Table 1: Roles and responsibilities in the provision of alternative education MANAGING SCHOOL ENROLLING SCHOOL* PROVIDER* MINISTRY Role Fund holder Referrer Service provider Funder, contract manager Contract manager Home school Accountability for attendance and Operational policy Accountability for achievement achievement National reporting At referral and Assesses referrals against entry Makes referral to managing school Determines allocation of places within criteria Provides information about student, the region (National Office- NO) Participates in case including describing all interventions Verify referrals (Area Offices –AO) conferences already undertaken prior to referral Updates Ministry databases (AO) Make referrals to providers Participates in case conferences Manages allocated places Updates ENROL While attending alternative education Provides pedagogical Develops ILP with student, whanau and Develops ILP with student, whanau and Monitors flow of at risk students into and leadership provider enrolling school out of alternative education (AO) Monitors and contract manages Monitors student progress Monitors student progress Supports managing schools to hold external providers Reviews and updates ILP regularly with Reviews and updates ILP regularly with enrolling schools accountable for their Reports to the Ministry on student whanau and provider student whanau and enrolling school students (AO) student outcomes and exit data Responsibility for student as per NEGs curriculum delivery Contract management monitoring visit in and NAGs Coordination of wraparound support Terms 1 and 3 (AO) Ensures access to specialist services such Reports attendance to enrolling and Provides feedback on 6 monthly and as RTLB managing schools weekly annual reports (AO) Reports to Board on student progress and Reports literacy, numeracy, attendance Collates national reporting trends and achievement and exit destination to managing school NCEA data (NO) monthly Transition and exit Supports application for Applies for extension to remain in Supports applications for extension Assesses and approves/declines extension beyond 16 years alternative education beyond age 16 beyond age 16 applications to remain in alternative Plans for transition back to school or Supports transition planning of student education past 16 years (AO) further education/training Participates in termly case conference Attributes highest attainment school Leads termly case conference meetings to meeting to review student progress where leaver data to enrolling school on review student progress where an an extension beyond 16 has been granted Education Counts (NO) extension beyond age 16 has been granted Accountable to Ministry Ministry Managing school Minister Mechanism Outcome agreement, MoU MoU Subcontract Outcome agreement, MoU * In some communities (eg rural schools) where alternative education is provided on-site, the managing school is the enrolling school.
Table 1: Roles and responsibilities in the provision of alternative education MANAGING SCHOOL ENROLLING SCHOOL* PROVIDER* MINISTRY Role Fund holder Contract manager Referrer Home school Accountability for achievement Service provider Accountability for attendance and achievement Funder, contract manager Operational policy National reporting At referral and Assesses referrals against entry criteria Participates in case conferences Make referrals to providers Manages allocated places Makes referral to managing school Provides information about student, including describing all interventions already undertaken prior to referral Participates in case conferences Updates ENROL Determines allocation of places within the region (National Office- NO) Verify referrals (Area Offices –AO) Updates Ministry databases (AO) While attending alternative education Provides pedagogical leadership Monitors and contract manages external providers Reports to the Ministry on student outcomes and exit data Develops ILP with student, whanau and provider Monitors student progress Reviews and updates ILP regularly with student whanau and provider Responsibility for student as per NEGs and NAGs Ensures access to specialist services such as RTLB Reports to Board on student progress and achievement Develops ILP with student, whanau and enrolling school Monitors student progress Reviews and updates ILP regularly with student whanau and enrolling school curriculum delivery Coordination of wraparound support Reports attendance to enrolling and managing schools weekly Reports literacy, numeracy, attendance and exit destination to managing school monthly Monitors flow of at risk students into and out of alternative education (AO) Supports managing schools to hold enrolling schools accountable for their students (AO) Contract management monitoring visit in Terms 1 and 3 (AO) Provides feedback on 6 monthly and annual reports (AO) Collates national reporting trends and NCEA data (NO) Transition and exit Supports application for extension beyond 16 years Applies for extension to remain in alternative education beyond age 16 Plans for transition back to school or further education/training Leads termly case conference meetings to review student progress where an extension beyond age 16 has been granted Supports applications for extension beyond age 16 Supports transition planning of student Participates in termly case conference meeting to review student progress where an extension beyond 16 has been granted Assesses and approves/declines applications to remain in alternative education past 16 years (AO) Attributes highest attainment school leaver data to enrolling school on Education Counts (NO) Accountable to Ministry Ministry Managing school Minister Mechanism Outcome agreement, MoU MoU Subcontract Outcome agreement, MoU * In some communities (eg rural schools) where alternative education is provided on-site, the managing school is the enrolling school.