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2017Annual Report

BDSACSchools Advisory

Council

ofBALLARAT

CATHOLICDIOCESE

Bishop Bird,

We are pleased to present you with the Annual Report of the Ballarat Diocesan Schools Advisory Council (BDSAC) for 2017.

During 2017, the BDSAC continued to provide advice to you in relation to all matters pertaining to Catholic education in the diocese and to recommend policies for implementation across the schools of the diocese, striving always to keep in mind the needs of students, families, school staff and parish communities (Ref: BDSAC Procedures 2012).

This report outlines how the BDSAC has continued to focus on setting direction and recommending policy for the sixty-four schools of the diocese.

Thank you, Bishop Paul, for your ongoing dialogue with and support for the BDSAC, the CEOB and the schools of the diocese. We continue now to look to the future of Catholic education in the Diocese of Ballarat with renewed confidence and faith in every student and every school community.

Rev Peter Sherman Ms Audrey Brown

Chair,BDSAC DirectorofCatholicEducation

Presentation to the Bishop

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TheBallaratDiocesanSchoolsAdvisoryCouncil(BDSAC)metonfiveoccasionsin2017toundertakeitsworkastheeducationadvisorycounciltotheBishopofBallarat,tomanagepolicydevelopmentforBallaratDiocesanCatholicschoolsandcollegesandmonitoroperationsoftheCatholicEducationOffice.

Policy

Policy development and review is a core business for the BDSAC. In 2017, the following policies wererecommendedtotheBishopofBallaratforratificationfollowingreviewand/ordevelopmentandconsultationwithschoolcommunities:

» SchoolComplaints-updated » DiocesanProtocolforReportableConductScheme » DiocesanProtocolforEngagingPersonnelfromOutsidetheDiocese » DiocesanProtocolforCelebratingOutstandingService » Parish and School Assets Policy and Guidelines » PortableClassroomsPolicyandProcedures

Catholic Education Week

CatholicEducationWeek2017wascelebratedfromMay22toMay26withthetheme"StrivefortheGreaterGifts"(1Corinthians12:31)whichalignswiththeCEOBkeypriorityofCollaborationforSchoolImprovementandthe2017focusonlearningimprovementinallourDiocesanschools.ThisthemeisbasedonStPaul’sfirstlettertotheCorinthiansinwhichhegoesontoattestthatallthatwedomustbecentredonlove.

TheweekprovidedanopportunityforourDiocesaneducationcommunitytoexpressourgratitudetoparents,students, families and volunteerswhowork together in local communities to enable Catholic education toflourish.Itisalsoanopportunitytoacknowledgethosewhostaffourschoolsandpresentcertificatestothosewhohaveservedfor30years.

School Visits

AspartofbeinginformedabouttheworkofCatholicschools,theBDSACvisitedvariousschoolcommunitiesduringourmeetingsaroundthediocese.Throughthesevisitswemetstaffandstudents instaffroomsandclassroomsandsawfirst-handthegreatinitiativesandeducationprogramsthatarehappeninginourschools.Theclassroomisagoodplaceforourkidstobe.

Manythankstothefollowingschoolsthatwelcomedus:

» MarianCollege,Ararat » St Mary's PS, Ararat » MercyRegionalCollege,Camperdown » StPatrick'sPS,Camperdown » StPatrick'sPS,PortFairy

Witheachoutof townmeetingtheCouncil took theopportunity toshareamealwith theadvisorycouncilmemberstointroduceourselves,outlinetheworkofthecouncilandtoexpressourgratitudefortheworkoftheseparentsandvolunteersinsupportingCatholiceducationanditsleaders.

BDSAC Chairperson’s Report

» StPatrick'sPS,Stawell » MacKillopCollege,SwanHill » StMary'sPS,SwanHill » StJoseph'sPS,Warrnambool » StPiusXPS,WarrnamboolWest

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COMMITTEE CHAIR

BDSACFinanceStandingCommittee MrTimO’Farrell

BDSACGovernanceWorkingParty MrChrisRobarts

BDSACEnhancingCatholicSchoolIdentityStandingCommittee MsJo-AnneBond

Committees and Working PartiesThefollowingStandingCommitteesandWorkingPartieswereactivein2017:

