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Student Engagement and Program Evaluation Bureau Student Engagement and Program Evaluation Bureau Evaluation of Norta Norta Student Engagement and Program Evaluation Bureau Louise Taggart Senior Evaluation Officer, Indigenous [email protected] Dr Susan Harriman Manager, Evaluation Practice [email protected] Norta Norta is like a best friend, only smarter.

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Page 1: Evaluation of Norta Norta Student Engagement and Program Evaluation Bureau Louise Taggart Senior Evaluation Officer, Indigenous louise.taggart@det.nsw.edu.au

Evaluation of Norta Norta

Student Engagement and Program Evaluation Bureau

Louise TaggartSenior Evaluation Officer, [email protected]

Dr Susan HarrimanManager, Evaluation Practice

[email protected]

Norta Norta is like a best friend, only smarter.

Page 2: Evaluation of Norta Norta Student Engagement and Program Evaluation Bureau Louise Taggart Senior Evaluation Officer, Indigenous louise.taggart@det.nsw.edu.au

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Norta NortaIndividual Sponsorship Program What is it?

Closing the Gap

Norta Norta Program Guidelines 2012 https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/lists/directoratesaz/aet/programs/schools/index.htm

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Evaluation ofNorta Norta Program

Who commissioned?

Why?

What? terms of reference

How? surveys and qualitative interviews

Where to? impact of evaluation

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student outcomes

Implementation in schools

impact on staff

What have we learned?

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Has it worked for students?

Completion of HSC

Post school intentions

Attitude to school /confidence

Increased student expectations

Retention

Has it worked for all students?

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How does it work best in schools?

Leadership / endorsement of program

Whole school support / organisation

Cultural awareness / links to Aboriginal education

Aboriginal education team and Norta Norta contact

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How does it work best in schools?

Status of Norta Norta program Role of tutors Input from students Planning for senior years

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What can staff learn?

Question:

How do we engage Aboriginal students?

Value of relationships Teaching strategies Value of PLPs

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Evaluation of Norta Norta– Final Report

Final report - released in 2013

Final report - will be published on DEC intranet

Any questions?