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National Strategic Plan

Vision - 2020 AD Beacon Plan Goals
Mission
Planning Values
Goals: 2001 - 2005
Papers Published about the National Strategic Plan 2001 - 2005
Current Goal Status

Vision - 2020 AD Beacon Plan Goals

• Quality, effective leadership of schools.
• Equity, quality and excellence in educational outcomes for each student.
• A Catholic population which is knowledgeable about its Faith and supportive of its schools.
• Well qualified teachers in Catholic schools, especially in the areas of religious education and the special character dimension of the school.
• Strong partnership between parish(es) and school(s) to support the revitalisation of the Church's mission in the world.
• Practical commitment to achieve positive bi-cultural relationships with Maori and a commitment to a healthy multi-cultural society.
• Dynamic graduates from our schools who are committed to promoting the Good News in its various dimensions with emphasis on: evangelisation, service, community and social justice.
• Effective use of technologies to deliver educational outputs in an open learning environment.
• A national system of schools that is proactive and which positively interacts with Government, its agencies and with wider national networks.
• A commitment to the long-term progress and development of the economically and socially disadvantaged.

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Mission

To Provide Quality Catholic School Education in Aotearoa - New Zealand

This mission will be carried out by Proprietors collaborating to:

1. Supervise the maintenance and preservation of Catholic education with its Special Character.
2. Develop and strengthen this education.
3. Enable schools to deliver this education.
4. Provide educational land and buildings.

The Catholic School in the Third Millennium

"The future of the world and of the Church belongs to the younger generation. Thus the Catholic school aims to offer young people the means to acquire the knowledge they need in order to find a place in a society which is strongly characterised by technical and scientific skill. But at the same time, it aims, above all, to impart a solid Christian formation." (Congregation for Catholic Education 1997. The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium)

NZCPCIS

Provides a structure within which the proprietors of Catholic Integrated Schools co-operate in matters of common interest related to school land and buildings, and education offered by the schools, without limiting or diminishing the powers, authority and responsibilities of individual proprietors.

NZCEO Limited

Continues to provide the governance of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office in accordance with directions as specified from time to time by the shareholders who are members of the NZCPCIS.

Principles re Strategic Planning

1. NZCPCIS Strategic Plan adopts a five-year time horizon, developing long-term and medium-term goals and strategies in order to achieve this.
2. NZCPCIS Strategic Plan is proactive.
3. NZCPCIS Strategic Plan envisages a desired future (2020 Beacon Plan) and develops organizational strategies in order to achieve this.
4. NZCEO Limited Board develops the broad framework of the Strategic Plan.
5. The broad framework gives the CEO and staff guidelines and a framework within which to work.
6. NZCEO staff does the detailed operational long-term planning.
7. The plan is reviewed each year to mark off milestones of achievement, to acknowledge failures or reasons for redirection, and to ensure that the organization is on track towards the achievement of its five-year goals.
8. The CEO is accountable to the NZCEO Limited Board for the achievement of the Strategic Plan.

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Planning Values

1. We value a sense of clear direction in our involvement with Catholic school education.
2. We are committed to working collaboratively.
3. We want to develop a partnership with the people we work with.
4. We want to strengthen a common-good approach in our attitude to Catholic schools.
5. We wish to be leaders who are both leading and responding.
6. We believe that schools are learning centres for parishes and the Catholic community.
7. We want our schools to transform rather than conform, to stand out, rather than fit in.

About the Plan

The Strategic Plan is a means by which the Proprietors of Catholic Integrated Schools indicate for a five-year period how they intend to co-operate in matters of common interest related to school land and buildings, and the education offered by the schools

In accordance with NZCPCIS Constitution, the plan does not limit or diminish the powers, authority and responsibilities of individual proprietors in Special Character and Property Matters

Individual Proprietors, local Proprietor co-operatives and their agencies will have individual and local plans which reflect their powers, authority and responsibilities related to local and regional special character and property issues.

In drawing up detailed operational long-term planning to ensure the implementation of the plan, the NZCEO is in communication with local and regional groups of Proprietors. It collaborates with all those who, in a spirit of partnership, endeavour to work co-operatively to bring about the best possible Catholic Character and property outcomes which will ensure quality Catholic school education.

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Goals: 2001 - 2005

Goal One: CATHOLIC CHARACTER
To enhance and strengthen the special character of schools.

Goal Two: LEADERSHIP
To ensure that there are opportunities for people in key positions to prepare themselves to be effective in leadership practice.

