MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NDOE NON-DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUT EXPENSE REPORT. Report of the MINISTER OF EDUCATION. to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NDOE NON-DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUT EXPENSE REPORT Report of the MINISTER OF EDUCATION to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for the year ended 30 June 2007 Presented Pursuant to Section 32A of the Public Finance Act 1989

2 CONTENTS PAGE Additional Reports in Relation to Outputs Supplied to the Crown 2 Statement of Service Performance Output Expense: Curriculum Support 3 Output Expense: School Transport 9 Output Expense: Supporting Parenting 12 ADDITIONAL REPORTS IN RELATION TO OUTPUTS SUPPLIED TO THE CROWN Pursuant to Section 32A of the Public Finance Act 1989 and Schedule 6 of the Appropriation Act 2006, the Minister of Education is required to prepare a report in relation to the provision of certain outputs supplied to the Crown including: A statement of service performance. A statement of any liabilities, commitments or contingent liabilities incurred by the Crown. The Minister of Education is required to lay the report before the House of Representatives within three months after the end of the financial year. The Sixth Schedule to the Appropriation Act (2006/07 Estimates) includes the following output expenses subject to Section 32A of the Public Finance Act Vote Education: Output Expense: Curriculum Support Output Expense: School Transport Output Expense: Supporting Parenting -2-

3 STATEMENT OF SERVICE PERFORMANCE OUTPUT EXPENSE: CURRICULUM SUPPORT Objective Under this output the Minister of Education purchases supplementary educational programmes for schools and communities including: proposal pools to provide support for lower decile primary schools participating in the numeracy projects programmes supporting information and communications technologies (ICT) initiatives in schools, including digital opportunities, central purchase of software licences and provision of laptops for secondary school teachers and some other teachers, particularly for Years 3 to 13 provision of managed Internet services to schools Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom (LEOTC) truancy management services and programmes to reduce suspension rates the Rural Education Activities Programme (REAP). Other support programmes include Books in Homes, Sports and Arts Coordinators and contracts for delivering language programmes and delivery of programmes supporting Pasifika bilingual learners in mainstream classrooms. Quantity District Truancy Service Contracts. At least schools receiving services under Books in Homes. At least 83, ,000 students receiving services under Books in Homes. 350, ,000 students receiving Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom services (LEOTC) schools receiving funding for Arts Coordinators. Achievement Dimensions 91 contracts. It was originally planned to reduce the number of providers, but after consulting with the sector it was decided to aim for one provider for each of the 75 territorial local authorities (TLA). In some cases there was more than one provider for a TLA. However further amalgamations of providers may still occur. A total of 488 schools received services under Books in Homes. A total of 86,258 students received services under Books in Homes. 389,002 students received LEOTC services. A total of 365 schools received funding for Arts Coordinators. -3-

4 Quantity cont d schools involved in extension to SportsFit Sports Coordinators. Student Engagement Initiative (SEI): At least 1% reduction in suspension of Māori students for schools with high Māori suspension rates. Reduce the student truancy rate in schools 1 by December 2007 to: - less than 1.7% for primary - less than 2% for intermediate - less than 7.05% for secondary. Reduce the early leaving exemption (ELX) rates 2 for targeted schools to less than 11% by December schools receiving at risk innovations programmes. 1,400 1,800 schools involved in numeracy projects/sustaining numeracy developments other curriculum support programmes. 1,600 2,000 primary teachers receiving professional development in physical activity. Achievement Dimensions A total of 403 schools received funding for SportsFit Sports Coordinators. 10.2% reduction per 1,000 Maori students in SEI schools - from 41.2 cases in 2005/06 to 37.0 cases in 2006/07. The 2006 Attendance Survey indicates the truancy rates were: Primary - 1.9% Intermediate - 2.2% Secondary - 8.3%. A targeted approach of working with individual schools with high truancy rates identified from the 2004 Attendance Survey has reduced the truancy rates within these schools. The 2006 Attendance Survey has since indicated that truancy has become more widespread and the new strategies are being implemented to address this. ELX rate was 7.2% in targeted schools. 121 schools. 1,750 schools involved. There were six other curriculum support programmes undertaken during the year. 1,020 primary teachers received professional development in physical activity directly. Another 780 teachers received professional development as part of the 65 schools who are on the School Community Physical Activity project receiving in-depth support. 1 Truancy data is collected every two years for each territorial authority as a basis for comparing changes in rates. Data collection was in December 2004 and will be in December 2007 for reporting by May the following year. 2 ELX rates are reported in February each year. -4-

