School board has retreat
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School's school board gathered at Delaney House, The Entrance, on the weekend of November 20 for a retreat.
On the retreat, each member of the board was asked to reveal his or her hopes for the school as it moves forward with its strategic planning.
"Sometimes not a lot is known about the work of the board," said principal Mr Frank Cohen.
"Its representatives are parents with diverse backgrounds, interests, income and education levels, but with one common goal, to make our school the best it can be.
"Academic standards, although strong when compared to our local and similar schools, is an area where we can achieve greater.
"It is my vision that we always aim to be on par or above the Diocesan mean for literacy and numeracy.
"In order to achieve this, there is the need to strengthen our early literacy programs and build upon the great work being done through the implementation of the reading assist and booster programs," said Mr Cohen.
Newsletter, 23 Nov 2011
Frank Cohen, St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School