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Reporting student achievement to the board of trustees
Table of measures | Reporting – Identify focus, Gain information, Achievements, Analysis, Evaluation | Curriculum report example
How is the board informed about student achievement? Below is a table of internal and external measures to guide informing the board.
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Principal reporting on aggregated assessment data that:
- Indicates student progress and achievement (giving priority to literacy and numeracy)
- Identifies groups of students who:
- are not achieving
- are at risk of not achieving
- have special needs (including gifted and talented students)
- identifies curriculum strengths/weaknesses
Curriculum leaders' presentations
Curriculum self-review projects
Analysis
A close look at the achievement information
An investigation of the reasons for the difference between the outcomes achieved and what was planned
Identify trends and patterns
Evaluation / recommendations
What the school will be doing as a result of the information gained
Implications for the board of trustees (for example, budgetary, resource allocation, strategic direction)
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ERO accountability reviews
National examination results
Other test and/or examination results
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Reporting to the board
Below are some suggestions for establishing sound reporting processes to the board of trustees:
- Establish achievement objectives and targets as part of the strategic planning process
- Negotiate a process for reporting on student achievement with the principal – when, what, how and by whom
- Link reporting to identified objectives and targets
- Involve staff from the outset in the process of:
- setting targets
- describing the outcome
- analysing results
- formulating recommendations
- presenting reports.
Reporting – A list of key aspects for consideration in deciding what and how information should be presented.
Identify focus area:
- What is being monitored
- Historical information / baseline data / trends and patterns
- Target group/s
- Specify expected achievement / targets
Methods of gaining information:
- Include a statement about the context of how the information was gathered (for example, assessment tools used, time of year)
Description of actual achievements/outcomes for:
- the school as a whole
- identified groups (gender, special needs, ESOL ,and gifted and talented)
- Maori students
- Pasifika students
- Other significant cultural groups
Analysis
- Take a close look at the achievement information, i.e. The mean of year groups, examination of high and low performance.
- Read the following publications for more information
- An investigation of the reasons for the difference between the outcomes achieved and what was planned
- Identify trends and patterns
- Comparison of the cohort to historical data.
Evaluation/Recommendations
- What the school will be doing as a result of the information gained
- What will we do differently? Modify:
- classroom practice
- professional development focus
- collection and analysis of data
- classroom programmes
- staffing profile.
Implications for the board of trustees (for example, budgetary, resource allocation)
Curriculum report example
Below is an example of a curriculum report that may be used in reporting student achievement to the board of trustees.
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