CaSPA Board Update

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          • CaSPA Board met via Zoom on 16 April to discuss the CaSPA Conference and other current matters such as teacher Shortages and Funding misinformation being published by other sectors.
          • CaSPA President, Dr Stephen Kennaugh, has been invited to participate in the next National Round Table hosted by Minister Jason Clare.
          • Faith Formation Partnerships with Notre Dame University: NDU to conduct a survey of Faith Formation programs around Australia with the possibility of NDU providing Faith Formation programs for Leaders, Teachers and Diocesan Offices.
          • Australian Law Reform Commission's Inquiry into discrimination laws in schools: 2 CaSPA Directors were interviewed by The Australian and a Brisbane newspaper. CaSPA indicated that Catholic Schools are inclusive for staff and students and would want to retain the requirement for a School Leader to be a Catholic.
          • CaSPA Board will be meeting with CAP and SchoolTV soon to discuss the next focus of the next edition of Broadcast.
          • Next CaSPA Board Meeting will be in Melbourne on 27 & 28 May 2024.
          • 2024 CaSPA Conference registrations have continued to increase during the Early Bird phase.
          • CaSPA Board was represented by Steve Kennaugh and Darren Atkinson at the AITSL consultations related to Teacher Assistants, ITE and NTWD.
          • CaSPA Board met with National Catholic Education Commission on the Numeracy resources that are available through OCRE Education and the planned 2024 Year 12 Exit Survey.
          • CaSPA received a detailed update for the Perth Conference from the Conference Committee. Full program being finalised and will be published soon.

          Profiles of all the CaSPA Board are available on the CaSPA Website: https://caspa.schoolzineplus.com/current-and-past-board-members