❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the development and implementation of a revised K-12 teacher staffing formula, its costs, purpose, and resulting changes, particularly regarding secondary schools' delayed adoption due to concerns raised by WASSEA.
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(b) if yes to (a), will it be implemented in 2004; (c) if no to (b), when will it be completed and implemented; (d) what has been the cost of developing the new formula; (e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(c) if no to (b), when will it be completed and implemented; (d) what has been the cost of developing the new formula; (e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(d) what has been the cost of developing the new formula; (e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(c) The Department and WASSEA are continuing to work together to reach mutually acceptable solutions to the perceived difficulties with the revised formula in order that it may be fully implemented for secondary schools in 2005 for the Department to operate on a K-12 formula. (d) The revised formula has been developed by Departmental officers in consultation with interested parties, including administrators’ associations and the Australian Education Union. Therefore, there have been no development costs beyond the normal expenditure on officers’ salaries. (e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states: That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
(d) The revised formula has been developed by Departmental officers in consultation with interested parties, including administrators’ associations and the Australian Education Union. Therefore, there have been no development costs beyond the normal expenditure on officers’ salaries. (e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states: That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
(e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states: That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
(c) if no to (b), when will it be completed and implemented; (d) what has been the cost of developing the new formula; (e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(d) what has been the cost of developing the new formula; (e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(e) what is the purpose of the new formula; and (f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(f) what changes will the new formula result in?
(c) The Department and WASSEA are continuing to work together to reach mutually acceptable solutions to the perceived difficulties with the revised formula in order that it may be fully implemented for secondary schools in 2005 for the Department to operate on a K-12 formula. (d) The revised formula has been developed by Departmental officers in consultation with interested parties, including administrators’ associations and the Australian Education Union. Therefore, there have been no development costs beyond the normal expenditure on officers’ salaries. (e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states: That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
(d) The revised formula has been developed by Departmental officers in consultation with interested parties, including administrators’ associations and the Australian Education Union. Therefore, there have been no development costs beyond the normal expenditure on officers’ salaries. (e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states: That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
(e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states: That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of: Weightings used to address disadvantage; and Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors. (f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
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Answered
4 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
79 days
(a-b) A revised K –12 Teacher Staffing Formula was implemented for all primary, district high and education support schools for 2003. The Western Australian Secondary Schools Executives’ Association (WASSEA) advised the Department that their members required more time to consider the implications of the revised formula and it was agreed that their staffing levels would be calculated on the 2002 staffing formula for 2003. The Department worked with the administrators’ associations to make further minor adjustments to the formula for 2004 in order to address some perceived inequities. Primary, District High School and Education Support administrators supported the revisions. However, WASSEA has not supported the implementation of the updated formula and their staffing levels for 2004 will once again be calculated on the 2002 staffing formula.
(c) The Department and WASSEA are continuing to work together to reach mutually acceptable solutions to the perceived difficulties with the revised formula in order that it may be fully implemented for secondary schools in 2005 for the Department to operate on a K-12 formula.
(d) The revised formula has been developed by Departmental officers in consultation with interested parties, including administrators’ associations and the Australian Education Union. Therefore, there have been no development costs beyond the normal expenditure on officers’ salaries.
(e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states:
That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of:
Weightings used to address disadvantage; and
Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors.
(f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
(c) The Department and WASSEA are continuing to work together to reach mutually acceptable solutions to the perceived difficulties with the revised formula in order that it may be fully implemented for secondary schools in 2005 for the Department to operate on a K-12 formula.
(d) The revised formula has been developed by Departmental officers in consultation with interested parties, including administrators’ associations and the Australian Education Union. Therefore, there have been no development costs beyond the normal expenditure on officers’ salaries.
(e) The changes are in line with Recommendation 31 of the Report on The Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools which states:
That the teaching staffing formula be reviewed including an examination of:
Weightings used to address disadvantage; and
Appropriateness of staffing allocations within and across the primary, education support and secondary sectors.
(f) The aim of the changes to the K-12 staffing formula is to address inequities in the previous staffing formula and to enable schools to reconfigure within known resources to best meet the educational needs of students.
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