Aim
• Improve outcomes for students by:
– increasing local decision making
– cutting red tape
– removing layers of management
Overview
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120 schools over four years (2013 – 2016)
30 schools each year
$50 000 initially to assist with transition
$50 000 each year
Key features
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Enhanced local governance
Advancing innovation
Locally tailored workforce
Financial flexibility
Building for the future
Support, accountability and transparency
Enhanced local governance
• School council
– strategic direction
– strengthen local decision making
• Role of the Parents & Citizens’ Associations (P&C)
Advancing innovation
• Increased autonomy to work in new ways with local
businesses, industry and other community
organisations
• Increased flexibility to approve curriculum offerings
that suit the needs of students
Locally tailored workforce
• Strategic direction
• Local workforce plans
• Direct recruitment
Financial flexibility
• One-line school budget that includes:
– school grants
– staffing budget expressed in both full-time equivalent staff
and notional monetary terms
Building for the future
• Partnerships with local government authorities,
industry and community
• Use of QBuild or contractors
• Strategic Infrastructure (Assets) Plan
• Capital works requests
Support, accountability and transparency
• System requirements
• Performance agreement and review
• Continued support
Selection process
• All Queensland state schools invited to apply
• Seeking a diversity of Queensland state schools
• Expression of Interest (EOI) Form and 3 page written
application
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demonstrate broad consultation
capacity to assume greater responsibility
outline potential benefits for students and community
outline the innovative educational programs or practices
Want to know more?
For more information about the Independent Public
Schools initiative visit the Education Queensland website
at:
www.education.qld.gov.au/schools/independent-public-schools/index.html