Catholic Schools Office

Diocese of Broken Bay

http://www.cso.brokenbay.Catholic.edu.au
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Structure of the Catholic Schools Office

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Organisation Structure

The Context of Catholic School Administration

Catholic systemic schools in the Diocese of Broken Bay are administered by the Diocesan Schools Board and the Catholic Schools Office. There are diocesan nominees on the Catholic Education Commission (NSW) and the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) which liaise with the NSW government on education, school and employment issues. These peak NSW bodies are similarly linked at the national level with bodies responsible for liaison with the Federal government.

National State Diocese

Strategic Management Structure

Bishop Diocesan Schools Board Responsibility Co-responsible Implementation
   
  1. Initiate the development and authorise the Strategic Plan
  2. Monitor the implementation of Strategic Plan
  3. Organise evaluation of achievement of the goals and priorities
  4. Annually review the Strategic Plan and adjust in the light of changing circumstances

Parish Priests, Principals, School Boards and Schools

  1. Integrate the recommendations from the school review report, local consultations and the Systemic Schools Strategic Plan into the School Strategic Plan
  2. Through the principal, develop annual school plans based on the School Strategic Plan
  3. Through the principal, report annually on progress with the implementation of the School Strategic Plan

Director & Catholic Schools Office

  1. Develop annual implementation plans for those goals that appropriately fall to the Catholic Schools Office to implement
  2. Resource schools with advice, processes or expert assistance to meet their responsibilities in achieving those goals that appropriately fall to schools
  3. Gather data from schools and Catholic Schools Office and prepare reports for the Diocesan Schools Board on progress with mplementation of the Plan
  4. Report annually on progress with the implementation of the Diocesan Schools System Strategic Plan

The Diocesan Schools Board

The Diocesan Schools Board was established by the Bishop of the Diocese of Broken Bay to assist and advise him with regard to the overall operation of Catholic schools within the Diocese.

In carrying out this responsibility, the Board is charged with two primary functions:

  • to develop and foster a vision for Catholic schools, consistent with the diocesan vision, which will enable them to respond to the Church's mission by offering educational services and opportunities in an atmosphere of Catholic faith and practice, designed to nurture the formation of the whole person and to foster a just society
  • to develop, support and resource this vision through the provision of long-term strategic planning for the key elements within the Diocesan education system - including finance, faith development, educational programs, facilities, accountability and marketing. In its long-term planning, the Board is responsible for establishing, monitoring and evaluating priorities, goals, outcomes, broad policies and guidelines necessary for the smooth operation of all elements of the system.

Membership of the Diocesan Schools Board

The Diocesan Schools Board is chaired by the Bishop of the Diocese of Broken Bay, Bishop David Walker, and consists of the Director of the Catholic Schools Office, Parish Priests, parent representatives, consultants in education and finance, a CSO Primary and Secondary consultant, a Principal of a Diocesan Congregational School, systemic Primary and Secondary schools and other senior CSO staff.

The Diocesan Schools Board is supported by three committees comprising CSO office, school, parish and parent representatives. The three committees are Educational Services, Mission Services and Financial Services.