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Assessment 4 Report Writing

Instructions:
Using the information outlined in the Windsor valley Preparatory School project (see
detail in Appendix-A) you will be required to prepare a number of reports in this
assessment as a project manager. You can visit the websites mentioned below in
Appendix-B to get some ideas and templates to prepare the reports.

Duration:
Trainer will set the duration of the assessment.

Evidence required:
Evidence

Submissio
n

Tasks

A Vision Statement
A project requirements document
List of project management tools and techniques
appropriate for the project
A detailed project management plan including
Project & Organisation Overview
Project Management Process Plans
Project-Specific Process Plans
Project-Supporting Process Plans
Additional Plans
Project Plan Sign Of
A detailed project budget layout on a spreadsheet
A Detailed Plan and a Report on project follow-up
activities and continuous improvements
A lessons learned report

Windsor Valley Roll-out (Upgrade) Project


Assume the role of the project manager for the Windsor Valley Preparatory School
roll-out (upgrade) project.
Your company has been awarded the contract with the school to upgrade the
computer systems within the school and to ensure that good educational software is
installed and that provision is made for systems administration.
You undertake to provide a more detailed requirements document that will identify
what problems the project will solve.
The headmaster has asked that if at all possible all the work or at least the most
important parts and those parts that would be likely to be disruptive to the normal
functioning of the school are carried out during the schools summer holidays.
You agree to provide him with a project plan, which will show the breakdown of the
works that will be carried out by your team, together with milestones that mark the
delivery or completion of significant parts of the project. He says he and key staf

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members are quite willing to make themselves available for any meetings during
the holiday.
He reminds you that they would like to see some sort of demonstration of how you
will provide systems administration/support when the new systems are in place.

Your tasks:
1. Create a Vision Statement for the project so that the client is able to
understand the project and its outcomes.
Vision Statement: Provide the best education system
2. Detailed project requirements for the client that is clear and
consistent outlying the issues the project is aiming to resolve.
Replace old computer in classroom and the library
Updating software
Developing library system
Installing internet to administration office
3. List project management tools and techniques that will be used in the
project.
Work break down: is a chart in which the critical work elements,
called tasks, of a project are illustrated to portray their relationships
to each other and to the project as a whole
Gantt chart: the illustrates a project schedule that show start and
finish date, resource allocate also show relationship between
activities.
Network diagram : a depiction of nodes and connections in a
computer or telecommunications network
4. A detailed project management plan showing the following:
a. Project Overview
i.
Purpose, Scope and Objectives
-Purpose: Convert from the old system to the new system and
evaluate the project and final system education software for
classroom
-Scope: The project will be taking during school holiday period and
budget is in control.
-Objective: Implement new computer in class room, Develop library
system,
ii.
Assumptions, Constraints and Risks
Assumptions: - Will require to access to school network
- While backup database system would be offline
- Will get all resource required
- Every week will hold in meeting and stafs are
involved

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Constraints: The project should be complete during school holiday


(6months)
Fredrick is the only one that known about IT
Risks: Lack of responsibility can make project process without
teamwork.
Communication less can make project going to wrong direction.
Doesnt realise the timing is essential can make project delay.
iii.
Project Deliverables
-Upgrade computer systems with in the school and to
ensure that contain good education software.
- New system to manage the school account with training
program
- Large capacity storage to do backup and database use by the new
system.
- Provide training and documentation for individuals using the new
system
iv. Schedule and Budget
Task
Purchase new
computer
Installation and
configuration
Networking device
Software licencing
and implement
Labour cost

Summary
Cost
15000
20000
15000
20000
50000
120000

v. Evolution of the Plan


vi. References
Project Management Process Guidelines
http://www.itplanning.org.vt.edu/pm/process.html

Project Documentation Guidelines


http://www.itplanning.org.vt.edu/pm/documentation.html

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Project Management Documents and Information


http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com

Project Management Guidebook


www.thoughtware.com.au/documents/method123-ebook.pdf

Project Management Methodologies


http://www.cio.com.au/article/402904/project_management_methodolo
gies/

vii. Definitions and Acronyms


b. Project Organisation
i. External interfaces
ii. Internal structure
iii. Role and responsibilities
c. Project Management Process Plans
i. Project Initiation
1. Project Charter
2. Initial Project Scope
ii. Project Planning
1. Initial Project Estimates
2. Initial Project Team Staffing
3. Resource Acquisition
4. Project Staf Training
iii. Project Execution
1. Work breakdown schedule
2. Project Schedule and Time Management
3. Resource Allocation
4. Project Human Resource Management
5. Project Procurement Management & Budget
Allocation
iv. Project Monitoring & Control
1. Requirements Management
2. Project Scope and Schedule Management
3. Project Budget and Cost Management
4. Project Quality Management considering energy
conservation
5. Project Communications Plan
6. Project Performance Management

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d.

e.

f.
g.