Thesecommitteesandworkingpartiescontinuedtoprovidedetailedadvicebasedontheirtermsofreference.Againthisyear,agendasforBDSACwerefullwithsignificantdiscussionanddiscernmentoccurringaroundthefollowingkeydecisionareas:

» PrincipalWellbeing » Child Safe Standards » RiskManagement » CatholicSchoolFunding » EnrolmentReportandTrends » TheEnhancingCatholicSchoolIdentityProject » TheworkoftheVictorianCatholicSchoolsParentBody

In Brief

» TheBDSACwelcomednewmembersfor2017,MsAnneDitty(Parent),MrMarkHogbin,MrMichaelMcKenzieandMsAndreaCox(Principals)

» RetiringmembersMsRhondaHinchliffe(Parent)andMrJoeFleming(ACUBallaratCampusDean)werethankedfortheirsignificantcontributionstotheCounciloverthepastthreeyears.

ManythanksasChair,toallthosewhohavecontributedtotheworkoftheBDSACin2017.Itisanhonourtoservethediocesancommunitywithsuchacommittedandprofessionalgroupofpeople.Asacouncil,wearecommittedtoourvisionandmissionandwillworktogethertorealisethepossibilitiesthataresetbeforeus.Aswe“pursuefullnessoflifeforall”,wetoorealizethatithasbeenlifegivingforusalso.Weareblessed.

Rev Peter Sherman

Chair, BDSAC

BDSAC Chairperson’s Report (continued)


BishopPaulBirdCSsRDDBishopofBallarat

FrPeterShermanParish Priest and Chair

MsAnneDittyParent

MrDarrenEgbertsSecondaryPrincipal

MsAndreaCoxPrimaryPrincipal

MsRhondaHinchliffeParent

MrsCathyDunbarAdministrationOfficer

MrMarkHogbinPrimaryPrincipal

Mr Peter KerwanManager:HR&ICON

Ms Audrey BrownDirectorofCatholicEducation

Mr Michael McKenziePrimaryPrincipal

DrJoeFlemingCampusDean:AustralianCatholicUniversityBallarat(Until July 2017)

FrAndrewHayesParish Priest

Mr John MeneelyDeputyDirectorofCatholicEducation

MsTraceyO’NeillParent

Membership of Ballarat Diocesan Schools Advisory Council 2017

ProfBridgetAitchisonCampusDean:AustralianCatholicUniversityBallarat(From July 2017)

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Membership of the Governance Working Party

Chris Robarts EducationalConsultant(Chair)

Audrey Brown DirectorofCatholicEducation(ExecutiveOfficer)

Peter Sherman PP BDSAC Chair

Michael Gray PrimaryPrincipal-SouthernZone

Michelle Hauesler SecondaryPrincipal(incoming)

Andrew Hayes PP Council of Priests

Mark Hogbin PrimaryPrincipal-CentralZone

Cynthia Maiden PrimaryPrincipal-NorthernZone

Tracey O’Neill ParentRepresentative

Key Decisions/Discernment

TheGovernanceWorkingPartywasestablishedbytheBallaratDiocesanSchoolsAdvisoryCouncil in2012toleadfutureworkanddialogueaboutgovernanceinCatholicparishanddiocesanschools.In2017,theWorkingPartycontinuedtoaddressitstermsofreference,givingattentiontothefollowing:

• Theongoingrefinementoftwocoredocuments: » a discussionpaper exploringwhat theChurch asks of thosewho co-operate in the governanceof theschoolsoftheDioceseandoutlinesalternategovernancemodelsforconsiderationbygoverningauthorities,principals,CatholicEducationOfficeBallaratandschooladvisorycouncils.

» astatementthatsetsouttodefinetheworkofgovernanceandgoverningintheCatholicschoolsandtheroleofallthosewhoco-operateinthiswork.

• TheWorkingPartycommencedworkondevelopingaBallaratModelofco-responsibilityforGovernance.ThemodelistobesupportedbyaMemorandumofUnderstandingthatwouldbetailoredtoeachschoolsetting.Thisdocumentwasdevelopedandtrialledin2017.

• The Working Party received a request from the Bishop’s Advisory Council to give consideration to thedevelopmentofanaccreditationframeworkforthoseinvolvedinschoolgovernance,includingaminimumstandardandanencouragementofparticipationinongoingformation.Thedevelopmentofthisframeworkwasamajorworkin2017.

