Operational Plan - 2017

2017 OPERATIONAL PLAN

1 | OPERATIONAL PLAN 2017 

Why do Courage, Confidence and Compassion matter?

“We bring up the children for the future, not for the present, not that we may enjoy the fruit of our work, but for others, for God, for the Church, for their parents, for their home life. …therefore it is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.”

Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ

MISSION

LONG TERM VIABILITY

PERSONALISED LEARNING

KRB VISION To provide a world class Sacred Heart education for our students in our iconic location

INSPIRING SACRED HEART STUDENTS

QUALITY SACRED HEART EDUCATORS

WORLD CLASS CAMPUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

VALUES THE FIVE GOALS OF A SACRED HEART EDUCATION In support of our vision, our Sacred Heart Education is based on the following goals:

• A personal and active faith in God • A deep respect for intellectual values • The building of community as a Christian value • A social awareness which impels to action • Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

Our School is a Catholic school and is part of the international Sacred Heart network of schools founded by St Madeleine Sophie Barat in France in 1800.

The School was founded in 1882 and we have a strong educational tradition that underpins the education we provide for our students today.

KRB is an ELC to 12 school with a co-educational Junior School and girls only 7 to 12 day and boarding school.

At Kincoppal – Rose Bay we are focused on the whole student – Our motto, Cor Unum, embodies educating both the Heart and Mind to develop each student’s integrity.

We prepare each student for the future by developing confidence, compassion, resilience and perseverance in an environment of faith, intellectual challenge, love, community, opportunity and personal growth.

2017 OPERATIONAL PLAN

Focus Area 1 | Mission

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Focus Area 2 | Personalised Learning

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Focus Area 3 | Inspiring Sacred Heart Students

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Focus Area 4 | Quality Sacred Heart Educators

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Focus Area 5 | Community Engagement

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Focus Area 6 | World Class Campus

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Focus Area 7 | Long Term Viability

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Status Colour Code

Completed Ongoing Not completed

Focus Area 1 | Mission Providing a Catholic education in the Sacred Heart tradition

Goals

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Build on the Catholic Sacred Heart heritage

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Sacred Heart goals are integral to our School

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The faith and spirituality of our students is developed

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Active engagement in the local and international Sacred Heart networks

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Responsible stewardship of the Sacred Heart relationships, heritage, rituals and traditions

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Demonstrate commitment to social justice

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Ensuring and understanding the Catholic nature of the school Ensuring and understanding of the Sacred Heart heritage Encourage and celebrate the pursuit of the Sacred Heart goals with our community Use of the Sacred Heart goals as a framework for decision making Articulate, affirm and make visible the Sacred Heart goals Reinforce the value of a Sacred Heart education to our community Facilitate formation of staff as Sacred Heart educators Facilitate the deepening of individual spirituality within a global context Develop dynamic and relevant liturgy Further develop interfaith dialogue Facilitate engagement with local and international Sacred Heart networks Maintain the heritage, rituals and traditions of the Sacred Heart Enhance and extend local and international Sacred Heart relationships Promote and enhance opportunities for engagement with social justice initiatives and programs

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

Develop regular learning and induction for staff on Mission and Catholicity Collaborate with the world-wide planning and celebration of Duchesne in 2017 Celebrate 135 years of SH education and the Principal-ship of Hilary Johnston-Croke Maintain the heritage and Sacred Heart story

Maintaining present strategies of Professional Learning and Mission Collaborating with global initiatives encouraging connections and productive relationships with local and international Sacred Heart networks Planning joyful events to mark these occasions

Collaborating with School Archivist, other Director of Missions and global network of Sacred Heart schools to preserve and celebrate our past and living history Ongoing programs maintained within the context of contemplation Reviewing Social Justice programs to more effectively meet the needs of students and staff Maintain a developmental social justice program from ELC to Year 12

Maintain the spiritual development of all members of the campus Maintain and develop Social Justice programs

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Focus Area 2 | Personalised Learning Engaging every student to be the best they can be

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Balanced all-round education

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High quality learning and teaching

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Academic excellence

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Demonstrable personal growth and development of students

