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Behaviour Management Program Grant (YSNB)

Purpose

The Behaviour Management Program Grant allocates funds to:

ensure the provision of short-term alternative education programs for students at risk of or on suspension for 6 to 20 days (previously called 'The Alternative Education Program')
assist schools to provide for annual stock and requisites, petty cash and equipment and materials for the behaviour management teacher (previously called the 'Behaviour Management Resource Grant').

Expenditure guidelines

Each district nominates a school that receives the Behaviour Management Program Grant. The expenditure of the funds is a decision that is made in consultation with key stakeholders in the district.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Policy reference

Memo to Executive Directors (Schools), January 2005 26k

Eligibility

School centre types

State schools, secondary schools

Form of assistance

The Behaviour Management Program Grant is provided as a district cash grant to a host school nominated by each district.

Payment details

The Behaviour Management Program Grant is paid once per semester in February and October.

Allocation of funds

An amount of $900,000 is allocated each semester, distributed on the basis of the following data for each district:

district enrolment (50%)
socioeconomic disadvantage (30%)
suspensions and exclusions (10%)
school size (10%).

A rurality factor is applied to the outcome generated using the data above

PLUS

an operational grant of $520 per semester or $1040 per year is allocated to the base location of the 290 behaviour management teachers.

As from 2005, the Alternative Education Program (AEP) and the Behaviour Management Resource Grant have been combined to enhance the effective use of these resources in providing behaviour management services. Districts are allocated the funds to allow district clusters to determine the best use.

Data requirements

Data requirements for Behaviour Management
Data required	Data source	Time collected
Enrolment	Centre Information System (CIS) maintained by Information Management Branch	July census

Contact

Please contact your Regional Finance Manager.

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