Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...
Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS<br />
MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2009<br />
(b) APLA;<br />
(c) STLA IR&IL;<br />
(d) Early School Support Teacher;<br />
(e) IM-Integrated;<br />
(f) IST Integration;<br />
(g) IST Behaviour;<br />
(h) ISTB-AP;<br />
(i) Outreach Teacher (Autism);<br />
(j) ED;<br />
(k) Special ED?<br />
(2) How many Support Teachers will be replaced with Coordinators?<br />
(3) Why is the DET abolishing these positions?<br />
(4) What is the new job description for Coordinators, including the breakdown <strong>of</strong> time that is expected<br />
to be spent in the classroom?<br />
Answer—<br />
(1) (a) There are 1,202.7 Support Teachers Learning Assistance.<br />
(b) There are 40 Assistant Principals Learning Assistance.<br />
(c) There are 71 Support Teachers Learning Assistance Intensive Reading and Intensive Language.<br />
(d) There are 64.3 Early School Support Teachers.<br />
(e) There are 70 IM Integrated Support Teachers.<br />
(f) There are 51.7 Itinerant Support Teachers Integration.<br />
(g) There are 215 Itinerant Support Teachers Behaviour.<br />
(h) There are 56 Itinerant Support Teachers Behaviour Assistant Principals.<br />
(i) There are 30 Outreach Teachers (Autism).<br />
(j) There are 7 Outreach Teachers (Emotional Disturbance).<br />
(k) There are 23 Outreach Teachers (Special Education).<br />
(2) <strong>No</strong> teachers will be replaced by Coordinators.<br />
(3) The Department <strong>of</strong> Education and Training is not abolishing these positions.<br />
(4) There is no new job description for Coordinators.<br />
<strong>New</strong> positions, known as School Learning Support Teachers, are currently the subject <strong>of</strong> consultation<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> a proposed new program to be known as the School Learning Support Program.<br />
Further details about the proposed role <strong>of</strong> these teachers is included in the presentation being used as<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the Department's extensive consultation process on the proposed School Learning Support<br />
Program and is freely available on the Department's website.<br />
In the proposed role statement for School Learning Support Teachers there is a focus on these<br />
teachers working in classrooms to support students and their teachers.<br />
These proposals are currently the subject <strong>of</strong> consultation with key groups including principals,<br />
parents, advocacy groups and unions which will continue until the middle <strong>of</strong> 2010, while the<br />
proposal is trialed. An evaluation <strong>of</strong> the existing School Learning Support Coordinator initiative is<br />
also currently underway.<br />
<strong>No</strong> decision about the future <strong>of</strong> this proposal will be made until the consultations, trials and<br />
evaluation are finalised.<br />
*7468 VISITS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTRES—Mr Adrian Piccoli asked the Minister for Juvenile<br />
Justice, Minister for Volunteering, Minister for Youth, and Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans'<br />
Affairs—<br />
With reference to the Juvenile Justice Correctional Centres that have been visited by the Minister since 8<br />
October 2008, would the Minister please provide the following information:<br />
(a) Name <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Justice Centre;<br />
(b) Date <strong>of</strong> visit;<br />
(c) Reason for visit?<br />
Answer—<br />
I have visited the following juvenile justice centres (JJCs) since 8 October 2008:<br />
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