Preparing a Showcase Awards nomination 2016 Showcase Award Guidelines showcase/2016/guidelines.html showcase/2016/guidelines.html

Preparing a 2016 Showcase nomination What is the same as 2015? Total submission length max. 15 A4 pages, min. 11 point font size Submission title (max. six words) Overview (max. 200 words) Personnel involved in the project (list names and roles) Maximum of 5 A4 pages detailing the program Supporting documentation describing the significance of achieved outcomes (max. 10 A4 pages) Include signed statements from the school’s principal; and from a P&C association, school board or school council What has changed?  Program description section aligns to the Standards of Evidence four domains – impact; design; scalability; and investment  Judging standards are based on the Standards of Evidence  Five new award categories

Submission template Category: Insert category name Example: The Showcase Award for Excellence in the Early and Primary Years School name: Insert school/s name/s Example: XXXXXX State School Submission title: Instructions: Provide a short and catchy title which encompasses the aim of your submission. Aim for a maximum of six words. Keep in mind that your submission title may be used in press articles, certificates, vignettes, websites and the gala dinner program. Example: Learning our way to improvement — X State School Overview Instructions: Write a summary of the initiative for public relations and media use (maximum of 200 words). Example: refer to the example nomination on the Showcase Awards website.website Personnel involved in the project Instructions: List the names and roles of personnel involved in the project. Example: Annie Andrews PrincipalX State School Bruce Booker Deputy PrincipalX State School Colleen ClarkeHead of CurriculumX State School Dennis DunnPedagogical CoachX State School Ella EdenCommunity OfficerX State School

The Standards of Evidence domains provide a common language for applicants and judging panel members to consider evidence claims in the program description. The 4 domains include: Impact – degree of measurable change Design – the rationale and quality of the methods and data used for the initiative Scalability – the implementation context Investment – value for money Submission template

Standards of Evidence

2016 Showcase judging standards

2016 Showcase Award Guidelines: How is the initiative making a difference to student outcomes? Outline the performance measure/s identified to monitor the success of the initiative. How closely do they reflect the intent of the initiative’s stated aims? What was the state of these measures at the initiative’s inception and now? What measurable change has occurred? Impact – degree of measurable change

Showcase judging standards Impact – matching activity

Showcase judging standards Standards of Evidence Impact – matching activity

Prompts: –Are initiative aims clearly explained? –Is there alignment between the initiative aims and the data? –Does the data demonstrate significant change over time? The aims and stated measures The datasets used to measure change Impact – degree of measurable change

2016 Showcase judging standards

2016 Showcase Award Guidelines: Describe the purpose of the initiative, its objectives and target groups. Who does the initiative benefit and how? How do you know it is working? Are there aspects of the data plan or initiative design that will assist in attributing measurable change to the initiative? What research literature was the initiative based on? What is new or innovative about this program? Design – the rationale and quality of the methods and data used for the initiative

Design – activity Standards of EvidenceShowcase judging standards

Design – activity matches Showcase judging standardsStandards of Evidence

The plan Prompts: –Is the rationale for the initiative clearly stated? –Is the initiative rationale supported by a research/literature base? –Does the plan demonstrate alignment between measured change/s and the initiative? Design – the rationale and quality of the methods and data used for the initiative

2016 Showcase judging standards

2016 Showcase Award Guidelines: Describe how the initiative has been delivered. What processes and/or actions have been taken to fulfil the objectives? Who delivers the initiative and where is it delivered? If delivered by a cluster of schools, how does each school contribute to the program? How long has it been operating? Has the initiative been implemented across different settings and groups? Scalability – the implementation context

The process Prompts: –Is it clear how the initiative has been implemented? Describe processes and actions involved. –Has the initiative been replicated on a larger scale or implemented across different groups and settings? Scalability – the implementation context

2016 Showcase judging standards

2016 Showcase Award Guidelines: What resources does the initiative require? e.g. financial, human resources, process supports, licensing, infrastructure Investment – value for money

Science extension program – $10,000 Equipment and consumables for experiments – $10,000 Investment – example level 2

Investment – example level 3 30 students participated in a science extension program with 3 guest scientists – $10,000 o 30 experiments completed o 6 group presentations developed. 6 microscopes and materials for experiments – $10,000 o 20 students submitted research to the national science competition each achieving a Silver Award and 2 continuing towards Gold Award.

Investment – example level 4 20% increase in Year 9 students (100 students) achieving a C or better in Science from 60% in Semester to 80% in Semester as a result of participation in a $10,000 science extension program. Cost per student $ % (100 students) increase in Year 9 student engagement in national science competition as a result of $10,000 expenditure on 6 microscopes and materials for experiments. Cost per student – $100.

Investment – level 5 The overall investment was $20,000 for the initiative, which associated with an average improvement in school attendance of 1% for the whole school. With an average enrolment of 500 students, this equates to a cost of $40 per student for each percentage point increase. This compares favourably to other attendance improvement programs with an average cost of $80 per student.

Costs Prompts: –Are costs associated with the initiative listed? –Is there alignment between initiative costs and outputs or outcomes of products/activities? Investment – value for money

Supporting documentation Provide any other documentation that describes the significance of the achieved outcomes. Items should be presented as part of the attachments - up to 10 A4 pages. The attachments must include: a signed statement from the school’s principal. Note: For cluster schools, the principals’ statement should come from the lead school entering the submission. For ‘Principal of the Year’, the Assistant Regional Director should provide a brief signed statement. a signed statement from a P&C association, school board or school council.

Supporting documentation Acceptable forms of qualitative and quantitative supporting evidence may include: systemic data (for example, NAPLAN results and My School data) documentation of achieved outcomes significant results in state, national and international competitions (e.g. English, maths, science, IT, art) teachers’ anecdotal records graphs, which may be useful to provide quantitative evidence survey results retention data case study findings staff learning and development evidence presented in percentages, although sample sizes must be stated sustainability and effective resource management school opinion data, but it is recommended it is supported by other data to supplement the results curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting practices in response to identified student learning needs parent or community partnerships that have led to positive academic, social and cultural outcomes.

Further information Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools website: Showcase Award Guidelines: Standards of Evidence (DET website): Evidence Hub (OnePortal site): hub.aspx

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