7. Project Risk Management


8. Project Change Management
9. Project Issue Management
v. Project Closure
Project-Specific Process Plans
i. Project Specific Processes
ii. Method, Tools and Techniques
iii. Infrastructure
iv. Project and Work Product Acceptance against quality
control metrics
Project-Supporting Process Plans
i. Configuration Management
ii. Verification and Validation
iii. Documentation
iv. Work Product Quality Assurance
v. Project Reviews and Audits
vi. Problem Resolution
vii. Subcontractor Management
Additional Plans
i. Conflict Resolution
Project Plan Sign Of

5. A detailed project budget layout on a spreadsheet


6. A Detailed Plan and a Report on how systems administration/support will

be performed when the project hardware and software are fully


operational. Also including formal practices, such as total quality
management or continuous improvement of the computer system,
improvement by less formal processes which enhance both the product
quality and processes of the project, for example client surveys to
determine client satisfaction with project team performance.
7. A lessons learned report with answers for a series of questions about the

project

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Appendix A Windsor Valley Preparatory School


The School
Windsor Valley Preparatory School was established as the result of a bequest in
1998. The school is located in an outer suburb and has generous buildings. However
it was specifically established to service families of limited means and fees are low.
The school is well stafed by a headmaster and 18 teachers. Non-teaching staf
comprises a school secretary and her assistant, a gardener and maintenance man
who doubles as the gardeners assistant when required. There is a well-run library
with a librarian and librarians assistant.
There are approximately 350 students between the ages of 5 and 12.

School Building Layout

Dimensions not to scale 40m x 25m approximately

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School Building Layout

Key Staf
Dr Arnold the head master. Dr. Arnold is an excellent headmaster who although not
particularly interested in computers and information technology understands their
importance in modern education. He often relies on the maths teacher Frederick
Hoyle for advice on information technology. Dr. Arnold is well respected in the local
community and held in high regard by the parents.
Pamela White the school secretary. Pamela is very efficient and responsible for all
the schools administration functions. These include student fees, salaries and
entitlements, day to day correspondence. Pamela is proficient with her office
computer and software.
Jane Wilson the librarian. Jane has great rapport with the students and loves to
provide assistance where she can. Her one bugbear is some of the annoying tricks
that some of the older students get up to with the computers in the library. She is
good at trouble shooting problems with the library equipment but feels that a lot of
the problems are caused unnecessarily.

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Susan Armstrong the assistant librarian. Susan has plans to become a doctor or
medical researcher and is studying part-time for a degree in biochemistry, which
she hopes, will ultimately get her a place in a medical school.
Frederick Hoyle the mathematics teacher. Fred is very enthusiastic and proactive.
One of his outside interests is as a volunteer software developer on an open source
project. Fred knows a lot about software development but his knowledge and
experience of hardware and networking is limited to maintaining his own computer.
Tom Brown the art teacher. Tom is very interested in using computers for creative
and artistic projects and has introduced several innovative ideas that have been
very successful with his students. Toms enthusiasm and his exciting student
projects have been responsible for many of the young students achieving high
standards of computer literacy.

Network Infrastructure
The school buildings were cabled with a full Cat5e cabling system during
renovations several years ago. A small workroom next to the library was used as the
main communications point with two Cat5e cables run to each classroom, the main
hall, library, administration office, headmasters office, and to each teacher office.
These cables terminate in a patch panel located in a small communications cabinet
mounted on the wall in the workroom.
Two 3Com 24 port switches, also mounted in the communications cabinet, are used
to create two school wide networks. One of these switches currently connects the
classrooms and the main hall, while the other connects the headmasters office, the
library and the staf offices. The administration office is not connected to either
network.
Internet connectivity is provided by a NetComm broadband router/modem situated
next to the communications cabinet. Currently only the switch connecting the
headmasters office, library and staf offices is connected to the router. There is no
Internet connection available to computers in the classrooms or the main hall.

