Milestone+3+Goal+2


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 * **Ministry of Education Goal** || **Cluster Goal** ||
 * 1 . **Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational)** || **· Schools will recognize that this is about whole school change and therefore needs to be driven by the professional leader of the school.**
 * · Provide support for principals with practical e-learning and leadership skills **
 * · All schools to develop strategic plans and budget allocations to develop their ICT infrastructure and professional development of staff. ** ||
 * Schools will recognize that this is about whole school change and therefore needs to be driven by the professional leader of the school**
 * Charter and Strategic plan clearly identify planned ICT changes and developments[[file:Strategic Goals 2009-11.pdf]]
 * The Board of Trustees has identified significant monies for upgrading both ICT and AT (Assistive Technologies) throughout the school
 * The Board of Trustees has earmarked increased funding for ICT to enable staff to attend conference and specific PD opportunities during the current 3 Year Strategic Plan
 * A new server and whole school wifi have been installed to upgrade the current service
 * An ICT lead teacher has been appointed and allocated non-contact time and is working throughout the school promoting the increase of ICT/At use in classroom teaching and learning programmes
 * ICT PD is timetabled into termly staff meetings to ensure consistent whole staff development, knowledge and establishing a baseline of computer competance for all staff
 * ICT is prominently featured within the School Magazine as a prioritised area of learning and development for our whole school.[[file:ICT school magazine item.pdf]]
 * A school website is under development ([])
 * The principal identified appropriate learning environments as a priority area for review, especially as the school is a special school with students needing widely differing equipment and furnishings. Schoolwide assessment of seating and furniture has identified extensive needs and thus far all students have had specialist seating purchased, 75% have now adapted tables/work stations in their rooms which allow better access to computers and ICT's.


 * Provide support for principals with practical e-learning and leadership skills**
 * Principal has attended cluster training days and workshops for Principals and Lead Teacher/Principal Meetings.
 * Individual meetings with cluster facilitator
 * An IT specialist has been appointed to work one day a week offering in class and discreet technical support for teachers.
 * Principal is allocating time and resources for staff discussion around changes in pedagogy, professional learning and interacting with our community.
 * Use of ICT's (laptops; powerpoints; OHP's etc) are now a regular part of staff meetings
 * A fluid email network has been set up with staff submitting agenda and week ahead notices and receiving updates from the principal
 * School newsletters are now available in pdf format and a community e-mailing list of over a hundred persons has been established[[file:end of term update.pdf]]
 * The principal is a member of the cluster Principals wiki, and indeed all others pertinent to the ICTPD cluster
 * Goldfields is a supporter of the special schools website (Clickspecialed.nz). Staff and principal have submitted articles, lesson plans, resources and video's to this site and its use is promoted by the principal.
 * Staff bring laptops to meetings and PD sessions and use them to access information, take notes, contribute to meeting minutes, share successes, challenges and students’ work.
 * There has been a marked rise in the frequency of powerpoint led meetings as staff have gained in confidence and knowledge - this is reflected in class delivery too.
 * Within the planning and IEP framework, the use of ICT's is identified as an inherent part of the pedagogy of the school and teachers
 * All teachers attending ICT related PD are required to identify and report on how then plan and incorporate their learning into their teaching and learning programmes.
 * Opportunities for teachers leading focussed feedback sessions have increased and are more readily sought by staff.


 * All schools to develop strategic plans and budget allocations to develop their ICT infrastructure and professional development of staff.**
 * Since the start of this project**:**
 * Teachers have attended each of the specific IT national conferences. So far 5 teachers have participated in these with others targetted for future conferences
 * The school has purchased 3 inter active whiteboards; a new, larger capacity server; upgraded all administration computers and purchased new classroom computers; digital cameras for each class and two video cameras**.**
 * The current Charter and Strategic Plan runs 2009 - 2011 and is under review for 2012 - 2014. ICT on-going development and consolidation will be an inherent area within this.