1. ABMVSS Meeting 17 March 2015 Toniann Stitz Director, Schools Resource Allocation Branch

2. Election commitments Jobs and growth Skills and knowledge Health and wellbeing World class public transport A safe and fair society Liveable, inclusive and sustainable communities “Labor believes all Victorians ought to have access to high-quality education and training, in a safe learning environment, at every stage of their lives.”

3. New ministers The Hon James Merlino MP, Deputy Premier, Minister for Education The Hon Steve Herbert MP, Minister for Training and Skills The Hon. Jenny Mikakos MLC Minister for Families and Children Early focus: disadvantaged students, teaching quality, secondary transition Early focus: quality of technical training, regional students Early focus: kindergartens, children in state care

4. New Secretary Gill Callister “there is so much we can do to support the government’s priorities around jobs, vulnerable children and vocational training”. Utilise existing partnerships knowledge Collaborative approach End-to-end focus Policy through implementation

5. Toniann Stitz Previously CFO of Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Previous experience with Education Department Variety of government finance roles in DPC and other departments Strategic manager, governance, performance and risk monitoring Early focus: Gonski funding Non-government schools legislation SRP model and equity funding Workforce bridging SRP system renewal – leave replacement module Consultation opportunity

6. Toniann Stitz Focus for the year ahead Regional support Reform Service delivery and school support tools Audit report / recommendations Governance and due diligence Risk matrix / trend indicators – across government connections Schools  Annual cyclic program  Physical awareness  Our touch points  Gaps

7. What does this mean for you? Looking for opportunities to improve support services  Service desk  Principals – TLCs  Business Managers - Competency project  Local Administration Bureau (LAB) Due diligence and governance Consultation – early input Funding  evidence based  system wide perspective  pragmatic

8. Questions?