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AEDI Implementation Phase

During the AEDI Implementation Phase all schools in the community will be implementing the AEDI. Schools and teachers are supported throughout this phase by the State/Territory AEDI Coordinator and by the AEDI National Support Centre.

Information about the AEDI implementation phase

The AEDI Checklists are completed by teachers on all children in their first year of full-time schooling. The children are not required to be present when the checklists are being completed.

When the schools in the AEDI community are ready to begin completing the checklists, an implementation pack will be sent to teachers at the school by the AEDI National Support Centre. This pack will include a letter with the unique school code and the teacher training CD-Rom.

Teachers are required to complete the one hour training package  (CD-Rom) before completing the AEDI Checklists for their class. The training provides teachers with an overview of the AEDI and guidance with the web-based data entry system. There is also an AEDI Guide for Teachers (which can be accessed through the CD-Rom) that teachers must read before beginning checklists. This Guide gives detailed information on how to answer the checklist questions.

It is very important that each teacher completes the training and reads the AEDI Guide for Teachers before they commence completing the AEDI Checklists to ensure the AEDI Checklists are completed in a nationally consistent way.

In recognition of the need for all teachers to complete the training and read the AEDI Guide for Teachers, funding is provided for one hour for teachers to do this, even if they have completed the AEDI Checklists before.

The AEDI National Support Centre provides technical support to teachers and principals using the web-based data entry system.