Annual Implementation Plan (AIP)

Policy

This policy sets out the requirement for all schools to develop an Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) each year.

Details

All Victorian government schools participate in a 4-year strategic planning cycle to support school improvement and to meet the requirements of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic).

The AIP operationalises the 4-year School Strategic Plan (SSP).

All schools must prepare an AIP each year which outlines how the school will implement the goals and key improvement strategies (KIS) that will be their focus for improvement in the coming year.

The AIP includes:

• SSP goals, targets and KIS selected for focus that year
• 12-month targets that track progress against 4-year targets
• actions that will be undertaken to implement the selected KIS
• intended outcomes of the actions (changes in knowledge, skills and behaviours) as well as success indicators that will be used to measure the outcomes
• the related activities that will be completed to achieve the outcomes, including resourcing, responsibility, and timelines for completion
• a funding planner including information on Equity Funding, Disability Inclusion Tier 2 Funding, and Schools Mental Health Fund
• a professional learning planner.

The AIP must be developed in Term 4 and endorsed by the senior education improvement leader (SEIL) and school council by the end of Term 1 the following year.

Schools are required to undertake mid-year monitoring and an end-of-year assessment of their progress in implementing the AIP. The end-of year assessment includes a self-evaluation against the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) 2.0 continua of practice.

The AIP is developed and monitored within the Strategic Planning Online Tool (SPOT).

School leaders and school improvement teams (SITs) develop and monitor delivery of the AIP with input from staff and the broader school community as required.

During the process of developing their AIP a school may identify a need to update the SSP. For further information on how to make these changes, please refer to the School Strategic Plan topic on PAL.

The Guidance tab sets out detailed advice for each step of the AIP process.

Related policies

• Annual Report to the School Community
• Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO 2.0)
• School Review
• School Strategic Plan

Relevant legislation

Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic)