CaSPA Board Update

• CaSPA President, Dr Stephen Kennaugh attended the 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.
• 2024 CaSPA Conference held in Perth and was well patronised.
• CaSPA has distributed the ACU Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey Report to the States and Territories. CaSPA will be meeting with the ACU Researchers in June to discuss the findings further.
• CaSPA Board was represented by Dr Stephen Kennaugh and Michael Lee OAM at the 2024 International Confederation of Principals (ICP) Annual Council & AGM and ICP World Convention in Mombasa, Kenya
• Mick Egan attended the ACARA briefing on the NAPLAN 2024 National Results on 7 August.
• CaSPA Board met with Dr Toby Ford – Ford Health, NCEC Jacinta Collins via Zoom and – David Boyd & Kristian Walker (AERO) in person last week.

CaSPA Board members with David Boyd & Kristian Walker (AERO) at the August meeting.

David spoke to us on the AERO Research agenda

• 3 year strategic plan
  • Annual Agenda
    • Wellbeing
    • First nations
    • Use of Data
    • Effective practice in early childhood
    • Effective practice in schools
    • Literacy and Numeracy
    • Effective classroom management
    • How students learn

CaSPA Board members put forward research priorities including:

• Leadership succession planning and development
• Wellbeing
• Numeracy