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Maintain an appropriate breadth of curricular and co-curricular opportunities Acknowledge and celebrate the diverse talents and achievements of our students Track and monitor student participation Maintain best practice learning and teaching for co-education ELC-6 and girls 7-12 Maintain commitment to evidence based practices Utilise technology to enhance learning and teaching Maintain an appropriate response to emerging educational agenda Encourage and facilitate appropriate professional learning for our teaching staff Enhance and develop collaborative expertise Foster and enhance student engagement Achieve agreed academic benchmarks Challenge and support each student to be the best they can be Maintain best practice in academic care Measure and analyse individual student performance to inform practice Maintain effective and informed assessment and reporting Refine and differentiate learning programs to meet individual student needs

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

Implement Phase 1 of the AIS Successful implementation and development of Research Grant on assessment reforms Phase 1 of the AIS Research Grant in accordance with the proposed process timeline Continue targeted numeracy and Focused numeracy and literacy programs for Years literacy programs 3, 5, 7 and 9 in Naplan Address the parent perception of Ascertain parent perception academic rigour in the Junior School Implement outcomes of the Learning Adopting the relevant recommendations from the Services review Learning Services review Implement outcomes of the Music Adopting the pertinent recommendations from the review Music review Extend the Laptop program to Year 5 Year 5 and 6 students utilising laptops effectively to and 6 support their learning Extend the iPad program to Year 3 and Year 3 and 4 students utilising iPads effectively to 4 support their learning Migrate the Laptop program to the Students using Apple MacBooks effectively to Apple platform advance their learning in Years 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 Provide opportunities for developing Increased STEM opportunities within teaching staff STEM literacy ELC-12 programs Collaborate within the ELEVATE Insights from the ELEVATE Community of Practice Community of Practice for high integrated in ELC-12 potential learners Implement existing plans for new Project based learning embedded into Years 5-7 project based learning opportunities curricula Greater use and visualisation of Implement early intervention strategies for Stage 6 student data by teachers in tracking students in preparation for the HSC and predicting Stage 6 student progress Greater application of insights from More access to Action Research opportunities for Action Research staff Provision and opportunities for experts to work with teachers Prepare and plan for the Development of programs and resources in Stage 6 implementation of Stage 6 English, English, Mathematics and Science Mathematics and Science syllabi in 2017 ELC teachers further embedding the ELC staff participation at 2017 Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia philosophy conference in Sydney

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

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Focus Area 3 | Inspiring Sacred Heart Students Developing well-rounded Sacred Heart students who will make a difference to their world

Goals

Strategies

Development of students who are: • • •

Engaged with and committed to the five Sacred Heart goals

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Responsible and autonomous learners

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Globally engaged and culturally confident

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Actively engaged in co-curricular opportunities

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Well prepared for transition to postsecondary/tertiary environment

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Provision of outstanding academic care

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Ensure an understanding of the goals Maintain prominence of the goals Affirm and celebrate achievements and behaviour consistent with the goals Promote a culture and environment conducive to autonomous learning Cultivate a growth mindset Provide challenging opportunities for student growth Provide leadership development opportunities Affirm and celebrate desired qualities of Sacred Heart students Maintain global exchanges and experiences Maintain commitment to international students Maintain relationships within Sacred Heart network Develop relationships with other international schools Maintain an accessible and attractive cocurricular program Affirm participation and celebrate achievement Develop and implement a strategic approach for supporting transition to postsecondary/tertiary environment Maintain commitment to best practice in academic care through our positive education framework Ensure each student is known well Cultivate trusting and respectful relationships and foster a culture of wellbeing

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

Develop awareness and understanding of 5 Sacred Heart goals

Promote and celebrate the attributes of autonomous learners Promote a Growth Mindset culture among staff and students Develop meaningful leadership opportunities

Successful implementation of Pastoral Programs Celebrations of 135 years of Kincoppal-Rose Bay School Goals articulated in ‘child speak’ in each classroom Improved academic resilience from K-12

Continue to acknowledge and celebrate students who are confident, compassionate, resilient and persistent Facilitate interactions with international/global connections

