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Vision Statement
The Halton Catholic District School Board is a
model learning community, widely recognized as distinctively Catholic, providing exceptional education, while nurturing the call to love and to serve as a people of faith, living out God's plan. |
Fulfilling the Promise -
Strategic Planning and RenewalThe success of our system over
the past forty years is the
direct result of the vibrant and
active partnership between all
the various stakeholders in
education: students, parents,
parishes, professional educators
and support staff,
administrators, trustees and
community members. The
importance of this active
partnership was recognized by
the Ontario Conference of
Catholic Bishops in its 1989
pastoral letter "This Moment of
Promise". As the face of
education in Ontario continues
to change rapidly, our Strategic
Planning and Renewal Process
provides an opportunity for all
stakeholders to renew our
collective commitment to the
Mission and Vision of Catholic
education within our Board. In
this way, we can bring planned,
methodical solutions to the
challenges we face, fully
realize the potential of the
opportunities currently before
us, and ultimately fulfill the
promise of Catholic education as
the Bishops of Ontario have
called upon us to do.
What is the Strategic Planning and Renewal Process?
Strategic Planning is a means by
which an organization constantly
evaluates and renews itself to
achieve a common goal. In order
to achieve this goal, a
Strategic Plan must deal with
the longer term needs and
specifically with growth and
change. In education, the
Strategic Planning process is
developed and implemented to
provide the vision, values and
leadership needed to manage,
guide and sustain that growth
and change. It is a blueprint
for expected outcomes and
provides a framework to assist
in reaching those desired
outcomes.
The Priority Areas of Focus
Based upon the initial
examination of existing data and
in order to accurately align
itself with such things as
current Ministry of Education
initiatives and expectations,
the Ministry Operational Renewal
Process, student Improvement
Planning processes and the
demonstration of our distinct
Catholic identity, the follow
four broad Areas of Priority
will be the focus areas in which
the Strategic Planning and
Renewal Process develops and
implements Goals, Strategies and
Indicators of Success during the
renewal period.
1. Strengthening the
distinctively Catholic character
of our schools and programs.
2. Enhancing school
effectiveness and improving
student achievement.
3. Building capacity with all
educational partners.
4. Improving levels of service
and support to schools.
The Role of all Community Partners
Research indicates that the
development and implementation
of a successful Strategic Plan
depends largely on the initial
widespread undertaking and
communication of the process and
the commitment to seeing it
through by all stakeholders. The
development phase of the Board's
Strategic Planning and Renewal
process will include widespread
and frequent participation and
consultation from stakeholder
groups, including: students,
parents, staff, Catholic School
Councils, the Catholic Parent
Involvement Committee (CPIC),
the Special Education Advisory
Committee (SEAC), parishes,
trustees, bargaining unit
representatives and other
community partners.
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