematics

For further details refer to How to read the Performance Summary.

School Comparison

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