Dear Colleagues and Members 

It was indeed a pleasure to finally hold our first in person and hybrid meeting in more than two years. The majority of our Board were able to travel to Canberra, while a few of us zoomed in to be a part of the strategic agenda for our national association. Our meeting was held over a day and a half.

At this meeting we discussed a varierty of educational agenda which have a focus on the future direction of our Association.

• The approval of our 2022- 2024 Strategic Plan. The key pillars of our plan include Catholic Advocacy, National Engagement and Board Growth and Development. This will be made available to all Principals and placed on our website in the near future.
• Dr Paul Kidson from ACU presented data around the Principal Health and Wellbeing survey
• Our Directors had the opportunity to visit Sacred Heart Primary School in Pearce under the guidance of our ACPPA Director Anne Staines. These are great chances to see other schools in action and support our colleagues.
• A highlight of our meeting was input from Dr Gerard Gaskin, Executive Director, Catholic Education Tasmania. Gerard spoke about their initiatives with initial teacher training, Principal wellbeing, leadership development and contract renewals.

Our Board work on your behalf to be the voice of Catholic Primary Principal across Australia. Please contact your State/Territory Director (details on our website) for more information.

Take Care

Peter Cutrona 

President