School Success Model: the case for reform The School Success Model provides a whole-system approach to supporting schools at all stages of their improvement journeys, with an understanding of each school’s context, diversity, and ambitions. On this page Creating the conditions for change In 2012, NSW provided schools with increased authority over funding decisions with the introduction of Local Schools Local Decisions (LSLD). While school leaders valued the ability to use available funding to directly address the specific needs of their students in consideration of local context, adapting to increased financial management responsibilities proved challenging, and principals reported that the transition to increasingly localised school management had resulted in additional administrative burden for staff.