IPS Strategic Plan 2015-17 (pdf 166 KB)
Throughout 2014 extensive consultation was conducted to define the school's Mission Statement and associated highest learning priorities. This process included discussions with members of staff, parent consultative groups, Aboriginal community meetings, past and present Student Leaders and the P&C.
Extensive professional learning was conducted for all staff to explain the importance of identifying a clear school direction to inform planning and decision making for 2015-2017. Representatives of the key community groups performed "5 year projection" and subsequently "Picture the Graduate" exercise to ensure planning was carried out with the end product in mind. The school mission took three terms to develop, with thorough consultation including significant involvement in staff meetings, P&C meetings and AECG input.
Feedback was sought from AECG and parent groups on four occasions between Term 4 2014 and Term 1 2015, to ensure the school community was fully aware of the identified targets. This was carried out as a part of the Information evenings conducted in Term 1. The feedback was collated by a planning team consisting of all staff and then discussed in further detail with executive staff members to ensure that the identified school direction reflected the wishes of the school's community.
The resulting Mission Statement ensures that all those involved in the school and its community can easily access a clear outline of the highest priorities in the school's work.
Decisions and actions were also informed by the work of Wiggins and McTighe relating to "Curriculum By Design".
Ruth Wageman's research about the importance of an effective distributed school leadership model and effective processes in identifying and actioning change were taken into account in school planning.