Computers
Approximately 12 months ago the school upgraded its computer systems through a
grant and bulk purchased enough machines to equip the administration office,
classrooms (12 machines) and the library (6 machines).
The specification of the purchased machines was:
Dell Vostro 200 Slim Tower Desktop with:

Intel Celeron processor 420


1 GB DDR2 Memory shared with graphics
80GB Hard Drive with NCQ
17 Widescreen flat panel monitor
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003

Library - The library network consists of 5 student machines and one for the
librarian. A manual booking system maintained by the librarian keeps track of

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student use and reasonable use of the computers. The computers are networked
using Cat5e cabling to a hub in the librarians office. This hub is connected through
the school cabling system to the communications cabinet and to the Internet.
The PCs are running Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003. Other educational
software, mostly small shareware programs are also used on these machines.
A small laser printer is connected to the librarians machine. Occasionally the library
assistant will agree to print some information from a web site, but she does not
want this to become too frequent.
The library PCs are allowed to access the Internet through the schools broadband
connection. Each machine has been loaded with Filterpak content filtering software
obtained through the government NetAlert Internet safety program. This software is
individually installed on each PC. Administration of the user profiles and filtering
levels is controlled by Fred Hoyle, as part of his administration role, by logging into
the Filterpak vendor server through the Web.
Currently the library does not use a software system to control library acquisitions
and loans.
Administration Office The office machine is not connected to the network at the
moment. A small laser printer is attached to this machine.
Teacher Offices Some teacher offices are equipped with older machines that
were in use in the classrooms prior to the upgrade to the Dell machines. These are
mostly Pentium II or Pentium IV machines running Windows 98 and older versions of
Microsoft Works.
Classrooms Each classroom has one new Dell computer located near the front of
the room. These computers are usually used to deliver information using data
projectors that are moved from room to room as required. Students may also use
the machines to access databases and encyclopaedias loaded onto them. There is
currently no access to the Internet from the classrooms and no ability to print.
Main Hall Currently equipped with an old machine used only for displaying audiovisual material sourced from local drives or from the audio-visual network.

Audio-visual Network
The school has recently purchased a system for delivering audio-visual materials
from a central location across the school cabling network. The system, from
Exterity, uses TV-over-IP technology consisting of specialized hardware in the school
communications room that can send the audio-visual data streams over the school
Cat5e network, and receivers in the classrooms to decode the data streams. The
information can then be displayed on TV screens or projected using a data projector.
If a PC is available, as in the classrooms, the PC can be used to receive the data
stream and display the information on the screen or project it through an attached
data projector.
The audio-visual data streams can be sourced from a television receiver, satellite
receiver, or a DVD player located in the school communications room. These are
currently looked after by the library assistant.

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Current Changes and Plans


In partnership with the local community college board, the school has applied for a
grant to upgrade their computing facilities. This involves the conversion of one of
their general classrooms to a computer room housing 15 new Dell Vostro
computers. These machines will have the following specification:
Dell Vostro 200 Slim Tower Desktop with:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor E4500


Windows Vista Business
3GB DDR2 Memory shared with graphics
250GB Hard drive with
20 widescreen flat panel monitor
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
16x Max DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with double layer write capability

This room will be shared with the community college and so will need to be flexible
in its software configurations. Fred Hoyle plans to run some Linux classes in the
evenings and wants to be able to quickly change operating systems, then restore
the machines to the standard configuration for the next school day.
The parents association has raised $30,000 to provide all the teachers with laptops.
The planned specification for the laptops is:
Dell Vostro 1400 with:

Intel Celeron M processor 540


Windows Vista Business
512MB DDR2 Memory shared with graphics
80GB SATA Hard Drive
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Integrated Wireless Adaptor

Staf Member Comments


Dr. Arnold:

We have a good chance of getting some funding for a computer lab. I believe the
government is going to make funds available, particularly where we can share
facilities with other local organisations.
If we are going to do this properly I think we must enlist some expert advice from
outside. I dont mean to denigrate the teachers but this does seem rather more
complicated than anything we have been involved in, although of course Fred Hoyle
and Tom Brown have some great ideas about using computers in education.
While were undergoing this shake-up Im going to ask Pamela to have a good look
at the management of our school records with a particular eye to ensuring that we
can meet all the necessary privacy provisions. Im also not sure if our records are
secure and regularly backed up

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With the addition of the new computer lab and an increase in users, including
some from outside the school, I am also increasingly concerned that we control
access to the Internet to block inappropriate material as part of our duty of care.

