KaohsiUng Province Administrators’ Presentation September 2013

1. KaohsiUngProvince Administrators’ Presentation September 2013 Structure of Education Queensland National Curriculum Middle Ridge State School IDEAS Process and Fostering Leadership

2. Minister for Education • Taiwanese colleagues • Minister, Directors, Principals, & fellow educators • Thank you for the opportunity to present to you today • Accompanying me on this educational tour is my wife Mr Deborah McSwiney and one of my teachers, Mr Dan Wu • (please make them welcome ) • I trust you enjoy and find the presentation useful

3. Part 1: Australian structure of education systems

4. Australian Government Tiers or levels • Federal Government • State Government • Local Government –Toowoomba Regional council

5. Geography of the Country

6. Linkage between State Government and Central office • State Government • Premier • Ministers – all allocated portfolios • Minister for Education (John Paul Langbroek) • Director General –Dr Jim Waterson

7. Purpose or function of Central office • Provide service delivery and strategic planning. Centralisation of : • Human Resource management, state wide teacher staffing, Recruitment & Selection process for senior classified officers eg. Principals, Deputy Principals, Heads of Special Education, Heads of Curriculum • Finance –school allocated funding from at state government quarterly • Funding and staffing are based on enrolment numbers

8. Funding Sources • School in Queensland receive their funding through : • Federal government grants • State government grants • Allied government agencies like Sport & Recreation • Gaming Community Benefits Funds • Parents and Citizens -P&C • External funding eg sponsorship

9. Geography of the State

10. Structure of Regional office

11. Support Structure of Regional office Regional Office provides the following support: • Driving strategic direction • Curriculum • Staffing • Finance • Audit – financial, curriculum, behavioural • Support for Students with Disabilities • Technology • Support and supervision of Principals

12. Role of Regional office Three Pillar Strategy for continuous improvement • Explicit teaching • Purposeful use of Data • Coaching and provision of quality feedback There are 14 Regions and 14 Regional Directors. There are 2-3 Assistant Regional Directors in each region- their role is to support and supervise Principals. Because our state is so large, this enables the government to decentralise service delivery.

14. Pursuit of Excellence

15. Darling Downs South West Region Charter of Expectations –Part 1 • Updated* March 2013 and aligned to United in Pursuit of Excellence Focus Areas…) • School Curriculum (“the what”) • The school leadership team will have led a process to ensure that school practices are compliant with the contents of the P-12 CARF and its associated policy statements.* • Teaching Practice (“the how”) • The school leadership team will have fully embedded their school-wide pedagogical framework with a specific emphasis on Explicit Teaching. This means… • The school leadership team will have kept abreast of research that informs teaching practice; • The school leadership team will have established clear expectations concerning the use of consistent, school-wide, effective teaching strategies; • All teachers will be implementing teaching methods (including consolidation episodes) that have shown to be effective in promoting successful learning for all students and are consistent with the school-wide pedagogical framework; • Each school will have documented their pedagogical framework in a manner which supports quality induction and leadership transition processes. • Principal Leadership and School Capability (“the capacity”) • Each principal will be positioned as the prime instructional leader in their school.* • Each school will have embedded a Professional Development process based on coaching and feedback; and • School and Community Partnerships • The school leadership team have led a process to unpack the PACE Framework with staff and community.*

16. Darling Downs South West Region Charter of Expectations -part 2  This regional document is aligned to the United in our Pursuit of Excellence’ strategic plan. • Principals personally and actively lead the improvement of instruction • Every school has a culture of high expectations, inside and outside the classroom, based on a belief that: • All students matter, every day • All students can achieve high academic results • Quality practices within the school enhance learning • Principals and teachers use data to inform decision making and classroom practice • The Teaching and Learning Audit materials are in use as a reference source • There is an emphasis on achieving consistently high student attendance • There are high standards of student behaviour as a precondition for learning • Curriculum delivery is underpinned by highly effective explicit teaching, including consolidation or warm-up episodes (Archer & Hughes research framework) • There is a high level of community engagement and support for the importance of learning • There are strong relationships between parents and their children’s teachers in relation to learning success • School leaders actively coach and support teachers in their development of explicit teaching • Feedback is valued and practised at all levels • Staff share collective accountability for all student outcomes

17. Toowoomba’s Statistics Toowoomba is a major educational centre providing many facilities for our rural region. • Size of greater population : 157,000 people • Location: due west of Brisbane 150km • Altitude : 691m • City area: • Number of schools: - State - Catholic -Independent

18. Toowoomba

19. Structure of Schooling in Queensland • 0-4 years child care playgroups • Kindergarten or Pre Prep programs • Prep 4.5 years old • Primary 4.5 years Preps -12 years old Y7 • Secondary school 13 years – 17 or 18 years • Compulsory Education is to Year 10 working towards Y12 • High school : - Tertiary University - TAFE - Workforce

20. Primary • Primary classes • Preps enter school 4.5 Year must be 5 by June 30th • School Year commences in late Jan each year • School Year finishes –early December after 41 weeks of schooling • Seniors Year 7’s exit school 12/13 years transition to high school • School year divided into 4 x 10 week terms • 2 Semesters

