NSW Secondary Principals' Council Week 10 | Term 2 | 2017 www.nswspc.org.au SPC Bulletin June President's Report Chris Presland

we are calling a roadmap of support strategies. What an absolutely fantastic Annual Conference! The Things that we believe will make a difference in range of speakers was diverse and captivating. The supporting Principals in each of the major portfolio hospitality, sponsors and networking were first class, areas. It may not be the same concept in each as was the complete organisation of the event. The portfolio, but the question we are asking ourselves is Vivid Cruise will long be remembered as a unique basically, ?What kind of support do we urgently need part of the proceedings, along with the over $7,000 in each area?? raised to support the White Ribbon cause. Once complete we will work with the Secretary and Full credit goes to Jacqueline Lyons and the whole the Minister and their teams to see how we can tease conference team for a brilliant effort from which we out the ideas to see what is possible. No guarantees, all benefited. but we want to work together to make things better. As you all know, the SPC has a culture of being Stay tuned! proactive, positive and always coming to the table I?d like to thank the many people who, especially with ideas and suggestions to continually improve during the conference, went out of their way to pass our system. The concerns both Principal associations on their thanks for the work we do at the SPC. Just have expressed in relation to the proposal to like your teams at school, our teams really appreciate increase the number of local Directors have been the positive feedback. We have an Executive and made very clear. Not because we have any sort of State Assembly team that include many who are in problem with Directors per se, they have an their first year of their SPC position and I think they important function, but primarily because we don?t deserve enormous credit for the way they have believe that such a move will provide the kind of stepped up to the mark. The most frequently support that will enable us to be the instructional mentioned praiseworthy items have been the very leaders we want to be. high quality and quantity of our communication So ? .. if not more Directors, then what? processes, our strong advocacy on key issues, and Our Executive, working with various reference most importantly, the professional support our groups, has been hard at work putting together what organisation provides to colleagues in need.

1 The job is never done, but it?s nice for our teams to I will close this report with the sad news of the know that their efforts are appreciated. passing of Bernie Shepherd. Amongst many other things, Bernie Shepherd AM was a member of the As most of you would know, we have also moved Board of Studies, Deputy President of SPC and on the expansion of our services to members in ASPA, foundation principal of St Mary?s Senior High terms of professional learning and personal School, author and co-author of many recent support. Geoff Hastings is working overtime articles and reports on the state of ?s mapping out a range of professional learning schools. He was continuing his life?s work until just initiatives and Tom is working with me to expand a few weeks before he died. the range of people with specific expertise that he can draw upon from time to time when supporting Bernie was one of the champions of our SPC colleagues. I recommend you check out Geoff?s history and will be sorely missed. I thank Chris report later in this bulletin to see how things are Bonnor for the reflections on Bernie?s life that progressing. follow in this Bulletin. As always, keep in mind that support is always Best wishes, close at hand. The job of Principalship can be Chris P lonely, but a supportive SPC colleague is just a phone call away. It doesn?t need to be a major issue. It may just be something bugging you, or you might want to chew the fat on an idea. No matter how big or small the issue, we?re here to help. We are of course at the mid-point of the year and I hope that every one of you has a chance to take a break over the next couple of weeks, reflect on your achievements thus far and come back with Dow nload t he SPC phone app now ! batteries all charged up for the second half of the The SPC phone app is available for both android and year. iphone and is a great way to ensure you have the latest SPC news and events at your fingertips. The app is free IN THIS ISSUE and can be downloaded from the app store.

