Quarterly School Visits

Dear colleagues, please be informed that my quarterly school visit for this term shall focus on the following:

1. Analysis of academic results - EOY, ANA and Systemic (strengths, challenges, what did not work and why?)
2. Academic Intervention Plans for the phase (primary schools) and grades 9,11 and 12 (high schools)
3. Internal Moderation Policy and school calender indicating assessment, moderation and ILST dates for the year.

4. Primary schools must draft
an Academic Intervention Plan for grade 1 if their failure rate was >12%. These schools will also be included in the grade R/1 District Intervention Project)
5. I shall engage SMT members and grade heads on an individual basis to discuss their written plans for the grade / phase / school. Please make allowances on your timetable for this engagement so that classes are not adversely affected.
6. WSE Programme for 2014 & SDP
7. Minutes of: SMT, staff, SGB, Phase, grade and ILST meetings
8. SIP
9. SIM (term 4 of 2013) follow - up
10. Infrastructure, furniture, workbooks, textbook retrieval, etc.
11. Staffing - vacancies, attendance registers
12. Attendance & Discipline Policies
13. Educational Excursions & School Activities
14. School Safety
15. Other Important Matters

I shall mail you my visitation roster later today, however, I shall commence my programme on Monday 27 January 2013, starting with the high schools -

Monday 27 Jan: Sea Point High
Tuesday 28 Jan: Thandokhulu High
Wednesday 29 Jan: Salt River High
Thursday 30 Jan: Walmer High
Monday 3 Feb: Zonnebloem NEST High
Tuesday 4 Feb: Queens Park High

Please note that I shall be at your school by 09:00, on the day of my visit. Also, our high school colleagues must please ciollect your school's copies of "Tips for Success - Grade 12" at the district office. Please ask for our Magda Botha when you arrive at our offices.

Regards.

NB: You are reminded of the CPTD MS meeting for principals and deputy principals on Tuesday 28 January 2014 at Gardens Commercial High School, commencing at 13:00. You are required to have the following at hand if you have NOT as yet registered / signed -up on the SACE portal. I am encouraging you to register on-line (www.sace.org.za) prior to the above-mentioned meeting.

i) PERSAL No
ii) ID No.
iii) School Emis No.
iv) Cellphone No.

M. Junaid Daries
DCES: IMG Advisor: Circuit 2      (Wards 54 & 57)
Metro Central Education District
Alexandra Provincial Office Precinct
Haven Road
Garden Village
Maitland
7405
Tel: +27 21 514 6707
Cell: 084 465 6262
Email: Jdaries@pgwc.gov.za