Principal's News Flash
Corinne Pupillo
Welcome back to the 2024 school year. The longer break allows you and your family to enjoy some quality time together. Schools are always a hive of activity so I hope that you are well-rested and recharged for the upcoming school year.
A very warm welcome to our new families and new staff, I hope your time at JSA is positive and rewarding as we build a strong partnership with you during the year.
2024 THEME: SUPPORTING INCLUSION THROUGH TEACHING AND LEARNING
When we implement reasonable adjustments, we are supporting the learning and wellbeing needs of our students to foster happy, healthy, resilient and successful lifelong learners. We live this theme through our 2024 Annual Implementation Plan which our two Assistant Principals, Steph and Dan will report on our goals and targets through the year.
Staffing Updates
Welcome to Stefania Mantinioti (Stef) - Learning Specialist
Welcome back to Kerryn Dimario and Rachael Peck who have been on leave for 12 months.
Farewell to Sara Parsons. Sara will be moving on to another school and on behalf of the school community, thank her for her contributions to JSA, particularly in the aspirant teacher role over the past two years. All the best in your new role Sara.
Staff vacancies
Whilst our selection panels have been working hard to recruit, we have some vacancies that the department is assisting us with. We hope to have some success in the coming weeks but the school has been actively securing some of our usual casual staff so all classes have staff for the start of the school year.
- 6 x Classroom Teachers
- 1 x Learning Specialist
- 2 x Teacher Aides
- 1 x Music
- 1 x HOL Build
- 1 x Occupational Therapist
- 1 x Speech Therapist
Communication with staff
Jacana School for Autism understands the importance of providing helpful and timely responses to common enquiries from parents and carers. To ensure that members of our school community are directed to the most appropriate person to assist them, the information below outlines key contacts for common queries:
- To report a student absence, please contact the Absence Line on 0439 114 197
- To report any urgent issues relating to a student on a particular day, please contact the general office on 9309 6258
- To discuss a student’s academic progress, health or wellbeing, please contact your child’s classroom teacher/ sub school leader.
Primary Sub School Leader: Rachael Macmillan| rachael.macmillan@education.vic.gov.au Middle Years Sub School Leader: Sarah Hill | sarah.hill2@education.vic.gov.au
Secondary Sub School Leader: Ashley Stace | ashley.stace@education.vic.gov.au
- To discuss dual enrolments or transfers to other educational settings, please contact Amanda Hollway amanda.hollway@education.vic.gov.au
- For enquiries regarding camps and excursions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.
- To make a complaint, please contact the Principal/Assistant Principals on 9309 6258.
Principal: Corinne Pupillo | Corinne.pupillo@education.vic.gov.au
Assistant Principal: Stephanie Torchia | Stephanie.disalvo@education.vic.gov.au
Assistant Principal: Daniel Moloney | Daniel.moloney@education.vic.gov.au
Privacy reminder for our school community
Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.
Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy, describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education] safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Dari
- Gujarati
- Mandarin
- Somali
- Sudanese
- Turkish
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Personal Property Policy
The beginning of a school year is a timely reminder about our personal property policy. Jacana School for Autism understands that staff and/or students may sometimes like to bring items of personal property to school.
The Department of Education and Training does not have insurance for personal property of staff, students and visitors. Jacana School for Autism does not take responsibility for items of personal property that are lost, stolen or damaged at school or during school activities. Damage to personal property brought to school is the responsibility of the owner of that property.
Jacana School for Autism encourages staff and students not to bring items of value to school, or to obtain appropriate insurance for such items.
If students bring items of value to school, they will be confiscated and stored securely at the School Office until the end of the day, when the items may be collected by the student and/or parent.
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
Notice of School Council Elections
Please refer to the School Community News Page for details.
The First School Council meeting for 2024 is Thursday, 22nd of February at 5.30 pm.
| MEMBER | POSITION |
| Corinne Pupillo | Executive Officer (Principal) /corinne.pupillo@education.vic.gov.au |
| Lisa Sette | Community Representative & President / lisa.sette@education.vic.gov.au |
| VACANCY | Community Representative |
| Paul Malavisi | Parent Representative |
| Mark Mansfield | Parent Representative |
| Chris Ernst | Parent Representative |
| Michelle Owen | Parent Representative |
| Andrew McDonough | Parent Representative |
| VACANCY | Parent Representative |
| Stephanie Di Salvo | DET Representative |
| Daniel Moloney | DET Representative |
REMINDERS
Unwell Students
Each morning when students are getting ready for school, I ask that you be mindful of how your child is presenting. If they/he/she is feeling/looking/acting unusual or is complaining of being unwell please take them to the doctor. Minimising the cross-infection will assist in reducing the risk of spreading bugs and viruses.
All student absences can be made through the dedicated student absence notification number. Text the student's name, room number and reason for absence.
Make sure you have the student absence notification number saved in your contacts:
Student absence line: 0439 114 197
Reminder: Our newsletter is published each fortnight and will provide you with important information about the school and events that may be of interest to you. I encourage you to read the newsletter that will be sent home via your home email, on the school's Facebook Page or on the school's website.
JSA also has a Facebook and Instagram Page. Please like and follow our pages.
https://www.facebook.com/JacanaSchoolforAutism
https://www.instagram.com/jacana.school/
Virtual School Tour
Our virtual school tour is now live on our school website. Please check it out and refer any members of the community to our page.