• Atthistime,theWorkingPartyissettoberetiredbyDecember,2017.

BDSAC Governance Working Party

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Membership of the Enhancing Catholic School Identity Working Party

Jo-Anne Bond NomineeoftheBallaratDiocesanSchoolsAdvisoryCouncil(Chair) John Meneely DeputyDirectorofCatholicEducation(ExecutiveOfficer) Gina Bernasconi EducationOfficer:ECSIforSchoolImprovement Geoff Brodie ParentRepresentative Audrey Brown DirectorofCatholicEducation Darren Egberts SecondaryPrincipal Tony Finn Secondary REL Andrew Hayes PP PriestRepresentative Murray Macdonald PrimaryPrincipal Tony Perkins EducationalConsultant:Primary Barry Ryan PP PriestRepresentative Michael Saunders TeacherRepresentative Peter Sherman PP PriestRepresentative Paul Williams EREARepresentative

Karen Watson Minute Secretary


The Enhancing Catholic School Identity Standing Committee has been established by the Ballarat DiocesanSchoolsAdvisoryCounciltooverseethediocesanresponsetotheEnhancingCatholicSchoolIdentityResearchProjectwhichwascommissionedtoKatholiekeUniversiteitinLeuven(KULeuven)in2006.TheformalcontractwithKULeuvenwillconcludeinAugust2016atwhichstagetheCatholicEducationOfficeBallaratwillassumeincreasedresponsibilityforrespondingtotheprojectrecommendations.

The RolE of the ECSI Working Party is to:

1. DevelopanECSIstrategyforCEOBandschoolsintheDioceseofBallarat2. With the Director of Catholic Education, ensure provision of appropriately trained staff to analyse and

interpretECSIreportswithschoolsandtakeonmanagementofECSIwebsitefollowinghandoverbyKUL3. IdentifyopportunitiesfortheuseofPracticalTheologicalInstrumentsacrossCEOBandschools4. MakelinksbetweenECSIresearch,ECSIdata,renewalofReligiousEducationcurriculum,schoolimprovement

andleadershipformation5. MonitorandcritiquetheresponsetotherecommendationsadoptedfromtheReviewofReligiousEducation,

DioceseofBallaratundertakenin2015,inlightoftheenhancementofCatholicIdentityacrossschoolsofthediocese

6. Identifyformationneedsfordiocesanteachersandleaderstoensureappropriatepreparationforreligiousleadershipinthediocese

7. MakerecommendationstoCEOBregardingprovisionofserviceandleadershipinrelationtoCatholicschoolidentity.

BDSAC ECSI Working Party


Membership of the FInAnCE STAnDInG CoMMITTEE

Tim O’Farrell SecondaryPrincipal(Chair) Paul Bissinella PrimaryPrincipal-CentralZone Audrey Brown DirectorofCatholicEducation Theresa Browning AdministrationOfficer Julie Duynhoven AssistantDirector:BusinessServices Kevin Maloney PP Parish Priest Frank McGrath PrimaryPrincipal-NorthernZone John Monaghan PP Parish Priest Ben van de Camp PrimaryPrincipal-SouthernZone Aileen Loader Minute Secretary


MuchoftheworkoftheCommitteein2017wastakenupinreviewingaspectsoftheprimaryschoolfundingcomponentsandtheimplicationsofrecurrentgrantfundingchangesforCatholicsecondaryschools.Areasofreviewanddiscussionincluded:

BDSAC Finance Standing Committee

Additionally, aworkingpartyof schoolandCEOmembersupdatedor reviewed the suiteofBDSACFinancePolicies,whichweresubsequentlyrecommendedtotheBDSACforratification.Theseincluded:

• BDSACAdministrationofParishSchoolAssetsPolicy2017• BDSACPortableClassroomsPolicyandProcedures2017• BDSACSchoolFundraisingPolicy2017

• B2018 Australian Government Funding (Gonski2.0)andkeychangestothefundingmodel

• GeneralRecurrentGrantsDistributionProcedures– Primary Schools » ChaplaincyProgram » LiteracyNumeracyAllocation » Compliance and Risk Management SupportOfficer