Goal Three: COMMON GOOD
To promote the common good of the Catholic school system in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Goal Four: PARTNERSHIP
To promote the development of active partnerships between schools and their associated groups.

Goal Five: TREATY OF WAITANGI
To ensure that the Treaty of Waitangi is a living document for Proprietors in fulfilling their responsibilities

Goal Six: INCLUSIVENESS
To ensure that Catholic education is available to all Catholics.

Goal Seven: VIABILITY
To maintain and enhance the viability of our schools

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Papers Published about the National Strategic Plan 2001 - 2005

Paper 721 discussion Marketing Catholic Schools [pdf 150k]

Networking Among Catholic Schools [pdf 100k]

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Goal One: CATHOLIC CHARACTER

To enhance and strengthen the special character of schools.

Indicators: We will have achieved this goal when:

1. National collaboration enhances and strengthens the special character of schools.

Goal Two: LEADERSHIP

There are sufficient quality professional development opportunities for people in key leadership positions in Catholic schools.
There is evidence that the professional development is preparing people to be effective in leadership practice.

Goal Three: COMMON GOOD

Catholic school communities understand the concept of the common good.
The common good motivates initiatives affecting the Catholic School system.

Goal Four: PARTNERSHIP:

Proprietors, individually and collectively, have promoted the development of active partnerships between schools and their associated groups.
The partnerships have been developed.

Goal Five: TREATY OF WAITANGI:

The Treaty of Waitangi becomes a significant basis for forward looking attitudes to cultural relationships within the Catholic School System.
The Treaty of Waitangi is recognised as the foundation document establishing the base partnership between Maori and Pakeha as the two founding cultures of the nation of New Zealand and also as the document that provides the platform for modern multi cultural New Zealand.

Goal Six: INCLUSIVENESS:

We are a welcoming community offering a Catholic education which meets the diverse needs of all Catholics.

Goal Seven: VIABILITY:

80% of eligible Catholic school students are enrolled in Catholic schools.

This documentation can be downloaded as a pdf file. 2020 Beacon Plan Goals, revised 2004 [pdf 80kb]

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Current Goal Status

Update on implementation of 2004 and ongoing actions

Goal One: Catholic Character
Goal Two: Leadership
Goal Three: Common Good
Goal Four; Partnership
Goal Five: Treaty of Waitangi
Goal Six: Inclusiveness
Goal Seven: Viability

Goal One: CATHOLIC CHARACTER

To enhance and strengthen the special character of schools.

Indicators: We will have achieved this goal when:

1. National collaboration enhances and strengthens the special character of schools.

Goal Two: LEADERSHIP

To ensure that there are opportunities for people in key positions to prepare themselves to be effective in leadership practice.

Indicators: We will have achieved this goal when:

1. There are sufficient quality professional development opportunities for people in key leadership positions in Catholic schools.
2. There is evidence that the professional development is preparing people to be effective in leadership practice.

Goal Three: COMMON GOOD

To promote the common good of the Catholic school system in Aotearoa - New Zealand.

Indicators: We will have achieved this goal when:

1. Catholic school communities understand the concept of the common good.
2. The common good motivates initiatives affecting the Catholic School system.

Goal Four: PARTNERSHIP

To promote the development of active partnerships between schools and their associated groups.

Indicators: We will have achieved this goal when:

1. Proprietors, individually and collectively, have promoted the development of active partnerships between schools and their associated groups.
2. The partnerships have been developed.

Goal Five: TREATY OF WAITANGI

To ensure that the Treaty of Waitangi is a living document for Proprietors in fulfilling their responsibilities.

Indicators: We will have reached this Goal when:

1. The Treaty of Waitangi becomes a significant basis for forward looking attitudes to cultural relationships within the Catholic School System.
2. The Treaty of Waitangi is recognised as the foundation document establishing the base partnership between Maori and Pakeha as the two founding cultures of the nation of New Zealand and also as the document that provides the platform for modern multi cultural New Zealand.

Goal Six: INCLUSIVENESS

To ensure that Catholic education is available to all Catholics.

Indicators: We will have achieved this Goal when:

1. We are a welcoming community offering a Catholic education which meets the diverse needs of all Catholics.

Goal Seven: VIABILITY

To maintain and enhance the viability of our schools.

Indicators: We will have achieved this Goal when:

1. 80% of eligible Catholic school students are enrolled in Catholic schools.

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