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2 Vale Bernie Shepherd AM When Chris Presland asked me to write this I knew I had the easiest, yet hardest task ever. Easy because words about Bernie are pouring in each day. Hard because what words do justice to such a remarkable person? And hard because ? it?s just hard. Every profession has them: those people with an extraordinary range of interests and talents who change the lives of others and sometimes the profession itself. Bernie Shepherd was one of these. He was a science teacher with great interest and ability in English and the arts, a school principal who established a different type of school, a consultant who carried a new method of assessing students across NSW ? and a retiree who pioneered a different analysis of our whole school system. Bernie?s career initially followed a trajectory shared by most of us: classroom teacher (Liverpool Boys High), head teacher (Drummoyne Boys and Colo High Schools), then deputy principal (Seven Hills High). But it was also different. He became the foundation principal of the newly created St Mary?s Senior High School ? the first state senior high school in NSW. He could and did build something different from the ground up. As Christine Cawsey attests, ?Bernie was determined to create a school that would give students from all backgrounds the opportunity to learn in an adult environment and to use that adult learning environment as a platform for study at university and transition to a world of opportunity?. Christine also recalls how Bernie was admired and trusted among the principals of the greater Mount Druitt/St Marys district. It didn?t stop there. In between his various appointments Bernie was a curriculum consultant and also led syllabus development in science. He was a foundation member of the NSW Board of Studies and for years was an indispensable part of curriculum, assessment, scaling and standard setting in NSW. He served on the executive of the NSW Secondary Principals' Council and also as relieving deputy president. He was an elder statesman among his colleagues long before he became elder. Jim Harkin, SPC president in the mid-1990s, recalls that Bernie was magnificent on the Board and lifted the overall profile and credibility of Government Secondary Principals enormously with the academic community, other school sectors, the union and subsequent governments as well. In Jim?s words, ?he is one of our Lions!? Tom Alegounarias, President of the NSW Education Standards Authority, tells how ?everyone walked away from an encounter with Bernie consciously or unconsciously, committed once again to the educational mission of quality and fairness. His positive influence at the Board [became] a benchmark of professional practice collegiality and personal care.? And from Mark Scott, DoE Secretary via Twitter: ?A pioneering principal, a thought leader in Australian education. Respected and admired by teachers everywhere.? As I write, Brian Ralph, Jim McAlpine and Garry Richards, Bernie?s lifelong friends, are wading through scores of such messages. Bernie wouldn?t seek the limelight but it sought him out. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators as well as of the Centre for Policy Development. He seemed to gather awards and life memberships, including from the NSWSPC, the NSW Parents and Citizens Federation

3 and the Australian Education Union. Given the politics of education this was remarkable recognition from such diverse organisations. Bernie was also an undemonstrative person, which meant that when something really raised his eyebrows you knew it was significant. As Christine Cawsey recounted, his colleagues knew that if Bernie only asked one question at a meeting, it was the most important one to be answered. And he was always methodical and accurate. After the first couple of years of our My School work I suggested that the data might show what changes were occurring over time. He insisted we wait two more years - then in 2014 his analysis showed that in the years following our non-implementation of the Gonski recommendations equity and achievement in our schools was worsening. The rest is very recent history. He would do all this, occasionally revealing, again in that understated way, his wide range of other talents and interests, whether it be photography or the magic of the theatre ? yet another of his lifelong interests. He designed his first house and built much of it. He produced training and development media resources and was a very early adopter of computer hardware, a programmer and software designer. He could make a spreadsheet sing! He was truly a Renaissance man in the digital age. As Garry Richards puts it: he was man of great integrity who used his many talents to serve the community, and always with humility. We can only be judged by the manner in which we have led our lives and by any measure Bernie has done well.

