National Standards National Standards Parent InformationParent Information

OverviewOverview

General information about the National General information about the National Standards.Standards.

How Te Poi School is reporting against How Te Poi School is reporting against the Standards?the Standards?

Explaining your child’s report.Explaining your child’s report.

Reviewing, revising & redoing our Reviewing, revising & redoing our reports.reports.

What are the What are the Standards?Standards?

They are “milestones” for achievement at the end of every year level (Years 1-8)

Standards of minimum achievement in reading, writing and mathematics

They aim to provide clear expectations for teachers, parents, students, schools and BOT’s on achievement at different year levels and plain language reporting on next steps learning.

The Requirements for The Requirements for SchoolsSchools

• To report to parents a minimum of twice a To report to parents a minimum of twice a year in “plain language”year in “plain language”

• Assess children against the standards and Assess children against the standards and report on Progress and Achievement.report on Progress and Achievement.

• Use the school assessment information to set Use the school assessment information to set targets (goals on achievement) to form targets (goals on achievement) to form priorities for each year.priorities for each year.

• Send assessment information on our Send assessment information on our standards achieved to the Ministry of standards achieved to the Ministry of Education.Education.

Information about the Information about the StandardsStandards

How the standards were developed?How the standards were developed?

• The goal is for every child to achieve a The goal is for every child to achieve a minimum of NCEA level 2 minimum of NCEA level 2

• The Standards have been backwards mapped The Standards have been backwards mapped from NCEA level 2 to determine where from NCEA level 2 to determine where children need to be each year to reach NCEA children need to be each year to reach NCEA level 2.level 2.

Information about the Information about the StandardsStandards

NCEA Level 2 by end of secondary schoolNational

Standard – After 1 Year at school

Year 8

Definitions of Definitions of AchievementAchievement

• AboveAbove – A student’s current level of achievement is – A student’s current level of achievement is at a standard above their year level group. at a standard above their year level group.

• AtAt – A student is currently meeting the standard.– A student is currently meeting the standard.

• BelowBelow – A student is not currently meeting the – A student is not currently meeting the standard, but there is every reason to believe that standard, but there is every reason to believe that they will achieve by the end of the year. they will achieve by the end of the year.

• Well Below Well Below –A student’s current level of –A student’s current level of achievement is more than one year below the achievement is more than one year below the expected standard. expected standard.

Information about the Information about the StandardsStandards

Overall Teacher JudgementOverall Teacher Judgement

Teachers have to use a combination of three Teachers have to use a combination of three components to make an “Overall Teacher components to make an “Overall Teacher Judgement” as to how each child is achieving:Judgement” as to how each child is achieving:

1.1.TestsTests

2.2.ObservationsObservations

3.3.Learning conversationsLearning conversations

Sources of evidence to support Sources of evidence to support decision-makingdecision-making

Classroom Observation Evidence gained from informal assessment opportunities:

Learning ConversationsEvidence arising from Learning Conversations:

Test OutcomesEvidence gained from assessment tools, including standardised tools:

•Focussed Classroom Observation•Student books and tasks•Running Records•Student peer assessment

•Conferencing•Interviewing•Questioning•Explaining•Discussing

•6 year Observation Survey•STAR Reading•asTTle•Numeracy Stages

Overall Teacher

Judgement

So what are the So what are the concerns…concerns…

Educators are very concerned about the National Educators are very concerned about the National StandardsStandards

There are many reasons why everyone in the There are many reasons why everyone in the education sector is worried about the National education sector is worried about the National Standards. The main reasons are:Standards. The main reasons are:

- Standards are not based on Research - Standards are not based on Research Information Information

- Negative impact on learning- Negative impact on learning

- Creation of league tables- Creation of league tables

Te Poi School: What we are Te Poi School: What we are doing?doing?

• We are continuing to work with the Standards.We are continuing to work with the Standards.

• We are working with other Matamata schools We are working with other Matamata schools to ensure we are assessing our student’s the to ensure we are assessing our student’s the same.same.

• As a school we fully support the idea that As a school we fully support the idea that schools should report to parents on their schools should report to parents on their child’s progress in plain English that is easy to child’s progress in plain English that is easy to understand. understand.

• Our commitment to you is that we will Our commitment to you is that we will continue to do our best to raise every child’s continue to do our best to raise every child’s achievement.achievement.

Reporting to ParentsReporting to Parents

Plain language reporting at least twice a year:Plain language reporting at least twice a year:

• 2 face to face parent interviews March & July.2 face to face parent interviews March & July.

• March – reporting on student’s current levels and next March – reporting on student’s current levels and next learning steps to ensure progress.learning steps to ensure progress.

• July – reporting on student’s progress and achievement July – reporting on student’s progress and achievement and the next learning steps to ensure continued progress.and the next learning steps to ensure continued progress.

• December- a written report on student’s level in Reading, December- a written report on student’s level in Reading, Writing and Numeracy using the National Standards. Writing and Numeracy using the National Standards.

• Other curriculum areas & the Key competencies are also Other curriculum areas & the Key competencies are also reported on linked to our 3 school characters:reported on linked to our 3 school characters: The Thinker, The Learner & The Citizen.The Thinker, The Learner & The Citizen.

How will my teacher help me?

How will my parents/ whanau help me?

What do I need to

learn next?

Reporting to ParentsReporting to Parents