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Principals Meetings in Districts

Purpose

To assist remote schools with the travel costs for principals to attend district meetings

Expenditure guidelines

Funds are to be directed to travel costs to attend district meetings.

No acquittals are required.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Policy reference

Approval by Assistant Director-General, Resource Services 1998

Eligibility

State Schools

Eligible schools must be in excess of two hours travel each way from the district office. A threshold distance of 180km by bitumen road has been used as a surrogate for two hours travel time.

Form of assistance

Cash grant to school

Payment details

Payment details for Principals Meetings in Districts
Payment	During month of	Proportion of allocation paid
Semester 1	February	50% of annual entitlement
Semester 2	July	50% of annual entitlement

Allocation of funds

The annual budget is approximately $166,000.
Funds are allocated based on distance and for the following expense categories:

kilometric allowance (for kilometres over 180km)
daily allowance
air fares
air charter.

Where air travel is required, rates have been determined based on available charters and sharing among schools.

Data requirements

No data is required. A fixed list of payment amounts exists.

Contact

School Financial Services
Telephone: (07) 3237 0774

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