Pamela White:

This is all very exciting. Perhaps I might get the chance to get a better program to
manage the school accounts. Fred keeps telling me there are better ways than
doing everything on spreadsheets.
I am sometimes concerned that the school records are held on one PC, and
teachers need to ask me if they need any information. It would be useful if the
office administration was part of the network with limited access for teachers to
student records and school policy documents. Im also concerned that we have no
method of regularly backing up this data
One thing I dont want though, when Im on the network, is all the teachers using
my printer, I have enough trouble with it myself when the paper jams.

Jane Wilson:

Ideally we need to keep all the computers in the library set-up the same way. If we
could stop the older students from fiddling with some of the machine settings and
software that would be a great help. I wonder if there is some way we can stop
students from saving unnecessary stuf to the hard drive?
I would like the students to be able to print small amounts of information from the
library machines, but we must have efective controls on how much is printed and
see if there is a way we can charge for the amount printed.

Susan Armstrong:

We could do with a library administration system. I was at a librarian conference


recently and someone was talking about Koha. I wasnt paying much attention but I
gathered it was free.
Ive also been asked to help out with the new school website. I know a little about
how websites work but will have to talk to Fred about how we set up a web server.
Weve even talked about setting up the server to enable students to log in and
access resources or upload their assignments from home. Fred mentioned that free
software called Moodle was available to do this.

Fred Hoyle:

We really need to get moving on making more efective use of computers in our
school. We should have a computer lab with access to a wide range of educational
software. I would also like to be able to reconfigure the computer lab quickly to
allow a range of courses to be taught there, while being able to restore it quickly to
standard school configuration
The office needs to have a proper suite of office software and a financial package
like MYOB. I wonder if there is an open systems equivalent? I think we should get a
consultant in, form a user group to help him identify our requirements. Id be the
first to put my hand up.

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One thing that bothers me though is if we go through with this we will need
someone to do systems administration. Perhaps we should be looking at a solution
that lends itself to remote administration with only occasional onsite visits.
Im also concerned that maintaining the Internet filter is taking up a lot of my time
and this will continue, particularly with the new computer room. I would prefer a
centralised content filter that can control all the school computers from one point.
Ive seen some good open source products such as Endian that are freely available.
I would also like to see students and staf required to log in to a proxy server to
access the Internet to ensure we can control the access for diferent groups.

Tom Brown:

Im very excited by what is happening. There is some great free educational


software out there. Celestia, Stellarium, TuxMath, TuxPaint, Scratch, Audacity and
dozens of others. I think we can really make good use of these programs with our
children.
Currently there is no way for the teachers to connect to the school network.
Assuming that the teachers all get laptops of their own it would be great to be able
to connect to the school network to exchange email and lesson material. Later on
we could even be able to logon to the school network from home.
I would also like to be able to print from my computer while at the school,
preferably to a printer located near the staf offices.

Summary of School System Requirements/Challenges


Administration Office:
School management software to be installed.

Administration system to be available on the network to allow limited access for


teachers to retrieve information. Student machines should not be able to see the
administration machines on the network.
School server required to provide for file sharing amongst staf and control of
shared printers in staf rooms.

Library:

Students should not be able to change system settings on the library computers or
save information to the hard drives.
A shared printer to be made available with control over what is printed and with the
ability to charge for the amount printed.
Library management software to be installed preferably the freely available Koha
software. This will require setting up a local web server to run the software (Perl
script).

New Computer Lab:


Computers to be set up to allow rapid re-configuration and restoration to standard
configuration, including change of operating system. This may require the
implementation of a server to hold images or virtual machine images for the lab.
Suitable cabling will need to be installed in the lab and a switch installed for
connecting the lab computers to the school network.

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Internet Connection:
A centralised content filter to be implemented on a new gateway server to be
installed in the school communications room. This server should also provide a
firewall and anti-virus protection.
The gateway computer should also include a proxy which can authenticate users
and control Internet access. Authentication should be through centralised accounts
control (active directory).
Teacher Computers:
Ability to connect to the school network from the staf offices using wireless with
centralised authentication
Preferable to have staf and student machines on diferent networks to make it
harder for students to access staf or administration machines
Ability to connect to the school network from outside the school

Security of data being transferred or stored on laptops (school records, etc.)


particularly when laptops are outside the school.

School Website:
Choice of internal or external hosting (external most likely)

Ability to create and maintain the site from within the school network working
through the school proxy server.

