Kaahui Ako Mission Statement Kaahui Ako Provides “Ma te kaha, te mahitahi me te mana hei whaangai te ara Additional Funding and o te matauranga” Staffing Component for Strengthen, collaborate and empower to foster the Matamata pathway of learning Lead Principal Alan Munro gets 0.4 release time to lead the Kaahui Ako Matamata Kaahui Ako Community 4 Across School Teachers Receive 0.4 release time to lead Newsletter 1 (April 19) the initiative working across all schools in Matamata Welcome to our first Matamata Kaahui Ako Community Newsletter 11 With-in School Teachers receive 0.08 release time for teacher leadership and support Communities of Learning|Kaahui Ako – What within their own schools. Are They? So Who Is In the Communities of Learning are part of the biggest systematic Matamata CoL|KA? change in education since Tomorrow’s Schools. They are the government’s approach to address the longstanding  Firth Primary achievement challenge of the NZ education system – that  Hinuera Primary there is a big gap between our top performing students and  Kuranui School those who are not doing so well - through collaboration across  Matamata Christian School a community of schools.  Matamata Intermediate  Matamata Primary School Matamata Principals began exploring the idea of a Community of  Learning towards the end of 2015, but it was not until the  St. Joseph’s Catholic beginning of 2016 that work in this space really accelerated. With School the support of our Boards of Trustees, an expression of interest was  Tirau School lodged with the MOE early in 2016 and the Principals committed  School to meet every 2-3 weeks throughout the year.  Wairere School  Walton School Much of our work of the initial work focused on unpacking our Matamata Kaahui Ako wide student achievement data. Through this analysis we identified achievement disparities: Our Mission and Vision - Between Maaori and non-Maaori learners; and M ission Statement “Ma te kaha, te mahitahi me to - Between Male and Female learners; and mana hei whaangai te ara o te - that these disparities track throughout the Matamata matauranga” educational pathway from new entrants to NCEA Level 2 results (Strengthen, collaborate and Achievement Challenge Accepted February 2017 empower to foster the pathway of learning) Late February we received the positive news that MOE Head Office had accepted our MCoL|KA Achievement Challenge document. This is Vision Statement something to be proud of and testament to the hard work, collaboration “All students achieving and work ethic of our Principals Lead Learners Group! The real work begins now as we share the best practice in each of our schools across educational success as all schools in the community, and take advantage of Kaahui Ako wide confident, connected, lifelong, PLD opportunities to raise teacher capability and student achievement. resilient learners”

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4 Across School Teachers Appointed Congratulations to the following successful applicants winning Across School Teacher roles to form our Lead Action Group. Talk to Your Principal  Catherine Welham Find Out More About o Currently Specialist Classroom Teacher (SCT) and the Matamata Kaahui English teacher at Matamata College.  Debbie Currie Ako o Currently Assistant Principal at Matamata All 12 Matamata School Intermediate. Principals have been involved  Michael Hills in working collaboratively to o Currently Assistant Learning Area Physical Education identify our Achievement and Health, Year 9 Dean and TIC Health at Challenges and map a Matamata College. pathway forward. They will  Shannon Johnson keep you informed as our o Currently Assistant Learning Area Physical Education pathway forward evolves. and Health, Year 12 Dean at Matamata College. They are a stunning group of teachers and thoroughly deserve Ministerial Cross Sector their promotion to help lead and forge a pathway forward for our Kaahui Ako. The Lead Action Group begin their duties with a two Forum and Expo on day planning wananga on Thursday and Friday week 1, Term 2. Tuesday 16 May at

Much of Term 2 will be spent scoping and gathering evidence to FMG Stadium inform our Kaahui Ako inquiry and plan moving forward.

NZ Secretary of Education Iona Holstead Visits Matamata If you wish to find more about Kaahui Ako an open Kaahui Ako (photo taken at meeting with her on April 7) invitation is extended by Waikato MOE, to all teachers, Board Members and anyone interested from the wider community to attend between 4.00pm-7.00pm.

Our Matamata Kahui Ako Values For Principals/BOT/Staff our values are:  Trust  Integrity  Respect Pictured Left to right: Will Jensen MOE (Wellington), Dean McDonnell Principal Hinuera  Honesty School, Deborah Nowell BOT Chair Matamata College, Gareth Scholes Principal Matamata  Perseverance Primary, Alan Munro Principal Matamata College, Paula Rawiri Waikato Regional Director of  Open-mindedness Education MOE, Iona Holstead NZ Secretary of Education, Daryl Gibbs Principal Matamata Equity College, Paula Hastings Principal Kuranui Primary School, Kelly Hayward BOT Chair Wairere  School, Leytia Leota-Preston New Appointments National Panel Independent Adviser to MOE, Ben Muriwai Iwi Representative Matamata College BOT. Whakatauki

“E roa a raro, e tata a runga”

Matamata Kaahui Ako Vision Statement The journey is far, but the sky is “All students achieving educational success as confident, connected, nearer lifelong, resilient learners”

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