Core Concept:
How well and how rapidly does this initiative achieve progress for Māori learners that will allow them to start to excel in education as soon as possible? Is the rate of progress fast enough to be considered “minimally effective,” “highly effective” (etc)?
How well is the potential of Māori learners realised? Are they enjoying and achieving success “as Māori”, realising their cultural distinctiveness and potential?
How effectively is the initiative reducing disparities in education success?
ALL of the following are evident and backed by sound evidence:
· Māori learners are clearly excelling in education and reaching their potential in ways that reflect and affirm their inherent identity, language and culture
· The vast majority[1] of Māori learners currently or previously identified as achieving below curriculum expectations are making a useful rate of accelerated progress and virtually all are making at least some accelerated progress relative to (a) curriculum expectations and, if data are available, (b) the usual rate of progress for the most relevant comparison group
· The accelerated progress of Māori learners is fast enough to ensure that virtually all are achieving well enough to allow them good opportunities at the next level in their education (or work), including transient learners and those with special needs, in accordance with their abilities and potential