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Teacher Schedule-reading the staffing Allocation

Sheila McManamly & Leo Hogan

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• The closing date for applications for career breaks & Job-sharing has been brought forward to February 1st. The employer must issue a written note of approval or refusal to a member of staff with regard to his/her request for a career break by March 1st at the latest.

• Your allocations letter, schedule and other documents will contain all closing dates. You should adhere to these.

NB: Career Breaks & Job Shares

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• Overview of budget’16 and implications for 2017 allocation

• Using a Teacher Allocation from last year to explore the implications of the budget for that school this year ( a worked example)

• A number of examples using student numbers /own schedule

• Teacher/Subject Dept. audit• Implications for timetabling

Outline

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• October Returns 2016• Appointments position at 31st Dec’16

Check the serving permanent /CID and WTE and reconcile with the CP1Form

Allocation based on:

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• All schools with over 700 pupils will get a second Deputy Principal

• Schools that already have 2 Deputy Principals (Deis schools with 900 or more pupils and all schools with1000 or more pupils) will get an extra Deputy Principal

• Non-Deis schools with between 900 and 999 pupils that only have 1 Deputy Principal will now get 2 additional posts

Budget 2016 - Changes

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• A 0.1 increase (from 0.3 in September 2016 to 0.4 in September 2017) in allocation for Guidance Counselling. This allocation will now be ex-quota, a consequence of which is that the basis for allocation on the main teaching schedule will change from 18.7:1 to 19:1

• A 0.5 PTR adjustment to allow 22 hours professional time (i.e. 40 mins per week) for teachers who are involved in delivering the Junior Cycle. (This will be dependent on the ending of the industrial action currently being undertaken by the ASTI around the Junior Cycle)

Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR)

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• Posts of ResponsibilityCommencement of restoration of middle-management posts• Special Needs AssistantsApproximately 320 extra second-level resource teaching posts and more Special Needs Assistants in introducing a new model for allocation of teaching resources for children with special educational needs

Other Changes in Budget 2016

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• Pupil-Teacher ratio:- 17.95:1 Deis 23:1- Fee paying 19:1 Mainstream (increase for Guidance allow) 0.25 Each JCSP group up to 45 (Max 145)• Ex-quota Principal Deputy Principal >400 ex-quota >700 -2 DPs >900-3 DPs (DEIS) >1000-3 DPs (Mainstream)• Guidance- 0.4 ex-quota

Terms

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• Summary table setting out the allocation to enable Deputy Principals to be more fully available to assist the school Principal with the leadership of the school.

• Enrolments Pro Rata DP allocation per school: • 1- 150- 0.25 or 5.5hours • 151-300- 0.5 or 11 hours • 301- 400- 0.75 or 16.5 hours • 401- 499: 1post

Deputy Principal –Circular 0003/2016

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• Check totals -surplus-over-quota (implications) - in –quota

-under –quota

• Guidelines for drafting curricular concessions applications

Allocations including Retention/Concessions

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> 140 - 0.27/6hours>100-139- 0.18/4 hours>60-99- 0.14/3 hours>1-59- 0.09/2hours

Programme Coordinator Allowance

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• A. Ex-quota

Total-3.4

• B. In –quota

School Specific

Name Status Notes

S.McManamly Permanent on sec. Replaced by..

Name Status Notes

John Hume Job-sharing Allow 0.5

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• C. CID

D. Non-permanent

School Specific

Name Status Notes

Mary Smith .5 Since 2009

Name Status Notes

John O’Brien 0.8 0.5 Job-Sharing0.3 Curricular Concessions

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Pupil Nos-730 (Basis of calculations)

A Worked Example

A-Additions/Ex-quota 2015/16 2016/17

Principal 1 1

Deputy Principal/s 1 2

Learning/ Language Support

Guidance

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1.4* School Specific

-Total 3.4 4.4 (+1)

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If the new allocation for CPD comes in to force then the school will be required to adjust each teachers timetable by 40 mins to 21 hrs 20 mins. While this is to be based on pupil numbers (not teacher numbers) in the school it will amount to approximately 1-additional post in the school of 730 and pro-rata for other schools.

Pupil/Teacher RatioNos 2015/16 18.7:1 2016/17: 19:1

730 39.04 teachers 38.42 teachers

Net loss .62 (13.2 hrs)