5 Quantity cont d Microsoft software licenses for 80, ,000 PCs will be provided free to all State and integrated schools that enrol. Licences for Apple software for up to 20,000 computers will be provided free to all State and integrated schools that enrol. 100,000 licence subscriptions for E- trust Anti-virus software will be provided free to all State and integrated schools that enrol. 72% - 80% of eligible teachers (at least a half full-time equivalent) to receive laptops. 95 schools receiving support in use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) under the digital opportunities programme. 100% of schools will have been approached for the opportunity to access a managed Internet and collaborative environment. 80% of schools will have a Managed Internet Service (MIS) by 31 December Quality 95% of contracts will be delivered to contract specifications. 95% of participating teachers will report increased confidence and capability with ICT. Achievement Dimensions A total of 150,000 Microsoft software licences were provided free to enrolled state and integrated schools 3. A total of 25,000 licences for Apple software have been provided free to enrolled state and integrated schools 3. A total of 150,000 licence subscriptions for E-trust Anti-virus software have been provided free to enrolled State and integrated schools % of the teachers eligible for this programme received laptops during the year. 95 schools received support in use of ICT under this programme. The programme is ongoing with the 95 schools. All schools have been notified regarding the opportunity to access a managed internet and collaborative environment. By 30 June 2007, 80.5% of the schools have taken up MIS. All contracts were delivered to contract specifications. Variations were carried out for some contracts where milestones were deferred. Based on an evaluation of the Laptops for Teachers programme, changes in confidence and expertise have remained stable with intermediate and expert users (98-100%). There has been an increase in number of teachers who are regarded as intermediate or expert and a decline in the number of beginners. 3 New contracts have been negotiated recently with various companies to provide software licensing to all state and state integrated schools. -5-

6 Timeliness A register of PCs eligible to receive Microsoft and Apple licensed software will be maintained. A count will be made by 31 December 2006 and this will establish the licence fee (up to the capped contract price) for the 2007 calendar year. A report will be submitted to the Minister by 1 February % of all State and integrated schools will have a range of software tools and the MIS by 31 December % of programmes will be delivered within timelines where specified in contracts with providers. Achievement Dimensions The renegotiation of the contract changed the basis on which PCs and Apple computers would be licensed and therefore counted. A new register of PCs and Apple computers is currently being compiled from surveys returned by schools. This survey will be repeated each year. Due to this change it was not possible to supply the new count by February By 30 June % of the schools have a range of software tools and 80.5% have taken up MIS. All programmes were delivered within timelines specified in contracts with providers. Major Providers for the Year Ended 30 June 2007 ($million) For school support services: University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, Canterbury University, Massey University, Waikato University and Otago University. Other providers: New Zealand Music Commission; Sports & Recreation New Zealand; Education Services Ltd; 91 providers of truancy services ($5.195); Laptops for Teachers programme ($17.167); Microsoft and Apple Licence Agreements ($10.105); 695 to 770 schools with Arts or Sports Coordinators ($7.074); 55 to 75 providers for LEOTC ($5.117); Reading, Writing and Maths proposals pool ($2.396); 13 REAPs ($3.771). -6-

7 Cost Figures are GST exclusive. Year Ended 30 June 2007 Voted Actual Actual as % of Voted Crown Revenue 67,851 67, % Total Expenses 67,851 66, % Total Surplus % The under expenditure is mainly due to: activities under the Student Engagement Initiative not being carried out as budgeted; lower than expected numbers of schools participating in the Effective Literacy Programme; and a change in policy direction for early childhood education (ECE) ICT Software Licensing. APPROPRIATION CHANGES Output Expense: Curriculum Support Budget Night 2006 Appropriation 62,423 Supplementary Estimates Changes: Software Licensing Agreements for New Zealand Schools 6,570 Te Kauhua Maori in the Mainstream (542) Reprioritisation ECE ICT Strategy - Software (600) Total Changes 5,428 Total Amount Appropriated 67,851 The increase in appropriation is mainly related to new software licensing agreements for schools, partly offset by transfer of funding to output Professional Development and Support for the Te Kauhua Maori in the Mainstream project and reallocation of savings from the ECE ICT strategy project to other priorities. -7-

