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New South Wales Secondary Deputy Principals Association Inc.
Website: www.nswsdpa.asn.au
Newsletter: Term 1/2015 Issued: 24th February 2015
THE NSW SECONDARY DEPUTY PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Welcome to 2015 and back to another year of opportunities and making a difference for our school communities across the state. I hope you all had a fun and relaxing break and feel rested and ready to face the many and varied challenges that lie ahead. I encourage you to support and get involved with your local network and have professional conversations with your colleagues.
A special welcome to all new Deputy Principals in 2015. The numbers of colleagues new to the position has grown considerably over the past few years. Please remember, that if you do need a hand or advice, don’t hesitate to contact another deputy for support. Col Ekert (0403314497) who is our association Executive Officer is also a great source of information and if he is unable to assist you, he will certainly be able to direct you to someone who can.
Business Partnerships Manager David Herring attended the NSWSDPA Executive meeting on 5 February to present and formalise the sponsorship agreement between Teachers Mutual Bank (TMB) and the NSWSDPA. Funds from this sponsorship agreement will impact directly on the wellbeing of Deputy Principals across the state by providing for relief days for schools impacted by disasters and also by providing funds for travel expenses for remote Deputy Principals to attend the NSWSDPA State Conference, and to assist the Wellbeing Officer Steve Barnett to travel to rural and remote areas.
Our new NSWSDPA Website was launched on 27 January. The members area of our new website promises to be very helpful for Deputy Principals as does the @DPConnect email thread which is already impacting by increasing the communication between Deputy Principals, allowing the sharing of ideas and therefore easing the workload of Deputy Principals. A huge thank you must go to Belinda
Giudice at Merrylands High School who has put in a super human effort to get these two initiatives up and running.
Registrations for our upcoming Professional Learning Day ‘Charting the Course’ to be held on Friday 13 March are filling fast. Along with our annual state conference this day provides additional opportunities for deputies to expand their professional learning by focussing on a program of existing and emerging issues.
CONTACTS FOR 2015 EXECUTIVE
Scott
Leavers
President Willoughby Girls HS
Ian
Walker
Vice President
Wellbeing
Smiths Hill HS [email protected]
Chantelle
Phair
Vice President
Professional Learning Learning
Sydney Secondary College
Balmain Campus
Jenny
Stirling
Secretary Denison College
Bathurst HS
Tony
Diaczok
Treasurer Cambridge Park HS [email protected]
NSWSDPA DATES 2015
12 March State Congress, Novotel Sydney, 10.30am 13 March Professional Learning Day, Novotel Sydney, 9.00am
5 June State Congress, Novotel Sydney, 9.00am 26-28August NSWSDPA Annual Conference, SYDNEY
20 November State Congress, Novotel Sydney, 9.00am
NSWSDPA FOCUSES 2015
Strengthening the Association
Renegotiate the Academy Photography Partnership & Fellowship Program for members of the Association, and investigate other corporate partnerships
Develop a targeted partnership with Teachers Mutual Bank to support Deputy Principal wellbeing including a focus on rural and remote areas
Further develop the Deputy Principal Partnerships Scheme with the Fuji Xerox sponsorship of $2500, training networks across the state in the Deputy Principal partnerships package
Increase membership. Determine best use of membership access points to maintain and increase membership annually
Advocacy
Strengthen our relationship with the DEC at all levels so that the views of the Association are included in decisions of policy development and implementation
Strengthen Deputy Principal Professional Learning at a Regional Level
Improve advocacy through ongoing improvements to membership survey methods, and to use the survey material to support the work of Deputy Principals
Continue to work with the Secondary Principals Council to enhance advocacy for all senior school executive
Professional Learning and Communication
Provide ongoing support for regional associations to support Deputy Principals in areas of professional learning, wellbeing support, communication and collegiality
Maintain and expand professional links with other professional associations
Introduce a new website to provide a modern and effective place of access to all Deputy Principals including DP connect and a members only area
Support Western Sydney Regional Association in hosting the 2015 Annual Conference Sydney on
28-28 August.
Seek to become a BOSTES registered Professional Learning provider
Wellbeing
Develop a network of retired Deputy Principals to support the work of the Wellbeing Officer
Best wishes for a rewarding year ahead and I look forward to meeting you in Sydney at our Annual Conference.