• Current and future land purchase and capitalfundingprotocols

• Indicatorsofdisadvantage inschooling - ICSEA/Low SES Analysis

• RecognitionandRecordingofAssetsintheFixedAssetRegisterGuidelines

• CapacitytoContributeDeductionFactor• DiocesanShareBudget

• RecommendedFeeBandsfor2018• School Enrolments• SchoolCapitalDevelopmentProposals• Supplementary Capital Fund Distributions and

Projections• School Cash Reserves• FamilyFeeAssistanceSchemeReview• PortableClassrooms• TargetedPrograms• EndorsementofCEOBleviesfor2018• MicrosoftLicensing• FinancialNeedsAssessments• StateGovernmentCapitalProgram• CommittoSpend(ForwardFunding)


RECIPIEnTS: Brendan Bawden

Dennis Boyle

Jo Brewer

Pauline Doran

Tracy Edge

Kingsley Dalgleish

Glenn Fisher

Melissa Griffin

Christine Griffiths

Mark Hogbin

Michelle Howard

Glenyss Kenna

Michael Kennedy

Kaye Lafranchi

Robert Lee

Stana Lewis

Cheryl McIntosh

John Meneely

DamascusCollege,MtClear

LoretoCollege,Ballarat

Siena Catholic PS, Lucas

StThomasMorePS,Alfredton&CEOB

EmmanuelCollegeInc.,Warrnambool

StBrigid'sCollege,Horsham

StPatrick'sCollege,Ballarat


StAlipius'PS,BallaratEast

StPatrick'sPS,Ballarat

StPatrick'sPS,Stawell

StPatrick'sPSCamperdown&StThomas'PS,Terang

St Aloysius PS, Redan

StBrigid'sPS,Ballan


OLHCPS,Wendouree

StJamesPS,Sebastopol

CatholicEducationOfficeBallarat

30 YEARS oF SERVICE AWARDS 2017

Attending 30 Year Award Recipients 2017


30 YEARS oF SERVICE AWARDS 2017 (continued)

Danny Moore

Maree Morris

Noel Mugavin

Elizabeth Myers

Gail Nicolson

Janice Nolan

Matthew O'Brien

Tony Perkins

Julie Pollock

Rosemary Porter

Megan Poulton

Trusy Sharrock

Kristine Smardon

Patrice Sonnet

Catherine Taggart

Damien Webster

Catherine Whelan

David White

Kerryn Williams


StBrigid'sPS,Ballan


MonivaeCollege,Hamilton


StPiusXPS,WarrnamboolWest




LumenChristiPS,Delacombe




SacredHeartPS,Colac


StJohn'sPS,Dennington

StPatrick'sPS,Ballarat

StPiusXPS,WarrnamboolWest

St Mary's PS, Colac

RECIPIEnTS:

Bernie Tolan, Bernadette Brouwers & Bishop Paul Bird

Rosemary Porter, Cheryl McIntosh & Audrey Brown

Carmel Russell, Jillian & Mark Hogbin and Gabe Driscoll


ThE PARTnERShIP AWARD

The 'Western Trinity' consistingof: Mr Josh McElgunn- StJoseph'sCatholicPrimarySchool,Coleraine

Mrs Angela Kealy- StMalachy'sSchool,Edenhope

Mr Evan Wrobel- SacredHeartSchool,CastertonThese three schools have forged a partnership to enhance learning outcomes for students across the region. The Principals are exploring models of leadership that enable them to share their expertise, grow their leadership capabilities and develop sustainable and complimentary skill sets across the staff of all three schools.

CATholIC EDuCATIon WEEK 2017- InAuGuRAl lEADERShIP AWARDS

FullnESS oF lIFE AWARD

Mr James Laidler HeadofEnglish,EmmanuelCollegeWarrnambool

Awarded for leading innovation and student engagement through curriculum development in the English Department and for inspiring students to look beyond themselves. James has organised and run the East Timorese Schoolies Program at the College for the past four years. This program continue to grow and its focus on social justice and global citizenship invites participants to experience life, faith, justice and mission from a new perspective.

