Dalton is a small rural school with an enrolment of eight students, situated between Yass and Goulburn. The school has a close working relationship with its students, families and the immediate community. The school ensures students have access to a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Students have strong social networks across the Yass, Gunning and Crookwell districts due to the establishment of various small school initiatives.
The focus for or Strategic Improvement Plan is to develop our formative and summative assessment practices. Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs) will continue to be refined and developed for identified students. Teachers will evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching practices in light of student learning needs through the application of summative and formative assessments. The improvement of student wellbeing and the engagement of families and the wider community remains a priority.
Planning, programming, assessment and using data for teaching and learning are areas of ongoing improvement. The school will develop systems to monitor and review its curriculum provision to meet changing requirements of the students. There will be a focus on ensuring teaching and learning programs are explicit and engaging as well as meeting all requirements of the Department of Education and the NSW Education Standards Authority. The monitoring of student performance data will determine areas of need at an individual and whole-school level to ensure ongoing student and school improvement.
Dalton Public School is part of a Micro Schools Network (MSN) encompassing Dalton PS, Wee Jasper PS and Breadalbane PS as a professional learning community and collaborative leadership team. The MSN strives to enhance student, staff and community wellbeing.
For more information on our school, please visit http://www.dalton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/
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