Welcome to our ABA Schools Forum
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Welcome to ABA Schools Forum Website. This site is intended to help all stakeholders and interested parties access to information that is relevant to the current discussions on the future of the ABA Schools in Ireland. Suprisingly, this subject matter is not included on Irish Autism Action's web-site.

There are many blogs and discussions on-going on this critical issue. Press and media are picking up pieces of this discussion, and it can only help if this discussion is properly informed. That's why these documents are being made available, in library form, so that people can gain access to the actual content, as opposed to ill-informed or inaccurate comments or opinions about the source documents.
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Key Documents PDF Print E-mail

This is the list of the most important documents that relate to the current discussions. There are several other documents that are more detailed and are relevant for background information purposes.

The key documents include:

icon Department of Education and Skills (DoES) Offer Letter 2nd July 2010

icon DoES Reply to selected FAQ/Queries Arising 19th July 2010

icon FAQ on DoES Offer Letter: Queries Arising

icon Working Group Summary of DoES Offer Letter

icon Psychological Society of Ireland DBA Statement July 2010

icon Working Group Briefing Summary July 2010

icon DoES Press Statement July 2010

icon Working Group Alternative Proposal 2nd June 2010

icon DoES Offer Letter to SIPTU re Tutors and Supervisors 6th May 2010
 
Negotiating Team Documents PDF Print E-mail

In 2007, after the General Election, ABA Schools who were members of IAA (Irish Autism Action) agreed to delegate the task of carrying out negotiations with the Department of Education & Science. The task was to achieve the best possible outcome in the recognition of the ABA Schools, in the context of the commitment included in the Programme for Government.

Documents recently distributed by the Negotiating Team include:

icon FAQ's Arising from Offer Letter 14th July 2010

icon Outline of Draft Agreement 1st April 2010

icon Minutes of Stakeholder Meeting 6th March 2010

icon Report to Meeting 6th March 2010

 
 
Working Group Documents PDF Print E-mail

The Working Group was set up by the ABA School stakeholders. This arose from the meeting held on 24th March 2010 when it was proposed that there could be a different strategy applied to get a better outcome for the Pilot ABA Schools. The presentation of the draft deal document at the earlier 6th March meeting had generated significant levels of concern about the prospects of the ABA Schools if the schools were forced to accept the offer that was being concluded in discussions with the IAA's Negotiating Team.

It was agreed that The Working Group would report back to the next ABA Schools Stakeholders meeting, at which a possible "Plan B" would be presented.

icon ABA Schools Working Group Briefing Summary 14th July 2010

icon Working Group Summary of DoES Offer Letter

icon IAA FAQ's on DoES Offer Letter: Queries Arising

icon Letter to Parents 14th July 2010

icon Working Group Alternative Proposal June 2010
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Professionals & Academics PDF Print E-mail

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) is the body representing professional psychologists in Ireland. The Division of Behaviour Analysis (DBA) represents recognised qualified professionals in this specific science of Behaviour Analysis.

icon PSI DBA Statement July 2010

icon PSI DBA Letter to IAA May 2010

icon PSI DBA Statement on ABA

Other relevant documents include:

icon Letter from NUI Galway June 2010

 icon In Defence of Science - a Letter from Academics: Under Review ...

 
 
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