1 Flexible Learning Options FLO 2008 Department of Education & Children’s Services

KAURNA WELCOME We would like to acknowledge this land that we meet on today is the traditional lands for Kaurna people and that we respect their spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.

PHILLIPA DUIGAN ICAN State Manager, Policy & Program

3 YEARS OF ICAN Joining up schools with community services and programs More flexible funding targeted to individual student needs Individual case management for living and learning Creating positive learning cultures and real employment pathways Contextualised literacy and numeracy programs Clear agreements between schools and partners

WHAT IS FLO ? FLO is a targeted ENROLMENT strategy. Enables schools to flexibly engage individual students in school/community learning. Provides individual case management to address the barriers ( personal and learning) that prevent successful engagement and retention. FLO is not a “program”

6 FLO 2007 Successes SCHOOL FLO COORDINATOR AS MUCH SCHOOL AS POSSIBLE START DAY 1 TERM 1 CASE MANAGEMENT FOR LIVING REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY SERVICES CASE MANAGEMENT LEARNING IN SCHOOL & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS COMMUNITY MENTORS SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS

SCHOOL FLO COORDINATOR ROLE & ADMINISTRATION FLO & ICAN information source for whole school community Identifying eligible FLO enrolments and initiating family contact/consent to progress School referral point and connection to ICAN Program support and FLO enrolment procedures Contact for FLO community partnership liaison and agreements Oversight of FLO student EDSAS and ICAN data and reporting Oversight FLO student Flexible Learning Plan (FLP) Ensuring appropriate access to school site curriculum and co-curricular activities Ensuring allocation of relevant brokerage for all targeted support including any additional equity allocation eg ATSI, SWD Ensuring FLO student reporting schedules in line with site policy retain a maximum of 10%-15% of the student resource allocation

WHO IS A FLO STUDENT ? Between years Located in one of the four State ICAN areas Either currently enrolled and at risk Identified as a disengaged early school leaver A school leaver that has not successfully completed year 12 Refer to guidelines page 3

FLO ENROLMENT STREAMS STREAM 1 currently enrolled but identified as at significant risk of disengaging from school based learning in the following school year. STREAM 2 no current school enrolment, disengaged from learning and earning pathways. refer to Enrolment Streams Handout

ENROLMENT Referral begins Term 4 in the previous year Entered into EDSAS by Term 1 enrolment census date (end of Week 2) FLO Student is not to be included in the Tier 1 staffing allocation FLO Student will access Tier 2 staffing allocation

FLO ENROLMENT After Term 1 Census Any young person who is not enrolled in any DECS school in the Term 1 census Enter into EDSAS by end of Week 2 each term This ensures pro rata FLO funding

FLO MODELS 2008 FLO 1EARLY INTERVENTION FLO 2KEEPING ON TRACK FLO 3KEEPING CONNECTED FLO 4RE-ENGAGEMENT refer to FLO Models handout

COMMUNITY PARTNERS Local community youth agencies Brokerage of engagement and learning programs in community Clear understandings and agreements with schools

CASE MANAGEMENT Case management, usually provided by a trained worker from a youth focussed support agency, with access to professional support and linked services in community Assessment and planning Action, coordination and monitoring and review Evaluation and transition to further education, training and/or employment

COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAMS ICAN registration through local ICAN area Management Committee will support schools with quality assurance protocols Local Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), from both government and non- government agencies

BEN’S STORY

SOME POSSIBILITIES Ben re-engages by being supported through individual Case Management service provision and participating in his customised individual Flexible Learning Plan Through this Ben has access to: His own case worker who addresses his personal barriers available during flexible hours and school holidays as well Community based engagement programs Flexible school based curriculum Accredited community based learning programs All additional relevant school support services and facilities

MORNING BREAK Resources

RESOURCE ALLOCATION & EDSAS FINANCIAL REPORTING David Hutchins Debbie Dennis

ATTENDANCE Dorothy Pretsell POLICY ADVISOR Interagency Attendance and Crime Prevention Early Childhood and Statewide Services

CODING & REPORTING The school must record any student absenteeism, at school or in community based programs, in EDSAS The school must record in EDSAS when the student is off site at either a school managed or community managed program Student Origin and Status P, G & ‘-’ coding description in EDSAS

KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT MOVEMENT Front Office Records EDSAS and Timetables FLO Home Group Teachers

FLO & EDSAS CODING TIPS FOR 2008 refer to EDSAS coding handout

WHAT’S NEW FOR 2008 ? FLO Enrolment forms have been revised and streamlined – available on the webpage Duty of care and exchange of student information consents need to be signed before FLO activity begins, and as changes are made to the FLP ICAN reporting includes: No Closure Forms No individual student financial acquittals

FLO STUDENT REPORTING ICAN FLO QUARTERLY REPORT refer to example report handout

COMMUNITY PROGRAM AND SERVICES REGISTRATION Programs delivered by any agency other than a school Registration facilitated through Local ICAN program Manager and ICAN Management Committee OHS Assessment Current FLO/ICAN Programs

FLEXIBLE LEARNING PLAN FLP 2008 Anne Hopkins

FLP SACE & SACSA ACCREDITATION New FLP templates for ALL FLO enrolments FLP for Years 10, 11 & 12 FLP for Years 8 & 9 refer to FLP & assessment plan handouts

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