Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour - Taupo Cluster
The RTLB Guide and Information Folder
for
Special Needs Committee Members
2010 RTLBs
§ Joanne Burch based at Taupo Intermediate
§ Janeve Green based at Taupo Primary School
§ Dibble Leersnijder based at Mountview School
§ Karen Arthur based at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College
§ Marilyn Tindall based at Hilltop Primary School
Table of Contents
§ RTLB liaison School
§ RTLB contact numbers
§ How to make a Request for Assistance (RfA) - flowchart
§ Request for Assistance masters
§ Information pamphlet for teachers
§ Information pamphlet for parents/caregivers/whanau
§ RTLB guidelines
§ Intake and Review meeting schedule
§ Resource List
Contacts
ü Joanne Burch Secretary
Taupo Intermediate School
Phone 378 8097
Fax 378 8618
Cell 027 5346116
ü Janeve Green Resource Manager
Taupo Primary School
Phone 378 4389 ext 216
Fax 378 9633
Cell 021 139 3210
ü Dibble Leersnijder Budget Manager
Mountview Primary School
Phone 378 8488 ext 125
Fax 377 0671
Cell 027 2301 102
ü Karen Arthur Co-ordinator
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College
Phone 376 1100 ext 7848
Fax 376 1101
Cell 027 459 7549
ü Marilyn Tindall Intake and Review
Hilltop Primary School
Phone 378 7583 ext 815
Fax 377 0355
Cell 021 1619110
RTLB School Liaison
Taupo Intermediate Joanne Burch
St Patricks Joanne Burch
Lake Taupo Christian School Joanne Burch
Mountview Primary School Dibble Leersnijder
Waipahihi Primary School Dibble Leersnijder
Tauhara Primary Janeve Green
Te Kura o Waitahanui Janeve Green
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o
Whakarewa i te Reo ki Tuwharetoa Janeve Green
Taupo Primary School Janeve Green
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College Karen Arthur
Tauhara College Karen Arthur
Hilltop Primary School Marilyn Tindall
Wairakei Primary School Marilyn Tindall
Rangitaiki School Marilyn Tindall
RTLB Resources
RTLB have a number of resources available that teachers may find helpful in running a classroom programme.
These include: DVDs- early skills, areas of special needs
Teacher resource books on classroom management and all areas of learning, and best practice.
Information on special areas of need such as autism spectrum, gifted, behaviour, anger,
Children’s books to enhance all areas of literacy.
Resources to be used with children in maths and literacy.
Co-operative learning.
Circle Time
Access to research data bases
Activities to enhance social skills
ASD
Please ask if your topic of interest is not listed.
Guidelines
RTLBs will operate in line with job descriptions and policies to provide advice and support for students with mild/moderate behaviour and/or learning.
These guidelines are in accordance with the Ministry of Education Memorandum of Attachment.
Management Committee
Consists of reps from RTLB, prinicpals, Special Education and Itinerant Supervisor
Purpose:
To provide accountability, direction and support:
§ To enable the host schools to meet their responsibilities as specified in the memorandum for the cluster.
§ To enable RTLBs to carry out their role as specified in their job description.
Intake and Review Committee
Consists of RLTBs, Management Committee representative and Special Education representatives
Purpose:
To ensure that the systems and processes for admission/withdrawal and monitoring are actioned.
§ Meetings will be held fortnightly to consider new RfA, current caseload, withdrawals and other related matters (Tuesdays of even weeks)
Acceptance of Request for Assistance
The teacher/school must be committed to meeting the behavioural and/or learning needs of the student/group and be able to show strategies previously implemented. All RfA’s will be worked within the collaborative consultative model of delivery.
RfA’s will be prioritised on the basis of need, or equity, as determined by the committee.
Criteria for prioritising may include the following:
§ Severity of need
§ Availability of other resources within the school
§ Resources/skills available through RTLB personnel
§ Time involvement
§ Degrees of transience
Acceptance will be on the basis of availability of places on the roll as determined by the Intake and Review Committee within the Toolkit guidelines. Up to three new cases will be accepted at any one meeting per RTLB.
Requests for professional development from schools, parents/whanau or community groups will be considered on an individual basis.
Withdrawal of Students from the Roll
Criteria for withdrawal from the roll include:
§ Change means that the issues for which assistance was requested are no longer of concern.
§ The student is no longer attending a school in the Taupo Cluster.
§ The data collected, or monitoring of the situation indicates that the student does not meet the criteria for inclusion on the RTLB roll. A more appropriate agency is identified and support is requested.
§ The student has been on the roll for the maximum period of up to 40 weeks.
Withdrawal from the roll will be in consultation with schools and family/whanau. The withdrawal is validated by the Intake and Review Committee.
Learning Support Fund
The Taupo RTLB Management Group are the fund holders of the Learning Support Funding for the cluster. This money is allocated, based on the predetermined criteria nationally, dependent on student numbers and decile ratings of schools in the cluster.
Local management decisions, reviewed annually, mean this fund is currently used to support students on an RTLB roll by means of:
§ Resources or teacher release time
§ Teacher aide hours (maximum of 50 hours) to support a current Collaborative Action Plan or IEP (A specific learning delay of at least two years is generally a requirement).
§ Discretionary payments for assessments relating to learning and/or behaviour where funding is not available from another source.
The above funds are accessed, by RTLB at Intake and Review Meetings, based on current data and individual plans. Where demand exceeds supply cases are prioritised in committee.
Decisions are also made at the Management Committee level to support:
§ Professional Development, on a needs basis, biannually.
Intake and Review Meeting Schedule
Week / RfA Due: 2011 / Intake and ReviewMeeting date:
Term 1
Week 4 / Friday 18th February / Tuesday 22nd February
Week 7 / Friday 11th March / Tuesday 15th March
Week 10 / Friday 1st April / Tuesday 5th April
Term 2
Week 2 / Friday 6th May / Tuesday 10th May
Week 5 / Friday 27th May / Tuesday 31st May
Week 8 / Friday 17th June / Tuesday 21st June
Week 11 / Friday 8th July / Tuesday 12th July
Term 3
Week 3 / Friday 12th August / Tuesday 16th August
Week 6 / Friday 2nd Sept / Tuesday 6th Sept
Week 9 / Friday 23rd September
Transition Requests to Intermediate and Colleges due today. / Tuesday 27th September
Term 4
Week 2 / Friday 28th October / Tuesday 1st November
Week 5 / Friday 18th November / Tuesday 22nd November
Week 7 / Reflection Tuesday 6th December
Please Note Change of Practise:
Meetings in 2011 are every 3 weeks.