Armidale District Student Services/Equity Team
Student Services Equity Plan 2000
The Student Services Equity Plan 2000 is constructed in the context of:
The Department of Education and Training’s Agenda 2000
Individual school priorities (as outlined in their Annual Reports)
District needs and the professional judgements of Student Services personnel
The resources available.
The Plan provides for focused and consistent support to schools.
This Plan should be read in conjunction with relevant operational plans for priority schools and individual plans of District Officers
The Plan is not a description of all of the work of the Student Services Team. It is a plan to address particular needs.
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Strategies we will use include... |
The indicators of our success will be... |
Primary responsibility for attainment is with... |
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Supporting the implementation of the State Literacy Strategy |
Provision made for students with disabilities, learning difficulties or behavioural problems |
Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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A Student Services contribution to the District Literacy Strategy |
Provision made for students with disabilities, learning difficulties or behavioural problems |
Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Early identification and support of students at risk of literacy failure |
Increased numbers of Transition plans (baseline) Increased use of Observation surveys (baseline) Emphasis by STLD’s on early intervention STLD support of students referred from Reading Recovery, SC(IR) and SC(L) |
Early Learning Coordinator Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Identifying appropriate technology for use by students with disabilities |
Improved student performance |
Special Education Consultant |
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Allocation of Aboriginal Literacy Project funds to priority schools |
Improved literacy performance of Aboriginal students and improved attendance of Aboriginal students |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Follow up to ELLA/BST |
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Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Strategies we will use include... |
The indicators of our success will be... |
Primary responsibility for attainment is with... |
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Maintenance of interagency child protection coordination at local and area levels |
No. of interagency meetings Interagency satisfaction with case management |
Student Welfare Consultant Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Promotion of Child Protection Week and Operation Paradox activities |
No. of schools reporting use of materials |
Student Welfare Consultant |
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Provision of Departmental child protection policies and procedures to all pre-service UNE students before major practicum |
All UNE students on practicum aware of their child protection responsibilities |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Supporting vocational and development initiatives for Aboriginal students |
No. of students involved in IESIP projects Maintain Anaiwan Project |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer |
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Monitoring adoption of policy for dealing with drug issues in schools |
Schools report public meetings held |
Drug Education Consultant |
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Provision of student leadership opportunities |
District SRC Conference |
Student Welfare Consultant |
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Support peer support initiatives |
No. of schools using Peer Support Foundation DO staff involved in PS training at schools |
Student Welfare Consultant |
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Promotion of social skills training programs, e.g. “Stop, Think Do”, ELP modules |
School application of strategies |
Support Teacher (Behaviour), Executive Teacher |
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Strategies we will use include... |
The indicators of our success will be... |
Primary responsibility for attainment is with... |
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Allocation STLD resources to small schools |
Small school satisfaction with STLD allocation Improved student performance in small schools |
Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Allocating Student Assistance Scheme funds on an equitable basis |
School satisfaction with allocation process |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Explore potential of alternative programs for students with severe behavioural problems |
Trials of alternative programs in Armidale and Inverell |
Special Education Consultant |
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Strengthening the liaison between Student Service personnel and school counsellors |
No. and types of referals for school counsellors Degree of collaborative problems solving Use of Transition Guidelines Shared training and development |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator Student Services/Equity Coordinator Special Education Consultant Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Use a District Learning Support Team to coordinate referrals and support to teachers with integrated students with disabilities, learning difficulties or behavioural problems District Placement Panel |
Regular meetings of team Feedback from schools Attention to individual schools Reduced number of communication breakdowns |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator Student Services/Equity Coordinator Student Services/Equity Coordinator Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Renewed support of early intervention coordination project |
Students identified Transition Guidelines applied by counsellors, key agencies |
Special Education Consultant Special Education Consultant |
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Strategies we will use include... |
The indicators of our success will be... |
