Public Hearings in Moree NSW - 4 and 5 March 1999
Witnesses giving evidence in Moree on 4 March were
- Ron Sweaney, Principal;
Sally Edwards, the leading teacher; Steve Hardy, Deputy Principal at
Courallie High School, Moree: Teacher quality; administrative support;
choice of schools; TAFE/school relationship; inexperienced staff; staff
turnover; student post-school options; subject choice; vocational education;
arts; excursions; sport; staff training; counselling; professional support
- Faye Sullivan,
Pallamallawa School Council President and P&C group: Staffing formula;
travel
- Sharon Grellman,
Science teacher on leave, parent: Distance education; staff turnover;
incentive transfer; pre-school; travel; Aboriginal student support;
travel subsidies
- Kathryn Little,
Principal, Mallawa Public School: Staff inexperience; staff turnover;
staffing formula; accommodation; casual staff; travel
- Anne Taylor, Moree
Time Out Centre: Excluded students; alternative to formal schooling;
counselling; Indigenous education
- Judy Adam, Senior
Social Worker, Centrelink: Non-attendance; Indigenous children; distance
education; parental involvement; support staff; literacy, numeracy;
employment opportunities; birth certificates
- Michael Riddell,
President, School Council, Mungindi: Resourcing; staffing formulas;
accommodation; Indigenous education; teacher incentives; casual staff;
boarding school; employment opportunities; resources
- Elizabeth Gill,
Ken Brown and Eleanor Brown, parents, Gravesend Primary School: Staffing
formula; travel; staff stress
- Margaret Hogue, Teacher, Pallamallawa School: Staffing formula; staff workload and stress; accommodation
Witnesses giving evidence in Moree on 5 March were
- Ken Cattanach,
Principal, Moree Public School: Teacher experience; education support;
support for disadvantaged students; race relations; Indigenous education;
students with disabilities
- Michael Cavanagh,
Principal, Dubbo School of Distance Education: Distance education; students
with disabilities; distance education support; technological support;
subject choice; Indigenous education
- Rob Griffiths,
Principal, Moree Christian School: Christian independent schools; independent
schools funding; home schooling; financial support for travel; Indigenous
education; discipline; curriculum; homosexuality
- Craig Curry, Manager, Special Education Operations, Department of Education and Training: Students with disabilities
