1. Consultation with Principals
CEO AIP 2014
Consultation with Principals
OCTOBER 2013

2. How to characterise our strategic focus in 2013
What would the elements of that narrative be?
A focus on School Improvement and the essential elements in support of this: diocesan leadership framework, contemporary pedagogy, professional learning communities model, enhancing our professional culture.
Strengthening teacher capacity
Building a culture of self-reflection as evidenced in the new School Review model
Improved accountability processes
Endeavouring to operate in a more integrated, interdependent way within the CEO and with other diocesan agencies.
(Faith, Learning & Teaching team, Stewardship Team, Consultants to Schools

4. Theme for 2014
Self, School, System: Learning by doing, learning for transformation. Transformation is significant, systematic and sustained change that ensures success for all students in all settings. (Caldwell & Spinks, 2013)

5. What is suggested by our theme?
Enhanced alignment - teacher, school, system
Individual and collective responsibility
Collaboration, trust, support, interdependence
Shared vision, common purpose
Distributed leadership, teacher leadership
Action orientation, learning as the focus, capacity building, encouraging innovation
Implementation phase (following developmental stage), echoes Bishop Michael’s Pastoral letter: “the Assembly process is not limited by what others might do The reform of the Church starts in you and me.”
Striving for significant, systematic and sustained change that ensures success for all students in all settings

6. Key Elements of the AIP
PL in support of accreditation requirements & staff spiritual formation
Review of Diocesan Resource Centre
Assessment & Reporting policy for RE
Update social justice g’lines
Stage 6 diocesan spirituality day

7. Contemporary learning project continues & expands
Data analysis training
More coordinated support for school improvement programs
PLC implementation process
Enhance teacher capacity in differentiation, SPB4L
Student wellbeing and pastoral care framework developed
PL4Leadership
Goal setting for school staff
Workplace relations /Catholic Social Justice values
Maintenance planning review

8. Investigate centralising SAS
ICT support strategy for schools
Marketing plan for schools
Parent Engagement model developed
Centacare collaboration
Launch of diocesan professional learning policy
National and state reform agendas
CEO effectiveness framework developed

9. With JC as our inspiration and guide . . .
And the Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us, full of grace and truth. We have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. And from his fullness, have we all received grace upon grace. The Gospel according to John, Prologue