Assistant Principal's Report

Attendance:

SCHOOL IS BETTER WHEN YOUR TEENAGER IS THERE

Why it’s important

We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day.

Students develop good habits by going to school every day – habits that are necessary to succeed after school, whether in the workplace or in further study.

Missing school can have a big impact on students academically and socially. It can affect their results, including VCE & VCE VM/VPC, and, just as importantly, it can affect their relationships with other students, and lead to social isolation.

Getting in early

It’s never too late to improve attendance. Even in the middle years, when school can seem the most challenging for students and when attendance rates can be at their lowest, going to school more often can make a big difference. Every day counts.

If you’re having attendance issues with your teenager, speak to the Year Level Coordinator about ways to address those issues.

IN VICTORIA SCHOOL IS COMPULSORY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 6 – 17 YEARS

BEING AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR 1 DAY A FORTNIGHT EQUALS MISSING 1.5 YEARS OVER 13 YEARS OF SCHOOL

If your teenager is away

If for any reason your teenager must miss school, there are things you can do to ensure they don’t fall behind:

* Inform the school via an email to the Home Group teacher or Year Level Coordinator

* Find out what work your teenager needs to do to keep up.

If you’re having attendance issues with your teenager, please let the year level coordinator, wellbeing coordinator, principal or other relevant staff member know so you can work together to get your teen to school every day.

School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports:

Evidence supporting SWPBS 

SWPBS is the marriage of behavioural science and implementation science. It is also known as Positive behaviour interventions and supports (PBIS). It first emerged in the United States during the 1980s. SWPBS has been researched and evaluated through more than a dozen randomised, controlled trials. 

This research found SWPBS to be associated with positive outcomes for students and educators, including: 

• Significant decreases in the number of behaviour referrals to school leadership (40-60% reduction) 

• Improved school climate

• Increased capacity for schools to provide additional or individualised supports 

• Improved student behaviour and social competence

• Improved perceptions of school safety

• Reduced bullying

• Academic gains

• Increased perception of teacher self-efficacy

Here at MBSC we are in the Tier 1 Foundations: Universal Prevention Part A stage.  We will be seeking expressions of interest from staff to form the SWPBS team this week.  This team will be created with the Student Engagement and Wellbeing Team. 

Following this the SWPBS Team will be seeking input from students in separate focus group meetings, and Community input will be sort through a survey and or a QR code, these crucial elements will be undertaken next term.

Uniform:

The focus on Hoodies has been a success thus far.  We only had two students in hoodies on the first day.  We will be moving on to other uniform items soon.

If there are any issues with uniform, please contact the Year Level Coordinator to discuss.

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