CaSPA Leadership Excellence Award

Application Form

[Applications Close – April 30, 2018]

Details of the Person Being Nominated:

Name:

Address:

Mobile:Email:

Date Registration taken out for the 2018 CaSPA Conference:

Senior Leadership Roles in Catholic Education[Principal, Deputy or equivalent]

Date Commence / Date Finish / School / Position

Please indicate under the headings below how you believe this nominee as satisfied the following Selection Criteria [it would be appreciated if you could limit your response to 100 words for each sub-section – dot points may assist with keeping to this limit]:

1. Catholic Identity and Ethos

1.1 Catholic ethos: Catholic beliefs, values, traditions and practices are integrated into the daily life of the school and underpin the school culture and ways of working.
1.2 Spiritual formation. The school is a faith community, nurturing spiritual development both individually and collectively, in collaboration with the parish and the wider community.
1.3 Relationships and interactions. Positive, respectful, empathetic relationships demonstrate witness of Christ and are the cornerstone of all interactions between and towards school stakeholder.

2. Teaching and Learning

2.1 Learning culture. A culture of high expectations supports the belief that all students are deeply valued individuals and capable learners.
2.2 Connected curriculum. There is clear alignment between assessment, teaching, learning and reporting within an appropriate range of learning pathways.
2.3 Assessment and reporting. Quality assessment practices provide accurate and timely feedback to students and teachers, and advice to parent/carer.
2.4 Student engagement. Students are actively and purposefully engaged in rich learning experiences; teachers know curriculum content and how to teach it.
2.5 Religious Education is a Key Learning Area and Catholic faith and values are integrated across the curriculum.
2.6 Inclusion. There is provision for all learners regardless of background or circumstances.
2.7 Staff are active learners and collaborators. Teachers and other staff model active engagement in self-reflection, professional learning, team work and professional commitment.

3. Leadership Capacity

3.1 Mission and strategy. Leaders and teams think, plan and act strategically to live and share the mission of Catholic education.
3.2 Instructional leadership. Leaders and teams make learning (and teaching) the core focus of the school.
3.3 People and networks. Leaders and teams understand, value, develop and care about people; they work in communities and networks.
3.4 Organization and management. Principals and teams use technologies and collaborative planning to provide a secure, effective and efficient learning environment and support structures.
3.5 Working with parents/carers and community. School leaders provide explicit processes and structures, and actively facilitate parent/carer and partner engagement with the school.

4. Pastoral Care and Well-Being

4.1 Organization and culture. The school organization and culture (including leadership) promotes pastoral care and positive health and wellbeing.
4.2 Active promotion of care and wellbeing. Stakeholders work together to plan, share and evaluate wellbeing and pastoral care learning and practice.
4.3 Shared responsibility. Partnerships with parents/carers and service providers put a range of pastoral care and wellbeing services within reach of all students and staff.
4.4 Intervention. Targeted interventions are planned and delivered when staff and students are at risk of not achieving reasonable health and wellbeing outcomes.

5. Communication, Networks and Community

5.1 Partnership. There is a robust partnership between teachers, parents/carers and students, and the school and its community.
5.3 Cultural diversity. School culture is attuned to and respectful of community cultures.

6. Finance, Facilities and Resources including ICT

6.1 Financial management. Effective financial management complies with appropriate standards and optimizes learning outcomes.
6.2 Facilities management. Effective facilities management promotes safety, comfort and optimum learning.
6.3 Resource management. The effective management of resources, including information and communication technologies, promotes efficiency and positive learning outcomes.
6.4 Environmental stewardship. Environmental stewardship and sustainability are key factors in decision making about learning and school management.
6.5 Human resource management. People who work for and with the school are managed and led creatively, respectfully and in accordance with legal and policy frameworks.

7. Innovative practice by means of strategic planning, implementation of improvement focussed initiatives, protocols and processes to ensure the achievement of excellent outcomes for :

7.1 The College generally
7.2 The Leadership Team
7.3 The Staff, Students and Community
7.4TheBroader Catholic Sector
7.5 Education in the local region
7.6 Education in the broader/jurisdicition and National Education Communities

Details of the Person proposing the Nomination [leaders may self-nominate for the Awards]:

Name:

Address:

Current Position:

Mobile:Email:

Signature:Date:

Please forward the completed nomination form to the Executive Officer of your State/Territory chapter of CaSPA - details under the Major Links menu:

Please note: Selection will be based on the information provided in this form. In the interests of ensuring all applications are treated equally, it is requested that no additional information is provided .