Scott Leavers President
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT - DP Welfare
At the recent State Executive Meeting three key wellbeing issues were discussed. Two of these were raised in our meeting with Greg Prior and Debbie Hocking. Both were given a good hearing and remain open for further discussion. The first was around the Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey in which the executive encouraged DP’s to register and participate. We provided the Executive Summary of the report findings and discussed the key elements of those findings. This is a longitudinal study of senior school executives in all states: public and private; primary and secondary; principals, DP’s and AP’s. The similarities in the health and wellbeing implications of the work of senior school executives are remarkable. The findings align closely to claims data of the reports major sponsor, Teachers Health. DP’s are encouraged to read the Survey Report and to participate in the next iteration of the survey: your responses will contribute to the aggregate data and you will receive a personal profile of your health and wellbeing. Here’s the link: http://www.principalhealth.org/ Click on the Australian flag and go to reports. If you completed the survey last year but were unaware a personal profile was available you will also find an email contact on the page above that will provide you with access to your profile.
The second issue was around a more proactive approach to staff and student wellbeing, specifically mindfulness, but also positive psychology and resilience. Some of the teacher practitioners who have developed mindfulness programs and presented at schools and executive conferences have been collaborating to develop a draft of a mindfulness program schools can implement using the Smiling Mind Apps even if they do not have access to local practitioners. Again, the response was positive. Stay tuned for further developments. The third issue was around ongoing support for the wellbeing of DP’s, particularly those experiencing specific situations that are having a particularly negative effect on their wellbeing. This is of course the area in which our Wellbeing Officer provides the primary support role. Steve Barnett has now taken up that position following the retirement of Association legend Barry Lovegrove. At the State Congress in Term 4 last year there was strong support for the development of a network of retired DP’s to support the work of our Wellbeing Officer, particularly where ‘on-the-ground, in person’ support would be beneficial and the Wellbeing Officer is unable to provide that support (for any number of reasons) in a timely manner. While a formal policy/procedure remains a work-in-progress a number of people have already put their names forward and some have been able to assist Barry / Steve. If you are recently retired, or approaching that particular milestone, have been active in your local network and are interested in assisting from time to time if needed, you can register your interest with Steve at [email protected] Ian Walker Vice President Well- Being
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT - DP Professional Learning Professional Learning Day 2015 – 13th March The day promises to be filled with everything you need to manage the day to day complexities of a busy
deputy. Workshops and presentations on the day include The Principal Credential (High Performance
Unit), Creating Futures Together (Deputy Director-General Schools), Health and Wellbeing, Staffing,
EPAC, Safety and Security, Legal Services, Finance & LMBR, Improving Literacy and Quality Professional
Learning with Instructional Rounds.
Important Registration Procedures
Once you have completed your registration form please fax a copy to Scott Leavers at Willoughby
Girls HS (fax 02 99672174). This will allow Scott to start making the necessary dietary adjustments with
the Novotel Sydney. In addition, Scott will endeavour to send you an email letting you know that you
have successfully registered. Please make payment ASAP to finalise your registration.
Chantelle Phair Vice President Professional Learning
WELL-BEING OFFICER’S REPORT I would like to introduce myself as the new State Secondary Deputy Principals' Association's Well Being Officer. As you would be all aware Barry Lovegrove resigned as our Well Being Officer at the end of last year. Barry has done a magnificent job over the last 10 years and we wish him well in his retirement. I have been a Deputy Principal or equivalent for the last 22 years across 3 different schools. I spent a year working in EPAC as the seconded Secondary Deputy Principal and was Vice President, Welfare, of the Association for 10 years. Please feel free to contact me at any time about any welfare/wellbeing issues on 0409 917 995 or at [email protected] Steve Stephen Barnett NSW Secondary deputy Principals' association Well Being Officer 0409 917 995
EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
Newly Appointed Deputy Principals since last Newsletter
Region School Name Surname First NameDate
Commenced
School
CodePrevious School Name
Previous
Position Level
Hunter/Central Coast Rutherford High School Fabri Kylie 27/01/2015 8572 Rutherford High School HED
Hunter/Central Coast Maitland Grossmann High School Fara Neil 24/11/2014 8562 Irrawang High School HED
Illawarra and South East Bomaderry High School Graham Mark 10/11/2014 8448 Bomaderry High School HED
New England Moree Secondary College Albert St Campus Pine Belinda 03/02/2015 8325 SEO2
North Coast Richmond River High School Howes Peter 13/11/2014 8214 Richmond River High School HED
North Coast Kadina High School Townsend Robert 27/01/2015 8520 Gulargambone Central School PC4
Northern Sydney Ryde Secondary College Berthold Karl 27/01/2015 8415 Macarthur Girls High School HED
Northern Sydney The Forest High School Wright Denise 27/01/2015 8372 SEO2
South Western Sydney James Meehan High School Marlin Bianca 27/01/2015 8497 SEO2
Sydney Heathcote High School Jones Lauren 27/01/2015 8246 The Jannali High School HED
Sydney Kingsgrove High School Turansky Rick 27/01/2015 8247 Kingsgrove High School DPH
Western NSW Orange High School Adams William 27/01/2015 8134 Lithgow High School DPH
Western NSW Gilgandra High School Reed Neal 7/10/2014 8349 Gilgandra High School HED
Western Sydney Blacktown Girls High School Sandoval Christopher 22/11/2014 8488 Chifley College Dunheved Campus DPH
Regional Convenors/Delegates
NB: These are current at time of printing. Please make contact with these Deputies within your region for:
Regional and local Association Meeting dates and agendas.
