QSR: Process used to develop School Strategic Plan

Principal:

Inform community

Form committee

Collection and Analysis of Data Systemic School

Draft and revise Plan

Feedback sought on draft

QSR Verification Meeting Consultation Process

To make an informed decision regarding the way forward for our school, we needed to look at where we have been. Only then could we decided, stay on the same path or deviate in another direction. So in developing the future plan we:

Gathered State Schooling Documents to inform draft

Utilised OnePortal Site for QSR process

Parent/Staff collaborated in decisions

4 Year Plan created and verified by ARD Well Done to all who participated in this QSR process.

Billy Jackson: CLCAC Head Ranger — Welcome to Country

Kind Regards Chris Ford

Principal Burketown State School

From the Principal’s Desk

School Plan: Strategic Plan 2016-2019(Quadrennial School review: QSR) Our school has just completed its QSR on the 11th Nov and our plan was verified and endorsed by our ARD Robbie Mitchell. Below is the Department of Educa-tion, Training and Employment School Planning, Re-viewing and Reporting Cycle.

Thank-you to all our staff, parents and community members who participated in the creation of our 4 year plan. Many parents and community members came together during many meetings to develop/create and embed wonderful ideas of what they would like to see happen in our school of the next four year period. Data and ideas were collated from the School Improvement Unit review, Internal Audit, School Opinion Survey, NAPLAN results, GRG, AIP, Student Level of Achievement data and table top discussions. A big thanks goes out to the presenters on the day: Welcome to Country- Billy Jackson: CLCAC Head Ranger Staff –

Irene Marshall: BSS Reading Program

Rachel Spring: SSP Program

Katrina Rex: Attendance Program Parents and Community –

Phil Keirle (CEO Council): Community Partnerships

Terrence Taylor: (Head Ranger/Parent) -Carpentaria Land Council: Community Partnerships

Troy Crompton (Sergeant Burketown Police/Parent), Transitions

Sasha Hookey (parent): Attendance for Parents

Simone Hollingsworth (Parent): Transitions Student–

Mibulgurrdoo Yanner: (School Leader) My school

23rd November, 2015

BURKETOWN— We give our kids HOPE HOPE – Happy, Optimistic, Prepared, Educated

Ph: (07) 47455124

We acknowledge the

Gangal idda People,

traditional custodians of

this land and pay our

respects to the Elders

both past, present and

future.

P & C Meeting

Tuesday 24th Nov 2015

BER Building— 5.30pm

2015

Term 4

November 19/20

AFL-CY Visits

November 26/27

AFL-CY Visits

November 30

AFL-CY Visit

December 2

Xmas Concert & Grad-

uation

December 2

Report Cards issued

December 3

Prep Open Day (AM)

December 3

Whole School Fun

Afternoon (PM)

December 4

Last Day of School

2016

Term 1

January 25

Pupil Free Day

January 27

First Day of Term 1

BE RESPECTFUL BE RESPONSIBLE

BE SAFE

School Phone Numbers:

School Landline-

47455124

School Mobile-

0475964198

Burketown State School was very fortunate to have the CLCAC visit and share valued information about Caring for Country. They brought 2 croc-odiles to upskill all students about how we need to live together with all animals and native habitats for the longevity of our land in North Queensland. Terrence Taylor was inspirational for all students to better understand the dangers and to alert when around waterholes or the river when fishing, swimming and camping. In 2016 we are developing the Junior Ranger Program into our school in conjunction with CLCAC to coach students from this area to: 1. Care for Country 2. Be a Junior Ranger 3. Increase the cultural history of area (through the students) 4. Elders to teach Gangalidda Dictionary

We would like to thank Terrence Taylor & Billy Jackson: CLCAC Head Rangers and all the rangers for supporting Burketown

State School

Beautiful work by all our wonderful students at the re-

membrance Day service on Wed 11/11 at the council

cenotaph. A special congratulations to the grade 5/6’s

who presented: Harrison for reading the ‘Ode’ and the

reading: In Flanders Fields, to Clairice for the reading:

‘What he did for us’ to Mibby for the reading of: Re-

membrance Day Poem. Our ARD Mr Mitchell was very

impressed how our leaders presented and also how nice-

ly all the students conducted themselves when laying the

Poppies. I as the principal was very proud how our lead-

ers upheld the good nature of the school and to all our

little ones - beautifully done.

AFL Cape York have been upskilling our students with drills and skills in relation to AFL. Dane and Dwayne have been working with all students from Prep to Grade 6 for the past 2 days and will also be working with them in the upcoming weeks. The key messages the Coaches are delivering for the students are: 1. Sport is fun—so join in 2. Be a team player 3. Support your team members 4. The Power of positive talk 5. Winning is not everything

Cape York Visits