Regional Network Evaluation
Staff
P. Griffin, E. Care, S. Rice & K. Woods
The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in 2009 moved to an educational provision model in which government schools are grouped into 70 local regional networks, which form the unit of accountability. Each network has a Regional Network Leader (RNL) who works with school principals and is responsible for the implementation of key government policy initiatives designed to improve provision and lift student participation and outcomes. The Regional Network Evaluation project will examine how the model works in regions across the state, identifying strengths and limitations of the model, factors central to the successful working of the model, and how contextual and systemic factors interact to determine the acceptance and utility of the model at the school level. The project has a strong formative evaluation component, and staff from the project team will work with Regional Network Leaders to provide ongoing data analysis, feedback and advice on the effectiveness of their network’s implementation of selected Blueprint initiatives over 5 years. The first workshop with RNLs to establish network goals and objectives will be conducted in February, 2010.
Funding Source
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development