Milestones+2011

**Action required this week - 8 April - 12 April for milestone 3:**
Please complete the surveys this week to inform the milestone. [|Lead teacher survey] [|Principal survey]

Each year we write 2 milestones for the MOE.

The purpose of these is to provide the MOE with an accurate record of:


 * our cluster activities and the effects of these
 * a record our progress towards goals
 * our setbacks and frustrations
 * any proposed changes - personnel, programme, cluster goals.


 * Please note that individual school data is due to Jan 2 weeks prior to the date listed for the MOE.**
 * That is: Milestone 3 - 10 May 2011 Milestone 4 - 10 November 2011**

New info on Milestones recieved 15 Feb is:
National Goal 5 and the VLN: **You will know through the contract variation process that there have been changes to the ICTPD programme with five new national goals.The most significant change is with the new Goal 5 //"...by sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning."// This signals a change to the way that clusters will report on their progress. This year the Virtual Learning Network (VLN) will be used to share the reflective practice that is happening across all clusters. This way good practice can be replicated and built upon and we can connect with and learn from others in a collaborative online space.**


 * Milestones:** Milestone reports will still be required in a similar format to last year, but reflections and progress uploaded to the VLN will not need to be duplicated again in the milestone. More information about meeting these requirements and how to use the VLN is on its way as well as the milestone templates for 2011. In the meantime, you can create an account for yourself on the VLN http://www.vln.school.nz and familiarize yourself with this online environment.

The content and due dates of the milestone we need to produce in 2011 are:

Milestone 3 - due on 25 May 2011? Activities carried out and results achieved during the Milestone 3 period. Specifically: 3.1 Liaise with the National Facilitator assigned by the Ministry to this project. 3.2 Report on your programme implementation during the milestone period and provide an explanation for variation from the planned programme as necessary. 3.3 Upload reflective summaries of progress into the VLN website as per your programme plan. 3.4 Provide a summary of progress towards cluster programme goals. Include any relevant information that is not recorded in your online professional reflections at this point. 3.5 Provide detail of changes to programme personnel or roles. 3.6 Provide a disbursement schedule showing expenditure to June 30th 2011 and provide an explanation for variation from budget as necessary.

Milestone 4 - due on 25 November 2011 Work to be completed to achieve Milestone 4: 4 Activities carried out and results achieved during the Milestone 4 period. Specifically: 4.1 Liaise with the National Facilitator assigned by the Ministry to this project. 4.2 Report on your programme implementation during the milestone period and provide an explanation for variation from the planned programme as necessary. 4.3 Upload reflective summaries of progress into the VLN website as per your programme plan.

Provide a summary of progress towards cluster programme goals. Include any relevant information that is not recorded in your online professional reflections at this point. 4.5 Provide detail of changes to programme personnel or roles. 4.6 Complete the contract review and variation template. 4.7 Complete any survey tool as required by the Ministry for the purpose of national programme evaluation. 4.8 Provide a disbursement schedule showing expenditure to December 31st 2011 and provide an explanation for variation from budget as necessary.