Chris Bonnor

#rethinkinghighschool Teaching digital skills #21steducation

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4 Reports from the SPC Senior Executive Craig Pet ersen Deputy President Rural Education I would like to thank Ruth Ernest for her strong advocacy and support of Rural Education, not just in her role as the Central School representative on Executive, but also through her work on the Rural Education Reference Group. Charles Gauci will now take Rural Education under his executive portfolio ? this will complement well the work he has been doing as one of the SPC reps on the Aurora College State Reference Group. Speaking of Aurora, the 2018 matrix has been sent out to all current and potential part ner schools. If you are expecting to have students par ticipating in Aurora next year, please make sure that you have considered the Aurora schedule and incorporated it into your planning. It is generally much easier to manage if your timetablers are working with this from day one, rather than trying to work around it after you have constructed your timetable. Obviously, you will not know for sure if you have students coming into Yr 7 2018 until the results of the Selective High School Placement Test have been re- leased and offers made. Parents receive the results of the test in early July, and offers to Aurora will be com- pleted by the the end of October. Planning continues for the 2017 Rural & Remote Education Conference to be held at Novotel Brighton Beach 7-8 September. For more information go here - http://www.rde.nsw.edu.au/ruraledconf/ The theme is What Works ? Sharing our Success, and there is a great workshop and speaker program. Consider sending a team. LMBR HR/Payroll SAP Solution Dianne Marshall and I are your representatives on this third phase of LMBR (following SALM and Finance). I reported on the scheduled deployment dates in the last Bulletin. In order to ensure that the implementation is well-received and those affected by the change are ready to use the new system when it goes live, the pro- gram team is working closely with key representatives, including SPC, to ensure that engagement, communi- cation and training efforts are fit for purpose. The program team have undertaken a number of school visits across NSW to meet with principals, SAMs and other staff who will be using the new system to gain insights about the best way to implement this change. I have made the program team aware of the critical importance of engagement and communications, so we should expect to start hearing more about the changes as the first implementation draws closer. This rollout should not be confused with the LMBR SALM/Finance roll out, which is currently underway. Principal Futures This Reference Group, under the leadership of Cassy Norris, ably sup- ported by Life Member Brian Ralph, has all but completed preparing con- tent for the planned Principal Futures website, which we hope will be launched, along with its own dedicated Share facility before the end of this year. Our last meeting saw Past President Jim Harkin and Life Member Bronlyn Schoer providing insights on Retirement Finances which was very enlightening.

5 Andrew Turvey maintaining their stance of disagreement to the Deput y President model. School Excellence Framework: EPAC The new School Excellence The new complaints handling procedures have Framework (SEF) is close to been in operation now for the term and appear to release after a number of further working well. Please contact me if this is not the meetings being held since the case so we can take specific examples back to last report. It has been pleasing EPAC for review. to note the change in emphasis and development The next stage of the process is the release of a of the framework after much lobbying and new widget for complaints to be lodged negotiation from the SPC and PPA electronically. This will be placed on the DoE' s The draft new SEF appears to be a lot clearer to webpage and there will be a requirement that it is follow with a lot more direction being given around also placed on our websites. My understanding is the elements within each domain. It retains the that if you are using SWS it will automatically be linear approach discussed in the last bulletin which bookmarked, however, if you are using your own was/is seen to be a concern in that it is easier to site you will be required to link to the widget from rank schools however, an argument we were not there. The functionality is a little limited as it is a likely to win so we just need to maintain our whole of government roll out rather than it being oversight on how the information is being used by DoE specific, but we have worked on the language CESE and the Department. As reported in the last in the areas where we can so hopefully it should bulletin, though we have a commitment from CESE be user friendly. to receive a copy of the report to the Secretary so During next term information will be rolled out to this will allow us to gain some oversight of its use. schools on the new complaint lodgement process. Principals Classification: however it is not envisaged that the process will As you will have noted by the flurry of emails in look any different at the school level, more just a week 9 there is a lot of movement around the case of complaints may come through in a PrincipalsBuilding Classification a culture of leadership, (PC). The learning new reports and feedback will different way. As with all of the information allow us to advocate for SPC members around a coming out, there will be an attempt to have all number of issues, the first and most important complaints handled at the lowest level possible so being the 6.4% indexation. Time will be spent at any issues lodged through the widget will be both the Minister and Secretary level requesting redirected back to the school level if it is seen to be further information on the justification of the 6.4% best dealt with at that level. We have advocated for along with our raising case study examples of consideration to be taken and a review of the inequities within the roll out of the PC. process to monitor the actual impact at the school level but it is a bit of a wait and see process. As I indicated at the annual conference, it is a long Obviously the SPC are keen to hear from you if all drawn out battle: we are advocating for a review of a sudden the number and or complexity of and reassessment of the whole PC in isolation, the complaints dramatically increases after the PPA is requesting a small review (around the Band release. 4) and the AEU ? NSW TF is not interested in being involved in discussions as they appear to be

