Staff prepare for school review

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School principal Mr Frank Cohen said this term had been "by far the busiest for staff" in preparation for the school review.

"To the outsider it may not seem so, but the staff on top of their normal teaching loads, are spending a huge amount of time after school and on the weekends completing all that is expected from us for the school review.

"In particular, the assessment collection for Kindergarten and Year 1 has been a mammoth effort.

"On average, it has taken 50 minutes per kindergarten child, 88 in all, to complete necessary assessments to comply with the new expectations.

"The school we will be audited on every measure to ensure that we meet compliance for the NSW Board of Studies and the Catholic Education Commission.

"The survey completed at the end of last year has been fed into an overall report and there will be an opportunity on these days for more parental input.

"During the visit, the panel will walk into classrooms to see learning in action and all of the teachers' programs and school policies will be reviewed.

"It is my belief that the hard work from teachers will be rewarded with improved results across the board for each student as we now have a very comprehensive picture of what each learner can and needs to do earlier than we have been able to do in the past," said Mr Cohen.

Newsletter, 6 Mar 2013

Frank Cohen, St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School