❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education regarding the measurement and support mechanisms for principals' responsibilities under the new student-centred funding model, particularly concerning student performance improvement. The Minister responds that existing measures are used and new support is provided.
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EDUCATION —
STUDENT-CENTRED FUNDING MODEL
1163. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the 2015 new school
resource agreement that all public school principals are required to sign as
part of the student-centred funding model. In respect to the requirement that
principals accept explicit responsibility to ensure ''student
performance is lifted'' —
(1) What measures
are in place to measure how principals are performing against this particular
requirement of the SRA?
(2) Which of these measures is new?
(3) What new
measures are in place to assist principals meet and demonstrate they are
meeting the requirements of the new SRA that may have been assumed before, but
are now explicitly set out, in the SRA?
STUDENT-CENTRED FUNDING MODEL
1163. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the 2015 new school
resource agreement that all public school principals are required to sign as
part of the student-centred funding model. In respect to the requirement that
principals accept explicit responsibility to ensure ''student
performance is lifted'' —
(1) What measures
are in place to measure how principals are performing against this particular
requirement of the SRA?
(2) Which of these measures is new?
(3) What new
measures are in place to assist principals meet and demonstrate they are
meeting the requirements of the new SRA that may have been assumed before, but
are now explicitly set out, in the SRA?
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The extent to
which principals have achieved the expectations described in the school
resource agreement will be gauged by examining the performance of students and
the schools as a whole through the department's school performance
monitoring system. That includes information such as National Assessment
Program — Literacy and Numeracy results and student attendance; the
Department of Education Services' reviews of independent public
schools; and enhanced school annual reporting requirements. In addition,
through school annual reports, principals will provide information about
priorities and how finances have been allocated to support key student groups.
(2) None of these
measures is new; they have always been an expectation and aspiration of
principals and all staff.
(3) Assistance in
the form of exemplar reports and workshops will be provided through the
department's evaluation and accountability directorate, as well as
support through the Institute for Professional Learning.
question.
(1) The extent to
which principals have achieved the expectations described in the school
resource agreement will be gauged by examining the performance of students and
the schools as a whole through the department's school performance
monitoring system. That includes information such as National Assessment
Program — Literacy and Numeracy results and student attendance; the
Department of Education Services' reviews of independent public
schools; and enhanced school annual reporting requirements. In addition,
through school annual reports, principals will provide information about
priorities and how finances have been allocated to support key student groups.
(2) None of these
measures is new; they have always been an expectation and aspiration of
principals and all staff.
(3) Assistance in
the form of exemplar reports and workshops will be provided through the
department's evaluation and accountability directorate, as well as
support through the Institute for Professional Learning.
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