01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government

PARTNERSHIPS IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONExamples of Excellence in SchoolCommunity RelationsThe following schools won the Director-General’s School Achievement Award fortheir outstanding work in promoting schoolcommunity relationships:Murrumburrah High School: ❝theschool has developed a range of exemplaryschool-community partnerships whichhave enhanced the learning outcomes ofits students.❞Telegraph Point Public School:❝nominated for initiative PositivePlayground, in which parents are involved,increasing their level of responsibility.❞Warrawong High School: ❝hasdeveloped a broad and complex structureof relationships with members of the schoolcommunity. Particularly successful workhas been done to support the learning ofstudents in the home.❞Priority areas for 1997 included:• child protection strategy• literacy• Aboriginal Education policy• Mathematics 9-10 Syllabus• student behaviour.The Talk to a Literacy Learner(TTALL) training and developmentprogram helps parents tounderstand how children learn atdifferent rates and in differentways. It gives parents positivestrategies they can use to assist theirchildren through the differentdevelopmental stages of thereading, writing and research skills.Several programs particularlytargeted parents in country areas.The Student Outcome and SchoolPlanning Project, a Country AreasProgram initiative, assisted groupsof isolated schools in actionresearch projects involving localcommunities and resulted in thedevelopment of programs whichaddressed research findings.Director-General’sAward for ExcellentService to PublicSchoolsThe Director-General’s Awardfor Excellent Service to PublicSchools is presented annually toindividuals who have made asignificant contribution to thepromotion of public education inNSW. These include members ofparent organisations, voluntaryworkers, sports and arts coachesand members of local communities.In 1997 the award was presentedto 50 recipients from throughoutthe state. Recognised individualsincluded several who had beenactive for many years in parent andcommunity groups, and others whomade major long term contributionsto classroom programs, or to schoolmaintenance or administration.Several State and District Officestaff were also honoured for theirhigh level of service to schools andthe wider community.1997 Recipients of the Director-General’s Awardfor Excellent Service to Public Schools• Mrs Lyla Abood, Berrilee PS, for support to the P&C, school, teachers, parents and children• Mr Fred Attwood, Mt Ku-ring-gai PS, for dedication to the school and the Reading AssistanceProgram• Mrs Elaine Aves, Rooty Hill HS, for voluntary work and coordination of the school newsletter• Mrs Nancy Badewitz, Bombala PS, for service to school administration and both primaryand high school P&Cs• Mr James Bannerman, St Peters PS, for voluntary work and maintenance of the school grounds• Mr Robert Barett, Junee PS, for service to the school as chair of the Junee Vocational EducationManagement Committee• Mrs Deborah Betsey, Harrington Street PS, for service to school administration and staffmorale• Mrs Gwen Bolton, Peats Ridge PS, for services as community representative on the SchoolCouncil and support to the children• Mrs Leonie Cooper, Junee PS, for excellent organisational skills, leadership and rapport withchildren• Mrs Charmaine Croker, Batemans Bay HS, for initiating School Assistant Support Groupsand Network Groups• Mr Colin Curry, Kahibah PS, for continuous, dedicated service to the school• Ms Lorraine Dillon, Booragul PS, for excellent service as school assistant• Mr Robert Faram, Woolooware HS, for guiding the development and growth of the school• Ms Pamela Farrington, South Grafton HS, for dedication and commitment to public education• Mrs Lyn Gallant, East Hills Technology HS, for support to public education and participationin school committees60 DSE Annual Report 1997