The Monash 2010 Coalition of Learning Schools

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Welcome to the official Web Site of the Monash 2010 Coalition of Learning Schools established in March 2004. This site also incorporates information regarding the Monash Schools Network and the various Innovation and Excellence Clusters within the City of Monash.

The Coalition comprises the nine state secondary colleges (that are also members of the Monash Schools Network) situated in the City of Monash in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, capital city of Victoria in Australia .

2010 is the year that the Victorian State government has designated as the target date by which 90% of students will successfully complete Year 12 or its equivalent.

Background

Following ongoing discussion and detailed research, the Regional Director Eastern Metropolitan Region (DE&T) convened meetings of the secondary college principals in late 2003 to consider the likely impact of probable demographic changes that forecast a significant downwards trend in the number of students entering schools over the next decade.

The principals accepted the Regional Director's invitation to form a coalition with significant financial and personnel support from DE&T. As a consequence the nine principals signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 18th March 04. A copy of this MOU can be accessed via the link to the left.

Mission

The Coalition is a community of learning schools with the following objective:

To provide a strong, viable and sustainable public education system in
the City of Monash that addresses individual learning needs, facilitates the best educational outcomes and provides the appropriate pathways for all our students.

Project Team

The Coalition is supported by a project team comprising:

Howard Kelly, University of Melbourne
Helen Fotheringham, Eastern Metropolitan Region, DE&T
John Coulson, Wellington Secondary College
Graeme Luck, School Resources Division, DE&T

The Coalition is also accessing the services of Tony McKay, Director of the Centre for Strategic Thinking, as a facilitator.

Processes

The Coalition is currently engaged in a series of professional conversations and several research projects designed to further develop the leadership capacity of its members and to enable them to identify the issues that will allow achievement of the mission set out above.

The Coalition will also be involved in the following activities:

Study tours
Professional reading and a review of the literature
Consultation with its school communities and other school communities
Research into the status of curriculum provision within the City of Monash
Study of exemplar models - both local and international
Collaboration with bodies such as the Specialist Schools Trust, iNET, and the Boston Consulting Group
Collaboration with other stakeholders such as the Monash City Council and Holmesglen TAFE

Contact Information

Telephone: 03 95476822
FAX: 03 95484483
Postal address: c/- Wellington SC 91 Police Road Mulgrave 3170 Victoria
Electronic mail: General Information: Coulson.John.JC@edumail.vic.gov.au
Webmaster: Coulson.John.JC@edumail.vic.gov.au

The material contained within this Web Site is published with the authority of the Monash 2010 Coalition of Learning Schools, the Monash Schools Network and the various Monash LGA Innovation and Excellence Clusters. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect Ministry policy.