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
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The Nine Guiding Principles
School Cluster Node
Regular Interaction
Support & Assistance
Service providers Service providers Service providers
Monitor & Evaluate
EDC
Coordinated Interaction
District Office
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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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Staff
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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Staff
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
School F
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.