8 STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES At 30 June 2007 the Crown had incurred the following liabilities, commitments and contingent liabilities: Liabilities This records those expenditures recorded within the total expenditure, which remain unpaid as at 30 June There was a liability of $6.914 million at the end of 2006/07 compared to $7.212 million for 2005/06. Statement of Commitments This records those expenditures to which the Crown is contractually committed and which will become liabilities if and when the terms of the contract are met. There were commitments of $ million in 2006/07 compared to $ million in 2005/06. Curriculum Support < 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years (GST exclusive) 2006/07 26,284 14,708 2, /06 20,495 9,532 4,579 - Statement of Contingent Liabilities This discloses situations that exist at 30 June 2007, the ultimate outcome of which is uncertain and will be confirmed only on the occurrence of one or more future events after 30 June There were no contingent liabilities at 30 June 2007 and none for the previous year. -8-

9 OUTPUT EXPENSE: SCHOOL TRANSPORT Objective Under this output the Minister of Education purchases services to transport eligible students to and from State and integrated schools. The outputs include service payments to school transport contractors and to schools which manage their own transport services, as well as payment of conveyancing allowances and special education assistance claims to compensate the parents or caregivers of eligible students where suitable school transport services are not available to their children. Quantity School transport routes: 1,500-1,700 contracted daily bus routes contracted routes transporting students to manual training directly resourced routes. 6,000-8,000 approvals for conveyancing allowance. 5,500-6,500 approvals for special education assistance. Quality and Timeliness Services will be provided in accordance with contract terms for authorised days schools are open: Less than 0.5% of Ministrycontracted bus services will fail to operate during the year. Less than 0.5% of directly resourced bus services will fail to operate during the year. Achievement Dimensions 1,598 contracted daily bus routes. All ministry contracted school transport services expire at the end of Planning is underway for a national tender round in contracted technology routes. 488 directly resourced routes. 5,800 students receiving conveyance allowance. 5,647 students receiving special education assistance. There were no notifications received from schools or the Ministry s contracted service agents that a bus service failed to operate during the year. Directly resourced schools are funded to provide their own transport arrangements with the school board responsible for bus service performance. No complaints were received on nonprovision of directly resourced bus services. -9-

10 Major Providers for the Year Ended 30 June 2007 Central Motorways Ltd; Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd; McDermotts Coaches Ltd; Murphy Buses Ltd; Tranzit Group Ltd; Waipawa Buses Ltd; Bowmans 2000 Ltd; Go-Bus Transport Ltd; South Auckland Taxis Association Limited; Taxis United Limited. Cost Figures are GST exclusive. Year Ended 30 June 2007 Voted Actual Actual as % of Voted Crown Revenue 124, , % Total Expenses 124, , % Total Surplus % The under expenditure is primarily due to lower than expected Global Rating Adjustments in daily service costs and a number of schools opting out of the Direct Resourcing programme. APPROPRIATION CHANGES Output Expense: School Transport Budget Night 2006 Appropriation 118,098 Supplementary Estimates Changes: Forecast changes: Conveyance Allowance (605) Daily Services 7,203 Direct Resourced Services (1,323) Kura Kaupapa 156 Special Needs Conveyance (137) Special Needs Taxi 1,050 Technology Services 391 Total Changes 6,735 Total Amount Appropriated 124,833 The increase in appropriation is mainly related to increased costs of daily services owing to higher than expected global rating adjustments and additional routes where some schools opt out of direct resourcing, partly offset by reduced direct resourcing funding for those schools that opt out. -10-

