Share your Kāhui Ako Journey
VOICE from Across School Leaders
How can we learn from each other's experiences?
Thank you to the Kāhui Ako who presented and shared.
Breakout #1
Orewa
Our Kāhui Ako has been going for two years. We would share how we are building relationships, developing action plans and connecting communities in our community. Each Kāhui Ako is unique to the region and the schools that make it up. However there are certain universal truths and best practice that can be applied to most areas. We will share, explore and expose why we made key decisions, and what the outcomes were. We will unpack our journey, keeping sight on our focus: writing and maths, and te reo Māori and Learning Support. Our session would be flexible, with time for discussion, sharing and Q and A. The learning outcomes would be to build on cooperative, collegial and collaborative learning amongst Kāhui Ako leaders.
Kahui journey 2018.pdfHenderson
For two years we have been connecting educators in West Auckland. From inception, we have been responsive to different understandings and perceptions of the Kāhui Ako's role within our schools, developing a core group with a shared understanding of our purpose and how we go about our mahi. Key learning has been the need to focus on people and relationships, not organisational structures and image. Coaching has facilitated these conversations, with Teaching as Inquiry providing the topic.
Whānau ki te Ako - Albany
Whānau ki te Ako is almost two years into its journey. Building close relationships within the leadership structure and within each individual school was the first priority.
One of our strengths is our Within School Leaders Group. We will share how this group has grown and developed over the course of the past 18 months, and the steps taken along the way.
After a self review audit by each school the focus for 2018 was for our Kāhui Ako to work through building new learning and capacity through three of our six Drivers - Learner Agency, Community and Collaboration. We will share the stages (successes and challenges) that we have gone through as part of our journey.
We are now at a stage of change and refocusing with three new Principals and a new Kāhui Ako Lead Principal. We envisage the next stage will bring much more disruption to the status quo, as we embark on transition research, to ensure that our students feel like they are part of our learning pathway.
Breakout #2
Devonport-Takapuna
Co-operation to Collaboration towards Collective Efficacy Our journey as Across School Leaders started at the end of 2016. We will share this journey with you. From the beginning, nothing was defined for us and there were very few guidelines available. We've now developed a collaboratively defined framework and a work stream that is moving us through effective collaboration towards collective efficacy.
Auckland Central Community of Schools
The Auckland Central Community of Schools has successfully worked together for over three years. The initial purpose of our Across School work was to build collaboration within the community to meet our shared achievement challenges. Our In School and Across School Leaders drive the work of ACCoS through six focus initiatives which schools align themselves with according to their charter and strategic goals. Strong professional relationships are at the heart of our work, with a continual focus on learners, their families and whānau, colleagues, board members, other professionals and various groups in our community. Each initiative has run in a slightly different way; we will share the story of where we have come from and of how we have moved forward in 2018 on the themes of Working with the Learner, Teacher Agency, Learner Agency, Writing, Oral Language and Maths.
He Waka Eke Noa Presentation - ACCOS.PDFMid Bays
'The Truth About Being An ASL'.
Our Kāhui Ako was one of the first to be formed at the start of 2016. Over the last three years, we have been on a journey that has seen change, challenge and success. We have recently had our updated Achievement Challenge Plan approved by the Ministry and have just added four more ASLs to our team. Join us to find out more about what it is like to be an ASL in The Mid Bays Kahui Ako!
The Truth About Being an ASL - Mid Bays Kāhui Ako.pptxSouth Auckland Catholic Schools Kāhui Ako.
The South Auckland Catholic School Kāhui Ako is a community of nine decile 1 - 4 South Auckland Integrated Catholic Schools, which include seven full primary schools, one Year 7 - 13 secondary school and one Year 9 - 13 secondary school. Our student population is ethnically and culturally diverse, consisting of students with Māori, Pasifika, European/pakeha, Asian and Middle Eastern heritage. 95% of our students are Catholic and their families are active in their involvement in and support of our schools. The Kāhui Ako has been running for 2 years and is now in the process of reviewing and creating a new strategic plan. This is an exciting time to reflect and look forward to planning a new direction for the Kāhui Ako. Matthew and Kerryn are two of the four Across School Lead Teachers who have been in their roles for 2 years and will share their journey from the start to now and also the success and challenges they have encounter along the way. The focus for the last 2 years has been about raising literacy (Writing) achievement for Maori and Pasifika boys. Professional development has been around Student Agency, Culturally responsiveness, Spiral Inquiry, Coaching & Mentoring and Digital Fluency.