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Broadmeadows Primary School
Staff and students are excited about starting the term in their new facilities on Blair Street. The physical move takes place during the week starting 5 October and for safety reasons, students have been asked to remain at home during that week. The school opens on its new site on Monday 12 October.
Parents are invited to tour the new school. Please contact the school office on 9309 2592 to arrange a tour time.
Decisions on the future use of the vacated Nicholas Street site are yet to be made. Department procedure will be followed in the disposal of the land.
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School
During Term 3 new principal Andrew Jones spent time meeting all staff one-on-one and outlined his vision and goals for BVPS. The school also developed its uniform, website (www.bvps.vic.edu.au), logo and a cinema advertisement to run during the school holidays.
Construction of the new school on Dimboola Road is well underway and is scheduled for completetion in the first half of 2010.
Hume Central Secondary College
Blair Street campus
Stage one of construction is almost complete with the Years 7-8, administration block and English Language Centre fully operational. Landscaping and painting are being done to finish off stage one.
Stage two is underway and includes construction of the Year 9 facilities, tech block, oval and gymnasium. Stage two is due for completion mid-2010.
Dimboola Road campus
The campus opened for the start of Term 3. The campus is operating out of the Year 7 and 8 facilities and administration block while the Year 9 facilities and multi-purpose block are completed. The campus will be completed early 2010.
Town Park Senior campus
Stage one of construction of the senior campus on the south-west corner of Town Park is underway. The extension of Main Street is almost completed and will eventually link Pearcedale Parade and Dimboola Road via Main Street. For more information on the extension go to www.hume.vic.gov.au and click on the Major Works in Hume link.
During construction Years 10-12 students are located on the former site of Erinbank Secondary College on Erinbank Crescent. Once vacated, the land on Erinbank Crescent will be used for housing.
Construction of the senior campus is expected to be completed in late 2010.
Meadows Primary School
Construction is underway and staff and students are now ensconced on the Graham Street campus while the new facilities on Gerbert Street are built. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2010.
Dallas and Upfield primary schools
The new school will be located on the former site of Upfield Secondary College on King Street. Building is expected to start during the 2009-10 financial year.
The two schools are expected to merge during 2010 and decisions on the school’s new name, uniform and principal will also be made during this time.
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School and Hume Special School
Both schools are hoping to be funded in the next State Budget. Construction of the schools will start approximately six months after funding has been allocated.
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David Brooks has resigned as director of the BSRP and is seeking new challenges outside and within the Department. After nearly three years in the role, David felt he had achieved all he could and leaves knowing he progressed the project to such a stage that its future success is assured. |
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During the recent school holidays Broadmeadows got a new school. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School was created when Broadmeadows West, Jacana and Meadow Fair North primary schools officially merged on July 1, 2009. With the new school is a new principal - Andrew Jones. The former assistant principal from Findon Primary School is ambitious for the new school and aims for it to be the primary school of choice in the area. |
Looking more Zac Efron than Mr Chips, the youthful principal is unfazed by the challenge of bringing three schools together. Although respectful of each school culture and mindful of the changes people have been through, Andrew says it’s time for everyone to look to the future and to build a culture unique to Broadmeadows Valley.
He envisions the culture being one of:
- high expectation
- academic success
- strong leadership
- staff accountability
- staff development
- clarity and robustness around student welfare policies and processes
- celebration
- inclusion, happiness and safety
Andrew describes his leadership as strong, consultative and distributive, meaning he expects his staff to step-up and work with him to lead the school.
“Educators have a moral responsibility to teach and need to be accountable for their work. I want to build their leadership capacity. I’ll give them professional development. I want them to feel empowered and valued.”
Feeling empowered and valued is also sentiment Andrew has for the students and a priority for him is establishing a student council so students can have a voice within the school.
Another priority is building a relationship with Hume Central Secondary College with whom the school shares the Dimboola Road site. Andrew believes for too long schools have worked in isolation and not shared knowledge and good practice. He has already met the College’s executive principal, Glenn Proctor, who is also keen to work with the primary school.
“In time I see our teachers and their teachers and our students and their students working together on action research projects,” says Andrew.
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School’s senior education officer John Nelson is excited at Andrew’s arrival at the school and is in no doubt he will create a vibrant and successful school.