Develop a transition program (postschool) for our senior students

Utilise data to improve academic care and track and monitor students

Facilitate a culture of Positive Education

Increased global engagement with Sacred Heart students Cultivate relationships with alumnae locally and overseas Utilise technology to maintain ongoing global engagement Implementation of a mentoring program (via local and global alumnae network) Comprehensive data and reporting on recent alumnae Informed senior students of post-school opportunities Regular and timely communication of tertiary and workplace information to parents and/or students Regular, increased staff use of STAR The development of more comprehensive student profiles ELC-6 Conduct a survey of students on their academic wellbeing

Focus on student wellbeing activities

Enhanced Wellbeing initiatives that occur regularly

Increase and enhance opportunities for worthwhile student interaction across the Junior and Senior schools

Meaningful relationships across the community.

Positive feedback The provision of authentic and regular Junior and Senior interactions

Regular, individual goal setting opportunities - academic and personal Increased participation in student leadership Increased impact by student leaders Increased involvement of student leaders at KRB events and functions All-Rounder students New ways of acknowledging students who are confident, compassionate, resilient and persistent

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Focus Area 4 | Quality Sacred Heart Educators Attracting and developing Sacred Heart educators

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Strong commitment to our Mission and strategic vision

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Educators as inspiring Sante Savantes (wise educators)

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Individual commitment to ongoing professional development

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Enhanced leadership capability

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Active engagement with BOSTES, tertiary institutions and professional networks

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Ability to attract the highest quality Sacred Heart educators

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Maintain an effective induction program Ensure ongoing formation of staff Foster commitment to the Mission and strategic vision of the school Operationalise the Strategic Plan Attract, retain and develop the best Sacred Heart educators Maintain active engagement with the Mission of the School Facilitate effective and targeted staff professional development Provide review and appraisal processes to support individual learning and growth Foster a culture of mentoring and coaching Provide appropriate leadership development Model effective leadership Foster a collaborative leadership culture Leverage networks and develop partnerships with tertiary institutions Foster involvement with external bodies and development of professional relationships Maintain a culture of care and wellbeing in the day school and boarding Promote and provide effective career development opportunities Maintain and develop effective attraction and retention strategies for staff

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

Ensure ongoing formation to Mission of staff through staff professional learning Continue to articulate and affirm the significance of our Mission and strategic vision Maintain an effective induction program for new staff

Staff spirituality day to have a RSCJ dimension Staff meetings to include formation of Mission Participation in ANZ Province activities Participation in the Sacred Heart Schools Conference

Ongoing evaluation of induction programs Ongoing Formation to Mission to be part of this process Evaluate professional learning against All professional learning to be evaluated and shared the professional standards for teachers on return from course required for all external courses and facilitate individual professional development plans Ongoing participation in Educator Improved staff engagement Impact review, featuring self-review and peer and student feedback, by teaching staff Participation of support staff in Participation by Support staff Educator Impact review process pilot Provision of Tuesday afternoon Increased staff engagement and sharing of learning professional learning for teaching staff Provide leadership opportunities for Provision of a QELI style course for Middle Leaders new Middle Leaders through tertiary education program Enhance the development of Provision of professional support for Middle mentoring skills of Middle Managers Managers to further develop mentoring within the School Development of coaching skills across Provision of professional learning in the area of faculties and stages coaching for teaching staff

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Focus Area 5 | Community Engagement Caring for our community

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Strong community relationships

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Collaboration among parents, students and teachers

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Effective communication with our community

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Service excellence • • •

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Being responsive to family needs

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Engagement with alumnae and past parents both locally and internationally

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Facilitate early and ongoing parental engagement and participation Celebrate student achievement Celebrate and engage with our KRB community Provide opportunities for engagement and feedback Implement an effective communication framework Cultivating a culture of frequent, proactive communication Effectively communicate the opportunities and services associated with the KRB experience Develop an outstanding personalised service culture Maintain a commitment to exceeding customer expectations (going the extra mile) Maintain responsiveness to customer feedback Continue to regularly survey parents Actively research opportunities to support families Maintain a commitment to a transparent fee structure Demonstrate and communicate KRB’s commitment to value-for-money Continue to provide opportunities to engage with alumnae and past parents both locally and internationally Identify new opportunities to engage alumnae and past parents

