NEAT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH CYCLE

EFFECTIVELY IMPROVING CENTRE TEAM PRACTICE THROUGH INTERNAL EVALUATION / INQUIRY
to improve and inform decision making   •   to develop quality practice   •   to promote positive outcomes for children
 

Contact // Kay McLean: 021 297 9890 (text) or kiyaana@xtra.co.nz


Promoting a robust, transparent & fair process 
to enhance confidence, collaboration, contribution, competency, responsibility, leadership & accountability.

 

BECOME A NEAT CENTRE NOW
Many Centres all around NZ currently use the NEAT Professional Growth Cycle

The NEAT Professional Growth Cycle Package is purchased as a DIY process. To ensure successful implementation you are supported to take responsibility to follow the NEAT process with free initial support for first year. Support is provided by email, phone, text, or Zoom.   
 
Request a free Zoom meeting anywhere in NZ to find out exactly what you receive when you become a NEAT member. 
Now available: NEAT Professional Growth Cycle for Home Based Child Care Organisations.


PRICING

REGISTRATION: Only $375 +gst
For your whole centre or home based organisation. Includes every teacher working at your centre - now and in the future.
 
ANNUAL CENTRE SUBSCRIPTION
 For continued website access / continual updates to resources and templates
Updates are ongoing and resources are kept current according to MoE / ERO & Teacher Council Requirements.
 
$60 +gst after first year of membership.


HOW TO REGISTER

1) Download and complete: Teacher Names List .docx  
Note: please enter all teachers working at your centre

2) Download, sign and complete:  3. NEAT PGC PACKAGE CONTRACT.docx
This contract is for single OR multiple Centres.
Note: This contract also serves as your INVOICE with bank payment your record of receipt

3) Email both documents to: kiyaana@xtra.co.nz

Multiple Centres? 
Please enquire ---- there is a $50 discount EACH Centre ---- for 2 Centres or more.
Negotiate a price for large organisations.
 
ABOUT NEAT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH CYCLE
INTERNAL EVALUATION / SELF-REVIEW  GUIDES DESIGNING YOUR LOCAL CURRICULUM THROUGH TEACHING AS INQUIRY
EMPOWERS WHOLE CENTRE & INDIVIDUAL TEACHER GROWTH /  TEACHER CERTIFICATION RENEWAL / MENTORING PROVISIONAL TO FULL CERT
 
NEAT LEADERS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORK -- a Teachers Council requirement -- MEETING 4 TIMES PER YEAR  BY ZOOM 
 
NEAT PGC  ---  INTRO AND FRAMEWORK  --  a booklet introducing NEAT process and resources required for implementation of  Quality Practice
 
 NEAT JOURNAL --- a Monthly Journal for each Teacher --- specifically linked to the NEAT monthly step by step process designed to keep teachers on task, on time and accountable --- with pages promoting individual teacher Health and Well-being
 
FOLLOW THE NEAT 10 MONTH PLANS TO DESIGN YOUR LOCAL CURRICULUM THROUGH INQUIRY
Covers ALL requirements by ERO to Design your Local Curriculum  
PLANS FOR CENTRE INQUIRY FOLDER - CENTRE MANAGER - FCT & NQ TEACHERS - PROVISIONALLY CERT TEACHERS
Know WHAT you need to do and BY WHEN in a NEAT STEP BY STEP process 
NEAT is directly related to what you do everyday and thereby enabling you to
WORK SMARTER - NOT HARDER
  
ROBUST AND EFFECTIVE  
 EMPOWERING AND INCREASES TEACHER PRODUCTIVITY
 
  • COMES WITH CLEAR GUIDANCE AND LINKS TO TE ARA POUTAMA / TE WHARIKI / DESIGNING YOUR LOCAL CURRICULUM / QUALITY PRACTICE
  • FOLLOW A SIMPLE MONTHLY PLAN -- SUPPORTED BY NEAT TEMPLATES -- INCLUDES GUIDANCE FOR WHAT TO DO AND HOW -- WITH EXAMPLES
  • DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO  PROMOTE TEACHING  PRACTICE TO ENHANCE CHILDREN'S LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH  RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED TEACHING ENVIRONMENTS  / TEACHING INTENTIONS / TEACHING STRATEGIES
  • A TRANSPARENT & COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS THAT WILL SAVE TIME AND STRESS
  • INDIVIDUAL TEACHER FOLDERS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING EVIDENCE REQUIRED ONLY FOR PCT'S
  • FCT and NQ TEACHERS MAINTAIN A COPY OF FORMAL NEAT PGC DOCUMENTATION ONLY, teaching and learning contributions are in the CENTRE INTERNAL EVALUATION / INQUIRY FOLDER and in their natural place within the Centre
  • PERSONAL LOGIN TO 24/7 ACCESS TO MEMBERSHIP ONLY WEBSITE FOR TEMPLATES AND RESOURCES
  • AFFORDABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE  ---   BEST WORKED THROUGH AS A WHOLE CENTRE
  •  PURCHASE AS A CENTRE  ---- Fee includes access to website and resources for EVERY TEACHER WORKING AT THE CENTRE
Kay McLean has been working passionately in ECE since 1974, consistently updating with current research, theory, "best practice". Kay's aim is to promote quality care and education in ECE by inspiring Centre's and individual teachers "to be the best they can be".

Kay's personal goal is to keep abreast of current ECE regulation and legislation to support professional growth to be a meaningful and relevant procedure that encourages excellence in teaching and learning. Kay specifically aims to provide practical support that encourages individual teachers and Centre's to take responsibility for their own professional learning. 
KAY CREATED THE UNIQUE SYSTEMATIC AND SUCCESSFUL NEAT PROCESS IN 2005
and continues to work on it in conjunction with ongoing changes to legislation and regulation by MoE and Teachers Council. Regulation (2020) moved the appraisal process to a professional growth cycle which sits exactly in line with Kay's successful approach. 
 
The goal for the NEAT  Professional Growth Cycle is to inspire confidence to improve competence
not simply prove competence. 
Independent ECE Consultant
Specialising in Mentoring Centre Teams and Teacher Appraisal using a Professional Growth Cycle for Designing Our Local Curriculum through the Internal Evaluation/Inquiry process 
 
  
Qualifications
Grad Dip. ICT in Education
Grad Dip. Teaching Primary
Bachelor Education ECE
Tutor for Bachelor Education ECE 3 years
Diploma Teaching ECE
Adult Teaching Certificate
Centre Owner / Operator 22 years -- 1974 to 1996
3 Before and after school programmes - won the innaugural New Zealand OSCAR award 1998 for outstanding care and service presented by then Prime Minister Jenny Shipley
Home based care co-ordinator 1 year