6 SPC Executive and Reference Group Updates

Dianne Marshall SPC Execut ive - LMBR The LMBR Deployment Team has now commenced training Group 7 schools and Group 8 is not far behind. So this means by the end of the year we will all be using the SAP and SALM solution. The Local Deployment Teams are putting additional time into support for schools and there has been a reduction in the number of calls to EDConnect. I am hoping this is not because everyone is giving up! It looks like there has been a lot of interest in the SchoolEdge Timetabling product with 46 schools in Group 5, 70 schools from Group 6 and 46% of Group 7 schools indicating they are attending training. At this stage the integration with third party products is still being worked on. The 3PI team are still saying that at the beginning of Term 4 schools should be able to start syncing with Sentral and EdVal. Other third party products are not compliant yet so keep an eye on the 3PI website for the latest updates. https://education.nsw.gov.au/technology/projects-and-initiatives/3PI One thing to be aware of with 3PI ? at the moment it is only able to sync attendance in a one-way process. The release of ebs 4.25 in December will allow two way syncing. The suggestion by SPC to include suspension data in this syncing process has been added to the scope for this project. and will be piloting the solution early next term so will have to wait and see how they go.

Aboriginal Educat ion Reference Group Co-Leaders: Adrian Bell and Daryl Irvine

The Aboriginal Education Reference Group recommends the following for your diary:

SPC Professional Learning Event "Leading Aboriginal Education in Our Schools" Supporting our 2018-2020 School Plan Wednesday 8 November 2017 Aerial UTS Function Centre (Level 7, 235 Jones St Ultimo)

7 What's happening in Professional Learning?

Geoff Hast ings SPC Director of Professional Learning Save t he dat e: SPC Term 3 Professional Learning Day " Leading for evidence of impact: Successful strategies for school excellence"

The Term 3 SPC Professional Learning Day will be held on Friday 25 August at Aerial UTS Function Centre (235 Jones St, Ultimo) The day is designed to provide principals and school leadership teams with examples of successful strategies and programs that have evolved since the inception of the resource allocation model and new school planning methods. The day will inform thinking as schools prepare to support excellence and equity for all our students through the 2018-2020 planning cycle. Registration details will be distributed early next term.

Media Watch: links to SPC media commentary

Gonski 2.0 has attracted significant political and media attention and as a result the SPC was asked for comment about this across a number of different mediums. Chris took part in an extended interview on ABC TV discussing the Gonski 2.0 model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ84hUysuJ0&feature=youtu.be? ? The SPC also strongly condemned comments made by Senator Pauline Hanson in relation to the educational opportunities for students with disabilities. You can find a copy of the SPC media release here: http://www.nswspc.org.au/index.php?option=com_content& view=article&id=135:public-schools-offer-inclusive-learning-environments-for-all-students& catid=26:media-releases&Itemid=36

8 Out & About

The 2017 SPC Annual Conference was an absolutely fantastic event with a diverse and interesting array of keynote speakers and workshops. Congratulations to the 2017 Conference Organising Committee for a magnificent and inspiring conference!

9 10 11 12 13 The SPC was represented in Canberra alongside Tanya Plibersek and the AEU for the launch of Public Education Day. Not surprisingly there was a lot of passionate discussion about school funding.

The SPC was a part of a major Media Conference with Minister Stokes in Sydney. This was a gathering of the Public Education Alliance with the Minister and Shadow Minister continuing to campaign for full Gonski funding.

There was a huge Gonski rally with Western Sydney Principals, teachers and Federation which also included 9 politicians from State and Federal levels. It attracted a lot of media attention.

14 Michael Saxon, Stacey Quince and Chris Presland had a very thought-provoking meeting with the Council of Deans of Schools of Education examining Tertiary entrance processes and possible improvements via portfolio submissions.

Minister Stokes impressed a lot of people at his first State Assembly address. He spoke passionately and intelligently about the role of education in our society.

15 It was great that both the SPC and PPA were invited to attend a major fundraising event for Stewart House ? about 400 people were present and a lot of money was raised.

