1. Literacy Plan
School Improvement Goals
across the 5 spheres
Intended Outcomes -
Annual Action Plan
Key Improvement
Strategies from
AAP
Actions -To stimulate innovation and target
key literacy improvement strategies through
the teaching and learning framework
Evidence
Education in Faith
Learning and Teaching
Student Wellbeing
Leadership and Management
School Community
School_____________________ Suburb________________
Literacy Leader______________ Year 2013

2. School Improvement Goals
(across the spheres)
Education In Faith
To enrich and deepen personal engagement
in faith across the whole school community
Leadership and Management
To develop and embed a contemporary
professional learning model
Learning and Teaching
To improve student learning efficacy in a
contemporary learning environment
Student Wellbeing
To maximise students’ sense of wellbeing
and connectedness to school and their
learning.
School Community
To rebuild home and school partnership
Intended Outcomes
(from the AAP)
“WHAT WE WANT”
• That students will deepen their understanding and be
actively engaged in RE.
• That the links between the school and the parish are
strengthened
• That staff leadership capacity and empowerment is improved
• That a strategic professional learning plan is implemented
within the school.
• That students will be engaged in their learning
• That overall student outcomes in literacy be improved.
• That overall student outcomes in numeracy be improved
• That the students feel a connectedness to teachers, peers
and learning.
• That there is a stronger connection between home and
school.

3. (across the spheres)
School Improvement
Goals
Education In Faith
To enrich and deepen personal
engagement in faith across the
whole school community
Leadership and
Management
To develop and embed a
contemporary professional
learning model
Learning and Teaching
To improve student learning
efficacy in a contemporary
learning environment
Student Wellbeing
To maximise students’ sense of
wellbeing and connectedness
to school and their learning.
School Community
To rebuild home and school
partnership
(from the AAP)
Intended Outcomes
“WHAT WE WANT”
• That students will deepen their
understanding and be actively
engaged in RE.
• That the links between the school
and the parish are strengthened
• That staff leadership capacity and
empowerment is improved
• That a strategic professional learning
plan is implemented within the school.
• That students will be engaged in their
learning
• That overall student outcomes in
literacy be improved.
• That overall student outcomes in
numeracy be improved
•That the students feel a
connectedness to teachers,
peers and learning.
•That there is a stronger
connection between home and
school.
• Organise and attend Spiritual retreat with whole staff
• Build capacity in planning RE sessions with REC.
• Focus on linking assessment and learning in RE
• Develop role descriptions for all staff
• Explore effective professional development
• Develop alignment across leadership team about
contemporary learning and teaching
• Establish planning procedures that are supportive of teacher learning
• Use student data to meet the needs of student and inform teaching practice
• Write an annual action plan for literacy
• Trial the development of needs based mathematics units (differentiating
curriculum, effective use of cont tools and ICT)
• Develop relevant curriculum reflective of students’ diversity.
• Investigate ways of diversifying teaching to target individual
learning styles
• Investigate ways of targeting teaching and learning to 21st
century learners
• Create structures that enable students to co-construct their
learning
•Investigate ways of involving parents in the life of the school
• Present parent helper training sessions
• Formalise structures for the parent committee
• Involve parent in the process of ratifying the schools vision
and mission statement.
(from the AAP)Key Improvement
Strategies
“WHAT WE WILL DO”

4. Literacy Plan
School Improvement
Goals
Across the 5 spheres
Intended
Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key
Improvement
Strategies
Annual Action
Plan
Actions
To stimulate innovation and target key
literacy improvement strategies through the
teaching and learning framework
THE POSSIBILITIES YOU WILL
GENERATE
Evidence
Education in Faith
Learning and Teaching
To enrich teaching and
learning practices in order
to improve student
learning outcomes
To increase student
engagement in school
curriculum
Student Wellbeing
Leadership and Management
School Community

5. Literacy Plan
School Improvement
Goals
Across the 5 spheres
Intended
Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key
Improvement
Strategies
Annual Action
Plan
Actions
To stimulate innovation and target key
literacy improvement strategies through the
teaching and learning framework
THE POSSIBILITIES YOU WILL
GENERATE
Evidence
Learning and Teaching
To enrich teaching and
learning practices in order
to improve student
learning outcomes
To Increase student
engagement in school
curriculum
1.That literacy
standards be
improved
2.That Numeracy
standards be
improved
3.That science
standards be
improved
4.That ICT
standards be
improved

6. Literacy Plan
School Improvement
Goals
Across the 5 spheres
Intended
Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key Improvement
Strategies
Annual Action Plan
Actions
To stimulate innovation and target
key literacy improvement strategies
through the teaching and learning
framework
THE POSSIBILITIES YOU WILL
GENERATE
Evidence
Learning and Teaching
To enrich teaching and
learning practices in order
to improve student
learning outcomes
To Increase student
engagement in school
curriculum
1.That literacy
standards be
improved
2.That Numeracy
standards be
improved
3.That science
standards be
improved
4.That ICT
standards be
improved
Introduce quality
teaching and learning
tools to measure
student performance
Ongoing monitoring of
work programs and
planning processes
To be familiar with
AusVELS/Australian
Curriculum standards
To implement a
multimodal approach
across all curriculum
areas