21. Secondary • Traditional entry to university through OP scores (overall position) a rating 1- 25 • Alternate Pathways including vocational education programs • Including core subjects: English, Maths, Science

22. Apprenticeship/TraINEESHIPS Apprenticeships: • Apprenticeships 3-4 years • Young students are indentured to a master tradesmen - electrician, carpenter, plasterer • Wages are low and progressively rise as they acquire a skill set and are more productive to their master or employer • These are licenced trades which industry/government regulate Traineeships: • School Based traineeships: Part placement in school 3 or 4 days a week • 1 day industry placement

23. Tertiary University : • Advanced Diplomas, Undergraduate degrees, Postgraduate degrees, Doctorates –> Professions (eg. Accountant, Engineer, Teacher) Technical and Further Education (TAFE): • Trade accreditation, certificates, diplomas – > Trades (eg. Hairdresser, Mechanic, Plumber)

24. Part 2: Middle Ridge State School -MRSS

25. About Middle Ridge State School -MRSS • MRSS is 127 years old • School was a small rural school 20 years ago surrounded by market gardens • Suburban sprawl has now reached the community • Massive subdivisions of land have taken place and smaller allotments developed • School size has generated an increase in staff and facilities

26. FIRST m.r.s.sstUDENTS

27. School MAP

28. School Profile • Vision “Where Seeds of Learning Become Forests of Opportunity” • 7 Values- Respect, Learning, Self Discipline, Co-operation, Social Justice, Kindness, Honesty • Complex community of 820 students 560 families • Parents are very motivated to value add to children’s education • Teachers are lifelong learners with many sharing leadership roles • Our school is diverse in population with children coming from many countries • School is enrolment managed • School has grown from the base for the last 6 years • Academically our school has been achieving excellent results • We provide educational support for a range of students including those with disabilities. • We provide a broad range of student leadership opportunities eg. 12 School leaders; 2 Music captains; 4 House captains – 4 houses

29. Student council

30. Seven school values

31. Structure of M.R.S.S. • Primary classes • Preps enter school at 4.5 Year must be 5 by June 30th • School Year commences in late January • School Year finishes –early December after 41 weeks of schooling • Seniors exit school at 12/13 years and transition to high school • School year divided into 4 x 10 week terms • 2 Semesters

32. 2013 Staff photo

33. Primary Curriculum • National curriculum was implemented 2 years ago • All states /Territories must follow National curriculum • Core subjects English, Maths, Science • Geography, History, Arts, Technology, Language other than English (LOTE) Mandarin, Physical Education

34. Curriculum coordinators

35. National Curriculum • This is designed by ACARA in Canberra our capital • Curriculum is web based • Teachers source lessons from the department’s net • Education Qld named the units C2C - Curriculum 2 the Classroom

36. Curriculum into the classroom

37. Curriculum into the Classroom LESSON PLAN

38. Assessment Item

39. CRITERIA SHEET

40. NationalTesting • We have 6 States and 2 Territories • We have National benchmarking • Students are assessed in Year 3,5,7, and Year 9 across our nation in May each year • Results are provided to : individual students and the school - year level and class cohorts • All school data is aggregated and compared to Like Schools, the State, and the Nation • All Australian schools’ results are published on the MySchool website for parents and the general public to peruse - http://www.myschool.edu.au/

41. dashboard

42. Naplan data- year 3

43. Band scaling

44. Middle Ridge State School • Effective enrolment 820 students • Staffing model 90 staff • 32 classes • Classified positions: 3 school Administrators • Principal, 2 Deputy Principals • Head of Special Education Student Services • Head of Curriculum • Support Teacher – Literacy and Numeracy • 45 teachers -50% of the teachers work permanent part time • 4 Specialist teachers- Librarian, Music , PE, • Ancillary staff: Teacher Aides, Administration staff, cleaners, groundsman 1.5

45. Structures within our school • Admin team • Senior Leadership team • Curriculum Committee structure

46. Senior Leadership Team -brief This team comprises of the following personnel : Principal, Deputy Principals, Head of Special Education, Head of Curriculum, Business Service Manager, Librarian, Support Teacher Literacy and Numeracy Role –these key staff are change agents on my staff involved in the following: • Improving and build leadership density in our school • Improving connectivity and communication • Reviewing existing modes of delivery • Analysing those which are effectively utilised and those which are not • Providing early feedback loop • Capitalising on the collective wisdom and talents of the team

47. Senior Leadership Team –CONT. Strategic Direction & Support • Annual Operational Plan • IDEAS – as an IDEAS school how are we travelling • Actioning of Diagnostic Inventory • Semester 2 2012 Proactivity • Proactively trouble shooting issues early up • Formulating possible solutions to take to staff • Designing processes to reaching consensus • Review of our governance –Local Consultative Committee • Committee structures, In School Management Team Accountability • Prepare for key events /draft documents eg School Annual Report, • Quadrennial School Review, Annual Operational Plans, Audits: Financial and Curriculum • 3 Pillar Regional Strategy • Explicit teaching –Maximising Achievement Program • Coaching and Mentoring • Data

48. Supervision of staff

50. Developing Performance Plans