Professional support on a local level.
Involvement in the Deputy Principals Professional Association both at State and Local levels. Western Sydney Murray Kitteringham at Chifley College – Bidwell Campus, Warren Groth at Crestwood High School, David Calleja (Convenor) at The Hills Sports High School and Kylie Adams at Riverstone High School. South Western Sydney Melinda Sussman at Picton High School, Catherine Duncan at Liverpool Girls High School, Julie Grimshaw at Beverley Hills High School, Jason Conroy at Prariewood High School and Donna McLaren (Co-Convenor) at Camden High School. Sydney Catherine Pearse at Heathcote High School, Kathie Power ( Convenor) at Cleveland Street High School, Aphrodite Cox at Hurstville Boys High School and Karyn O’Brien at Burwood Girls High School. Northern Sydney Margaret Paczkowski at Marsden High School, Jeanmaree Sexton at Hornsby Girls High School and Anna Girginis at Castle Hill High School. Hunter/Central Coast Nadene Harvey at Merewether High School, Mark Dehn (Co-Convenor) at Lake Munmorah High School, Neil Best (Co-Convenor) at Warners Bay High School, Tracey Breese at Cooks Hill Campus and Donna Kerr at Henry Kendell High School.
Riverina Fiona-Jane Jackson at Tumbarumba High School, Richard Schell (Convenor) at Murray High School and Travis Payne of Wade High School. Western NSW Ross Gorrie at Dubbo College – South Campus, Mick McLeod at Coolah Central School and Shane Carter at Cobar High School. New England Dale Rands (Convenor) at Tamworth High School, Wayne Fowke at Inverell High School and Carolyn Lupton at Armidale High School. North Coast Darryl Mason at Port Macquarie High School, Brad Germon at Great Lakes College – Forster Campus, Chris Randle at Banora Point High School and Greg Court (Convenor) at South Grafton High School. Illawarra/South East Jenni Raison at Warilla High School, Jeff Ward at Crookwell High School, Jennifer Mace at Bega High School, and Kerrie Powell at Lake Illawarra High School.
NB: If you wish to have any of our fellow colleagues’ achievements recognised in our next newsletters please send details to [email protected] or phone 49449745 or 0403314497. My Contact details are: Home: 02 49449745 or Mobile: 0403314497 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Colin Ekert Executive Officer
WEBPAGE COORDINATOR REPORT
Two exciting technology initiatives are proving beneficial in supporting our Association. They are includes: 1) OUR ASSOCIATION WEBSITE - Our Association website launched on 27/1/15 and can be found at http://nswsdpa.asn.au/ Over the past two weeks, financial members have been added to the members section of the site. This part of the website contains a range of professional learning resources and contact pages to support NSW DP's. It is a page that will grow and improve over time. Please remember, your username to log into the members section ( http://nswsdpa.asn.au/members-login/) is your DEC user i.d and the generic password is nswsdpa. Members can change their password if you wish. 2) @DPConnect - our email thread conversation connecting members of the NSWSDPA. This is a shared discussion line that has been set up for members to exchange information, ideas and requests for assistance about professional matters. It is proving a great hit! Sending a message is easy. To post to @DPconnect, write your email, remember to title your message, write in the "to" email section [email protected] and then press send.
I would like to thank everyone for their patience during the set-up phase of these initiatives. I again encourage DP's to be current financial members to take full advantage of our Association website and @DPConnect. Please contact Tony Diaczok if you wish to check your membership status and please contact Belinda Giudice for Association technology enquiries. Belinda Giudice Deputy Principal, Merrylands High School NSWSDPA Technology Coordinator
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION REPORTS New England Regional Association Report State Delegates: Dale Rands, Carolyn Lupton, Wayne Fowke
STATE DELEGATES: INFORMATION Newly appointed and Relieving Deputy principals welcomed and introduced. All delegates register, sign on and collect relevant resource materials.
MEETING DETAILS LOCATION: Imperial Hotel Bingara DATE: Friday 31 October 2014 Sessions:
Regional Matters, VET Audit
Smart and Skilled
Specialist Centres and CAMHS
Student Welfare update; student profiling DSM-5, Distance Education changes, Suspension and expulsion best practices.
