Cluster: South Wairarapa Lead School: Greytown School

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Cluster South Wairarapa Lead School Greytown
School

• Contact details Director Kevin Mackay
• principal_at_greytown.school.nz
• Facilitator Innes Kennard
• innesk_at_werc.ac.nz

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Rural and South Wairarapa ICTPD Cluster
Organisation
Management Committee Director Principals
RepFacilitator
Facilitator
Principals Group
Facilitator Teacher
Facilitator Teacher
Facilitator Teacher
Facilitator Teacher
Facilitator Teacher
Facilitator Teacher
3-4 Lead Teachers
3-4 Lead Teachers
3-4 Lead Teachers
3-4 Lead Teachers
3-4 Lead Teachers
3-4 Lead Teachers
Classroom Teachers 3 4 per
lead teacher
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Roles
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Key lessons learned to date

• The importance of having quality advice and
  guidance from a Facilitator.

• The importance of the selection of Facilitator
  Teachers with a range of skills and attitudes to
  teaching

• The importance of the selection of Facilitator
  Teachers who can cope with a diverse range of
  schools

• The importance of targeting the PD to cope with
  the needs of individual schools.

• How quickly workshop members can high jack a
  session to voice personal concerns.

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Stand-out success(es)

• Facilitator Teachers Professional Development and
  the development of them as

• Developing a positive attitude to ICT as a
  teaching
• and learning tool

• 2005 ICT Expo of activities occurring in all
  cluster schools.

• Involvement in the Master IT mini conference

• The provision of the contestable fund

• The attitude of shared ownership of the contract.

• The change in teachers attitudes to ICT

• The ability of the model to cope with a diverse
  range of schools spread over a wide geographical
  area.