Security:
Centralised control of user accounts so they can be controlled and security policies
enforced e.g. password complexity and change frequency, etc. Could use a
domain/active directory
User accounts and groups need to be set up to allow control access to shared files,
printers, etc.
Secure remote administration of the servers in the school.

School Vision and Mission


The school aims to achieve the following:

Develop students' perceptions in order to enable them to further his knowledge


and meet modern life challenges
Students with knowledge, patience and good manners
Prepare students who are self-confident and with positive values
Open minded and tolerant of diferent cultures.

Our mission will be realized through:


Student centred curricula

Enriching programs and activities that meet students' needs


Instructional and educational environment that encourages creativity and students
mental development
Providing students with social, psychological and academic support
Using technology and modern means of communication and employment of data to
serve teaching and learning process and interacting with the society
Enhancing all aspects of the students personality to achieve the school objectives

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Competent, well-experienced, creative and co-operative administrative and


teaching staf
Continuous professional development for all the school staf.

Windsor Valley Preparatory School Strategic Plan 2009-2012


Endorsement
by School
Principal

SIGNED.
NAME.

Endorsement
by School
Council

SIGNED.
NAME.

DATE

DATE
School Council President signs indicating that the School Strategic
Plan has been endorsed by School Council

School Profile
Purpose

Windsor Valley will:

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Strive to develop a school culture that supports and


respects individual students while allowing for a balanced
life. Students learn best in an atmosphere that balances
high academic expectations within a caring and
supportive environment by providing developmentally
appropriate academic and extra-curricular programs
reinforced with a strong advising and counselling
program and leadership opportunities.
Pursue academic excellence, educate within a
supportive, caring community, develop students with
character, expand educational opportunities on its
campus year-round, be progressive in its use of
technology, attend to the mental and physical wellbeing
of its students, and seek greater diversity in its program
and people.
Attract and retain high quality faculty members and
administrators who reflect the diversity of the local area
and who excel at teaching, counselling, and inspiring
students.
Provide support for high quality teaching through
professional development, attention to personal wellbeing, and additional time and resources for faculty to
plan, collaborate and explore.
Seek to expand, establish, or maintain programs that
involve the school in the larger community.
Continue sound financial policies that support the
educational program in all of its facets while ensuring
adequate examination of strategic initiatives in light of
limited financial resources.
Develop an appropriate administrative structure to meet

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the school's present and future needs.

Values

Our key values are:

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Environmenta
l Context

Responsibility
Being accountable for your behaviour in all
situations, doing your best, personal excellence in all
endeavours
Integrity
Trustworthiness, honesty, reliability, faithfulness,
loyalty, commitment, consistency in dealing with others
Respect
Honouring (oneself, others, property, values),
fairness, tolerance, inclusion
Citizenship
Teamwork and co-operation, stewardship,
membership of and service to the community, humanity
Courage
Doing the right thing even when it is hard,
perseverance, determination when faced with a
challenge, having a go, accepting a challenge
Compassion
Understanding others, sympathy, empathy,
kindness, caring

Social community and demographics:

Located in a very mixed social demographic


30% of families entitled to receive educational
maintenance allowance
30% of families where one or both parents/guardians are
professional or business proprietors
Likely to see an increase in current enrolment to 450
The school has an extremely professional staf team
The age/experience profile of the staf has changed over
the past few years after an extended period of very little
personnel change, enabling employment of a number of
graduate class teachers

Educational

Introduction of the Learning Standards with a greater


emphasis on ICT
New assessment and reporting arrangements
implemented in 2006
The school to seek accreditation in performance and
development culture in 2009.

Technological

New classroom technologies are becoming available


Approximately 30% of students have access to a

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computer at home
Environmental grounds and facilities

All rooms are well-equipped and conducive to efective


learning
All spaces are heated and air-conditioned
Areas of concern include the adequacy of staf planning
and resource space and limited storage space
Grounds are well established with attractive gardens
Extensive range of play spaces for children including 2
tar ovals, full grass oval and 4 adventure playgrounds
The sloping site is an ongoing concern for maintenance
as is the efect of wet weather upon usability of grassed
areas

Strategic Intent
Area
Student
Learning

Goals
Create a high
expectation
and success
culture

Targets
Pupils and
Staf

Key Improvement Strategies


Establish a no failure culture
personal best!

