There were a few instances recently where the support behind making the PLTs work at our school had problems.
Two teachers applied to get money to go on very specialised and once only professional development courses. Both had done the right thing and got their forms in to me on time and I had passed it onto our School's admin for processing.
As this was a new process, one person that was part of the approval chain was not aware of the importance of processing the information quickly. The person involved was new and that combined with the newness of the whole thing meant that they just were not aware of what needed to be done.
As a result, those two people got their forms back too late and appeared to miss out on going to their course. In both instances, the course was not going to be repeated and so there was no chance to go later.
Fortunately, one of the people rang the organisers and pleaded her case - and got in! The other did not.
It was worth reflecting on this because it was reminder that even though all the teachers and leadership are au fait with the process, those in support staff are not and have to be taken through what might be a fairly confusing process.
It is absolutely essential to work your way through the whole concept and to see who needs to know and who needs to be involved in decision making. Support staff are a key decision making group - something that is often forgotten in the hurley-burley of school life.
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