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

Provide opportunities to appropriately celebrate students’ diverse achievements Acknowledge, appreciate and celebrate the achievements of the Principal Improve digital communications with parents Recognise and acknowledge outstanding service Engage with parents in China, Hong Kong and Singapore to maintain relationships and fundraise Support and subsidise reunions of past students Use the 135 Years celebrations to engage alumnae and past parents Engage past students and parents in celebration of the Principal’s contribution to the School

More innovative ways of celebrating student achievement

Joyful and meaningful celebrations

Improved community satisfaction Staff identified and acknowledged Strong relationships and connections with international families and increase in donations Increase in numbers of reunions held at the School and positive feedback from alumnae Successful 135 years Celebrations Successful celebrations to acknowledge the contribution of the Principal

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Focus Area 6 | World Class Campus Maintaining and developing facilities that support a world class Sacred Heart education

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Maintain effective Master-planning to ensure sustainable and fit for purpose infrastructure Enhance awareness of the current masterplan Provide excellent facilities through ongoing, sustainable infrastructure development Ensure effective fundraising for Capital projects Provide excellent Boarding facilities

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Develop and implement the KRB heritage plan

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Outstanding and contemporary facilities that meet current and future needs

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Appealing and contemporary Boarding facilities Stewardship and conservation of historic buildings and site

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

Build new Boarding staff accommodation Commence the Year 12 Learning Hub

New Boarding accommodation operational

Lodge DA for Stage 3 Junior School Masterplan Renovate Tuckshop/Canteen

Landscape Chapel Square

Fundraise for Year 12 Learning Hub

Fundraise for Stage 3 Junior School Masterplan Fundraise for Chapel Square landscaping

DA lodged with Woollahra Council and building started DA lodged with Woollahra Council 2017 DA lodged with Woollahra Council and completed Chapel Square landscaping/refurbishment complete in 2017 Fundraising targets met Fundraising targets met Fundraising targets met

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Focus Area 7 | Long Term Viability Ensuring a sustainable future for KRB a The School of Choice

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Maintenance of enrolment levels and diversity

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Maintenance of sound financial position

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Effective reputation management

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Strategic use of Campus

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Ongoing Compliance and Risk mitigation

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Extension of Scholarship and Bursary program

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Extending student and staff accessibility to the Campus

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Ensure effective communication and marketing of our value proposition Enhance our reputation as a world class Sacred Heart School Promote the uniqueness and value of the KRB experience Increase the number of students with Bursary support Maintain prudent financial management Ensure budget outcomes are consistently achieved Maintain productive use of KRB resources Active fundraising for capital development projects Promote our all-round education philosophy Promote the achievements of our community Foster goodwill within and beyond our community Maintain an effective social media strategy Promote our iconic location, historic campus, outstanding facilities and attractive boarding Ensure effective and innovative utilisation of our campus Maintain awareness and ensure compliance with our legal obligations Identify, manage and mitigate key risks Maintain a culture of good Governance Cultivate a culture of reciprocity Explore ways for students and staff to access the Campus Extend the bus program

2017 Priority

ACTION PLAN We will:

EVIDENCE Our success will be evidenced by:

Identify locations of families, staff and potential students through Census data Continue to provide engaging KRB Experience Mornings Develop business case for the enrolment and retention of boys Continue to actively fundraise for the Bursary program Contact previous Bursary recipients to gain support for the program Budget outcomes consistently achieved Fundraise for the Year 12 Learning Hub and Stage 3 Junior School Masterplan Implement a social media policy Maintain the School’s profile through regular contributions to the media Enable the new Risk and Compliance Manager to operate effectively across the School Implement the Staff Shuttle Bus to Edgecliff Station Target extending the student Bus program

Detailed reports produced noting potential locations

Maintain high conversion rate A business case drafted and submitted to the Board Increase in donations in the Bursary Fund Financial support from previous bursary recipients 2017 financial targets met Fundraising targets met Social media policy prepared and utilised Promotion in all relevant forms of media Increased staff focus and adherence to risk and compliance Staff Shuttle Bus operating as planned Increased attraction and retention of students

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