Term 1 2026 - Week 4

Please note the Jackson Termly is for planning purposes only and should not be used in place of the whole school calendar through Xuno.

Briefing

• Week 5- Values Week, Russ volunteering. No weekly planner requirements 
• Halloween on Friday- please be mindful of costumes to avoid frightening the children
• Please bring fobs everyday. No spares left. If you have been lent one, please return to office
• We will soon release EOI for POR for 2027. It will be posted on Teams
• Storybox library has been renewed- Sarah running optional PL in the library Wednesday after school for 15mins
• Staff Christmas party will be on December 4th at Moon Dog Craft Brewery in Footscray
• AEU meeting on Thursday 5th November at 3:15pm in the staffroom
• World Teacher Day on Friday
• Have a lovely long weekend!

Report Requirements

P- 10 

• Progression Points (Achieved / Not Achieved) for all goals in English, Maths and Independent Learning. This remains the same and can be completed on Accelerus as of now.
• Teacher Comment to possibly include information about friendships, employability skills, Travel Training (where applicable), students’ contribution to the class, readiness for learning, things they enjoyed etc. This will be no more than 1000 characters (approx 200 words) 
• ILP Progress Comment to be split into 3 components (English, Maths and Independent Learning). Please generalise subject area to include all sub strands, eg: English covers- Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Maths to cover Number, Measurement and Statistics. Information to be shared with parents include learning progress, level of support using the prompt hierarchy language and any highlights for the student. NEXT STEPS IN LEARNING IS NOT REQUIRED. This will be no more than 1500 characters (approx 250 words) in total. (no more than 500 characters (approx 100 words) for English, Maths and Independent Learning.)
• A DET level is required for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Number and Independent Learning (Personal and Social Capabilities). These can be entered onto Accelerus now, however I suggest waiting until all assessments have been completed enabling you to give a wholistic picture, rather than a DET level based of purely the ILP goals.

ASDAN

• Level of Support for each Learning Area 
• Teacher Comment to possibly include information about friendships, employability skills, students’ contribution to the class, readiness for learning, things they enjoyed etc. This will be no more than 1000 characters (approx 200 words) 
• 1 overarching comment covering the areas of Literacy, Numeracy, Independent Living Skills, Work Experience, Community Access and Travel Training. Information to be shared with parents include learning progress, level of support and any highlights for the student. This will be no more than 1500 characters in total (approx 250 words)

VPC

• Performance Rating for Projects (Working Towards/ Satisfactory) 
• Teacher Comment to possibly include information about friendships, employability skills, students’ contribution to the class, readiness for learning, things they enjoyed etc. This will be no more than 1000 characters (approx 200 words) 
• 1 overarching comment covering ALL projects covered within the semester. Information to be shared with parents include learning progress, level of support, using prompt hierarchy language and any highlights for the student. This will be no more than 1500 characters in total (approx 200 words)
• Any student enrolled in COURSES will remain the same. 

Specialists

• A learning overview for the semester
• Level of Progress for each studentThese requirements are the same as Semester 1.
• A DET level for all Specialist areas will be required (STEM = Digital)

General Information

• Please be mindful that if you are using AI, do not enter student names or any personal details into the AI engine eg; ChatGPT, Co-pilot, Claude etc.
• As we are still building the relevant templates can I please ask you to develop all your comments on a Word Document, which can be transferred over later (this will also help you manage your character limits). Once Accelerus is ready to go I will create a video guide on where and how to upload each of the comments.Please come and touch base if you have any questions. 

School Update

• Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026