Jackson School Staff Bulletin

Jackson Learner

Disability Inclusion Reform

 

The Disability Inclusion (DI) Reform which Kris Parsons is currently implementing across the South-West Region (Barwon) will impact Brimbank-Melton in Year 4 (2024) of the roll out. This will replace the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) and the way students are currently funded to be at Jackson. This requires ongoing documentation of schools to provide substantial and extensive levels of adjustment (LoA) to help students with disability access education in all government schools. This reform is closely aligned to NDIS, including eligibility.

 

For more information, please visit: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/learningneeds/Pages/disability-inclusion.aspx 

Jackson Learner Profiles in Xuno & Tier 3 SSGs

 

To support our knowledge of our students, information sharing and transition, documentation of SSGs and for us to document ongoing levels of adjustment we provide to our students, we have revised the Jackson Learner Profile in Xuno. This now includes a section called the Individual Education Plan (Teaching Strategies, Adjustments & Supports) which will be completed at SSGs with families around a student's Long Term Goals. The Term 3 SSG form (Monitor & Evaluate) has now been incorporated into this one document.

 

During Term 3, the leadership team have been conducting Tier 3 SSGs for our most vulnerable students and piloting the use of this revised Jackson Learner Profile. This term staff will work through updating these profiles in their Jackson Learner periods as a PLT to support and strengthen transition through Jackson.

 

The Behaviour Support Plans (now follows de-escalation cycle) and Health Support Plans (to include NDIS and DI domains) have also been updated.

 

Jackson Learner Dashboard

 

To also support with our knowledge and understanding of our Jackson Learners, we have developed a Jackson Learner Dashboard. This can be used by staff to view a snapshot of contextual groups of learners (CGOLS) in their class, year level, cohort or whole school. Staff can also filter by individual students.

 

It includes information about students including:

 

Vulnerable / At Risk 

  • Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islanders (ATSI)
  • Refugee
  • Out of Home Care (OOHC)
  • English as an Additional Language
  • Access Restrictions
  • Social Disadvantage / Equity Funding
  • ASD, ADHD, Down Syndrome, ODD, Mobility, Vision, Hearing
  • Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Epilepsy, Diabetes, Allergies
  • PSD Funding Level
  • NDIS Participation

This will support us later in the term in setting up balanced classes for 2022.

 

To view online, please visit: https://app.powerbi.com/links/D3nfswPoQ4?ctid=d96cb337-1a87-44cf-b69b-3cec334a4c1f&pbi_source=linkShare 

 

To view in Microsoft Teams, click on the Jackson Learner Dashboard tab in the Staffroom General channel.

The Breadth of Learners Page from teacher judgement data (DET Achievement Levels) is in draft and will be finalised soon.