Primary responsibility for attainment is with... |
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Assisting schools to develop and maintain Learning Support Teams |
‘Best practice’ flyers distributed to schools Calendar prepared & distributed to schools Support referrals are appropriate |
Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties Special Education Consultant Special Education Consultant |
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Support for support teachers (LD) and Learning Support Teams |
STLD's attend regular network meetings LD Coordinator visits STLD's in schools Increased STLD application of research |
Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Support for schools in developing individual literacy plans for identified students |
ILPs constructed for all students who scored lowest on ELLA/BST |
Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Maintaining networks and training and development for specialist teachers (eg ISTs, STLD's special educators) |
No. of Sp Ed Intersts Group meetings held Attendance at Sp Ed Interest Group meetings No. and type of T&D initiatives |
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Distribution of ‘best practice’ broadsheets in student welfare |
Evidence of readership and take up rates Evidence of cross referrals and plagiarism |
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Providing training and development for regula class teachers teaching integrated students with disabilities, learning difficulties or behavioural problems |
Evidence of IEPs for appropriate students Families involved in developing IEPs Early learning program evaluations progress of focus students Participant evaluation |
Special Education Consultant Special Education Consultant Early Learning Program Coordinator Special Education Consultant |
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Providing in-class support to teachers teaching students with disabilities, learning difficulties or behavioural problems |
No. of teachers supported in class Teachers report satisfaction with in-class support No. of ITP’s constructed for school teachers |
Itinerant Teacher (Integration) Itinerant Teacher (Integration) Itinerant Teacher (Transition) |
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Strategies we will use include... |
The indicators of our success will be... |
Primary responsibility for attainment is with... |
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Supporting training and development initiatives for beginning teachers |
Evaluated contribution to Adjusting to Teaching inservice |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Provision of Phase 1 & 2 child protection training to casual teachers |
No. of courses and the no. of attenders |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Promotion of the Department’s gender equity strategy |
Integration of gender equity strategy in “Boys and Literacy” Conference Maintenance of District Gender Equity Facilitation team |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Assisting teachers to individually program for students with special needs |
Parent satisfaction with IEPs |
Special Education Consultant |
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Provision of child protection education materials training to primary teachers |
No. of course and no. of attenders Classroom use of materials |
Student Welfare Consultant Student Welfare Consultant |
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Providing support for anti-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives in schools |
No. of teachers trained as Anti-racism Contact Officers (ARCO’s) No. Schools doing Whole School Anti-racism Project (WSARP) training |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator Student Services/Equity Coordinator |
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Assisting schools to monitor critical indicators of Aboriginal student performance |
Schools monitor & report on Aboriginal student participation rates, retention rates, literacy rates, attendance rates, suspension rates |
Aboriginal Education Consultant |
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Transition and middle years schooling support |
No. students involved in Anaiwan Project No of Students support post ELLA |
Project Coordinator Assistant Principal, Learning Difficulties |
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Strategies we will include... |
The indicators of our success will be... |
Primary responsibility for attainment is with... |
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Promoting parent participation is assessment, IEP development and review of students with disabilities |
Evidence of parent participation contribution to IEP development |
Special Education Consultant |
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Promoting public education to parents of non-english speaking backgrounds |
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Community Information Officer (NESB) |
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Provide schools with assistance - developing cross-cultural awareness |
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Community Information Officer (NESB) |
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Consultation with the Aboriginal Education Consultative Groups at local, regional and state levels |
Representation on local and regional AECG |
Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer |
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Provision of appropriate Early Learning Program modules to parents |
No. of Courses held Participant feedback Increasing number of parents involved in IEPs Increasing use of advocacy |
Early Learning Program Coordinator |
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Working more closely with agencies and schools to identify the needs of students |
Interim support protocols developed for Early Intervention in Armidale |
Early Learning Program Coordinator |
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Dealing effectively and efficently with parent complaints |
Parents express satisfaction with outcomes |
Student Services/Equity Coordinator |