Collector Public School Annual Report

Collector Public School Annual Report 2017 1590 Page 1 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

Introduction The Annual Report for 2017 is provided to the community of Collector as an account of the school's operations and achievements throughout the year. It provides a detailed account of the progress the school has made to provide high quality educational opportunities for all students, as set out in the school plan. It outlines the findings from self assessment that reflect the impact of key school strategies for improved learning and the benefit to all students from the expenditure of resources, including equity funding. Mr Mark Wyatt Principal School contact details Collector Public School Lorn St Collector, 2581 www.collector-p.schools.nsw.edu.au collector-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4848 0024 Page 2 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

School background School vision statement Collector Public School is a school community committed to providing a broad range of rich learning experiences in a nurturing environment enhanced by quality teaching practices. School context Collector Public School is located mid way between Goulburn and Canberra just off the Federal Highway. The school is a proud member of the Tablelands Rural Education Community (TREC). It is a school with a strong sense of belonging, tradition, history, respect, responsibility and integrity. The school provides a broadbased curriculum to ensure that all students have the opportunity to excell in areas of individual interest and talent. There is a strong culture of excellence in sporting pursuits, music and performing arts. Self-assessment and school achievement Self-assessment using the School Excellence Framework This section of the Annual Report outlines the findings from self assessment using the School Excellence Framework, school achievements and the next steps to be pursued. This year, our school undertook self assessment using the School Excellence Framework. The framework supports public schools throughout NSW in the pursuit of excellence by providing a clear description of high quality practice across the three domains of Learning, Teaching and Leading. Collector Public School is performing mainly in the 'Delivering, Sustaining and Growing' elements of the School Excellence Framework, and is on track with the School Plan. Our self assessment process will assist the school to refine our school plan, leading to further improvements in the delivery of education to our students. For more information about the School Excellence Framework: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching and learning/school excellence and accountability/sef evidence guide Page 3 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

Strategic Direction 1 Deliver quality teaching and learning to equip students to be successful learners. Purpose To support all students to become competent and creative learners who strive to reach their personal best. Overall summary of progress The school continues to demonstrate good achievements of this long term goal and will continue to support all students. Indicators show progress in all areas, with good growth in reading and numeracy. Progress towards achieving improvement measures Improvement measures (to be achieved over 3 years) Students will be competent readers who are able to comprehend grade appropriate text. Students will improve their literacy skills and be supported where needed. Students will show improvements in mathematics. Funds Expended (Resources) $3122 for training and resources. $8706.60 for extra learning support teaching time. $2356 for teaching resources. Progress achieved this year 86% of students from K 6 are reading at or above grade appropriate levels, with good comprehension skills. This is a 16% increase from the beginning of the year. 30% of students were targeted for intervention at the beginning of the year. 53% of these students achieving grade appropriate literacy skills by the end of the year. In 2017, 100% of students achieved at or above stage expectations in NAPLAN mathematics, and 67% of both Year 3 and Year 5 students were in the proficiency bands. Next Steps Teachers will focus on evidence based programs aligned with departmental priorities. Our emphasis will continue to be on enrichment programs, catering for and supporting individual students needs with a focus on mathematics, literacy, science and the arts. Page 4 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

Strategic Direction 2 Enable students and staff to be highly engaged in all aspects of schooling. Purpose To improve social and emotional wellbeing for students and staff. To support ongoing professional development for consistent, high standard educational practices. Overall summary of progress Students, staff, parents and community continue to demonstrate their understanding of the core values in promoting social and emotional well being with students understanding what is expected. This has helped to build and maintain a positive school culture and wellbeing of most of the students. Progress towards achieving improvement measures Improvement measures (to be achieved over 3 years) Funds Expended (Resources) Progress achieved this year The students will participate in a number of extra curricula activities through the TREC network. Students will work in programs that improve resilience, teamwork and problem solving skills. Open communication between the school and community will be maintained. $1133.50 Students participated in a number of extra curricula activities, including excursions to Questacon, Indonesian Day, An Indigenous Day, visit the Arboretum and National Museum, GCOPS, STEM challenge, Camp, Space Expo, Musica Viva and a number of sporting events. $655 All the Stage 3 students participated in the Young Leaders program in Sydney, and Stage 2 students had the opportunity to participate in a STEM program run by a local High School. The School began a Resilience program with the support of departmental personnel. $741 Throughout the year Collector conducted student and parents focus groups to receive feedback on how the school is performing and suggestions for future planning. The school also uses School Stream to notify parents of school business. Next Steps It is proposed that the school continue to build our resilience programs and track the social and emotional learning of students. The school will provide support for students, families and staff in this endeavour. Continual participation in community events and working with the small school networks will occur, and the continuation and building of enrichment programs to nurture a passion for learning. Open communication will be a part of the schools business, while endeavouring to find ways to improve its efficiency. Page 5 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

