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	SCHOOL STRATEGIC PLAN 2008 - 2011
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SCHOOL PROFILE

Purpose

Vision

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To provide students with the highest quality education, empowering them to optimize the necessary talents and skills to fulfil their dreams…. “Always Our Best”

Student learning takes place in a safe, friendly, stimulating and happy environment.

The School Community are active partners and participants in the life of the school.
Staff encourage students to develop a love of learning and to be engaged in the process of life long learning.

Values

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Values for the Sandy East community are based on the Values for Australian Schooling……

1. Care and Compassion

Care for self and others

2. Doing Your Best

Seek to accomplish something worthy and admirable, try hard, pursue excellence

3. Fair Go

Pursue and protect the common good where all people are treated fairly for a just society

4. Freedom

Enjoy all the rights and privileges of Australian citizenship free from unnecessary interference or control, and stand up for the rights of others

5. Honesty and Trustworthiness

Be honest, sincere and seek the truth

6. Integrity

Act in accordance with principles of moral and ethical conduct, ensure consistency between words and deeds

7. Respect

Treat others with consideration and regard, respect another person’s point of view

8. Responsibility

Be accountable for one’s own actions, resolve differences in constructive, non-violent and peaceful ways, contribute to society and to civic life, take care of the environment

9. Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion

Be aware of others and their cultures, accept diversity within a democratic society, being included and including others

Environmental

Context

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At Sandringham East Primary School we continue our vision to provide students with the highest quality education empowering them to optimise the necessary talents and skills to fulfil their dreams, talents and ambitions. Sandy East is a coeducational school located 15 kilometres SE of the City Centre of Melbourne. The vast grounds at Sandringham East are surrounded by a sanctuary. The front garden area has been developed through the generosity of Sandringham Rotary working with school community - we are a uniquely safe school.

The majority of our students are from the immediate locality. Sandringham East Primary School borders Sandringham College Senior Campus and enjoys a supportive partnership with the college. The majority of students speak English as their first language at home and 13% of students receive the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA). Our unique Cook and Care program also offers support in times of crisis and need for individual families. Parental participation in school activities and programs, including fundraising ventures, school environment maintenance and development and curriculum and classroom support programs is greatly valued. The significant contribution of the school community to the building of a library resource centre in 2007 is well recognised and is a wonderful resource for students. Interactive Whiteboards are installed in ten areas of the school.

At SEPS we believe protecting our environment needs to be of paramount concern to the whole community. We are a Waste Wise school supporting the protection of our environment and it’s sustainability. Environmental problems and social issues are explored so students will develop an awareness of their responsibilities to society.

Our school priority encompasses teaching and learning with a target for students to: Think. Imagine. Become!

Academic results at Sandy East compare favourably to Like Schools and achieve above the State benchmarks, which is excellent student achievement progress. Our teaching team are professionals - dedicated and committed to the expectation that our students continue to achieve to their best. The school has proudly achieved accreditation as a Performance & Development Culture School.

School Councillors make a significant contribution to the management of the school through development of policy and leadership of committees. Parent play an integral role in the education of our students through voluntary help in classrooms, on excursions, camps, sports days, working bees, hunger busters, uniform shop, canteen, newsletter production and head lice inspections.

STRATEGIC INTENT

	Goals	Targets	Key Improvement Strategies
Student Learning The image may not be saved or downloaded and is only to be used for viewing purposes.	Improve learning outcomes for all students in the English and Mathematics domains of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards.	* 92% of Year 2, 4 & 6 students to achieve at or above the expected Victorian Essential Learning Standards for English by 2011 * 93% of Year 2, 4 and 6 students to achieve at or above the expected Victorian Essential Learning Standards for Mathematics by 2011 * To increase the number of students achieving at least one year above the expected Victorian Essential Learning Standards for English and Mathematics by 2011 in years 2, 4 & 6.	Build teaching and learning practice prep-6 with a particular focus on whole school consistency in the teaching and assessment of reading, writing, spelling, oral language and mathematics.
Student Engagement and Wellbeing The image may not be saved or downloaded and is only to be used for viewing purposes.	Develop in students the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for optimum transition through the various stages of schooling	* To improve scores for the student attitudes to school survey variables of student motivation and classroom behaviour * To improve survey scores for the parent opinion survey variables of reporting, behaviour management and classroom behaviour * To improve survey scores for the staff opinion survey variable of effective discipline policy	Build a supportive and secure learning environment which promotes resilience and socially responsible behaviour in all students.
Student Pathways and Transitions The image may not be saved or downloaded and is only to be used for viewing purposes.	Engage all students in their learning and develop in each individual a sense of wellbeing and connectedness to school.	* To progressively improve levels of parent and teacher satisfaction with the transition program as measured by school-developed assessment tools * To progressively improve levels of parent satisfaction as measured by the transition variable of the parent opinion survey	Enhance transition and learning pathway processes as students move into, through and beyond the school.

Holloway Rd. Sandringham East VIC 3191 Phone:(03) 9598 1704 Fax:(03) 9521 9792