Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Disability, Education and Child Development Research in Special Education Conference 9 November 2012 Jo Shearer - Executive Officer

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Membership Chairperson – 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities MAC: SWD Secretariat Executive Officer0.8 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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.

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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 (

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Funding Process Funding is provided retrospectively Based on services provided over previous 4 terms (terms 3 & 4; terms 1 & 2) Data reports are received twice per year in April and August Grants are determined after August data For the duration of one calendar year Funding is supplementary

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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.

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Funding Model 3 Elements General Support — 30% of all funding Specific Service Support — 60% of all funding Outreach Support — 10% of all funding

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities General Support – 30% Expert advice to staff in relation to child’s specific needs Consultation with teacher/educator – Curriculum planning – Programming – Assessment of environment Observations leading to education plan Meetings with staff (e.g. NEP)

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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.

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Verification of Service Delivery School Support - by education sector representatives to MAC:SWD Early Intervention - by MAC:SWD secretariat staff

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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)

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Intensive & Crisis Support Urgent response required Unpredictable in nature Short term Supplementary

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities MAC: SWD funds services to approximately 4000 children and students with disability each year

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities RESEARCH PROJECTS RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Research Projects Aboriginal Children and Students with disability Autism Spectrum Disorder Parent Choice and Student Voice Mental Health Behaviour Management Equipment & Technology PD for School Services Officers Physical Education and students with disability Early Childhood Services and Transition Information

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Aboriginal Children and Students

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Mental Health

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Early Childhood

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Research Projects Equipment for Children and Students with Disability Information Resource Update Disability Services and Children’s Centres for Early Childhood Development Child Protection Resource for Parents and Carers KidsMatter Early Childhood Evaluation Data Reporting Template (Inform funding allocations)

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities Child Protection

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities 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 )

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities “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

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities “Every chance for every child”

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities “Every chance for every child”

Ministerial Advisory Committee: Students with Disabilities “Every chance for every child”

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