Principal checklist – a summary of key actions for principals
The following checklist is available to support principals with the annual process of drafting and finalising the Annual Report to the school community.
March
- Organise a school council meeting before 30 April to present and seek endorsement of the draft Annual Report
- Check the school council president’s @education account is up to date so they can access SPOT
- If your school is not compliant with the Minimum Standards for school registration, please contact the department’s School Compliance Unit for support to become compliant, phone: 03 9084 8788 or email: school.compliance@education.vic.gov.au
- Review the school’s Performance Summary on the Strategic Planning Online Tool (staff login required)
- Complete the ‘About our school’ commentary on SPOT and attest the draft Annual Report
- Download the draft Annual Report for presentation to school council
Before 30 April
- Present the draft Annual Report at a school council meeting for endorsement
- Following endorsement by school council, ensure the school council president attests the Annual Report in SPOT
May/June
- Updates to the Annual Report may be required as a result of the quality assurance process run by the department
- Download the final Annual Report from SPOT, including cover page, attestations and commentary
- Share the final Annual Report with the school community at a public meeting of school council and make the report available on the school website
Includes a summary of key actions to support principals with the process of drafting and finalising the Annual Report to the school community
Reviewed 28 February 2022