Public hearing in Port Lincoln SA - 10 August 1999
Witnesses giving evidence in Port Lincoln were
- Rod Cocks, District
Superintendent, Department of Education and Children's Services: Curriculum;
specialist teachers; Aboriginal students; staff incentives; professional
development; travelling; success stories; staff recruitment; staff disincentives;
Aboriginal teachers; travelling for competition; support specialists;
staff retention; information technology; access to buses; early childhood;
students with disabilities; special school; post-school options; staff
recruitment; drain of trained staff; travel for professional support;
budget formulae; school fees; flexible timetable
- Cathy Cameron,
Principal, Port Lincoln High School: Aboriginal Education Workers; staff
shortage; Country Call consultations; Aboriginal staff; Aboriginal student
retention; staffing formulae; example of Lincoln Gardens; staff recruitment;
school fees; flexible timetable
- Heather Curtis,
Principal of Curtin Point Primary School: Staff recruitment; relief
staff; extra-curricula opportunities; career development opportunities;
travel for professional development; literacy and numeracy; student
mobility; drain of trained staff; compensation for training first year
out teachers; professional development; Aboriginal student attendance;
school fees; flexible timetable
- Sister Catherine
Mead, Principal of St Joseph's: St Joseph's student body and staff complement;
student retention; senior curriculum; VET; fees; students with special
needs; speech pathology; psychological support; tertiary education;
boarding; professional development; video-conferencing for professional
development; extra curricula opportunities; staff recruitment
- Harry Miller and
Howard Coote, Port Lincoln Aboriginal Community Council: Aboriginal
community-school relationship; Aboriginal early childhood; Aboriginal
student retention; financial support for students; cross-cultural training;
employment opportunities; teaching staff in Aboriginal communities;
Aboriginal student support; impacts of isolation and distance; Aboriginal
tertiary students; career counselling for Aboriginal students; DEETYA
funding; Aboriginal business development; TAFE; Aboriginal community
decision-making in schools; local Aboriginal employment
- Dick Cuttle (Executive of the Area School Principals Association), Dennis Crisp (Tumby Bay Area School), Jan Burton (Cowell Area School), Chris Deslandes (Principal of Cummins Area School) and Ian Bailie (Principal of Cleve Area School): Area schools in South Australia; secondary staffing formula; distance education; specialist schools; school bus provision; school fees; extra curricula travel; CAP formula; work experience; support services; disability; support staff allocation formula; staff incentives; clustering; information technology and telecommunications; Anangu education;