Strategic Direction 3 Promote community engagement and participation. Purpose To strengthen relationships and inspire a culture of collaboration. Overall summary of progress The school continues to demonstrate achievement of this long term goal and will continue to promote community engagement and participation. Successful events throughout 2017 included the Pumpkin Festival, hosting events such as the The Writing and Trivia Day and school events such as assemblies, NAIDOC and Book Week and Easter Hat Parade celebrations. Progress towards achieving improvement measures Improvement measures (to be achieved over 3 years) Funds Expended (Resources) Progress achieved this year The school will work collaboratively with the wider community. The school will share and celebrate with the wider school community. Every year the school will showcase their achievements. $50 Students participated in a number of community activities, including the Pumpkin Festival, Tree Planting with LandCare and starting to establish a community garden. $98 Students performed at the annual Pumpkin Festival, hosted school events such as assemblies, Education Week activities and TREC small schools network events including Trivia and Writing Day. $3629.50 At the end of the year Collector Public School hosted a presentation evening, showcasing our music program and presenting students with achievement awards. Students also presented films and slide shows to mark the end of the year. Next Steps Collector Public School will continue to grow and strengthen our relationship with the community. This will occur through the school's participation in community events such as the Pumpkin Festival, and by encouraging the community to attend different school events and celebrations. The school will continue consultation with the school community to evaluate our performance and look at better, more efficient ways to engage the community. Page 6 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

Student information Workforce information Student enrolment profile Enrolments Students 2014 2015 2016 2017 Boys 17 18 15 11 Girls 15 17 13 19 Student enrolment remained steady in 2017 with a swing towards female students vs male students. Student attendance profile School Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 K 95.3 97.1 89.8 95 1 98.1 96.3 95.4 97.3 2 96.4 95.6 97 96.1 3 98.5 96.3 93.3 91.9 4 97 92.7 91.8 88.4 5 93.5 98.3 91 94.3 6 96.6 94.3 93.8 97.1 All Years 96.6 96.1 94 94.2 State DoE Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 K 95.2 94.4 94.4 94.4 1 94.7 93.8 93.9 93.8 2 94.9 94 94.1 94 3 95 94.1 94.2 94.1 4 94.9 94 93.9 93.9 5 94.8 94 93.9 93.8 6 94.2 93.5 93.4 93.3 All Years 94.8 94 94 93.9 Management of non-attendance Student attendance remains very high which is a reflection of the school and the Collector community s commitment to it. Workforce composition Position FTE* Principal 1 Deputy Principal(s) 0 Assistant Principal(s) 0 Head Teacher(s) 0 Classroom Teacher(s) 1.27 Teacher of Reading Recovery 0 Learning & Support Teacher(s) 0.1 Teacher Librarian 0.08 Teacher of ESL 0 School Counsellor 0 School Administration & Support Staff 0.88 Other Positions 0 *Full Time Equivalent Teacher qualifications All teaching staff meet the professional requirements for teaching in NSW public schools. Teacher qualifications Qualifications % of staff Undergraduate degree or diploma 100 Postgraduate degree 0 Professional learning and teacher accreditation All members of the teaching staff fulfilled professional learning throughout the year. There are no beginning teachers working towards accreditation. No teachers sought voluntary accreditation or maintained at Highly Accomplished or Lead. School Development Days consisted of professional learning involving all mandatory updates of courses. These included Child Protection and anaphylaxis modules, First Aid and face to face asthma awareness training. Staff from Collector also attended Staff Development days in Term 2 and Term 3.. L3 training was also conducted for the infants teacher, in line with improving literacy results in the early years. Throughout the year all teachers participated in Writing workshops to help improve literacy skills and were introduced to the Bourke Street model of student welfare. Total Page 7 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