Find something for each child to


succeed at

Establish staf training to ensure


the school reinforces the
positive

Student
Engageme
nt and
Wellbeing

Link home and


school
through the
development
of a learning
community

Pupils, Staf
and Parents

Encourage communication

Student
Engageme
nt
With
Technology
Staf
Engageme
nt

Establish
technologybased
individual
learning for all
pupils

School,
Pupils

Build
leadership indepth
throughout
the staf

Staf

between home and teachers via


email, which could be used in
support of home learning.
Develop a school website with
content created by pupils
Online learning materials
accessible by pupils and parents
Open days for parent staf
meetings
Provide parent community
sessions for parents to become
familiar with ICT
Ensure efective use of
technology in the classroom
Provide opportunities to practice
skills out of class
Involve pupils in creating
content for school website

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Encourage collaboration
between staf members
Encourage innovation
Involve staf in decision
making
Encourage staf participation
in educational forums

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Performanc
e

Design and
implement
accurate
performance
indicators and
hold everyone
accountable
for them

Staf

Principal:

Collaborate with stakeholders


in the school improvement
process
Share student achievement
data with all stakeholders
Provide time for collaborative
problem solving
Demonstrate efective groupprocess and consensusbuilding skills in school
improvement eforts
Communicate the school
vision, school goals and
ongoing progress toward
attainment of goals to staf,
parents, students, and
community members
Recognize and promote the
contributions of school
community members to school
improvement eforts
Nurtures and develops the
leadership capabilities of
others
Evaluates the collaborative
skills of staf and supports
needs with staf development.

Staff:

Demonstrate a high level of


knowledge relevant
curriculum and learning and
assessment theory
Demonstrate commitment
to their own learning
Are able to employ a range
of efective teaching
techniques
Reflect on their techniques
and teaching performance
Demonstrate a high level of
commitment to student well
being
Manage challenging
learning environments
Demonstrate efective
communication in working
with staf, parents and
pupils
Support and provide
assistance to other
teachers.

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SCHOOL STRATEGIC PLAN 2009 2012

Key

Actions

Achievement
Miles
tones

Impr
ove
ment
Strat
egie
s
Establish staff
training to
ensure the
school
reinforces the
positive
outcomes

Year 1

Individual teachers
research reinforcement
strategies

Gauge
improvement
particularly
of pupils who
do not
participate
well

Incorporate strategies
into lesson plans

Review outcomes

Teachers collaborate and


exchange strategies

Monitor
behaviour
and
participation

Individual teachers
incorporate new ideas
into teaching

Review outcomes

Year 3

Repeat as for year 2

Monitor
behaviour
and
participation

Year 4

Repeat as for year 3

Monitor
behaviour
and
participation

Year 1

Brainstorming with class


for website ideas

Pupils decide on 4 ideas


to start with

Consensus
achieved but
all ideas will
ultimately be
considered.

Rest of the ideas will be


worked on later

Year 2

All pupils elaborate the 4


main themes

Group
collaboration
on shared
ideas with
joint
ownership

Year 3

Revisit some of the


original ideas

Decide which ones to


elaborate

Brainstorm for more


details

Group
collaboration
on shared
ideas with
joint
ownership

Year 2

Develop a
school website
with content
created by
pupils

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Involve pupils
in creating
content for
school website

Year 4

New ideas things have


changed

Everyone is
a web
designer and
our web site
is evolving

Year 1

Make our ideas into web


pages

Use colours

Everyone is
a web page
author

Use fonts

Use pictures

Parents can
see our
contribution

Get the spelling right

Evolve our pages

Introduce new topics

Update old pages

Our website
is dynamic
and reflects
the changing
school
environment

Evolve our pages

Introduce new topics

Update old pages

Our website
is dynamic
and reflects
the changing
school
environment

Evolve our pages

Introduce new topics

Update old pages

Our website
is dynamic
and reflects
the changing
school
environment

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

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Appendix B Useful references & information


Quality Management Plan Template
http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com/templates/quality-management-planemplate.html
Project Plan Template
http://www.tantara.ab.ca/ja_pmiee.htm
Project Management Best Practices: Planning the Project
http://www.projecttimes.com/articles/project-management-best-practices-planningthe-project.html
Project Quality Management Plan
http://www.itplanning.org.vt.edu/pm/qualitymgmtplan.html
Project Management Process Guidelines
http://www.itplanning.org.vt.edu/pm/process.html
Project Documentation Guidelines
http://www.itplanning.org.vt.edu/pm/documentation.html
Project Management Documents and Information
http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com
Project Management Guidebook
www.thoughtware.com.au/documents/method123-ebook.pdf
Project Management Methodologies
http://www.cio.com.au/article/402904/project_management_methodologies/

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