1. Te Huarahi
A community approach to raising
Maori engagement and achievement
in Franklin
Sarah Copeland & Nikki Tarapa
Te Huarahi Trust, Pukekohe
October 2012
By PresenterMedia.com

2. •How we started….
Our timeline of development
ERO reports on local schools highlighted issues in achievement
2009 and whanau engagement. Invitation to local schools to meet
together and discuss ideas to enhance relationships
School based hui continued to develop relationships and share ideas
2010 about increasing engagement. Included BOT, schools, parents,
kaumatua and led to PATH being created. PATH launched to
community and MOE to share dreams and aspirations of Te Huarahi
More schools and ECE joined the initiative. Sub-committees created
2011 to help action the goals. Organisational changes (in each setting)
occurred to support the collective strategic plan. Funding from JRMT
Employment of Dobbie Martin as Community Liaison Officer. Te
2012 Huarahi Trust Board elected. Sub-committees more focussed
and main meetings once a term continues to grow and build
relationships. School commitments to goals evident

3. •The PATH
“It takes a village to raise a child” ECE
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Ed hana
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Celebrating
Success
Raising
Achievement
Building
Authentic
Relationships
Te Huarahi mo te puawaitanga o ngā kura whanui ngatahi
o te Puaha o Waikato
A pathway for schools and families to blossom in Franklin

4. •The Goals
Te Huarahi Strategic
goals….
The philosophy behind Te Huarahi is that
all families should be a part of their child’s
educational journey from preschool
through to leaving high school.
It is about schools and whanau working
closely together to create positive
experiences and opportunities for
participation

5. •The 2012 benchmarks
Te Huarahi progress on the goals
Strategic Areas of The goal Progress
Development
Early Childhood Education 25% of % year old Maori children have accessed some form of regular
ECE
Whanau Education Every year TH will offer 2 educational opportunities to the whanau in
our area
Celebrating Success 25% of TH schools will be participating in a celebration of culture
TH contribute 2 stories of success per year
The PATH displayed
Building Authentic Relationships Opportunity to offer Te Tiriti training
Continue to engage in Kanohi ki te Kanohi with whanau
25% of TH schools will offer the Mauriora programme and continue to
offer the opportunity to new staff
Maori Achievement 50% of Maori children achieving age appropriate benchmarks and/or
personal potential
We have improved other measurable data by 25%

6. •Our challenges…
• Keeping the momentum going so everyone stays on board
• Time- meetings, responsibilities, achieving the goals
• Different interpretation of the goals
• Finding the right people for the job
• The employment of Community Liaison Officer
• Some schools and ECE centres are still not actively involved
• Making connections with Marae
• Administration difficulties and management

7. •Our successes….
Ways we continue to engage with whanau and schools
• Matariki celebrations • School budgets allocated to Maori events
• Maori Language week activities • Push and success in employing more Maori staff
• Whanau hui • Kanohi ki te Kanohi accepted model of interactions
• Tuakau prize giving with marae sponsored trophies • Mauriora programme upskilling large numbers of staff
• Maori achievement awards • Maori mass
• Cultural festival- increase in number of schools • Whanau evenings with different focus
attending • Computers in homes promotion
• Paid Kapa Haka tutors for the area • Increase in leadership roles for Maori in schools
• Kapa Haka uniforms • Linking whanau to agencies with collabrative support
• Shared hui at different sites • Transition programmes- from ECE to High school
• Email trees • Promotional pamphlets for whanau
• Whole school hangi • PATH updated regularily
• Maori art exhibitions

8. Where to next?……
More
community
Build on
events
Marae
TH Logo relationships
and
Website Bring on
more
groups
Resource
database
Collective TH Waiata
More PD and Haka
whanau
at
meetings
Pursuit of Overcome
goals challenges