Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Disability, Education and Child Development Research in Special Education Conference 9 November

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities

Disability, Education and

Child Development

Research in Special Education Conference 9 November 2012

Jo Shearer - Executive Officer


History Established in 1988 as

Special Education Ministerial Consultative Committee

Change of name in 1989 to Special Education Consultative Committee

From 1994 Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities (MAC:SWD)

From 1 August 2011 Unit of Office of Non-Government Schools and Services


Office of Non-Government Schools and Services

Advisory Committee of Non-Government Schools

Planning Committee for Non-Government Schools

Ethnic Schools Board Multicultural Education Committee Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with

Disabilities


MembershipChairperson – Ms Margaret Wallace

Minister’s Nominees Parents Student Professional Aboriginal representative

Representatives Education sectors Unions Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) Early Childhood Australia Department for Communities and Social Inclusion: Disabiltiy Service National Disability Services Subcommittee: Children, Young People

and their Families


MAC: SWD Secretariat

Executive Officer 0.8 FTE(Jo Shearer)

Administrative Officers (2) 0.6 FTE

(Maria De Fazio, Vicki Castle)

Project and Policy Officers (2) 1.0 FTE

(Skye Yuill, Miriam Parsons) 0.5 FTE


MAC: SWD Role and Purpose

Distribution of Australian and State Government funding to non-government organisations that provide services to children and students with a disability through Early Years Intervention Programs and Schools Support Programs in preschools and schools across the three education sectors.

Research projects in the area of special education/disability at the request of the Minister.


FUNDING


2012 Allocations State Government Programs

Women and Children’s Health Service – Access Assistants Program Families SA - Children in Residential Care Tutoring MAC: SWD - Joint Sector Intensive & Crisis Support

Specific Purpose Payments to Non-Government Programs (COAG National Education Agreement)

Non-Government Centres Support funding

$7,140,000


Access Assistants Program

supports students with disability who have complex health support needs.

Access Assistant Health Support Officers who are credentialed workers who provide direct health care for students

provide direct complex and invasive health care

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Families SA Tutoring Program (CIRC)

Children and young people with disability who require extra tutoring to participate in their school curriculum.

CIRC tutoring services must be tied to a Education Plan for the student with disability


Non-Government Centres Support Funding

Non-government organisations that provider services to children and students with disability in agreement with the three education sectors

not-for-profit not managed by, or on behalf of the government not a school


Funding Process

Funding is provided retrospectivelyBased on services provided over

previous 4 terms (terms 3 & 4; terms 1 & 2)Data reports are received twice per year in

April and AugustGrants are determined after August dataFor the duration of one calendar yearFunding is supplementary


Funding Model from 2011

MAC: SWD restructured the funding model in response to education sector requests

for more intensive service provided by non-government organisations receiving Non-Government Centres Support Funding.


Funding Model

3 ElementsGeneral Support — 30% of all fundingSpecific Service Support — 60% of all fundingOutreach Support — 10% of all funding


General Support – 30% Expert advice to staff in relation to child’s

specific needsConsultation with teacher/educator

– Curriculum planning– Programming– Assessment of environment

Observations leading to education planMeetings with staff (e.g. NEP)


Specific Service Support – 60%Service providers must work directly with the

child at preschool/school– Speech pathology services – Occupational therapy services– Physiotherapy services– Auditory-verbal therapy– Individual intensive support– Developmental educator support– Specialist psychiatric services.


Outreach Support – 10%

Support provided in country regions, as defined in the South Australian Government’s Regional Boundaries.

DECS Regions– 8 Eyre and Western– 9 Far North– 10 Limestone Coast– 11 Murray and Mallee– 12 Yorke and Mid North– with the inclusion of Kangaroo Island


Verification of Service Delivery

School Support -

by education sector representatives to MAC:SWD

Early Intervention -

by MAC:SWD secretariat staff


Organisations Funded

Early Intervention and School Support: Autism SA Cora Barclay Centre Down Syndrome Society Guide Dogs Association Novita Children’s Services Townsend House/CanDo4Kids


Organisations Funded

Early Intervention only: Inclusive Directions Early Development Program

(Uniting Care Wesley: Port Adelaide – Seaton Central) Miriam High Special Needs Centre

(City of Port Augusta – Miriam High Centre) Special Needs Playgroup

(Lower Eyre Peninsula Council – Poonindie Preschool)


Intensive & Crisis Support

Urgent response required Unpredictable in nature Short term Supplementary


Intensive & Crisis Support Process Application to Policy Advisor, Interagency Health Care

CESA Special Education Adviser or AISSA Special Education Adviser

Negotiations between sector representatives and MAC:SWD

Approval Funds paid directly to sites by MAC:SWD upon receipt

of tax invoice after support has finished


MAC: SWD funds services to approximately

4000 children and students with

disability each year


RESEARCH PROJECTS

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT


Research Projects 2002 - 2010Aboriginal Children and Students with disabilityAutism Spectrum DisorderParent Choice and Student VoiceMental HealthBehaviour ManagementEquipment & TechnologyPD for School Services OfficersPhysical Education and students with disabilityEarly Childhood Services and Transition Information


Aboriginal Children and Students

2002 - 03 2005 - 06 2009


Autism Spectrum Disorder2005 - 06 20101999 - 2000


Mental Health

2006 - 07 2009 - 10


Early Childhood

2007 2008 - 09 2009


Research Projects 2011 - 2012Equipment for Children and Students with Disability Information Resource UpdateDisability Services and Children’s Centres for Early

Childhood DevelopmentChild Protection Resource for Parents and CarersKidsMatter Early Childhood EvaluationData Reporting Template

(Inform funding allocations)


Child Protection


Influences on Care and Education Services 1984 – Equal Opportunity Act 1992 – Disability Discrimination Act 1994 – Salamanca Statement

“Education for All” 1997 – MAC:SWD

“Schools for All” 2005 – Disability Standards for Education 2005 – DECD Students with Disabilities Policy

(revised) 2006 – AISSA Students with Disabilities, Enrolment Guidelines

(revised) 2007 – Department of Education and Children’s Services

“On the Same Basis” 2010 – CESA Students with Disability Policy (revised) 2011 – Review Disability Standards for

Education (August 2012)


“Every chance for every child”2012

Universal Systems of Care and Education Targeted Programs Development of Professional Capacity Technology Advancement Family and Professional Partnerships Launch National Disability Insurance Scheme Choice and Quality of Life


“Every chance for every child”






ContactMinisterial Advisory Committee:

Students with Disabilities

15th Floor31 Flinders StreetEducation BuildingPhone: 8226 3632

[email protected]

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Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Disability, Education and Child Development Research in Special Education Conference 9 November