“The guy brings huge amounts of energy and drive and has extensive experience after working at a variety of really good schools. He will be focussed on developing good teacher practice to ensure the kids do well. He is aspirational and ambitious for this school,” says John.
In his spare time the 35-year-old father of three (with a fourth on the way) is a drummer in a rock band and a surfer.
For the remainder of the school year Broadmeadows Valley will operate over two campuses, Johnstone Street and Lilliput Street, while its new facilities are completed. The new school is expected to be ready for the start of the 2010 school year.
Westmeadows Heights Primary School is expected to merge with Broadmeadows Valley Primary School in late 2009.
Broadmeadows’ schools reaped a further $10.6 million in funding in the recent State Budget. Further funding is also being sought through the Australian Government’s Economic Stimulus Plan
The main beneficiaries are Meadows Primary School, Hume Central Secondary College and Dallas and Upfield primary schools.
Across schools in Broadmeadows, students have been taking ownership of brand new miniature-sized laptops known as netbooks.
Meadows Primary School is the newest school in Broadmeadows and opened its doors at the start of the 2009 school year.
The 2009 school year is underway and it’s full steam ahead for our schools involved in Broadmeadows Schools Regeneration Project.
A lot is happening on the construction and teacher practice and curriculum front. This year we’ll see the opening of
Plasterers, electricians, plumbers, floorers, carpet layers and painters have been busily applying their trade to ensure the first stage of
Recently the decision was made by the Department’s Northern Regional office to relocate Jacana and Westmeadows Heights primary schools to Meadow Fair North and Broadmeadows West primary schools respectively, for the 2009 school year.
Find out about the project at the Broadmeadows Fair, on Sunday November 16th.
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is the new name for the merging schools of Broadmeadows West, Jacana, Meadow Fair North and Westmeadows Heights primary schools.
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Glenn Proctor has been named as the new principal of Hume Central Secondary College. The announcement was made by the Premier and Minister for Education, Hon Bronwyn Pike during a recent tour of the school’s Blair Street building site. Mr Proctor comes from Mount Waverley Secondary College – a high-performing government school where he was principal for 11 years. |
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Meadows Primary School will be the new name for Meadowbank and Campmeadows primary schools, which are merging in January 2009.
| The Broadmeadows Innovation and Learning Lab – or ‘Ideas Lab’ had its international launch in Kuala Lumpur recently when the Minister for Education, Bronwyn Pike and technology company Intel signed a partnership agreement.
The Victorian Government chose Broadmeadows for the Ideas Lab because of the Broadmeadows Schools Regeneration Project, which is building seven new schools in the area. The innovative designs of the new schools will provide the perfect testing ground for the new ideas. |
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An information expo about the Broadmeadows Schools Regeneration was held recently at the Hume Global Learning Centre. The purpose of the 3-day event was to inform the community about the 7 new schools being built in the area. The expo also provided an opportunity for the community to ask questions about the project. Each merging school entity had its own stand, which were staffed by local principals, teachers, Hume Central Secondary College students and Education Department staff. |
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Although it doesn’t seem it, the Blair Street construction site is a hive of activity.
All underground systems, such as sewerage and water, are now in place and the prefabricated steel structures of buildings, that are being built offsite, are almost complete.
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The curious structure that has appeared on the Blair Street building site is in fact a rammed earth wall that is part of the Years 7-8 learning space. Built onsite, the golden-hued wall is made out of dirt and cement that is compacted into moulds. Once set, the moulds were removed and the six panels assembled into its curved shape. |
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In the recent State Budget the Broadmeadows Schools Regeneration project benefited by a further $25 million.
The funding announcement means the first stage of Hume Central Secondary College’s senior campus can begin and stage two of the Years 7–9 campus on Blair Street can be completed. Building of the primary school on Dimboola Road can also get underway.
Dimboola Road primary school announces new name
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is the new name for the merging schools of Broadmeadows West, Jacana, Meadow Fair North and Westmeadows Heights primary schools.
The name reflects the location of the new school, which will be built on the south-western end of Dimboola Road, and have sweeping views of the valley and Westmeadows.
The new name will come into use when the four schools merge mid next year. In the meantime, the schools’ are working on a new logo and uniform for the school.
Construction of Broadmeadows Valley Primary School will start in early 2009 and take a year to complete. A new principal for is expected to be appointed in mid-2009
