for daily management, timetabling and some cocurricular programs such as the snow trip. Mr John was succeeded by Mr Tony Ham as Deputy Principal. Each of the Directors as they were called, later to be renamed as Heads of Section, worked passionately and tirelessly with their staff teams to ensure a high level of professional Christian educational services to the community. Many section and faculty meetings were spent exploring and developing topics like: Christian curriculum, developing sport, drama, LOTE, use of technology in the classroom, co-curricular programs , boys education programs, literacy and numeracy, pastoral care and behaviour management program based on biblical principles all in an effort to meet the goal of building a strong and excellent Christian school.
LCC Kindergarten
Curriculum and staffing Staff numbers increased, each staff member bringing with them their expertise, experience and gifting to further develop the curriculum and assessment programs with a focus on the Christian Biblical worldview as well as the co curricular program of the school. The educational executive team of the school comprised: Mrs Royena Lotriet (junior primary) and Mrs Karen Lylod (upper primary) who were followed by Mrs Rachel Richardson as director of primary school; middle school was led by Mr Tony Bourke followed by Mr Doug Holtam and Senior school by Mrs Avril Howard. The Deputy Principal was Mr Darren John primarily responsible
To support the development of personal responsibility in students a school diary especially designed for LCC was prescribed for primary and secondary students and students were expected to enter their homework on a daily basis. The diary also served as a means of communication between the home and the school. Behaviour management strategies were adjusted from a merit / demerit system to daily lunchtime detentions, for non compliant students, which were recorded on the school database, School Pro. Use of technology for maintaining school records such as attendance and preparing school reports was another innovative project introduced at this time. Director Retreats were an annual event in which each of the Directors were able to share their vision for their department and strategise on how to accomplish it within the framework of the school. To build staff morale a number of activities were planned such as morning teas on Fridays, devotions and staff retreats. A staff professional development appraisal program called Avenues was implemented to raise the quality of teaching and all staff, including leaders, were expected to participate in this carefully designed Christian program. Teacher networking was a key feature of this program and on a broader scale the school’s participation and contribution to Christian Schools Association (CSA) and the Association of Independent Schools in Victoria (AISV) grew. The school had originally been a member of the national organisation called, Christian Community Schools Association (CCS) and staff attended CCS statewide conferences since 1989. This involvement had subsided for a period of time in the school’s