Principals Australia Indigenous education newsletter. Issue 43, April 2010
In this issue:
Online Video Resource
National Conference
Transitioning Indigenous Students into Employment Conference
School Stories
Student Data Collection
Succession Planning in Action Areas
Indigenous Education Resource Update
Project Contacts
VALUABLE RESOURCE IS
JUST ONE CLICK AWAY
Many educators say that the best part of attending Dare to Lead events is hearing
inspiring, informed and informative education experts speak. The Dare to Lead website now provides a
plethora of short videos on a range of topics - completely free of charge. They
could be used for staff meeting starters, for PD, or just-in-time guidance on
key issues.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010:
SUCCESSFUL CLASSROOMS FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
Dare to Lead is holding a national conference in Brisbane, 3
June 2010. The conference, "Successful Classrooms for Indigenous Students" will
examine Curriculum, Pedagogy, Ways of Learning, Relationships, Culture,
Identity and Community: what is the right mix? Register for the conference here.
TRANSITIONING INDIGENOUS STUDENTS INTO
EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE
On
April 21
there is a major event at the MCG, the Transitioning Indigenous
Students
into Employment conference run by Dare to Lead for Business. The
Ministerial Council for
Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) has
identified 'Pathways to real post-school options' as one of the action
areas to 'have most impact on closing the gap'. More information on the
conference and details
of how to register click here.
SCHOOL STORY: EARLY
YEARS EXCELLENCE AT LOXTON PRESCHOOL CENTRE
Loxton Preschool Centre in the South Australian Riverland is
an exemplar of the way in which committed Early Years educators can intersect
with Dare to Lead and improve
outcomes for their students. Find out how they are achieving this here
SCHOOL STORY: BIG
BOOST TO ATTENDANCE AT NTARIA SCHOOL
The remote Ntaria School located west of Alice Springs has
achieved a remarkable increase in both enrolment and attendance over the past
two years. Find out how this has been achieved here.
SCHOOL STORY:
RETENTION PROGRAM HAVING IMPACT IN MILDURA
A pilot project to lift student retention, improve
transitions from middle years to Year 11, and promote Year 12 completion is
having an impact in the Victorian rural centre of Mildura. To find out more click here.
SCHOOL STORY: PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SIGNED AT ST MARY'S, ARMIDALE
The first Dare to Lead school-community partnership agreement in New South Wales has been signed at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Armidale. For more details click here.
REMINDER: STUDENT
DATA COLLECTION
Data collection forms have been emailed requesting 2008 and
2009 NAPLAN literacy data (Year 3, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9). If you have not
yet submitted that information, please do so as soon as possible. 2008 data
provides us with baseline data which we have not yet gathered from most
schools. A reminder that Dare to Lead
data is aggregated and reported nationally; no individual school, system or
state is ever identified. Your assistance in returning your school's data
quickly is most helpful to the project. PLEASE NOTE: All data has been received
for Government schools in Tasmania and Western Australia, so school leaders in
those jurisdictions can disregard this request.
SUCCESSION PLANNING
IN ACTION AREAS
The most important mechanism Dare to
Lead has for working with principals is Action Areas. The work that
volunteer principals undertake as Action Area Contacts is pivotal to the
success of the project, a tangible example of working collegially and of the
leadership individuals are providing in Indigenous education. A refinement of
the current Action Area structure is occurring, with assistant Contacts
currently being sought. This is a form of succession planning for the project.
If you have an Assistant Principal with a passion for Indigenous education,
this is a great opportunity for them to step up. Assuming the understudy role
will enable them to get to know their state and territory coordinators, to link
into the entire list of Action Area contacts (committed principals across
Australia) and help put in place the next wave of leadership in this critically
important area. Interested individuals should contact their state or territory
coordinator for more details.
SUBSCRIBE TO INDIGENOUS
EDUCATION RESOURCE UPDATE
An excellent way to stay in touch with resources and
readings that might be useful to you is to subscribe (free) to an online
newsletter jointly produced by Dare to Lead and What Works. The newsletter will
be sent to subscribers several times per year.
A full list
of Dare to Lead project contacts can
be found here.
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