In addition to improvements in student achievement and involvement students, staff, parents and the community, in the school, an expectation School-based Management is all of these stakeholders will have a positive attitude toward the school. The school generated results concerning the school environment, 920 (39.9%), generally had attitudes toward school and satisfaction with the school as measures of success. Generally, the schools wanted to improve their responsiveness to those involved with the school, be supportive of the school community, communicate well, provide a safe environment in which to learn and work, and have a well-behaved student body. All of the schools involved in the task analysis identified activities related to communications and 28 of the schools were undertaking school level activities to improve school community relations and 25 schools were going to do things at the school level to improve the health and safety of staff and students. The range of success for results related to the school environment was from 56% (attitudes in school) to 82% (activities related to health and safety) with an overall success rate of 70%.
Table 4: School Result Directed Toward The School Environment
Results Involving | Results Achieved | ||||
Total | Yes | No | NR | % Yes | |
Responsiveness | 91 | 65 | 23 | 3 | 71.4 |
Supportiveness | 144 | 109 | 34 | 1 | 75.7 |
Communications | 333 | 232 | 98 | 3 | 69.7 |
Health and Safety | 135 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 82.2 |
Attitudes in School | 71 | 40 | 31 | 56.3 | |
Behaviour in School | 113 | 70 | 42 | 1 | 61.9 |
Stewardship | 33 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 57.6 |
Column Total | 920 | 646 | 260 | 14 | 70.2 |
Total is the number of results for the 196 schools.
Responsiveness includes results intended to improve how the school responds to the needs of staff, parents, students, and the community.
Supportiveness includes results intended to provide emotional and professional support, and to recognize student and staff achievement.
Communication includes results intended to improve the communications between the school and parents, students, staff, and community.
Health and Safety includes results intended to improve the health and safety of staff and students.
Attitudes in School include results intended to improve the attitudes of students and staff in school.
Behaviour in School includes results intended to improve student behaviour in school. They include the teaching of pro-social skills.
Stewardship includes results intended to improve the conservation of school resources and improving the school environment.
Table 5: School Result Directed Toward Attitudes About Schools
Results Involving | Results Achieved | ||||
Total | Yes | No | NR | % Yes | |
Attendance | 69 | 40 | 29 | 58.0 | |
Attitude Change | 91 | 62 | 28 | 1 | 63.8 |
Column Total | 160 | 102 | 57 | 1 | 63.8 |
Total is the number of results for the 196 schools.
Attendance includes results intended to improve student and staff attendance.
Attitude Change are results intended to change attitudes toward the school and schooling. These involve results intended to increase enrollment from the school's catchment area as well as results intended to increase community support for schools and public education.