❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about funding and FTE allocation for school psychology services provided to community kindergartens. The Minister responds with specific FTE allocations but states that precise funding allocation is not identifiable due to the service delivery model.
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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
322. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 1112 asked on 15 October 2020 which refers to the provision of
Department of Education school psychology services to community kindergartens.
(1) Can the
minister advise whether community kindergartens access these services via the
linked school or directly from the department?
(2) What was the
total amount of funding allocated to deliver these services in —
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019; and
(d) 2020?
(3) How many school psychologists, by FTE, were
allocated to deliver these services to community kindergartens in the
years referred to in (2)?
322. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 1112 asked on 15 October 2020 which refers to the provision of
Department of Education school psychology services to community kindergartens.
(1) Can the
minister advise whether community kindergartens access these services via the
linked school or directly from the department?
(2) What was the
total amount of funding allocated to deliver these services in —
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019; and
(d) 2020?
(3) How many school psychologists, by FTE, were
allocated to deliver these services to community kindergartens in the
years referred to in (2)?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Community
kindergartens receive a nominal FTE allocation for support from school
psychology services and have access to the school psychology services at their
linked public school, as well as other services provided by the department's
school psychology services.
(2) It is not possible to provide the total amount of
funding allocated to community kindergartens for school psychology
services. The school psychology service delivery model is primarily based on
school psychologists attached administratively to one school and providing
support across a number of schools, including
community kindergartens and it is not possible to identify the funding
associated with community kindergarten students.
(3) The dedicated
FTE nominal allocations for community kindergartens are provided below.
I seek leave to
have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Year
Total
FTE allocated for Community Kindergartens
2017
0.38
2018
0.44
2019
0.40
2020
0.40
Hon SUE ELLERY : The nominal
allocation is not inclusive of service delivery shared between the linked
primary school and the community kindergarten to provide a flexible and
responsive service depending on need; additional system supports, including child and parent centres, access to the
Triple P program, and critical incident consultancy support; and the
supply of lead school psychologists on the most complex cases.
some notice of the question.
(1) Community
kindergartens receive a nominal FTE allocation for support from school
psychology services and have access to the school psychology services at their
linked public school, as well as other services provided by the department's
school psychology services.
(2) It is not possible to provide the total amount of
funding allocated to community kindergartens for school psychology
services. The school psychology service delivery model is primarily based on
school psychologists attached administratively to one school and providing
support across a number of schools, including
community kindergartens and it is not possible to identify the funding
associated with community kindergarten students.
(3) The dedicated
FTE nominal allocations for community kindergartens are provided below.
I seek leave to
have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Year
Total
FTE allocated for Community Kindergartens
2017
0.38
2018
0.44
2019
0.40
2020
0.40
Hon SUE ELLERY : The nominal
allocation is not inclusive of service delivery shared between the linked
primary school and the community kindergarten to provide a flexible and
responsive service depending on need; additional system supports, including child and parent centres, access to the
Triple P program, and critical incident consultancy support; and the
supply of lead school psychologists on the most complex cases.
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