The School Accountability and Improvement Framework articulates three outcomes that government schools strive to achieve; that is, improved student learning, enhanced student engagement and wellbeing, and successful transitions and pathways.
The Framework supports schools by enabling them to:
These elements are not discrete and independent tasks but rather, in keeping with the intent and principles of good governance, are part of a coherent planning and reporting process for organising school improvement efforts. Moreover, there are strong linkages between school planning and principal performance and development planning.
Participation in initiatives such as Literacy Improvement Teams will be evident through the goals, targets, strategies and actions defined in the school’s strategic plan and annual implementation plan, with achievements communicated through the annual report to the school community. While program areas may request the collection of other data or information to evaluate initiatives, every endeavour will be made to minimise the administrative workload for schools.
School improvement initiatives identified in the Blueprint for Education and Early Childhood Development (2008) will build on the strengths of the current Framework and ensure its effectiveness in supporting schools and Regional Network Leaders in the continuing process of school improvement.
For 2009 schools will have access to the full range of teacher judgement data across the VELS domains. This information will be provided as an additional resource to the School Level Report and will assist schools in assessing performance across the curriculum and in developing greater coherency in planning for improvement. The resource will allow schools to review their data against state means at the school and cohort level.
While this additional information will provide a significant addition to the range of information available to schools in reviewing their performance and in planning, some further resources to assist schools in the effective management of this material will be developed and made available through the School Accountability and Improvement website.
The updated document builds on learnings from the following research projects / evaluations:
Regional Network Leaders and regional accountability and improvement personnel can provide further assistance to schools. For the current regional personnel supporting accountability and improvement, see Regional Office Contact List (Word - 59Kb).