❓ The WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about the implementation of local selection processes for principals and teachers, particularly regarding staffing difficult schools and managing underperforming staff within the education system. The Minister's response outlines procedures, monitoring, and panel composition.
AnsweredQoN 3072Legislative Assembly
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(1) How does the Minister propose to ensure that difficult to staff metropolitan schools are able to attract principals and teachers under local selection?
(2) How will the Department avoid those schools who do not elect to have local selection in place becoming anything more than repositories for principals and teachers who have failed to have their contracts at other schools extended?
(3) Does the Minister concede that schools that do not have local selection may be staffed with under-performing principals or teachers, or those who do not fit the ethos of the school?
(4) What will happen to permanent staff who have failed to have their five-year placements extended if there are insufficient vacancies at non-local selection schools?
(5) Will the non-renewal of teachers’ and principals’ five-year placement be investigated or monitored so that remedial action can be taken if the reasons for non-renewal are performance related?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Will the Minister advise whether panels will be in place to undertake local selection of teachers and principals?
(8) If no to (7), who will be charged with the responsibility of local selection?
(9) If yes to (7), who will comprise membership of the panels?
(2) How will the Department avoid those schools who do not elect to have local selection in place becoming anything more than repositories for principals and teachers who have failed to have their contracts at other schools extended?
(3) Does the Minister concede that schools that do not have local selection may be staffed with under-performing principals or teachers, or those who do not fit the ethos of the school?
(4) What will happen to permanent staff who have failed to have their five-year placements extended if there are insufficient vacancies at non-local selection schools?
(5) Will the non-renewal of teachers’ and principals’ five-year placement be investigated or monitored so that remedial action can be taken if the reasons for non-renewal are performance related?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Will the Minister advise whether panels will be in place to undertake local selection of teachers and principals?
(8) If no to (7), who will be charged with the responsibility of local selection?
(9) If yes to (7), who will comprise membership of the panels?
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Answered
26 November 2004
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
101 days
(2) Procedures relating to the performance of principals and teachers and their suitability for positions, will apply equally to all schools irrespective of local selection. (3) No. (4) In this scenario, prior to the conclusion of their placement, teachers may seek a new position by applying to a local selection school with advertised vacancies. In addition, teachers may submit an application to the central placement system. (5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(3) No. (4) In this scenario, prior to the conclusion of their placement, teachers may seek a new position by applying to a local selection school with advertised vacancies. In addition, teachers may submit an application to the central placement system. (5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(4) In this scenario, prior to the conclusion of their placement, teachers may seek a new position by applying to a local selection school with advertised vacancies. In addition, teachers may submit an application to the central placement system. (5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(3) No. (4) In this scenario, prior to the conclusion of their placement, teachers may seek a new position by applying to a local selection school with advertised vacancies. In addition, teachers may submit an application to the central placement system. (5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(4) In this scenario, prior to the conclusion of their placement, teachers may seek a new position by applying to a local selection school with advertised vacancies. In addition, teachers may submit an application to the central placement system. (5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(5) Non-renewal will be monitored. Performance will continue to be addressed through performance management processes. Matters of unsatisfactory or sub-standard performance will be dealt with through the Department's policy and procedures. (6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(6) Not applicable. (7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(7) Yes. (8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
(9) Local selection processes must comply with Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management. Panels will comprise suitably qualified individuals. Departmental policy allows schools undertaking local selection to include a community member on the selection panel.
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