7. Literacy Plan
School Improvement
Goals
Across the 5 spheres
Intended
Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key Improvement
Strategies
Annual Action Plan
Actions
To stimulate innovation and target
key literacy improvement strategies
through the teaching and learning
framework
THE POSSIBILITIES YOU WILL
GENERATE
Evidence
Start with a verb............
Learning and Teaching
To enrich teaching and
learning practices in order
to improve student
learning outcomes
To Increase student
engagement in school
curriculum
1.That literacy
standards be
improved
2.That Numeracy
standards be
improved
3.That science
standards be
improved
4.That ICT standards
be improved
Introduce quality
teaching and learning
tools to measure
student performance
Ongoing monitoring
of work programs and
planning processes
To be familiar with
AusVELS/Australian
Curriculum standards
To implement a
multimodal approach
across all curriculum
areas

8. Literacy Plan
School Improvement
Goals
Across the 5 spheres
Intended
Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key Improvement
Strategies
Annual Action Plan
Actions
To stimulate innovation and target
key literacy improvement strategies
through the teaching and learning
framework
THE POSSIBILITIES YOU WILL
GENERATE
Evidence
Write a Literacy Plan
Review our school Vision
Statement for English
 Establish peer
observations of best
Practice
Presence of literacy leader
at planning sessions
Learning and Teaching
To enrich teaching and
learning practices in order
to improve student
learning outcomes
To Increase student
engagement in school
curriculum
1.That literacy
standards be
improved
2.That Numeracy
standards be
improved
3.That science
standards be
improved
4.That ICT standards
be improved
Introduce quality
teaching and learning
tools to measure
student performance
Ongoing monitoring
of work programs and
planning processes
To be familiar with
AusVELS/Australian
Curriculum standards
To implement a
multimodal approach
across all curriculum
areas

9. What small steps will enable the Key Improvement Strategies?
THE ACTIONS: possibilities that you generate
• Dedicate 3 PLT meetings for vision development
• Meet regularly with literacy Leader and Learning and Teaching coordinator to align beliefs and understandings
• Write a literacy improvement plan involving......
• Ensure regular PLT meetings are focused on literacy teaching and learning , with an emphasis on writing,
aligned with school directions and P-8 inquiry
• Focus on building knowledge about writing development through moderation
• Align professional learning with literacy plan.
• Develop those teachers involved in P-8 as learning leaders
• Collaborate with staff in supporting focus teachers in P-8
• Attend planning meetings when appropriate
• Use Inquiry cycle is being used to inform curriculum development in literacy
• Moderate to build shared understandings about linking assessment to inform teaching about writing.
• Involve teachers
• Identify needs of students
• Implement coaching cycle by literacy leader
• Develop student and teachers skills and knowledge of the writing process
• Collaborate in learning inquiries
• Set own personal learning goals and work collaboratively in flexible groupings.
• Explore structures for collaborative planning
• Identify teachers professional learning and next step teaching modelled by P-8 inquiry

10. Literacy Plan
School Improvement
Goals
Across the 5 spheres
Intended
Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key Improvement
Strategies
Annual Action Plan
Actions
To stimulate innovation and target
key literacy improvement strategies
through the teaching and learning
framework
THE POSSIBILITIES YOU WILL
GENERATE
Evidence
Write a Literacy Plan
Review our school Vision
Statement for English
 Establish peer
observations of best
Practice
Presence of literacy leader
at planning sessions
Learning and Teaching
To enrich teaching and
learning practices in order
to improve student
learning outcomes
To Increase student
engagement in school
curriculum
1.That literacy
standards be
improved
2.That Numeracy
standards be
improved
3.That science
standards be
improved
4.That ICT standards
be improved
Introduce quality
teaching and learning
tools to measure
student performance
Ongoing monitoring
of work programs and
planning processes
To be familiar with
AusVELS/Australian
Curriculum standards
To implement a
multimodal approach
across all curriculum
areas

11. What small steps will enable the Key Improvement Strategies?
THE ACTIONS: possibilities that you generate
• Dedicate 3 PLT meetings for vision development
• Meet regularly with Literacy leader and Learning and teaching coordinator to align
beliefs and understandings
• Write a literacy improvement plan involving......
• Ensure regular PLT meetings are focused on literacy teaching and learning , with an
emphasis on writing, aligned with school directions and P-8 inquiry
• Focus on building knowledge about writing development through moderation
• Align professional learning with literacy plan.
• Develop those teachers involved in P-8 as learning leaders
• Collaborate with staff in supporting focus teachers in P-8
• Attend planning meetings when appropriate
• Use Inquiry cycle is being used to inform curriculum development in literacy
• Moderate to build shared understandings about linking assessment to inform teaching
about writing.
• Involve teachers in writing up individualised student learning plans
• Identify needs of students
• Implement Coaching cycle by literacy leader
• Develop student and teachers skills and knowledge of the writing process
• Collaborate in learning inquiries
• Set own personal learning goals and work collaboratively in flexible groupings.
• Explore structures for collaborative planning
• Identify teachers professional learning and next step teaching modelled by P-8 inquiry

12. Literacy Plan
School Improvement Goals
across the 5 spheres
Intended Outcomes
Annual Action Plan
Key Improvement
Strategies from
Annual Action
Plan
Actions :To stimulate innovation
and target key literacy
improvement strategies through
the teaching and learning
framework
Evidence
Education in Faith
Learning and Teaching
Student Wellbeing
Leadership and Management
School Community
School_____________________ Suburb________________
Literacy Leader______________ Year 2013