Stating our business

1. Stating our business

2. TRACKERS QUEENSLAND ‘Murris on the Move’ We pride ourselves on servicing the needs of community and giving them a voice in shaping what we do in their service. We also pride ourselves through our connectedness on having the ability to drill down to our communities so that what we have to offer actually reaches the intended clientele. Our goals are to reach out to Indigenous communities and to make meaningful differences.

3. Who are we? Trackers Queensland are proud members of Supply Nation

4. Cheryl Thompson • Graduated from Griffith University 1992 • 20 years classroom teaching experience • 14 years Gundala Kindergarten Management Committee • Involved in all aspects of indigenous education throughout these years in the following programs; • NATSIEP • NAIDOC • ASSPA • AITAP • AICAP • AITAS / ITAS • DKC • Interschool sports • Mentoring • Body, Mind and Spirit: Indigenous Student Leadership Program • EATSIP’s • PaCE • Playgroups • Healthy Jarjums

5. David Osbourne • Graduated from Queensland University of Technology 1993 • 19 years teaching experience • 4 years Gundala Kindergarten Management Committee • Involved in all aspects of indigenous education throughout these years in the following programs, • NATSIEP • NAIDOC • ASSPA • AITAP • AICAP • AITAS / ITAS • DKC • Interschool sports • Mentoring • Body, Mind and Spirit: Indigenous Student Leadership Program • EATSIP’s • PaCE • Playgroups • Work Readiness Programs

6. What is PaCE?It stands for Parental and Community Engagement Reaching out Reaching in

7. PaCE = Parents and Community P&C = Parents and Citizens Subtle difference yet similar agenda.

8. Trackers PaCE program Returning Communities To improve the participation of the parent/carer community to provide input into the school’s decision making processes and schooling, therefore providing ownership of the school’s direction and pass on the values that send the message to our children and others, that schools and schooling matter.

9. Review of PaCE Objectives To enhance the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to: • Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children; • Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; • Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships; and • Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

10. Trackers PaCE program PaCE Objective Reaching out: Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

11. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements Trackers PaCE program: • Introduction of the PaCE program to schools • Schools signing up to be a ‘Trackers School’ Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

12. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements Community Gatherings : • To set the PaCE agenda. • Schools reaching out to parents and community Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

13. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements Individual Learning Plans: • Through this process a lot of the ‘Reaching In’ began in schools. Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

14. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements EATSIP: • Trackers put EATSIP on the agenda which gave schools an opportunity for schools to reach out and community to reach in. Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

15. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements Identified Indigenous Space: • Schools supported the Trackers PaCE program through identifying a dedicated space within the school setting. • This then opened up the opportunity for the community to develop and enhance other programs Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

16. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements JandaiJajams Playgroups: • Partnership Agreements with Schools, Indigenous parents and Playgroup Qld • Indigenous Supported Playgroup coordinators Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

17. TRACKER SCHOOLS Partnership Agreements Trackers PaCE Pathways Events: • Partnership Agreements with Schools, Indigenous parents and Qld Health, Tertiary Education providers, IPC, Job Service providers Reaching out Engage with schools and education providers in order to support improved educational outcomes for their children

18. Trackers PaCE program Reaching out: PaCE Objective Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes;

19. Trackers PaCE Program Parental Leadership Returning Communities Workshops: • Life coaching workshop series. Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

20. Trackers PaCE Program Parents and Community Leadership Employment possibilities: • Parents engaged in workshops gained confidence and therefore their scope of employment opportunities changed. Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

21. Trackers PaCE Program Parents as IEW’s Leadership Employment possibilities: • Parents engaged in workshops as PaCE participants gained employment as IEW’s in schools. Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

22. Trackers PaCE Program Parent and Community Leadership Employment possibilities: • Playgroup Qld: Supported Playgroups • JandaiJajams Playgroup coordinators • Be Healthy and Active program coordinator Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

23. Trackers PaCE Program Parent and Community Leadership Employment possibilities: • Trackers Culture Club (TCC) • TCC Master teachers (Knowledge Keepers) • TCC Facilitators • TCC Administrator / events manager Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

24. Trackers PaCE Program Community Cluster Leadership Employment support network: • Parents as IEW’s support each other as a result of relationships created through PaCE. Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

25. Trackers PaCE Program School Leadership Quandamooka Community Hubs: • PaCE created an opportunity for school leadership teams to express their leadership strengths by going beyond ‘one off’ NAIDOC week event to ongoing all year community engagement and school connectivity to outside support agencies. (Playgroups, TCC, Kumara, Yulu Burri Ba Medical Centre) Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