Peter Morgan, James Laidler & Fr Peter Sherman

The 'Western Trinity': Josh McElgunn, Angela Kealy & Evan Wrobel being presented their award by Lee Schlooz

Back L-R: Shannyn McElgunn, Sherryn Simpson, Evan Wrobel, Angela Kealy, Josh McElgunn, Samantha Membery & Kate Plush

Front L-R: Rebekah Sweet, Karen Hausler, Catherine Egan & Suzie McManus


CATholIC EDuCATIon WEEK 2017- InAuGuRAl lEADERShIP AWARDS

CATholIC lEADERShIP AWARD

Fr Adrian McInerney DiocesanPriest(Retired)

Awarded for inspirational leadership and witness to God's presence through his role in pastoral leadership and governance of five educational settings in one parish. He has been school governing authority of St Alipius' Parish School, co-governor of Emmaus Catholic Primary School, St Francis Xavier Primary School and Damascus College and Approved Provider for St Alipius' Kindergarten- the only Catholic Kindergarten in the Diocese.

Fr Adrian was also Chair of the Ballarat Diocesan Schools Board from 2001 to 2011 and Chair of the Ballarat Diocesan Schools Advisory Council in 2012.

Brendan Maher, Fr Adrian McInerney & Fr Peter Sherman

Fr Adrian McInerney


ouTSTAnDInG SChool SERVICE AWARD

Sr Marion McDonald rsmForservicebyastaffmemberorvolunteerwhichisofaconsistentlyhighstandardorisparticularlygenerousorissignificantinitspositiveimpactontheschoolcommunity.

Whilstthisawardisusuallypresentedinthelocalcommunity,wheretheBDSACExecutivedeterminesthatarecipient'sleadershipand/orservicehasbeenofsignificancetothewholediocese,theawardmaybepresentedattheCatholicEducationWeekMassordinner.

SrMarion's service and leadership in Catholic education across our diocese has touched the lives ofmanystudents,familiesandcolleagues.Shehasbeenateacher,principalandparishleadersandisamostworthyrecipientoftheOutstandingSchoolServiceAward.

BDSAC ouTSTAnDInG SERVICE AWARDS 2017

Fr Peter Sherman with Sr Marion McDonald

Sr Marion McDonald

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ContextIn2012theschoolsandcollegesofthediocesecollaborativelysetaboutestablishingavisiontoguidetheCatholiceducationcommunitynowandintothefuture.OurschoolsoperateinadiverseandgeographicallyextensivediocesewhichcoversthewestofVictoria,extendingfromtheMurrayRiverintheNorthtotheSouthernOceanintheSouth.TheDioceseofBallaratisaplaceofnatural,communalandeconomicdiversity.

CatholiceducationintheDioceseofBallaratoccursininterwovencommunitiesoflearnersgatheredinJesus’name. Ithas its foundation in communitiesofbelieverswhohavemade theireducation systemaplaceofwelcometoreachouttonurtureallGod’speople.Generationsofdiocesanclergy,religiouscongregationsandlaypeoplehaveendeavouredtoestablishtheflourishingeducationalcommunitiesthatexisttoday,witheachschoolanexpressionofourfoundationalbeliefthatweareallcreatedintheimageandlikenessofalovingGod.

Vision AspartnersinCatholiceducationandopentoGod’spresence,wepursuefullnessoflifeforall.

MissionWejourneytowardsthisvisionthrough: » proclaimingandwitnessingtotheGoodNewsofJesusChrist » ensuringqualitylearningthatpromotesexcellenceandfosterstheauthentichumandevelopmentofall » livingjustlyintheworld,inrelationshipwitheachotherandinharmonywithGod’screation » exploring,deepeningandexpressingourCatholicidentityindiverseways » enablingeachoneofustoreflectmorefullytheimageofGod.

Diocesan Education Vision

Photographs taken by Jesse McCluskey- Myanmar, January 2017

Schools AdvisoryCouncil

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Mildura

Merbein

Red Cliffs

Robinvale

Swan Hill

Sea Lake

Warracknabeal CharltonDonald

MurtoaHorsham

Edenhope

Coleraine

Hamilton

Penshurst

Mortlake

Terang Camperdown

Koroit

Port FairyPortland Dennington

WarrnamboolColac

Coragulac

Ararat

Maryborough

Daylesford

BallanGordon

Clarke’s HillCreswick

DunnstownBallarat

Stawell

Casterton

Nhill

St Arnaud

Hopetoun

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