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I am hoping we might be able to use this space to share information and respond to ideas and make suggestions.

 The network emphasis and focus is on data collection and understanding. Also explicitly on using the data we collect.

At school level we will be looking at applying some of John Hattie’s ‘effect size’ theory to understand some of the strengths and weaknesses at school level. We are also going to use the SPA (School Performance Analyser) software to spreadsheet and track student data. We are aiming to have a meeting to run through this before the end of term. Once this is done we will be able to meet and begin to really investigate the information that the data is providing us.

 Of particular interest from our school level is the ‘value added’ analysis of our Naplan data. Mortlake features within the BSW region in two areas.

 1. We are in the top 10 performing schools in BSW region for student growth (value added) between years 5 and 7 in Naplan, Number and Reading.

 2. We are in the bottom 10 performing schools in BSW for student growth between years 7 and 9 in Naplan, Number

 Working with John Hattie's 'effect size' theories is part of the work Anne and I are doing with our masters program using structured interviews, teacher directed goals and student feedback at years 8 and 9. Obviously hoping that this can improve our data and consistency through the middle years.

 At this stage there isn’t too much we can act on as we are building the tools for analysis. I will keep everyone in the loop. Any feedback / comments are welcome.