Innovation and Excellence

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Innovation and Excellence Teaching and Learning
Coachesand Ultranet Trainers

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The Program

• This is an exciting program which will make a
  difference in schools and in classrooms
• We need it to make a significant difference our
  students are relying on it
• Times are changing but many classrooms are not
  we need to be a conduit of change
• We need to coach teachers so that their students
  learn how to enquire, think, research and become
  a part of our modern society

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The Previous Situation

• We currently have educators associated with each
  school in SMR.
• Bayside 2
• Berwick 6
• Cranbourne 4
• Dandenong 3
• Frankston 5
• Glen Eira 3
• Kingston 3
• Inner South 3
• Mornington 6
• Springvale 3

Distribution is approximately equal for all
schools. Total educators 38
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The 2008 Situation

• In SMR, coaches will focus on
• Maths and Science
• School improvement
• Youth Commitment
• Building teacher and school capacity
• The Ultranet
• Regeneration projects

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The 2008 Situation

Regeneration Projects
The Ultranet
Maths and Science
School Improvement
Teacher Capacity
Major Focus Maths and Science outcomes
Improving Student Outcomes
Specialist Schools T L
Youth Commitment Later Years
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Accountabilities Teaching Learning Coaches

• To coach and mentor teachers in a one-to-one
  situation
• To build teachers disciplinary and pedagogical
  content knowledge and their repertoire of high
  quality teaching practices.
• To collaborate with teachers to plan and deliver
  curriculum and to provide feedback on the quality
  of curriculum delivery.
• To support teachers to implement differentiation
  of curriculum to meet the diverse needs of
  students in their class.
• To support teachers to develop rich assessment
  tasks and to utilise data effectively to inform
  curriculum planning and delivery and to monitor
  student learning.
• To promote and implement existing DEECD policy
  and resources.
• To assist participating schools to implement
  practices that sustain improvement beyond the
  funded period of the initiative.

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Accountabilities Ultranet Coaches

• To deliver high quality role based training to
  Ultranet users across the region including
  Principals, teachers, SSOs, regional and central
  office personnel.
• To work directly with the Ultranet System
  Integrator learning how to effectively use the
  Ultranet system as a Super User in role based
  training.
• To monitor effectiveness of training delivery and
  provision of support and to use this knowledge to
  improve on future delivery of training
• To provide high level support for the DoE
  Ultranet through provision of appropriate
  processes and activities in an efficient and
  timely manner.
• To work collaboratively as part of a team in
  delivering training about the Ultranet.

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Employment Issues

• Teaching and Learning Coaches and Ultranet
  Trainers - LT1 salary Salary Maintenance
• The Team Leaders - AP1 salary paid as higher
  duties (Julie, Leonie, David, Angeliki)
• There will be four team leaders across the Region
• At the end of the 2 years, the coaches and
  trainers will return to their school unless the
  program is rolled over
• Two to four or more coaches at a base school
• All coaches will be paid from SMR Greg Ivill is
  the reference for HR issues

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Laptops and Phones

• These will be provided to coaches and trainers
• Keep your notebook until the new one arrives!
• Mobiles available from day 1 from SMR

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Professional Development of Coaches
Approx 3 days of induction and 7 days of
PD provided by SMR
8-10 days of professional development
provided by the Centre
Some PD will be during school holidays
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Management of Coaches
Program overseen by SDU Manager
Program focus area focus
Sub Region Management Team SEOs / Network
Chairs / SDU Staff Member / Team Leader

• Ultranet Management
• Likely to have a central focus
• Also managed in the Sub Region

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Management of Coaches
Manager Responsible For
Sub- Region Management Team Program of interventions by coach across the sub-region Accountability of the coaches
Team Leader Day to day issues including location, travel, etc.
SDU Manager Professional development and overall team meetings
Base School Principal Facilities (such as desk, computer, etc), salary payment, CASES and HRMS entries
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Flowchart
Does the school have the capacity to improve?
What are the areas that can be improved?
What data do we have that shows the need
to improve?
Which coach is most appropriate for the
school and the issue?
What is the time frame for improvement?
What data will be collected to show
the improvement?
Memorandum Of Understanding developed
Coach and school work together
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Key Points

• Schools need to have the capacity to have a coach
• The Principal must actively support the program
• The coach is to be supported by the school
• An MOU will be in place for each school
• The school will provide any materials required in
  the program
• PD will be paid for by the school/Region
  depending on what it is

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Key Points

• The school will need to know the data they wish
  to improve
• Data is to be made available to the coach
• If problems occur, see your team leader asap
• The team leader and the SEO will address problems
  with the school
• Team meetings will be conducted regularly by the
  team leader and/or the SDU

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Managing Change
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Links to Strategic Plan
Innovation And Excellence Program
Memorandum Of Understanding
Annual Implementation Plan
Strategic Plan
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Sub-Regions
In 2008, the Innovation and Excellence Program in
SMR will operate out of three sub-regions
Inner Sub-Region Bayside, Kingston Glen Eira
Inner South Networks
Outer Sub-Region Berwick, Cranbourne Dandenong
Springvale Networks
Peninsula Sub-Region Frankston
Mornington Networks
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The 2008 Situation
Network Schools Primary Secondary Special Other
Bayside, Glen Eira, Inner Sth Kingston 80 55 17 6 1
Frankston Mornington 73 54 13 5 1
Berwick, Cranbourne, Dandenong Springvale 103 77 21 4 1

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The 2008 Situation
Network Students SFO Math Methods AIM Maths Year 7
Bayside, Glen Eira, Inner Sth Kingston 33700 0.32 28.8 4.0
Frankston Mornington 34700 0.46 25.8 4.0
Berwick, Cranbourne, Dandenong Springvale 47900 0.60 26.3 3.9
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The 2008 Situation

Inner Sub-Region Bayside, Kingston, Glen Eira, Inner South 11 Includes 2 Ultranet, 1 Youth Commitment
Peninsula Sub-Region Frankston, Mornington 12 Includes 2 Ultranet, 1 Youth Commitment
Outer Sub-Region Berwick, Cranbourne, Springvale, Dandenong 17 Includes 3 Ultranet, 1 Youth Commitment
Variable 3 Regeneration
Specialist Schools 1 Teaching and Learning

TOTAL 44
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Innovation and Excellence Teaching and
Learning Coaches and Ultranet Trainers