Support Planner V4

The Support PlannerInforming people working with people

© 2008 Ivan Webb Pty Ltd

Using this PowerPoint1. This PowerPoint is based on Version 42. The contents provide an overview of

• how the Planner ‘works’• the thinking behind its design

3. Possible uses of the PowerPoint• for professional learning (step through it)• to review the effectiveness of current

support practices4. Working through it

• Pause and reflect - discuss the content • Check out the website for additional

content as required• Follow the hyperlinks to associated material

Philosophy of the PlannerConstructivist change management1. We construct (and reconstruct) our knowledge,

actions and arrangements so that we can• know what is happening• make sense of what is happening• respond to what is happening

2. In our more successful practices: we work with others work on the systems; focus on what works ; and make it is easier for the next person to do well

3. Here & now is the best starting point4. Success and well-being are the key outcomes

Fundamental principles

1. Everything we do with the Planner requires

professional judgement

2. The use of the Planner reveals as much about

the users as it does about the subjects

3. There are several levels of response

4. While the Planner helps keep records, at its

best, it is a communication device

Continuous improvement

The Planner is designed to support the MAPS continuous improvement cycle

Monitor

Analyse

Plan

Supportactivities

&experiences

The Planner as a tool

The Planner is a tool made up of1. Forms for viewing, entering and editing data2. Reports for viewing and/or printing information3. Buttons to navigate around the Planner and to

select reports4. Dialogues boxes to refine your selections and

navigation5. Hyperlinks to email, websites, associated

documents6. Tabs provide access to some sets of data

Planner contents - data…

1. Observations • about the student• about what is happening• initial responses to what is happening

2. Actions • everyday support for the student (ISPs)• specific actions and interventions

3. Reports – individual, class and whole school4. Links to key documents – letters, reports, IEPs

Observations

1. About the student• Basic information: name, class, date of

birth….• History – personal and educational• Performance/needs ratings and Needs• Goal• Alert

2. About what is happening (together with)3. Initial responses to what is happening

Student Observations

About what is happening including• Incidents• Achievements• Contributions• Progress • Regular monitoring results• Questions or concerns

Planner - Main Menu

This the starting point for all components and activities associated with the Planner, e.g.,

• Reviewing a student, class…• Entering and editing data• Maintaining codes, placements, ratings…• Accessing reports and printouts• …

Virtually everything in the Planner is only one or maybe two, clicks away from the Main Menu

1. Professional practice is required

2. Links to support & additional

information

4. Click here to review all students

with a current ISP

3. Click here to review and support a student

5. Click here to review a particular

class6. Click here to

manage data on student performance

& needs

7. Click here to add and place students

:Student ID is critical

8. Click here to edit codes: few codes

are hard wired

9. Click here to edit class names ready

for new class placements

10. Click here to access to a wide range of reports

11. Click here to quickly add and

update support actions

12. Click here to quickly add and

update observations

13. The MAPS cycle 14. Link to

associateddocument

s

15. Teacher

resources

Support a Student

1. Click on the Support a Student button2. Enter the surname (or part thereof)3. Navigate to the student (if necessary)4. The upper half of this form contains general,

‘big picture’ information 5. The lower half of the form contains more

detailed data in tabs• Observations• Plans and Actions, and • Arrangements & Contacts

3. Support indicators

5. Current goal for this student

4. Performance & needs

ratings

1. Personal & educational

history of this student

2. Critical information

6. All observations recorded for the past 30 days

7. The results of daily

monitoring

8. Incidents only (no

other observations

)

9. All observations

10. The key things that impact on the student’s capacity to achieve success

and well-being

11. The everyday things

that are being done to support the

student

12. The other actions that are intended to

support the student

13. The Agreements form enables ‘contracts’

to be developed and managed

14. The Timetable form enables management of the student’s exceptions

to the regular timetable

15. Navigationbuttons

18. Reportsfor this student

16. Pop-up the codes

19. More reportsfor this student

17. Links to

documents

Review a Class

1. From the Main Menu click the Review a Class button and select the class

2. All the above information is also available from this view

3. The user can work through a class systematically to

• update all records• bring staff and records up-to-date• attend to those students who are not

overtly problematic4. This view is ideal for staff conferencing

• many schools schedule conference times

Review ISPs

As for the Class view but for all students with Individual Support Plans

• Shows records for those students with their ISP box ticked

• Useful to quickly check how these students ‘are travelling’

Click here to find out more about these

reports (start with )

Other useful reports are available from the Main Menu and the various

student forms