expenditure on Professional Learning in 2017 was $4197.81 Financial information (for schools using both OASIS and SAP/SALM) Financial information The three financial summary tables cover 13 months (from 1 December 2016 to 31 December 2017). The financial summary consists of school income broken down by funding source and is derived from the school Annual Financial Statement. Receipts $ Balance brought forward 54,528 Global funds 41,344 Tied funds 7,115 School & community sources 6,325 Interest 383 Trust receipts 1,195 Canteen 0 Total Receipts 56,362 Payments Teaching & learning Key Learning Areas 8,552 Excursions 3,515 Extracurricular dissections 4,826 Library 749 Training & Development 0 Tied Funds Payments 7,575 Short Term Relief 2,409 Administration & Office 15,309 Canteen Payments 0 Utilities 3,033 Maintenance 1,615 Trust Payments 1,305 Capital Programs 0 Total Payments 48,887 Balance carried forward 62,003 The information provided in the financial summary includes reporting from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017. 2017 Actual ($) Opening Balance 0 Revenue 118,236 Appropriation 102,125 Sale of Goods and Services 0 Grants and Contributions 15,943 Gain and Loss 0 Other Revenue 0 Investment Income 169 Expenses -59,703 Recurrent Expenses -59,703 Employee Related -23,953 Operating Expenses -35,750 Capital Expenses 0 Employee Related 0 Operating Expenses 0 SURPLUS / DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR 58,533 Balance Carried Forward 58,533 The Opening balance for the 2017 school financial year is displayed in the OASIS table as Balance brought forward. The financial summary table for the year ended 31 December 2017 shows the Opening balance as $0.00 because the Opening balance for the 2017 school financial year is reported in the OASIS table (as Balance brought forward). The amount displayed in the Appropriation category of the financial summary table is drawn from the Balance carried forward shown in the OASIS table and includes any financial transactions in SAP the school has undertaken since migration from OASIS to SAP/SALM. For this reason the amount shown for Appropriation will not equal the OASIS Balance carried forward amount. Financial summary equity funding The equity funding data is the main component of the 'Appropriation' section of the financial summary above. Figures presented in this report may be subject to rounding so may not reconcile exactly with the bottom line totals, which are calculated without any rounding. Page 8 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

2017 Actual ($) Base Total 420,550 Base Per Capita 4,279 Base Location 4,564 Other Base 411,707 Equity Total 17,506 Equity Aboriginal 0 Equity Socio economic 3,090 Equity Language 1,233 Equity Disability 13,183 Targeted Total 0 Other Total 2,241 Grand Total 440,297 Figures presented in this report may be subject to rounding so may not reconcile exactly with the bottom line totals, which are calculated without any rounding. A full copy of the school s financial statement is tabled at the annual general meetings of the parent and/or community groups. Further details concerning the statement can be obtained by contacting the school. School performance NAPLAN In the National Assessment Program, the results across the Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 literacy and numeracy assessments are reported on a scale from Band 1 to Band 10. The achievement scale represents increasing levels of skills and understandings demonstrated in these assessments. It is not permissible to include Collector Public School s NAPLAN results in this report as, given the small cohort, it would allow for the possible identification of individual students results. Parent/caregiver, student, teacher satisfaction After conducting a parent forum, parents identified the following areas in which the school is performing well. The approachability of school staff, the school reading programs, extra learning support, a change in mathematics and differentiating for the students, students happiness at school, extra curricula activities with the small school network (TREC), parental involvement, the promotion of music and a broad range of activities including music, art and sport. Areas that parents identified and would like the school to improve or investigate include; Trying to provide more teachers aides or learning support for students, continue to improve student welfare programs, continual improvement of communication and improved spelling programs. After conducting a student forum, students identified the following areas of school that they like. Students enjoy special celebration days, community programs such as 'Fun Play Learn', when parents come in and help, the music program, maths groups, sport including tennis, gymnastics, volleyball, athletics and carnivals, friendships and TREC (small school network) activities, science club, gardening, reading, technology, camps, the writing day, end of term treat and the friendliness of the school. Areas that students identified and would like more of include; Community and parent days, extra teachers for support, special science activities, a larger focus on art and drama, more technology and enrichment days and continuation of sporting days. The My School website provides detailed information and data for national literacy and numeracy testing. Click on the link My School and insert the school name in the Find a school and select GO to access the school data. Page 9 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)

Policy requirements Aboriginal education This year the Primary students have learnt about past and present Aboriginal culture and stories using the BTN program. All students also participated in an Aboriginal Day at Breadalbane with the TREC network, partaking in activities conducted by the Elders, learning new dances, music and listening to stories. Collector Public School visited the National Museum of Australia as part of the TREC network, participating in a program investigating Early Australians and their rich history with the land. The school integrates Aboriginal Education in all integrated units of work. Multicultural and anti-racism education The majority of students from Collector Public School are of Anglo Saxon descent. It is with this in mind that the need to look at cultures beyond their own is valued with such importance. HSIE provides the opportunity to study other cultures and encourage attitudes of tolerance and respect for those different to themselves. Mrs Mor, a community member and past teacher, shared with the 3 6 students her experiences through her worldly travels as part of our international studies. Over a period of weeks the students learnt about the difference in cultures, architecture and engineering marvels. They discussed currency, language and social expectations. Collector Public School were invited and participated in an Indonesian day at Windellama, who were hosting 2 Indonesian teachers. The students learnt about traditional games, customs, food and dance throughout the day. The students also learnt some Indonesian words. The 3 6 students all produced a research poster on the international country of study, Nepal, that they presented as part of our relationship with the Country Women's Association. Page 10 of 10 Collector Public School 1590 (2017)