Principal's Message
By Mr Kort Goodman - Principal
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Early in the year I wrote to you highlighting the fact that societal values and beliefs continue to change and evolve. Whether or not this is for better or worse is certainly debatable. I also emphasised that as an educational system we are striving to continually reflect on our current practices and engage in professional renewal for the purpose of providing the best educational experience for your sons/daughters.
In the same letter I asked for your support in completing a survey, sharing your thoughts on how you view our College in relationship to its Catholic identity and how this identity might be shaped to meet the needs of our community moving into the future.
Today I would like to take the opportunity to thank our community for the wonderful response we had to the survey. The support and interest shown by our parents in completing this survey highlights the great community that we have at Assumption College and the importance that our parents place on their children’s education.
I would also like to explain that the next step in our review of the information provided by our community involves my attendance at the ‘Enhancing Catholic Schools Identity Leuven Study Intensive’ in Belgium from the 23rd May until the 10th June. During these two weeks I will be part of the Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools group attending university in Leuven, participating in lectures and tours of local schools, whilst reflecting upon literature provided as part of the course and the data we have gathered through the survey prior to departure. In addition to attending the lectures and excursions each of the participants are required to complete a number of written assessment tasks. These assessment tasks ask us to examine how the learning that has occurred will impact upon our practices as leaders and the Catholic identity of our schools into the future. Upon return to Assumption College I will be sharing this information with our community in order to generate further discussion around the future of our College.
Finally, I would like to inform the community that, when I return from Belgium, I will be extending my absence from the College until the start of week 10. This will mean that I am away from the College for just over four weeks in total. During my absence the following staffing changes will be in place;
- Mr Craig Frattini will be Acting Principal.
- Mrs Anna Hardy will be Acting Deputy Principal.
- Ms Eliza Harris will be Acting Assistant Principal Curriculum.
- Mrs Kristy Searson will be Acting Program Leader for Senior Schooling.
- Miss Rebecca Bastion will be Acting Curriculum Leader for Arts.
- Miss Kait Peters will be taking on a teaching contract for the four weeks.
I thank these wonderful people for their willingness to undertake these roles and I am sure they will do an excellent job. I would also like to welcome Miss Peters to Assumption College and wish her all the best for the time that she is with us.
NAPLAN
Congratulations to the Year 7 and 9 students who sat their respective NAPLAN tests during week four. As a College we encouraged the students to give these tests their best possible shot so that we could use the accurate data gathered to inform our future teaching and learning activities. Striving to achieve to your personal best in all activities is something that we want all the students of Assumption College to do and our Year 7 & 9 students certainly demonstrated this characteristic last week.
Have a lovely week.
Kort