All schools must prepare an Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) by the end of Term 4 each year.
The AIP supports the operationalisation of the four year School Strategic Plan, articulating how the school will implement, monitor and evaluate progress against the School Strategic Plan each year.
Under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic), every school council must prepare a school plan, the School Strategic Plan (SSP), which sets out the school’s goals and targets for the next four years, and the strategies to achieve those goals and targets.
To support the achievement of the four year goals, targets and Key Improvement Strategies (KIS) of the SSP, all schools are required to develop an AIP in the Strategic Planning Online Tool (SPOT) by the end of Term 4 each year.
In addition to the SSP, the AIP is informed by an end of year assessment undertaken by schools against their existing AIP in SPOT (under the ‘Monitoring and Assessment’ tab), to identify what is working well and areas for further effort to improve student outcomes.
The AIP outlines the four year goals, targets and KIS selected for focus in the coming year, the 12 month targets that will support the school to progress towards the four year targets of the SSP, and actions to support their implementation.
The development of the new AIP and ongoing monitoring of progress, including collection of evidence of impact, is led by the School Improvement Team and informed by school-wide input, discussion and feedback.
The AIP must be submitted by the principal to the Senior Education Improvement Leader in SPOT by the end of Term 4 to ensure every schools has an AIP in place by the first day of school, ahead of its endorsement by school council no later than the end of February.