Student Resource Package – Targeted Initiatives

Early Years Koorie Literacy and Numeracy Program: Foundation to Year 3 (Reference 90)

Program description

The Early Years Koorie Literacy and Numeracy Program (EY-KLNP) is the component of the Koorie Literacy and Numeracy Program (KLNP) that provides Victorian government and specialist schools with funding to support improved literacy and/or numeracy outcomes for Foundation to Year 3 Koorie students.

Accountability

Funded schools are expected to commit to a program of targeted support for eligible Koorie students. Schools must use funds in line with the acceptable use policy outlined in the KLNP program guidelines (refer to Koorie Literacy and Numeracy Program).

Schools must retain appropriate financial records relating to the administration of funding and must acquit revenue and all expenditure relating to the EY-KLNP against CASES21 sub-program 9623.

For reporting purposes, schools must use the KLNP Literacy and Numeracy fields in CASES 21 to identify students who are receiving KLNP support. Schools must select ‘Y’ for students receiving support in either or both fields by week 6 of the term in which support is provided and update the fields as necessary by week 6 of subsequent terms throughout the remainder of the year.

Eligibility and funding

EY-KLNP funding is based on the number of Koorie students in Foundation to Year 3, who are identified as performing significantly below their age-expected standard in literacy and/or numeracy.

Results from the Foundation Literacy Assessment are used to identify Foundation students; Teacher Judgment from Semester 2 of the previous year is used to identify Year 1 and 2 students; NAPLAN results are used to identify Year 3 students; and census data is used to identify special school students.

Schools do not have to apply for funding. Eligible Koorie students are identified by the Department of Education using centrally collected data.

Cash quarterly payments will be made via the SRP.

Further information

To learn more about this program, including SRP funding allocations, visit the Koorie Literacy and Numeracy Program webpage.