Association of Independent Schools (AISSA)
The Association of Independent Schools administers funding for various programs, e.g. National Partnerships, Indigenous Education, Values Education, Drug Education etc.
For information regarding these programs please refer to the Teaching & Learning section CLICK HERE.
Empowering Local Schools Program
Applications
The Empowering Local Schools Program is an initiative of the Australian Government with the objective to empower participating schools to make decisions at a local level supporting them to better respond to the needs of students and the school community and provide services designed to assist their students to achieve their best educational outcomes.
The Empowering Local Schools initiative complements reforms being delivered through the Smarter Schools National Partnerships and aligns with and builds on the Australian Government’s broader schools reform agenda.
The Empowering Local Schools initiative will contribute to delivering greater local decision-making in approximately 10 Independent schools across South Australia participating in Phase One of the Empowering Local Schools initiative.
An independent evaluation of Phase One will collect evidence regarding the achievement of greater local decision-making in participating schools across the country.
The evaluation will consider the unique circumstances in each state and territory and provide an opportunity to learn and share what works effectively in different settings
The AISSA will focus in this Project on enhancing and improving current decision making across governing bodies and management at the school level within the participating schools.
The five areas in which schools will be encouraged to develop their individual school program are:
- Governance
- Business administration and restructuring
- Development of local partnerships and community engagement
- Workforce planning
- Leadership and management
Participating schools will be selected by an independent panel assessment of their application.
ELS meeting presentation 02.04.12.pdf
Empowering Local Schools 2012 Application for Funding.docm