It was a huge honour to be able to speak at the retirement function for Bill Cam pbell. It was a fitting tribute to a great colleague - Chris P.

An SPC delegation attended the National Disability Leadership Summit in Sydney. There were some very interesting presentations and lots of thought-provoking discussion regarding future goals and challenges.

16 The Minister hosted an Education Forum which allowed us all the opportunity to question ourselves, the experts and each other in relation to education. It was a valuable experience and will hopefully be the genesis of some innovative practices in the future. Pictured right is DoE Secretary, Mark Scott, addressing the forum.

The Western Sydney SPC has been involved in a terrific program with the Mitchell Institute developing entrepreneurial skills in students. A significant numbers of our students were involved in presenting their work and it was a delightful showcase in which to be involved.

17 Program Updates

NSW State Budget The NSW Government has just released its new budget and there has been a significant increase in infrastructure spending, particularly in relation to the Education portfolio. There is an increase in expenditure for new schools, school upgrades and the maintenance backlog. Key highlights include; - $4.2 billion on capital expenditure over the next 4 years (up from $2.6 billion over the last 4 years). - 120 new schools and major upgrade projects - $747 million on the maintenance backlog - $6.1 million on an anti-bullying strategy - $88 million in the year ahead for teacher professional development through the Quality Teaching, Successful Students initiative - $50 million in the year ahead on student counselling and wellbeing services.

Principal Workload and Time Use Study A range of interviews with key stakeholders have taken place in relation to this study and many colleagues have now been a part of the one day time and motion analysis. On the one hand, we have continued to raise concerns about the limited methodology, including short timeframes seemingly governing the process, but we remain positive and hopeful that the report will provide some information that will be useful in guiding a more detailed analysis of Principal workload and possible ways of supporting us better. We also continue to be involved in a couple of University research projects which will be of use in the near future and will hopefully add some depth to the findings.

The A-Z t ool A User Acceptance Testing workshop was recently held to try to further test out the functionality and possible improvements of the A-Z tool. The SPC had a team there and they provided excellent advice which has since been acted upon. A larger scale test will take place in two networks (one metro one rural/remote) and further improvements are possible. We are grateful that the DoE position on this now is that it will not roll out without ensuring that everything possible has been done to ensure it works reliability. All going well, it is likely that will see A-Z available from day one of Term 3.

18 Education Forum with Minister Stokes The Minister recently hosted a very interesting and productive education forum with key stakeholders. Speakers included; - Dr Simon Breakspear - known globally for his insights on learning innovation and system reform. - Matthew Esterman, from Six Ideas Global - who helps educational organisations to think deeply about their future. - Helen Tuhoro, Tarawera High School Principal, New Zealand - told her story about how the renewal of a school changed the entire community. The Minister also talked more about the role of the new schools planning, design and delivery unit, Education Infrastructure NSW, as we seek to not only expand our school facilities to cater for upcoming demand, but create great places in the process.

Australian Writing Survey NESA is proud to partner with internationally renowned educational researchers at the Learning Sciences Institute of Australia to launch the Australian Writing Survey on Friday 30 June. The teaching of writing is a core function for all teachers - all students need good writing skills to demonstrate what they know across all subjects. NESA?s survey of all primary and secondary teachers across all KLAs will help identify the most effective teaching practices, and the ways NESA can provide teachers with targeted support in their classrooms, such as tailored professional development for KLAs. Accredited teachers will receive one hour of professional development towards their teacher accreditation. Please visit NESA?s Australian Writing Survey page and click on the link to complete the survey.

19 OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & UPCOMING EVENTS

It's never too early to start planning! Don't forget to put the 2018 SPC Annual Conference dates in your diary.