PRESENTERS Educational Services Team - Update
Caz (acting Learning and Leadership Coordinator)
Smart and Skilled – State Training Services/DEC
Ivan Gant (Senior Pathways Advisor - DEC)
Greg Poetschka (Regional Manager – State Training Services)
Specialist Centres and CAMHS
Traci Prendergast (DEC)
Bruce Winters (CAMHS)
Learning and Engagement Team update
Julia Ramsay (Learning and Engagement Adviser)
Sue Fisher (Learning and Engagement Officer)
General Business Barry Lovegrove presented his last country presentation to Deputy Principals.
NSWSDPA Membership
A small Network Meeting Fees to cover costs.
2015 Calendar Discussed as follows;
Term 1 Tamworth
Term 2 Armidale
Term 4 Inverell
PLANS FOR NEXT MEETINGS LOCATION: Powerhouse Hotel Tamworth DATE: Friday 20 February 2015 THEME: School Security/ Redbank Student Mental Health - not yet confirmed
Northern Sydney Regional Association Report CONVENOR: SCOTT LEAVERS
STATE DELEGATES: JEANMAREE SEXTON, JANE DEAN, MARGARET PACSZKOWSKI
DELEGATE INFORMATION Newly appointed and Relieving Deputy principals welcomed and introduced. All delegates register and sign on.
MEETING DETAILS LOCATION: Checkers Conference Centre DATE: Friday 7 November THEME: Highly accomplished and lead level accreditation. Anxiety and building resilience in students. Fair warning fair action and teacher improvement.
PRESENTERS Anne Palmer Teacher Quality Adviser Educational Services presented a session on Highly Accomplished and Lead Level Accreditation. Professor Jennie Hudson Macquarie University presented on “What schools can do to build resilience in students”. Liway Johnson Employee Performance and Conduct Directorate presented a session on Fair Warning, Fair Action and Teacher Improvement.
FOCUS AREAS FOR THE NETWORK Surveyed at the Term 4 meeting each year. Surveys have not yet been processed.
PLANS FOR NEXT MEETINGS LOCATION: Castle Hill HS DATE: Friday 27 February THEME: not yet decided
Sydney Regional Association Report
DELEGATE INFORMATION WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS, ACKNOWLEDGING RELIEVING MEMBERS AND LEAVING MEMBERS New DPs welcomed Congratulations to new State Congress delegate elected for local network, Georges River: Aphrodite Cox, Georges River College, Hurstville Boys Campus.
MEETING DETAILS LOCATION Georges River College Hurstville Boys Campus DATE Tuesday 17 February THEME School Plan
FOCUS AREAS FOR THE NETWORK Supporting all DPs School Plan Performance Development Framework
PLANS FOR NEXT MEETINGS LOCATION Caringbah HS DATE Monday 9 March THEME School Plan - Milestones – Betty Harper
PL DAY LAST TERM Professional Learning opportunity for substantive, relieving & shadow Deputy Principals from Sydney & South Western Sydney focusing on leading high quality performance and development processes, defining strategic directions in Disability Education, managing complex matters, leading & managing change & improving outcomes for indigenous students. Presentations from Learning & Leadership Coordinator, Disability & Diversity Policy Manager, Jumbunna Coordinator, UTS, EPAC Directorate staff & NSWSDPA State Congress delegates. PowerPoint presentations are available.
Riverina Regional Association Report 2014 in a nutshell Term 1 we met at Murray High School Term 2 Temora High School Term 3 9 went to conference Term 4 Young High School At each location we had a school tour which was fabulous to see the happenings in each school. The hospitality students catered and we had lovely morning teas and lunches. We thank each school that offered to have the term meetings and look forward to visiting other schools in 2015. During term 4 meeting we had a presentation about LMBR from Vicki Harris. Interesting to see the issues and some with solutions. Sarah Jackson from reachout.com presented well-being ideas. This was very well received.
After a beautifully catered meal from the students 3 of our own delegates presented. Scott Frazier from Temora High School presented about Professional Learning Plans, Keith Duran from Young High School presented about HSC monitoring folders and Fiona Jackson from Tumbarumba High School presented about the Literacy Continuum. We had our AGM where all were returned to positions Richard Schell Convenor Fiona Jackson secretary Travis Payne treasurer
South Western NSW Regional Association Report Have an upcoming meeting, the details are as follows:
Date: Friday 27th February
Venue: Canley Vale HS
Time: 12.30pm - 3.00pm
Group: The old Hoxton/Fairfield and Liverpool schools group - this group has been meeting for 3 years
RSVP to Jason Conroy (Network coordinator) by Friday 21st February.
1. ACADEMY PHOTOGRAPHY
2. FUJI XEROX
3. TEACHERS MUTUAL BANK