11 STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES At 30 June 2007 the Crown had incurred the following liabilities, commitments and contingent liabilities: Liabilities This records those expenditures recorded within the total expenditure, which remain unpaid as at 30 June There was a liability of $ million at the end of 2006/07 compared to $9.362 million for 2005/06. Statement of Commitments This discloses situations that exist at 30 June 2007, the ultimate outcome of which is uncertain and will be confirmed only on the occurrence of one or more future events after 30 June There were commitments of $ million in 2006/07 compared to $ million in 2005/06. School Transport Contracts (GST exclusive) < 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years 2006/07 38,953 27,876 83, /06 71,248 68,241 63,061 - Statement of Contingent Liabilities This discloses situations that exist at 30 June 2007, the ultimate outcome of which is uncertain and will be confirmed only on the occurrence of one or more future events after 30 June There were no contingent liabilities at 30 June 2007 and none for the previous year. -11-

12 OUTPUT EXPENSE: SUPPORTING PARENTING Objective Under this output the Minister of Education purchases programmes including Parents as First Teachers (PAFT) and Family Start 4, and advice and support to enhance the role of parents in the development of their children and to promote the value of quality ECE experiences. The output is directed at parents and caregivers of young children, Māori parents and caregivers and community groups (including those wishing to establish early childhood education services). Quantity 7,500-8,000 families involved in PAFT programmes ,100 families supported under Family Start ,130 families in other parent support programmes playgroups and Māori and Pasifika groups supported. At least 25 contracts with community groups for reducing barriers to participation in Māori and Pasifika communities early childhood education services providing parent support and development. Quality and Timeliness 95% of the participants surveyed will be satisfied with the programmes attended or services received in terms of appropriateness and effectiveness % of PAFT programmes will operate according to the criteria specified in the PAFT manual, Programme Planning and Implementation Guide. Achievement Dimensions 6,773 During the year the Minister approved a reduction to between 6,500 7,000 families involved in PAFT programmes , Parent satisfaction surveys conducted in December 2006 and June 2007 for families participating in the programme reported satisfaction levels in the range 99.3% to 99.6%. All PAFT programmes operated according to the criteria in the PAFT manual. 4 The Family Start initiatives under output expense Supporting Parenting are being run jointly by the Ministries of Health, Education and Social Development. 5 appropriateness and effectiveness mean: Appropriateness: the extent to which the services /programmes aims are consistent with the needs of the clients/consumers. Effectiveness: the extent to which the services/programmes fulfilled their aims. -12-

13 Major Providers for the Year Ended 30 June 2007 ($million) The Correspondence School ($1.108); 39 providers of PAFT programmes ($6.568); 6 providers Family Start programmes ($4.714); 25 to 30 community groups under reducing barriers to participation programmes ($2.800). Cost Figures are GST exclusive. Year Ended 30 June 2007 Voted Actual Actual as % of Voted Crown Revenue 18,947 18, % Total Expenses 18,947 18, % Total Surplus % APPROPRIATION CHANGES Output Expense: Supporting Parenting Budget Night 2006 Appropriation 21,057 Supplementary Estimates Changes: ECE Centre-Based Parent Support (65) Family Start Transfer to Vote Social Development (105) The Correspondence School Transfer of Funds to Align Current Appropriations with New Funding Model (1,110) Reprioritisation Family Start (150) Reprioritisation ECE Promoting Participation Programme (180) Reprioritisation Whanau Support Learning (500) Total Changes (2,110) Total Amount Appropriated 18,947 The decrease in appropriation is mainly related to a transfer of funding to align the Correspondence School appropriations with the new funding model and reprioritisation of savings in some programmes to other priorities. -13-

14 STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES At 30 June 2007 the Crown had incurred the following liabilities, commitments and contingent liabilities: Liabilities This records those expenditures recorded within the total expenditure, which remain unpaid as at 30 June There was a liability of $1.483 million at the end of 2006/07 compared to $0.972 million for 2005/06. Statement of Commitments This records those expenditures to which the Crown is contractually committed and which will become liabilities if and when the terms of the contract are met. There were no commitments at the end of 2006/07, and none for 2005/06. Statement of Contingent Liabilities This discloses situations that exist at 30 June 2007, the ultimate outcome of which is uncertain and will be confirmed only on the occurrence of one or more future events after 30 June There were no contingent liabilities at 30 June 2007 and none for the previous year. -14-