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Week 5 Term 4 2009

All staff are expected to work after school this Tuesday. We will be examining the NAPLAN data and looking at traget setting for 2010. Please come to the computer room at 2.30pm we will be using the shared drive to gather the data rather than have too much paper generated.
 * __Trade Off Day Tuesday__**

Danni is away all week on leave Katie is here Monday and Tuesday only Grace is not here on Monday Deanne is in the Kindy
 * __Staff Out__**

Report comments are due this week to the Deputies. They must be emailed before 4pm on Friday. They will be sent back to you as soon as possible ready to be pasted onto SIS for week 7. All reports will be locked on Friday after 5pm during week 7.
 * __Reports__**

Can all teachers ensure that each child's Kimberley Profiles are up to date. The attendance data for each semester needs to be entered in these profiles as well. Please see Cathy for any more information.
 * __Evidence Files__**

There is an assembly this week on Friday 13th of November. The High School are hosting this asembly. Please make sure all certificates are in to Dani no later than Tuesday of this week. This gives enough time for typing,laminating and letting parents know there child is getting an award.
 * __Assembly__**

Mark will be here Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. This is a suggested agenda for his visit.
 * __Mark Williams__**

8-9am tour of the school 9-10.40am travel with Victor and Christine for attendance pickups and tour of the town. 11.00-12.50 time in classes 12.50-2.20 meet with admin
 * Tuesday**

Staff Meeting

8-10 meeting with admin 11-12.40 meeting with Cathy and Erin 12.50-2.20 meet with the AIEO's and visit key people in the community.
 * Wednesday**

Bev is working in Marion's old role and will be here on friday 13th to work with some of the non teaching staff. If you are meeting with Bev can you please let the teachers in your class know. There is a dinner and presentation on the 20/11 that the ladies at our school are getting ready for.
 * __Bev Russ and Michelle Nipper Visit__**

The books for the end of year awards will be here sometime this week. please choose what you need for your class, write their name on a sticky note and what they got it for and put it in Kylie's office. The books will be here for a 2 week period before they need to be returned. Please dont leave it to the last moment or forget as it will be very sad for the class that misses out on the night.
 * __End of Year Books__**

Every body should have emailed Jeanette their concert items. We will discuss it more at the staff meeting this week.
 * __Concert__**

The next staff meeting is in week 6 on Tuesday and it will be held at the cafe. i am keen to see if this is a venue we can use in the future.
 * __Staff meeting__**

We are back to square one in regards to the canteen for 2010. Save the Children are not funding the canteen next year and the CAFE cannot sustain it. Any suggestions are welcome I am stuck at present.
 * __Canteen__**


 * __Central office News__**

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  Today marks the beginning of the new Department of Education and an opportunity to focus our efforts on building a strong public school system. As an interim arrangement, the following senior staff will join me as members of Corporate Executive for the Department of Education:  Margery Evans, Deputy Director General, Schools;  John Leaf, A/Deputy Director General, Finance and Administration;  David Ansell, A/Executive Director, Office of Early Childhood Development and Learning;  David Axworthy, Executive Director, School Support Programs;  Allan Blagaich, Executive Director, Metropolitan Schools;  Cliff Gillam, Executive Director, Workforce; and  Colin Pettit, Executive Director, Rural and Remote Schools. Peter Hamilton, Director, Academic Research; and Robert Lindsay, A/Director, Office of the Director General, are ex-officio members. These arrangements will be reviewed for 2010. With the new name and logo for the Department, it is timely to look at changes which need to be made. Given the current budget constraints and as per previous advice from the Premier, changes should be made as materials are updated and revised.

Logo The new logo (Department of Education) should be used where necessary and the logo for the Department of Education and Training and the old ‘globe’ logo for the Department of Education and Training should be taken off all materials. I would like to remind schools that they do not use the Department logo but their own school crest and branding. The logo policy is being revised and will be available next week on Our Policies. Reference to the Department of Education References to the Department of Education and Training in documents and on websites should be changed to the Department of Education. The style for publications and writing is also being updated and will be available next week on Our Policies. I draw your attention to the section on References to the Department of Education which specifies use of the name of the Department and use of acronyms.

Website Initial alterations to the Department’s website are being made including changing the logo. At this stage the URL and email addresses will remain as det.wa.edu.au, and the intranet will remain as a shared resource for both departments. Stationery We will continue to use existing Department of Education and Training stationery and only print new Department of Education stationery once stocks have been used. Immediate changes Changes which should be made now include fax headers, email and letter signature blocks, and individual voicemail messages on telephones. The Department’s on hold message in central office will be changed next week and all district and school on hold messages should also be changed where necessary. Department of Training and Workforce Development For your information the Department of Training and Workforce Development has a new URL for its website and email addresses which is trainingwa.wa.gov.au. It also has a new telephone prefix of 9238. This change will not impact on internal calls in central office which can still be accessed by dialling the last four digits. I would like to thank you for your cooperation during this period of change. SHARYN O’NEILL

**Online parent newsletter** Advice to school staff and parents about the Schools and You website to find the latest news about public education and the parent newsletter, published twice a term. The Personnel and Payroll Contact Centre has reduced the auto attendant telephone prompts from five to two. T: 264 8383. Press 1 for enquiries relating to the Department of Education, Department of Training and Workforce Development, Department of Education Services and Curriculum Council. Press 2 for enquiries relating to TAFE colleges.
 * Personnel and Payroll Contact Centre new telephone prompts **