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Years 3 and 5 Intensive Teaching Initiative (YNSL)

Purpose

This grant enables literacy and/or numeracy support to be provided to those students in primary schools whose achievement fell below national minimum standards in reading and number (Band 1 for Year 3 students and Bands 1-3 for Year 5).

Schools have the ability to combine other funding sources with these funds to maximise targeted support.

Expenditure guidelines

Schools are to use the funds to improve literacy and/or numeracy achievement of targeted students as part of their whole-school approach to improving student achievement.

Duration of program

3 years

Policy reference

Ministerial Brief - Literacy Commitment - 3, 5 Intensive Teaching Grant

Trim reference: 09/168632

Eligibility

State primary schools

Form of assistance

Formula-generated cash allocation to schools

Payment details

Payment details for Years 3 and 5 Intensive Teaching Initiative
Payment	During month of	Proportion of allocation paid
Semester 2	October	100% of annual allocation

Allocation of funds

The allocation of available funds is based on the number of Year 3 and 5 students who were below national minimum standards in reading and/or number (Band 1 for Year 3 students and Bands 1-3 for Year 5). The available funds are allocated based on groups of 3 students. Each targeted student is funded for 1 year.

A reserve is provided to those schools that do not have students below the minimum standard to ensure schools have funds to assist any new students who require additional support. In schools where there are no new students and no students below the national minimum standards, schools use the Years 3, 5 Intensive Teaching Grant reserve to support their lowest achievers.

Current rates

In Term 4 2009, schools receive 75% of their allocation for 2010.

In Term 3, 2010, schools received the final 25% of their allocation for 2010.

In Term 4, 2010 schools receive 100% of their 2011 allocation.

In Term 4, 2011, schools receive 100% of their 2012 allocation.

Data requirements

Data requirements for Years 3 and 5 Intensive Teaching Initiative
Data item	Data source	Time collected
National Reading and Number Test (NAPLAN) Band 1 for Year 3 and Band 3 or below for Year 5	Performance Monitoring and Reporting	May

Contact

Director, Intervention Strategies
Teaching and Learning Branch
Telephone: (07) 3237 1038
Facsimile: (07) 3237 0101

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