GMSAF’S EDUCATION MODELS

Effective classrooms; Effective schools; Effective external

support.

Assisting DoE with practical implementation of national WSD and WSE policies.

GMSA Foundation’s Education portfolio

A District Office Model for the Eastern Cape

The PE District Office Task Team

Final Report – September 2001

Report Contents Section 1 – Purpose Section 2 – The Model

The Purpose of the District Office The Nine Guiding Principles The District Components Operations of the District Components Delivery Mechanisms of the District Components Training Implications for the District Components Functionality Implications for the District Components Staff Implications for the District Components Vehicle Implications for the District Components Resource Implications for the District Components

Section 3 – The Application of the Model Section 4 – The Cost of the Model

Ideal School informs District Office Model

leadership communication

educators facilities

classroom practice finance

learning materials administration

learning systems staff

plan & research specialists

management

District Office

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IDEAL SCHOOL

vision

ownership

capacity

The Nine Guiding Principles

School Cluster Node

Regular Interaction

Support & Assistance

Service providers Service providers Service providers

Monitor & Evaluate

EDC

Coordinated Interaction

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Building Criteria for District Components District Office

A single & central location to enable coordination of activities in the district.

Education Support Centre (EDC) EDC teams to be able to visit schools regularly without

spending a disproportionate time travelling. Larger single EDC - Urban area Small central EDC with small outlying EDCs - Rural area

School Cluster Node A base or bases for EDC staff & school cluster activities to

be accessible & acceptable to all cluster schools.

Delivery Mechanisms of District Components

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EDC

School Cluster Node

support & assist

Cluster Schools &

Community

Cluster team.

Cluster centres.

Circuit teams.

Special programme teams.

Circuit-linked corporate service staff.

Edu. support management team.

Delivery Mechanisms of the District Office EDUCATION

SUPPORT MANAGEMENT

TEAM

Function Manager

CORPORATE FINANCE

CORPORATE PROVISIONING

CORPORATE HUMAN

RESOURCES

Function ManagerFunction Manager

Staff

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Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

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Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit Manager 3

Circuit Manager 4

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit-linked staff

Spe prog team 2

Spe prog team 3

Function Manager / District Coordinator

Staff

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Spe prog team 1

Circuit-linked staff

Circuit Manager 1

Circuit Manager 2

Delivery Mechanisms of the EDC

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Special programme teams

- Specialist curriculum adv. - Specialist pre-primary, special & ABET advisors. - Special programme coordinators. - Special needs experts. - Research specialist. - Material developer. - Computer specialist. - Infra / resource staff. - Admin staff.

Circuit team 1 - Circuit manager - Whole school developers - General curriculum adv - Special needs advisor - Admin staff

Circuit team 2 - Circuit manager - Whole school developers - General curriculum adv - Special needs advisors - Admin staff

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Delivery Mechanisms of School Cluster Node

School A

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Coordinator

Cluster team

Sub committeesKey teachers

School B

School E

School D School C

Training Centre

Resource Centre

Library/ABET Centre

Pre-primary Centre

Functionality Implications for District Components

Circuit Teams: Functionality-based staffing ratios: Circuit Manager – 1 per 2 circuits Whole School Developer – 1 per 12 dys/mar func schools Curriculum Advisor (Primary) – 2 per 12 primary schools Curriculum Advisor (Sec) – 2 per 12 secondary schools Special Needs (Social Worker) – 1 per 12 dys/mar func schools Special Needs (Psychologist) – 1 per 12 dys/mar func schools Special Needs (Occ Therapist) – 1 per 12 dys/mar func schools

Special Programme Teams Expanded SP teams for less functional districts.

School Cluster Resources Larger resource allocations to less functional clusters

THE CIRCUIT TEAM PROJECTTHE CONCEPT

The Circuit Team concept allows for the most effective & direct interface with schools.

The make-up & operations of the Circuit Team are informed by the needs of the schools in their circuit.

A paradigm shift is required from DO staff to move away from their current modus operandi to a ‘school-focussed team-work approach’.

Subject Advisor

EDO

DO Staff

Service Providers

A PARADIGM SHIFT

Circuit 1

Circuit 3

Circuit 4

Circuit 2

Pilot Circuit (4 clusters of 6 schools

each)

Pilot Circuit Team

EDO

WSDs

Curr Adv

SpecialNeeds

Admin

THE CIRCUIT TEAM PROJECTA PRACTICAL PILOT PROJECT

Aim to establish a pilot Circuit Team to effectively serve a circuit of schools in PE.

Practical experiences to guide / shape / refine: Policy & procedures. Organograms. Roll-out of Circuit Teams to other Districts.

Aligned to ECED Strategic Objectives. Twinning arrangement secured with WC pilot

project (relatively far advanced).

THE CIRCUIT TEAM PROJECTPROJECT DESCRIPTION

THE PILOT CIRCUIT THE PILOT CIRCUIT TEAM

A Circuit Team dedicated to one Circuit. A Circuit Team made up of appropriately

skilled DoE Staff and external Service Providers.

A PE Circuit made up of 20 - 25 schools. Willing primary, secondary and special schools with HOR, DET & Ex Model C

backgrounds.

Circuit 1

Circuit 3

Circuit 4

Circuit 2

Circuit Manager

Cur Adv - Foundation

Cur Adv - Int / Senior

Cur Adv - FET & Subject (part-time)

School Psychologist

Social WorkerLearning Support

Admin Dev Adv

Admin Clerk

Inst Man & Gov Adv

PE PROJECT TEAMMemo of Understanding

PE PROJECT TEAMTerms of Reference

PE PROJECT TEAMStructure

MSED CIRCUIT TEAMS Organogram

Response from National DoE Where to from here?

GMSAF to confine itself to PE pilot? GMSAF to promote roll out of PE lessons into all 23

EC Districts? GMSAF to interact with all 81 Districts in the 9

Provinces via MEC’s and SG’s? GMSAF to interact closely with National DoE on:

Policy setting? Cost benefit analysis of phased national rollout? Assisting with delivery of national rollout (similar

to Principal training ACE)?

Thank you for arranging this opportunity for discussion.