[Year 12 IPM] Notebooks for New Staff - DET needs to help

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Some good points Stephen,

I  like your suggestion of a floating notebook(s) that is available to 
fill incidental gaps. It's the new teachers that generally miss out. 
Perhaps for too many occasions I have also loaned out my personal 
notebook for the librarian for remote cataloging, excursions etc. As I 
see it, better to fall apart with use than sit in a cupboard or under 
the desk.

Most participants at the recent VITTA planning weekend brought along 
their notebook and made very good use of the free wireless connectivity 
provided at the country venue. This is something I now take for granted 
and sadly missed by most teachers that briefly visit my school as we 
juggle digital certificates etc.

Regards Roland

Stephen Digby wrote:
>
>     * The Notebooks for teachers program is administered very
>       efficiently and staff are always polite helpful and well informed.
>     * The disappearance of the distracting "gift" offers with Mac
>       notebooks is a great relief as staff choices were being made on
>       personal benefit rather than organisational benefit.
>
> Further suggestions:
>
>     * This year we have a number of new staff, some of whom are new to
>       the teaching profession and eager to learn the use of new
>       technologies.
>     * There is no provision in the "Notebooks for Teachers" program
>       for immediate provision of notebooks to thee teachers.
>     * In the upcoming notebook round, we have only been allocated 1
>       additional notebook, and this will be delivered later in the year.
>    *
>
>     * By ignoring regulations requiring me to return unused notebooks
>       to DET, I have retained notebooks when they are relinquished by
>       teachers last year, and am able to provide notebooks to all new
>       staff EXCEPT the one person who will be included in the new
>       allocation and therefore wait the longest.
>    *
>
>     * It would be highly preferable for me to offer all new staff a
>       notebook immediately on employment every year.  Can/ does the
>       program support this ?
>     * It would be highly desirable for all new staff to be provided
>       with a notebook on day 1 so that they can begin to build its use
>       into their practice and take full advantage of school systems
>       that are designed around notebook availability.
>    *
>
>     * Currently, I continue the practice of hardly ever returning
>       notebooks to DET so that we retain the ability to support our
>       staff.
>     * I am recommending to our principal that we also purchase a few
>       additional notebooks so that we can "patch" up the gaps in the
>       program.
>    *
>
>     * Could you pass on these recommendations to your policy committee
>       and/ or tell me about any other workarounds that you know of.
>
> Recommendation:
>
>     * Schools are able to request additional notebooks for immediate
>       delivery whenever they employ new staff so that staff can be
>       provided with a notebook on their first day of work
>     * Schools are given the option of returning notebooks to DET or
>       continuing to leasing them so that they can be provided to staff
>       on a more immediate and flexible basis.
>
>  
> Thanks
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