2017 Annual SASSPA Conference "Developing Dynamic Leaders" Wednesday 16 August - Friday 18 August 2017 Shangri-La Hotel Sydney REGISTRATION Register on MyPL@Edu using Event ID: DV03065 Course Title: 2017 Annual SASSPA Conference Registration closes: Friday 28 July 2017

PAYMENT Please refer to the attached Payment Instructions for LMBR and OASIS schools, and personal payments. Your school will not be direct debited. Payment must be received before registration can be confirmed. 20 NSW Deputy Principals are invited to nominate for the Associations prestigious awards. This includes: 2017 Academy Fellowship? sponsored by our corporate partner Academy, a $5000 research fellowship grant awarded to a substantive deputy principal each year at the Annual Conference. 2017 Evelyn Hazzard Foundation Award Grant for Excellence in Leadership ? sponsored by Tony Hazzard, the Evelyn Hazzard foundation was established in 2014 after the then Association President, sadly passed away with breast cancer. The $2000 grant is aimed to support a substantive Deputy Principal in what was previously known as the South West Sydney region ? the region that Evelyn served as Deputy Principal throughout her teaching career with a program/initiative they wish to implement that would improve equity in their school. Schools in the formerly known South Western Sydney Local Areas are eligible: Bankstown, Campbelltown, East Hills, Fairfield, Granville, Hoxton, Ingleburn, Liverpool, Strathfield and Macarthur. This grant is presented to the successful recipient at the Annual Conference. 2017 Evelyn Hazzard Foundation Award for Outstanding Commitment to Public Education ? sponsored by Tony Hazzard, the Evelyn Hazzard foundation was established in 2014 after the then Association President, sadly passed away with breast cancer. The $2000 grant is aimed to recognise a substantive Deputy Principal that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to Public Education through the implementation of a program/initiative that has gained a significant improvement in student achievement. Nominations can be made by any member of the DEC school community and must be endorsed by the school Principal. This award is presented to the successful recipient at the Annual Conference.

All Award Nominations & Applications must be received by July 14 2017 Please email [email protected]

21 SPC Contacts: Executive Nam e Portfolio Areas Contact Details Chris Presland President - ambassadorial/representational roles St Clair High School President Political links/relationships Endeavour Avenue Emerging issues St Clair NSW 2759 LSLD T: 9670 6700 LMBR M: 0414 986 514 SPARO E:[email protected] Bump It Up GTIL Steering Committee SPC Media CVE task force National and international partnerships UTS partnership Futures Learning Implementation Advisory Group WSU partnership Sydney University Research Project PAI partnership Corporate Communications

Christine Del Gallo Deputy President Northern Beaches Secondary Deputy President NESA (with an Exec member responsible for overseeing College Accreditation and Teacher Standards) Campbell Pde Teaching/Learning Manly Vale NSW 2093 Curriculum - including sport and VET T: 9949 2083 PSL IAG E:[email protected] GTIL: a) Secretary Steering Committee b b) Deputy Secretary Principals Working Group School Excellence Bump It Up Strategy LMBR assessment and reporting Board SERC/Board School Community languages State Assembly Session 1 Chair Craig Petersen Deputy President Denison College of Secondary Deputy President Repositioning Public Secondary Education Education Manager of SPC Business PO Box 494 Health & Safety Bathurst NSW 2795 Rural Education T: 6331 4544 Corporate Communication E:[email protected] Connected Communities Aboriginal Education Assets/Cleaning LMBR HR Staffing/HR The Arts Unit State Assembly Session 2 Chair 22 Andrew Turvey Deputy President & Distance Deputy President LSLD Education Centre Professional Learning Standing Committee (Chair) Donald Road Principal Standards /Credentialling NSW 2620 Principal Classification T: 6298 4333 DoE Policies Committee E: [email protected] EPAC State Assembly Session 3 Chair Mark McConville Treasurer Toronto High School Treasurer Finance Field Ave Sponsorship Toronto NSW 2283 Employed Officer contracts T: 4959 1788 Annual Conference financial support E:[email protected]

Kim Chapman Leadership & High Performance ? Leadership & Teacher Rouse Hill High School Quality 105 Withers Road Principal Classification Rouse Hill NSW 2155 School Learning & Improvement Reference Group T:9836 1890

E: [email protected]