26. Trackers PaCE program Reaching in: PaCE Objective Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships; Reaching in Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships;

27. Trackers PaCE Program School - Community Partnerships Parent Networks: • PaCE created an opportunity for parents to build relationships outside their own school community and into the Quandamooka community. Reaching in Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships;

28. Trackers PaCE Program School - Community Partnerships Trackers Schools: • Trackers School – Community Partnership Forum Reaching in Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships;

29. Trackers PaCE Program School - Community Partnerships Community partnerships: • PaCE created an opportunity for school leadership teams to express their leadership strengths by taking on board programs and projects that created sustainable futures. For example, engaged playgroup mums, become engaged Kindy mums, then engaged primary school mums and so on Reaching in Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships;

30. Trackers PaCE Program School - Community Partnerships Business partnerships: PaCE Pathway Events objectives: • To support and strengthen the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents in their children’s education and beyond • Partnerships with Indigenous parents, students, community and the wider school community Reaching in Support the establishment, implementation and/or ongoing progress of community-school partnerships;

31. Trackers PaCE program Reaching in: PaCE Objective Support and reinforce children’s learning at home. Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

32. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Workshops Literacy Workshops: • “Learn to read… Read to learn:”Reading for enjoyment - Reading for meaning • Spelling Workshops: Spelling matters…and can be fun Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

33. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Workshops Numeracy Workshops: • NUMERACY COURSES: “Learn to count… Count on learning” • Be better able to help your kids with their number homework… Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

34. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Workshops Behaviour Management for home and school Workshops: • Be better able to help your kids to become responsible thinkers Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

35. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Workshops Aboriginal Art Workshops: • Learning our culture through the arts… Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

36. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Workshops Cultural Heritage Education Program (CHEP) Workshops: • Weekend workshop held at Cleveland District State High • Quandamooka Knowledge Keepers Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

37. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Events Trackers Dream Team: QuandamookaJarjums Camp Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

38. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Events Trackers Dream Team: NAIDOCweek • Community clusters of parents supported schools • Range of activities provided to schools by trained PaCE parents Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

39. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Events Trackers Dream Team: • TooheyForest Environmental Education Centre Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

40. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Events Trackers Dream Team: • Cherbourg Ration Shed - Cultural engagement Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

41. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Programs JandaiJajams Playgroups: Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

42. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Programs PaCE Pathways Events: • The Quandmooka PaCE Networkis committed to working in partnership to deliver events that will empower parents and carers to participate with their children in the decision making and goal setting for their futures. • We believe these decisions should not be made by young adults in isolation without the informed support of families. Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

43. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Programs Trackers Culture Club: • TCC in 12 schools • LEAP funding supports 6 schools • TCC Corporate dinner seeking sponsorship for schools Reaching in Support and reinforce children’s learning at home.

44. Norelle • Returning Communities • Individual Learning Plans support • Aboriginal Art • Literacy Workshop • Toohey Forest Environmental Education • Numeracy Workshop • WinnamJandaiJajams Playgroup coorindator

45. Shannon • Returning Communities • Literacy Workshop • Jandai Jajams Playgroup coordinator • Trackers Culture Club administrator • ‘Give it’ coordinator • TCC corporate dinner events manager

46. Deanne • Returning Communities • Aboriginal Art • Information technology workshop • Hidden Histories presenter • Literacy Workshop • Sorry Day workshop • Numeracy workshop • IEW Wynnum State High • IEW Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre

47. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Programs Quandamooka Community Hubs: MONDAY: Dhingu Community Hub WEDNESDAY: Winnam Community Hub FRIDAY: Minjerribah Community Hub Build strong leadership that supports high expectations of Indigenous students’ educational outcomes; Reaching out

48. Trackers PaCE Program Community Driven Programs Quandamooka Community Hubs: Playgroup: Qld Health, Mums & Bubs program, Indigenous Hearing, Speech therapy, Be Health wise program Parent workshops: Returning communities, literacy, numeracy, behaviour management, PaCEadvisory council meetings Parent / children activities: Lunchtime activities, Homework Club, Trackers Culture Club, PaCE Pathways

49. Trackers PaCE Program Our journey is… from ‘Coolamon to Corroboree’

50. Closing the Gap PaCE is the link PaCE is the mortar that connects the building blocks