UPCOMING SCHOOL REVIEW FOR 2024

The following information is to inform the school community that in Term Two 2024 Vermont Secondary College is scheduled to undertake a School Review. Preliminary work has already begun on this review in writing the PRSE (Pre-review Self-evaluation) which is a reflective piece, looking at data of the school’s performance over the last 4-year Strategic Plan.

The school review model supports each school to differentiate its improvement journey by building on current strengths and assisting it to respond to challenges. It emphasises continuous improvement and affirms that every student, no matter their background or circumstances, has a right to learn in a school committed to improvement. It maintains that every school can improve.  

The review model:

welcomes school community participation in the review
embraces the input of experts from both within and beyond the school
forges links between evidence, school review, and strategic and annual planning
obtains insights from a differentiated method for understanding school performance
seeks multiple perspectives, engagement with the whole school community and openness to challenge for improvement
celebrates strengths and achievements..

From this School Review process, we will develop the next four-year Strategic Plan (2024 – 2028). More information will become available as we move further into the review model.

2023 PARENT OPINION SURVEY RESULTS

Thank you to all Vermont families that participated in the annual DE (Department of Education) ‘Parent Opinion Survey’ for 2023 which allowed us to gain positive and constructive feedback. The survey was newly formatted in 2017 from previous years and is now released electronically. With the seventh year of this format running, we are able to show comparative data from 2017 to 2023.

This year all families received an invitation to participate with 231 parent survey responses being completed. The survey delves into 19 key areas under 6 domains remembering that the questions and survey parameters are all set by the Department of Education (DE).

2023 – All families receive an invitation - Total number of parent responses: 185

2022 – All families receive an invitation - Total number of parent responses: 231

2021 - All families receive an invitation - Total number of parent responses: 291

2020 - All families receive an invitation - Total number of parent responses: 414

2019 – 438 recommended, DET target number 231, no. of respondents 231 = 100%

2018 - 445 recommended, DET target number 222, no. of respondents 170 = 76.6%

2017 - 445 recommended, DET target number 222, no. of respondents 170 = 76.6%

Below is a snapshot of the results over the last 7 years with the best result/s highlighted with an Asterix *

Domain: Parent Community Engagement

%	Parent/ caregiver/ guardian participation and involvement	School Support, changed to ‘School Communic-ation’ in 2022	Teacher Communi-cation
2017	68%	80%	65%
2018	*72	*86	*71
2019	69	82	67
2020	71	*86	72
2021	70	83	68
2022	66	81	58
2023	67	83	65

Domain: School Ethos and Environment

%	General School Satisfac-tion	Physical Environ-ment	School Improv-ement	School Pride & Confide-nce
2017	87%	86%	73%	88%
2018	88	81	76	89
2019	89	87	77	90
2020	*91	87	*80	*92
2021	89	*90	77	90
2022	88	82	70	87
2023	89	76	72	*92

Domain: Student Cognitive Engagement

%	High Expecta-tions for Success	Student Motivati-on & Support	Stimul-ating Learn-ing Enviro-nment	Effective Teaching
2017	82%	62%	74%	70%
2018	86	65	78	74
2019	87	69	*79	73
2020	86	*74	*79	78
2021	*88	69	*79	*79
2022	85	63	75	70
2023	86	69	77	73

Domain: Student Development

	Student Agency & Voice	Confidence & Resiliency Skills
2017	74%	76%
2018	74	80
2019	75	80
2020	75	81
2021	77	80
2022	73	76
2023	*80	*82

Domain: Safety

%	Manag-ing Bullying	Non-Experie-nce of Bullying	Promot-ing Positive Behav-iour	Respect for Diversity
2017	82%	77%	79%	79%
2018	82	80	79	*80
2019	83	84	81	79
2020	83	82	*87	*85
2021	*85	*88	84	84
2022	79	81	80	83
2023	82	74	80	81

Domain: Connection and Progression

%	School Connectedness	Positive Transitions
2017	85%	82%
2018	90	83
2019	90	84
2020	89	*86
2021	87	81
2022	*91	81
2023	88	*86

The positive percentages shown are determined by ‘agree’ and ‘strongly agree’ responses being combined. While there are some areas that need continued work and fleshing out, overall, the responses are extremely positive, and we thank the school community for their feedback and continued support of the college.

Of particular note is the ‘General Satisfaction’ result of 89%, ‘School Pride and Confidence’ at an equal high of 92% and ‘High Expectations for Success’ at 86%. Also very pleasing are the all-time high results for ‘Student Agency and Voice’ at 80% and ‘Confidence and Resiliency skills’ at 82%.

A more detailed examination of the data will take place in a range of forums including College Council, the Leadership Team, with staff and the student leadership group leading into next year’s school review to develop the next Strategic Plan.

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