Nā to rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.
In School Leaders (ISLs) play a vital
role in our ACCoS initiative, Te Ao Māori.
They work together to improve student
outcomes. ISLs are responsible for leading and coordinating the Te Ao Māori
mahi in their school and for ensuring that their school is contributing to the
achievement of the initiative goals.
ISLs have a
wide range of responsibilities, including:
● Leading and
coordinating the work of their school within the Te Ao Māori initiative. This
includes working with Across Schools’ Leaders and other ISLs to develop and
implement the initiative’s action plan, and to ensure that their school's
activities and events are aligned with this plan.
● Facilitating
collaboration between other ISL and schools within the initiative. This
includes meeting regularly and actively embracing opportunities to share
resources and expertise.
● Supporting
the professional growth of teachers within their school. This includes
providing coaching and mentoring, and helping teachers to develop their skills
and knowledge in Te Ao Māori.
●
Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the
initiative work on student outcomes. This includes working with other ISLs to
collect and analyse data, such as the Taku Reo Survey and to use Poutama Reo to
identify areas where further improvement is needed.
ISLs are essential to the success of Te
Ao Māori. They play a key role in building relationships between schools,
facilitating collaboration, and supporting the professional growth of teachers.
By working together, ISLs can help to create an environment where all students
have the opportunity to thrive.
Here are some specific examples of the
work that ISLs do in Te Ao Māori Initiative:
● Develop an
action plan into use of Te Reo Māori in schools and share this with their
school leaders.
● Lead
professional learning groups within their school to work towards their schools
and the initiative’s strategic objectives.
● Organise and
carry out an across school event where students and teachers from different
schools share their skills with Kapa Haka and perform to our parent/whanau
community. Therefore having a strong impact on
the community.
● Provide
coaching and mentoring to teachers who are who are working on developing their
knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Tikanga and Te Reo
● Implement
the Taku Reo survey to track a school’s
progress over time.
● Work with
other ISLs to unpack and analyse Poutama reo and identify areas where further
improvement is needed.
● Build strong social
connections which are essential for well-being. Belonging to the Te Ao Māori
initiative provides our ISLs with support and a sense of belonging.
● Plan events
for their schools around Tikanga such as celebrating Matariki and Te Wiki o te
Reo Māori.
●
Document local stories to share with their own
school and across schools.
By working together, ISLs create a
system of learning where all students have the opportunity to reach their full
potential in Te Ao Māori. They are essential to the success of our initiative,
and they play a vital role in sharing what they are learning with their schools
through:
● Representing
their school at Te Ao Māori meetings and events.
● Communicating
with parents and whānau about the Te ao Māori work.
● Sharing
their Taku Reo analysis with their Boards of Trustees
●
Advocating and practising the key principles of
Te Ao Māori, Tikanga and Te Reo Māori in their schools and community, within
the ACCoS Kahui Ako and at a local, regional and national level.
“He waka eke noa” Each school’s mahi is
unique, however we are all on the same waka towards embedding Te Ao Māori into all learning areas. By
utilising the time at our Te Ao Māori initiative hui, In School Leaders and
Tumuaki are able to kōrero, share and learn from each other in order to work
towards achieving our collective goals. From sharing local stories about the
whenua to growing knowledge with kawa through sharing special events like Matariki and Te Wiki o te Reo Māori,
this initiative is about working together so each school, their learners and
community can thrive.
Nā to
rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket
and my food basket, the people will thrive.
