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Welcome to our Term 2 Bulletin - May 2023
As we settle into Autumn and the Winter months ahead we look forward to a settled term, supporting our school communities, colleagues, and students. Welcome to those new to our schools and new SBM's, we look forward to working with you.
Over the past months, Vice Chairperson, John Collighan and I, along with other Executive members, on behalf of the TSAA, have continued to meet with the Department of Education’s Corporate Managers at six weekly intervals and have been involved on various working and stakeholder groups. With severe staff shortages and a preference to stay in our schools whenever possible we have continued to meet via TEAMS. These meetings provide us with an effective podium for discussion and communication to enable us to connect, maintain and strengthen relationships with all DoE cohorts. Our meetings are very productive; giving us an opportunity to represent our colleagues, provide feedback, share initiatives, and develop excellence in administrative practices across our schools.
Agenda items discussed at CABS Meetings;
- Workforce - Recruitment and Employment Strategies
- Kiosk
- Bad Debt Procedures and Guidelines
- Relief Costs - Review of costs for relief 2022
- Air Purifiers - cleaning of filters
- Industrial Agreements , Additional weeks of employment
- Fixed Term Staff in Schools
- Roll-out of Administration formula / hours
- RDO Documentation - ESS
- HR Connect
- Signing of Statutory Declarations
Conference
Our TSAA Conference is on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 August 2023 at the Paranaple Convention Centre, Devonport. We are excited to be holding our conference on the Northwest coast for the very first time.
We are currently developing our two-day program. This year we are planning a slightly different program. We would like to offer delegates the choice of attending DECYP Master Classes. These sessions will be smaller groups on specific focus topics run by Corporate Business Units and their teams. When our delegates register to attend our conference, they will select which Master Classes they wish to attend each day. Feedback from previous years is that some of the DECYP presentation content had been covered previously in the Business Operations Professional Learning Wednesday TEAMS Sessions. By offering this different format we believe this will allow delegates more flexibility and added value – giving them opportunities to attend the sessions that are relevant and of interest to them.
Our AGM will be held as part of day two in our conference program along with our Annual Dinner on Thursday evening at the venue. Our Dinner theme this year is "Glitz & Glamour".
TSAA Executive
Executive positions and members for 2022 - 2023
- Chairperson – Cynthia Pearce
- Vice Chairperson – John Collighan
- Secretary – Carol Bellchambers
- Assistant Secretary – Sharon Lacey
- Treasurer – Brenda McLarin
- Assistant Treasurers –Missy Thompson
- Bulletin Editor; Shelley Spong
- Lucy Robbins
- Robyn Langworthy
- Gail McLaren
- Leanne Wescombe
- Andrea Miller
- Lea-Anne Breganti
Please reach-out to our Executive for support; discussion, sharing of ideas, concerns and assistance. We are always happy to facilitate "Buddy SBM's" - an informal arrangement, when you feel you need someone to touch-base with, a colleague to discuss and brain-storm with!
TSAA Desk calendars - we still have a small supply of additional 2023 desk calanders. If you would like an additional calendar please email gail.mclaren@decyp.tas.gov.au
Thank you to our TSAA and our National ASBLA Committee for your continued passion and dedication to School Business Leaders across Australia as we continue to promote school business leaders and our professional leadership roles in public schools.
Our Vision
Together we inspire and support the role to be skilled professional administrators
Chairperson
2023 Annual Conference
"Inspiring Futures - Moving Forward"
24 & 25 August 2023
Paranaple Convention Centre
Devonport
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN
Access Trybooking for delegates - https://www.trybooking.com/CIKFK
Following an incredible career performing in over 4500 concerts and keynote addresses, to well over a million people around Australia, New Zealand and the USA, the TSAA are pleased to announce that renowned blind guitarist and motivational speaker Lorin Nicholson OAM, has been invited to be our M.C. and motivational speaker, at this year's annual conference.
Lorin’s highly acclaimed motivational keynote address and contribution to our two day conference promises to be engaging, educational, entertaining and highly inspirational.
As a highly accomplished blind person, Lorin is a true example of leadership and how success can be achieved despite life’s hardships and challenges. During his keynote address titled; “Clarifying YOUR VISION – Don’t BE Blinded”, each person not only has the opportunity to see and hear Lorin’s inspirational music and powerful life experiences, but more importantly will receive fresh new perspectives and a hands-on approach to achieving real success and life balance at home and in the workplace.
Over recent years Lorin has been recognised as;
- a Golden Guitar finalist
- an Australian album producer of the year
- an Australian of the Year nominee
- a Queensland service award recipient
- a Batonbearer for the 2018 Queen's Batten Relay
- the First blind person to ride pushbike across Australia
- an Industry leading Remedial Therapist, practitioner and trainer
- a Motivational speaker at the Invictus Games 2018.
- an Order of Australia Medal OAM recipient 2021
As a happily married father of four children, businessman, educator, author, musician, athlete and motivational speaker, Lorin not only talks about success, he personifies it and looks forward to sharing his inspirational music, unique insights and life experiences with every member of the audience.
Our second keynote speaker is Ngaire Hobbins. Tasmanian identity,
Ngaire Hobbins is a dietitian skilled at sharing the science of nutrition, ageing and brain health in everyday language. She is an author and speaker as well as a clinical practitioner.
Ngaire’s presentations aim to help people live their best lives, especially those looking ahead towards or already embracing their later years. Advances in medicine have delivered us decades more than our grandparents enjoyed and we all want those years to be good ones – that is what Ngaire talks about. Ngaire is an engaging and informative speaker and will offer practical, sensible guidance on thriving into later life and reducing dementia risk. There will be time for audience questions during the session.
DECYP Master Classes
Delegates will be offered the choice of attending DECYP Master Classes throughout our two-day program. These sessions will be smaller groups on specific focus topics run by Corporate Business Units and their teams. A Microsoft Forms document will be emailed to delegates closer to the event to register your preferences.
In coming weeks we will email information for Administration Staff who would like to submit an Expression of Interest to attend our 2023 Conference.
Have you booked your conference accommodation as yet?
We recommend staying close-by at the Devonport Novotel; https://www.idem.events/r/tsaa-2023-conference-tasmanian-school-administrators-association
or the Gateway Hotel, Fenton Street; Gateway Hotel, Devonport, TAS (gatewayinn.com.au)
Parking is available at both sites along with generous three storey parking adjacent to the Paranaple Convention Centre.
- Did you know that in Edi under the "Telephony Dashboard" you can check your school's mobile phone and LAN line extension details - what mobile phones are being invoiced to your school
Emails to School Business Managers
