Each fortnight in our newsletter this year we will be focusing on different aspects of our commitment to learning and teaching and sharing these with our school community. Described below is the 2020 Staffing Structure. Further information can be found in our Grade level handbooks.
STAFFING STRUCTURE 2020
At Holy Rosary Catholic School we are committed to meeting the needs of our students through additional teaching and support staff across Grade levels.
CO TEACHING Co teaching involves two or more teachers who share instructional responsibility for a single group of students primarily in a single classroom or workspace for specific content or objectives with mutual ownership, pooled resources and joint accountability.
Students at all academic levels benefit from alternative arrangements and greater teacher attention in small group activities within a co-teaching model. Co-teaching allows for more intense and individualised instruction in the general education setting. All students have a greater opportunity for continuity of instruction from teachers operating within an environment of collaboration, professional support and exchange of teaching practices, skills, knowledge and interests.
FOCUSSED INTERVENTION TEACHERS During the 2019 school year, we looked into the most effective ways to implement inventions and extensions for individual students and groups of students at Holy Rosary. Our research showed that targeted intervention completed with a designated teacher will produce larger effect sizes than universal interventions done at a class level, as they identify and address the specific areas in which individual students and groups of students need support.
Based on this research, during the 2020 school year we have allocated three teachers to run highly targeted interventions based on the identified needs of students from Grades 1 - 5. These teachers will work to complete various screeners to highlight the areas in which students are not making expected progress in areas of Literacy or Numeracy. In accordance with current research, these areas will then be targeted through teacher-led frequent and intense interventions in multi-age and individual programs.
SUPPORT STAFF At Holy Rosary Catholic School our support staff are integral in supporting all we do in Learning and Teaching across the school. Our support staff provide general classroom support, especially in the areas of literacy and numeracy, as well as specific support to students who may have specific learning needs. In 2020 our support staff have been assigned to a specific grade in order to ensure continuity and relationship building with our students.