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A school and community learning partnership• working with parents in their children’s first three years

at school• understanding children’s achievement• supporting learning at home

Developed by Sylvia Park School, Mt Wellington• named after a local landmark• supported by ASB Community Trust• has made a difference to student achievement• 2014: expanded to other schools and kura in Auckland• uses learning clusters

What is Mutukaroa?

Three key strategic levers

Quality teaching

Evidence- based

practice

Quality learning

partnerships

Raising Student Achievement

Challenges for parents

• Education jargon

• New assessment practicesand tools

• New policies and initiatives

Sylvia Park’s aims for Mutukaroa

• To develop strong school and community learning partnerships

• To empower students and parents to understand student learning

• To support families to enhance their children’s learning at home

• To challenge the school to be increasingly responsive to learning inquiries from parents

Sylvia Park: Alignment of project aims and BOT goals

Project aims Board strategic goals

To develop strong school and community learning partnerships

To empower students and parents to understand student learning

To build authentic learning partnerships with parent that raise student achievement

To report effectively to parents and students about progress (NAG 2c)

To support families to enhance their children’s learning at home

To build capability and capacity with parent and caregivers

To challenge the school to be increasingly responsive to learning inquiries from parents

To review staff professional development and performance management

Strategic alignment with national policy

Priority learners• Māori and Pasifika students• Students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds• Students with special needs

How Mutukaroa works

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• A two-way knowledge exchange between home and school• Honest robust relationships based on trust• A whole-school approach• Inclusive leadership and shared power

• Accessibility

• Using language parents can understand• Regular learning conversations that equip parents to:

– understand data about their child’s achievement– ask questions– co-construct next steps for learning at home

Cornerstones of Mutukaroa

Sylvia Park research findings: Impact

What success in the project looks like

Implications for you as a Board

Planning for:• Personnel and their

professional development• Resourcing: space, support

materials• Ongoing financial support