The document discusses developing a charter for Pakiri School. It includes reviewing the school's mission statement, vision statement, and values. The mission statement defines the school's core purpose and values in a brief, clear statement. Developing a vision statement describes the desired future for students in terms of what they will know, be, and be able to do by the time they leave the school. Identifying the school's values involves determining the deeply held beliefs about what is important to promote successful learning and life.

1. Pakiri School
Charter Consultation
2012
Nau mai, haere mai

2. What is a Charter and what is its
purposes?
How often are Charter’s created?
Who is involved in developing a
school’s Charter?
Why is this a good time for review?

3. Aims of the Evening
Review:
•Mission Statement
•School Vision
•Values
•Aims: Learning, Continuous
Improvement, Community Partnership, Caring for
Ourselves, Others & the Environment

4. Values The New Zealand Curriculum Key Competencies
To be encouraged Capabilities for living
modelled & explored & life long learning
Managing Self
Relating to Others
Participating &
Contributing
Using language,
symbols and text
Thinking
Excellence
Diversity
Innovation, Inquiry &
Curiosity
Diversity
Equity
Community &
Participation
Integrity
Ecological
Sustainability
Principles: Foundations of Curriculum
decision making
High Expectation, Treaty of Waitangi,
Cultural Diversity, Inclusion, Learning to
Learn, Community Engagement, Future
Focus

5. Cultural diversity, tikanga, te reo
Vision, mission, values, spe
cial character
3-5 Yr Strat Plan
Focus on student
achievement
Annual
Action
Plans
F O U N D A T I O N
Target(s)
Planning and Reporting

6. Did You Know?

7. What are 5
elements our school
should be known by? What is important and
unique about Pakiri?
What will our
future learners, in
an ever evolving
creative world, need
to thrive?
We see learners
as…..
If you could encapsulate (sum up)
our school in a few
words, what would they
be?
What are the
fundamental values we
hold and believe that
contribute to successful
life and learning?
How do you think
others view our
school?
21st Century Learners

8. Mission
Statement

9. The Mission Statement
The mission statement is a brief, focused statement that defines
the school's core values and purpose.
A good mission statement is:
Brief; clearly worded; free of educational jargon; easily understood
meaningful to the staff, students, board, and community.
It should:
Capture the core values and aspirations of the staff, students, board (including the principal), and
community;
Represent the cultural context of the school – e.g. be available in the languages other than English
that are spoken in the community;
Give a sense of importance to the work of the school by linking it to ideals and important values;
Be well known by the staff, students, board, and community.

10. The Mission Statement
Examples of mission statements:
Passionately preparing people for life
To provide our community with high-quality education within a stimulating
and progressive environment
To provide a caring and sharing environment that will educate and equip
the child for life
To be a secure, inclusive, respectful, happy, and challenging
place, focused on growth and learning for all
We show respect for ourselves and others and always do our personal best
- Ko Piripiri te maunga, Waitohi te awa, Te Atiawa te iwi

11. Task 1:
Individually record words that describe what you think is the
purpose of Pakiri School. What are we here for? What is our role?
What is our purpose? What should we be doing on a day to day
basis? What are our aspirations?
Join together with others. Sort your words (some may be synonym).
Discuss. Prioritise.
In your group, use your words to formulate a brief, focussed
statement that defines the school's core values and purpose.
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12. Vision
Statement

13. Vision Statement
The vision statement:
A vision statement briefly describes the
desired future for the school.
It is a statement about change and the future.
It should describe what we want our students
to know, to be and to be able to do by the
time they leave our school.
How Does our vision align with The New
Zealand Curriculum vision of confident,
connected, actively engaged lifelong learners?
Pakiri School students are confident children, who are respectful of
themselves and others and who are motivated and happy to keep
learning so that they reach their full potential.

15. So keep in mind what this
may mean for Pakiri School
and its students.

16. Vision Statement
A good vision statement:
•Reflects high ideals that people can aspire and commit to;
•Is seen as achievable (with effort) and implies action;
•Motivates, by enabling the staff and board to see how their work relates
to ideals, values, and the school's future direction;
•Is a result of a visioning process that involves the staff – they will be the
ones who work towards achieving this desired future
•Is widely known and understood by the students, staff, board, and
community.

17. Vision Statement
Examples of vision statements
Continual improvement to provide quality learning to meet the unique needs of each child;
To develop our unique qualities to become the intermediate school of choice for our community;
Grow the heart, the mind and the spirit
A community of lifelong learners committed to achieving our best and making a difference
Some vision statements are longer and map out several dimensions for the future e.g. To
become a school that strives:
•to pursue excellence in all fields of learning
•to be a place of innovation and creativity with a real sense of fun
•for respect and to reinforce ethnic and cultural identity and diversity
•to grow as a learning organisation that provides and fosters high-quality professional services
and opportunities for children, staff, and the community.

18. Task 2:
What is the desired future for Pakiri School?
What do we want our students to know, to be
and to be able to do by the time they leave our
school?
Record words individually. Join together with
others. Sort your words (some may be
synonyms). Discuss. Prioritise.

19. Values

20. Values
Values are deeply held
beliefs about what is
important or desirable.
They are expressed
through the ways in
which people think and
act.
The values, NZC p 10, are
encouraged, modelled and explored by
students.
NZC p. 44
The values should
be evident in the
school’s
philosophy,
structures,
curriculum,
classrooms and
relationships.
QUESTION
Should the school simply adhere to
the set of values given in the NZC, or
can it identify its own set?
AN ANSWER
One of the directions of the NZC is
school ownership. It is good school
practice to identify those values that
its community of students, teachers
and parents agree to be their
priorities. There is no one definitive
set of values, or way of stating them.

21. 1. Excellence
2. Innovation, inquiry, and curiosity
3. Diversity
4. Equity
5. Community and participation
6. Ecological sustainability
7. Integrity
Values in the NZC
This list is neither
exhaustive nor
exclusive.
NZC p.10

22. Examples of values statements
Tolerance, honesty, respect and caring are promoted.
Learning is fun.
Respect, Responsibility. Relationships
Values
Smithtown School and community believe in these core values and seek to have them taught and
modelled in the daily life of the school:
•empathy, care, and respect for others, communities, and the environment
•appreciation and valuing of other cultures
•courtesy
•honesty
•confidence and willingness to take appropriate risks
•responsibility
•desire to learn
•perseverance
•valuing and fostering of each other's differences and passions.

23. What are the fundamental values we
hold and believe that contribute to
successful life and learning?

24. Task 3:
In groups, decide on 5-6 values that you hold
and believe to contribute to successful life and
learning.
What would these ‘look like’ in our school?
If you could sum up in one word what you
would see on entering Pakiri School, what
would it be? (no more than 7 letters)