Franca Nikolovski

• Supported a positive school culture by addressing student behavior concerns promptly and effectively.
• Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
• Enhanced teacher effectiveness through regular classroom observations and feedback sessions.
• Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
• Organise and participate in Year level meetings as required to discuss student needs, including the ongoing review of our Needs Analysis spreadsheet.
• Lead all aspects of the Individual Education Plan process; provide staff professional learning on IEP writing for those students with additional learning or behavioural needs. Provide staff with sufficient time for the writing of IEP’s through DET Tier 3 funding.
• Liaise with outside school personnel as required, including Allied Health professionals: Provisional Psychologist, Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist
• Manage Disability Inclusion Profiles-liaise with families who have a child requiring extra support and how their child can be best supported
• Organise Professional Learning for staff as required, to build teacher capacity in the area of wellbeing and inclusion
• Complete and coordinate funding applications, including budgets
• Lead team of Learning Support Officers through termly meetings ensuring role clarity with ongoing effective communication
• Liaise with the DET Nurse to ensure all school processes regarding first aid are implemented correctly and effectively, including the communication to staff of students with special needs.
• Oversee the student leadership program
• Work with the school leaders to ensure clarity around their role
• Coordinate a Leadership program for all year 6 students
• School Management process
• Manage the day to day organisation of the school this includes:

- Replacing absent teachers with Relief Teachers with current working with children check's

- Ensure all teachers are given an induction in regard to the students in their care for the day/s they are working, particularly those with chronic medical issues. Eg anaphylaxis

Special events/programs:

- Ensure fortnigthly assemblies are organized with student input from all classes across the year

- Organisation/overseeing of whole school activities such as timetables for Yard Supervision, Planning weeks, Special Assemblies, Incursions, Photograph Day, timetables for Mother’s day / Father’s Day stalls, Meet the teacher day timetables- Early communication of these timetables to staff.

- Liaise with PE Teacher in regard to impact of swimming/school sports on APT and duty

- Excursions and Camps: Oversee the administration of all excursions and camps ensuring all DET regulations are complied with in the planning and implementation of the programs. (eg staffing ratios, medical requirements, permission forms, hard copy rolls at the office before departure)

Community:

• Build connections with the community through parent forums, newsletter, parent partnerships

School Council:

• An active member of school council and finance sub committee

• Mentored new teachers, sharing best practices and providing guidance on effective classroom management techniques.
• Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing timely feedback and adjusting instructional approaches as needed to maximize achievement.
• Developed strong rapport with students, resulting in a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Improved maths understanding for struggling students by implementing targeted intervention strategies and differentiated instruction methods.