Northern PCAP Objectives, Committees Strategies and Responsibilities

Five Key Goals and Objectives for the
Priority Country Area Program

• the improvement of learning outcomes for rural and isolated school students.

• the improvement of personal development for rural and isolated school students.

• the improvement of learning outcomes for rural and isolated school students.

• the improvement in the active involvement of parents, administrators, teachers and others in the delivery of school educational services.

• the improvement of educational opportunities for rural and isolated school students.

Management

Goal:
Co-ordinate the effective and efficient management of Northern PCAP in the areas of policy, procedures and accountability.

• Ensure open and responsive communication between Area Management Committee, Local PCAP Committee, State Management Committee and adviser systems.

• Accountability through monitoring of educational, financial and management practices of the Program

Leadership

Goal:
Recognize and assist in the development of skills and understanding of leadership and related responsibilities of committee members; and to develop and maintain the identified area focus.

• Establish a process for the identification and implementation of an area focus across the funding period.

• Incorporate a skilling component in the agenda of area management meetings

• Plan Area Management so that good leadership practices are modelled

• Celebrate, promote and publicize good practice, recognize and encourage group and individual achievements..

Support

• Training and Coordination: Inservice. Workshops and Annual Strategic Planning Meeting.

• Information: Identifying of funding and support sources and dissemination of ideas, initiatives and exemplars.

• Sharing: Good Practices and Lessons from failures.

     Local PCAP Committee Management Responsibility

The nine Local PCAP Committees, each comprising four community members and four educator members, have funding control over 84% of the Northern PCAP budget and have the responsibility of managing the Program at the local level by the:

• Identification, development, monitoring and evaluation of projects.

• Allocation of funds, coordination and supervision of the local operation of the Program.

• Encouragement of community involvement in the Program.

• Dissemination of information to the local community and to the Area committee.

• Promotion of friendly and open consultation between school communities.

• Each Local PCAP Cluster is represented by a community member on the Area Management Committee.

• Students – the focus of all projects.

• Support the development of projects offering increased opportunities for social, cultural, and educational experiences for the client group.

• Promotion and encouragement of students, parents, teachers, administrators and other programs' participation in the development of projects directed towards achieving improved learning outcomes for students.

• Actively encourage community participation in decision making at all levels i.e., identification of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation.

• Establishing Local PCAP Committees as a strong force in supporting Social Justice in Education to overcome barriers preventing students from participating fully in education.

Funding Eligibilty  
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