General Guiding Principles. The Student Pathways Initiative will provide a reimagined student experience that creates career-connected learning and pathways for all our students to help activate their passion and sense of purpose and ensures that all students graduate with a strong plan and head start on a pathway to the middle class, including financial literacy and civics skills. The Student Pathways Initiative will reimagine students’ educational experience to be connected to their futures in that students will receive: (a) regular and frequent college and career counseling; (b) opportunity to participate in career-connected learning opportunities, including career readiness skill building and paid internships; (c) early college credits and industry recognized credentials; and (d) individualized postsecondary plans. In addition, this initiative will enhance and expand CTE course offerings and programs. Staff will have an opportunity to participate in (i) targeted professional learning, including industry-based professional development; (ii) the design of career-connected learning programs; and (iii) alternative career pathways.
General Guiding Principles. Death in all human societies is a significant event. It occurs on a regular but unpredictable basis, removing individuals from family, close relations and friends. Death is often associated with complex rituals. This was and is still the case with Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander people. Disturbance to burials and human remains is therefore of major concern to them, as it is for all members of Australian society. Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people have been in Australia for more than 40,000 years. In that time they have buried hundreds of thousands of their ancestors in a variety of ways. In some cases people were cremated; in others their bones were placed in hollowed-out logs or trees or wrapped in bark cylinders and placed in rock shelters. Many were also buried in the ground with grave goods. Burials commonly occurred in sand dunes and alluvial deposits, which were easy to dig. However, wind and water easily erode such locations and frequently these natural processes expose remains. Other common burial locations are rock shelters, rocky overhangs and hollow trees. All are vulnerable to human disturbance. The close proximity of scarred or carved trees and stone arrangements and the remains of fireplaces, stone artefacts and food refuse may be suggestive to an Aboriginal or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander burial. In view of possible natural or human disturbance to Aboriginal or Xxxxxx Strait Islander places the Queensland Government has in place a legislative framework that will ensure such burials are treated in a manner consistent with legal requirements and Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander traditions. There is also provision for Aboriginal or Xxxxxx Strait Islander people who have traditional or familial links with human remains to seek ownership of these remains regardless of who claimed previous ownership.
