❓ Mr. Love inquires about the impact of budget changes on staffing and funding in Moore electorate schools, particularly small country schools and the Rural Integration Program. The Minister provides details on staffing allocations, EA time allocation model changes, and resources available to schools.
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(1) With respect to education funding arrangements announced in the recent state budget, can the Minister advise how these changes will affect staffing (teaching and support staff), as well as the effects on funding within the School Support Program Resource Allocation at each of the many schools in the Electorate of Moore? (2) With specific reference to small country schools, can the Minister outline the assistance available to the teacher of a class that includes kindergarten to year three students including any changes to the Rural Integration Program?
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Answered
30 October 2013
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education
Response time
36 days
(1) Please refer to [Tabled Paper No]. Note that the changes to the staffing allocations are estimated on the basis of forecast enrolments for 2014. Schools have the flexibility to purchase additional resources or staff to put in place programs that meet the specific needs of students.
The Government has determined that 2013 teacher levels will be maintained in 2014. Across the system, this will result in an increase of less than half a student per teacher.
(2) The allocation of education assistant (EA) time for 2014 will be made on a better and fairer funding model in Kindergarten to Year 2 classes. Education assistant allocations will be made on a per-student basis, rather than on the basis of class structures, or school type or location. All Kindergarten to Year 2 students will now attract an EA allocation, and the total EA allocation available for each class will be dependent upon the distribution of year levels and the number of students in the class.
Every school, other than education support facilities, with students enrolled in Kindergarten to Year 2 will receive a base allocation of 0.2 FTE EA time. The per-student allocation is determined by the year level of the student. The year level is multiplied by the number of students in each year level and the general multiplier of 0.040 to determine the total per-student FTE. There is an adjustment for schools with socio-economic indices of less than 100. The
year-level weightings are as follows:
Kindergarten 6.5
Pre-primary 11.0
Year 1 1.0
Year 2 1.0
All public school principals have been provided with in-depth information regarding staffing formulas and resourcing allocations for 2014.
The Government has determined that 2013 teacher levels will be maintained in 2014. Across the system, this will result in an increase of less than half a student per teacher.
(2) The allocation of education assistant (EA) time for 2014 will be made on a better and fairer funding model in Kindergarten to Year 2 classes. Education assistant allocations will be made on a per-student basis, rather than on the basis of class structures, or school type or location. All Kindergarten to Year 2 students will now attract an EA allocation, and the total EA allocation available for each class will be dependent upon the distribution of year levels and the number of students in the class.
Every school, other than education support facilities, with students enrolled in Kindergarten to Year 2 will receive a base allocation of 0.2 FTE EA time. The per-student allocation is determined by the year level of the student. The year level is multiplied by the number of students in each year level and the general multiplier of 0.040 to determine the total per-student FTE. There is an adjustment for schools with socio-economic indices of less than 100. The
year-level weightings are as follows:
Kindergarten 6.5
Pre-primary 11.0
Year 1 1.0
Year 2 1.0
All public school principals have been provided with in-depth information regarding staffing formulas and resourcing allocations for 2014.
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