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DIOCESE OF PALMERSTON NORTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 9TH, 2013
ADDRESS BY PAT LYNCHCEO NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
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The New Zealand Church is
fortunate to have an extensive
network of 238 schools enrolling 66,000 students
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The passage of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act in 1975 was an epoch-making milestone
in the history of the New Zealand Catholic Church
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Over the years since the passage of the Act there have been dramatic changes in the way many Catholic people relate
to the Church
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The world today is dramatically different from the pre-Integration world our national school system was accustomed to, where
society was more stable and more predictable
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The Vatican Council was very clear about the Church’s role in the world.
“ … that God’s kingdom may come, and that the salvation of the whole human race may come to pass” (Gaudium et Spes 45a)
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We need to be bold enough to accept Pope John XXIII’s statement that the Church is indeed the People of God
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Seeing the People of God in action engenders believing
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Fortunately, our New Zealand schools are doing well by a range of independent public indicators
c/f North & South/Metro Magazine
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As St Augustine encouraged, “Trust in God and do everything in your power to
make things happen.”
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His challenge to us is simple, “have the courage to be happy.”
(Rio de Janeiro Youth Congress 2013)
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Each school’s Integration Agreement i.e. the legal agreement between the Bishop of Hamilton and the Government,
is very explicit in what it legally expects of trustees of Integrated schools
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Integrated Schools Subject to Certain Enactments:
On integration, an integrated school becomes part of the State system of education in New Zealand
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Integrated schools enactments (1) shall in all respects be read subject to section 3 [preservation of special character] and section 80, and to the other provisions of this Act that relate to
integrated schools
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The Proprietor of an integrated school shall, subject to the provisions of the integration agreement, continue to have the responsibility to supervise the maintenance and
preservation of the education with a special character provided by the school
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Therefore, it has to be governed somewhat differently from your
neighbouring State school
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Your school’s Integration Agreement is the pivotal guiding structure which you need to always keep in focus in any decision you make
Not to do so could get you into trouble
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The aim of the Catholic school is to enable students to achieve their complete dignity as
persons in a relationship with Christ
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Simply teaching Religious Education does not qualify
a school as Catholic
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The central point remains that a school cannot be truly Catholic unless Catholicism and its values
are diffused into the entire curriculum, methods, organisation and ethos of the school
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Each of our 238 New Zealand and Catholic schools ought to be unabashedly Catholic and be thoroughly proud of its
Catholic identity and heritage
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Maybe, one other thing I could have said to the former Prime Minister is that inspiration is today’s
dynamo that people constantly seek
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This is fundamental Catholic social teaching
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Education is the locomotive and engine of history. We will not build a civilization of love as Pope John Paul II often spoke about,
if we do not believe we can
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Professional development, like this experience today,
is a great way to learn about our job as trustees of a Catholic school
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The New Zealand Handbook for Boards of Trustees, Principals and Staff of Catholic
Integrated Schools
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The Review and Development of the Special Character of a Catholic School is
a fundamental guiding resource
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The strength of the New Zealand education system with each school being a self-managing entity, is that parents, Proprietor Appointees and the professionals work together in order
to deliver a high quality education for our young people
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We need to be focused on graduating young people who are committed in their relationship with Christ, this ought to be a significant priority in what we do
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Quoting Cardinal Tom Williams again
“excellence is at the heart of the Gospel message, hence nothing short of top quality is ever good enough in a Catholic school”
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It means delivering an education which is data-driven where children and young people are guided by their teachers to be engaged in their learning through the use of personalized
learning logs, be they of the handwritten or electronic variety (BYOD)
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If things go wrong, even slightly,
it is the Board which is publicly responsible for the consequences
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In my view, Trustees are broadly responsible for creating the culture of the school – in simple terms this means,
“the way we do things around here.”
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The importance of treating everyone on the staff, the students and the wider community, with respect since they are in our
Catholic theology, “temples of the Holy Spirit”
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The principal of a school is the Board’s Chief Executive Officer
and is the Board’s Chief Advisor
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The Board sets the educational standards the Principal and staff are expected to
maintain and develop
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From time to time a Board has to engage in ‘Courageous Conversations’
with its principal, senior managers and syndicate leaders
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Professional Appraisal of each staff member’s performance
is a requirement at law
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Keeping in touch with one’s community is vital for any Board of Trustees
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Allow us to be united but not closed; humble but not fearful; simple but not naïve;
thoughtful but not overbearing; contemporary but not superficial; respectful of others, but boldly your disciples
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The Catholic school is primarily the active agent in the evangelising mission of the Church, not just for the students
but for all involved in the school-parish faith community
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However, don’t be daunted or put off by high minded idealism. Human history only makes positive progress when somebody believes change can
occur and then sets about making it happen
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Leadership is one of the world’s most precious resources. Nothing happens
without it
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Effective leaders are bold and are not afraid to put
their values and principles into practice
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Business as usual is no longer an attitude that
provides life and energy in the twenty first century
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Of necessity, we all have to become
champions of hope
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Trustees are authentic when we try to live by the vision and guidance
of the Gospels
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Tomorrow can be better than today, since as long as we breathe
we hope
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Thank you for the contribution you make to the development of our school networks, wherever you are from
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There are those who look at things the way they are and ask why?
I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”
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