Meredith Fawcett Student Wellbeing Equity Hilder Street Korean Dinner Narellan NSW 2567 Links to Learning T: 4658 1110 E: [email protected]

Charles Gauci Assets/Maintenance/Cleaning Cowra High School Rural Education PO Box 72 Cowra NSW 2794 T:6342 1766 E: [email protected]

Denise Lofts H&S Aboriginal Education (Assistant) PO Box 132 Ulladulla NSW 2539 T: 4455 1799 E: [email protected]

Dianne Marshall LMBR Coffs Harbour Senior College Senior School/Campuses Interest Group 363 Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 T: 6659 3054 E:[email protected]

23 Lindsay Paul Professional Learning/Leadership Macintyre High School Finance Swanbrook Road Rural Education Inverell NSW 2360 VET T: 6722 1555 LMBR (Assistant) E: [email protected]

Sharon Parkes Professional Learning/Leadership Principal Wellbeing 1 Myles Avenue Retired Principals Support Warners Bay NSW 2282 T: 4594 9488 E: [email protected]

Warren Parkes Technology Robert Townson High School Website development Thunderbolt Drive EPAC Raby NSW 2566 T: 9824 7777 E: [email protected]

Michael Rathborne Central Schools Uralla Central School SRE Interest Group Park Street Uralla NSW 2358 T: 02677 84204 E: [email protected]

Di Soltau Human Resources Maitland Grossmann High School Accreditation and Teacher Standards Cumberland Street East Maitland NSW 2323 T: 4934 2066 E: [email protected]

Paul Tracey Sport Wallsend Campus Aboriginal Education Macquarie Street Corporate Communication Wallsend NSW 2287 DoE Policies Committee T: 4951 1811 E: [email protected]

24 SPC Contacts: Reference Group/ Interest Group Leaders and Employed Officers

Reference Group Leader School

Aboriginal Education Adrian Bell Monaro High School Daryl Irvine Chatham High School Assessment and Reporting Ros Moxham (currently Rel. Director) Leiza Lewis Erskine Park High School (Rel. RG leader)

Assets Management/Cleaning Tony Fahey Narooma High School Distance Education Hilary Hughes NSW School of Languages

EPAC Susan Wyatt Finance and Administration Michael Smith Narrara Valley High School

Learning, Student Engagement Stephanie McConnell High School and Leadership of Learning Stacey Quince Campbelltown Performing Arts High School Legal Services TBC

Principal Futures Cassy Norris

Principal Support Sharon Parkes Warners Bay High School Professional Betty Harper Bankstown Girls High School Standards/Accreditation Marianne Siokos Principal, School Leadership

Rural Education Gary Hunt Yanco Agricultural High School School Learning and Kim Chapman Rouse hill High School Improvement Staffing/HR Jeanne Bathgate Baulkham Hills High School Student Wellbeing Melanie Meers Anson Street School Technology Warren Parkes Robert Townson High School VET Joanne Jarvis Georges River College WHS Mark King

25 Interest Group Nam e School Equity Dorothy Hoddinnott Nicole Hunt Nyngan High School

Exchange Student Programs Adelia Fuller Gundagai High School International Students Mia Kumar Burwood Girls High School Adelia Fuller Gundagai High School

Multi Campus Colleges Judy Kelly

Multicultural Education Adelia Fuller Gundagai High School

Selective Schools Megan Connors Jame Ruse Agricultural High School

Senior Schools/Campuses Dianne Marshall Coffs Harbour Senior College

Special Religious Education Michael Rathborne Uralla Central School

Sport Paul Tracey Callaghan College Wallsend Campus

Sports High Schools Roger Davis Westfields Sports High School

SSP/ETU Toni Simpson Induna Education & Training Unit

SPC Employed Officers

Tom Coll Professional Officer E: [email protected] T: 0459 801 510

Geoff Hastings Director of Professional E: [email protected] Learning T: 0411 138 699 Amy McKeown Executive Officer E: [email protected] T: 9514 9078

Terry Tunkunas Website Manager and E: [email protected] Sponsorship Coordinator T: 0419 016 316

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