E.M.A.

• Templeton Primary School seeks to develop and maintain an educational facility, which comprises attractive highly functional buildings within a safe and effective recreational environment.

•   To ensure all eligible parents are informed about and receive the Education Maintenance Allowance.

• To ensure the allowance is managed effectively at a school level in compliance with relevant Department of Education and Training requirements.

Implementation

• Details relating to the E.M.A., eligibility and due dates for applications will be communicated to parents via the school newsletter.

• E.M.A. information will be distributed in languages appropriate to the school community so as to ensure all eligible parents are aware of application requirements.  Non-English E.M.A. information is available from:

http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/lem/esl/einter.htm

• The school will not accept late claims.

• The E.M.A. is provided twice each year with a percentage of each payment being made to the school, and the remaining percentage to parents.

• The school will spend the school portion of the E.M.A. on materials or services for which all parents may be asked to provide, not the voluntary contribution.

• At the end of the school year the Principal will refund to parents any unexpended school funds from the school’s portion of the E.M.A. or, alternatively, negotiate a carry over to the following year for a specific purpose.

• The school will distribute parent cheques as soon as practicable after receiving them, accompanied by an up-to-date account which identifies outstanding levies and voluntary contributions.

• Parents will be provided with the opportunity to ‘sign over’ their E.M.A. cheque to the school to pay outstanding levies and voluntary contributions if they wish.