School Renewal Action Plan - St Thomas More College

Priority 4 – Strategic Resourcing
Priority Goals for 2012
Develop a five year ICLT Plan
Develop a the College Education brief and College Master Plan
Evaluate and possibly introduce the Life LMS as replacement for Moodle
In 2012 the College completed a new Education Brief and Building Master Plan. Both have been endorsed
by Brisbane Catholic Education and take into consideration the resourcing and curriculum needs needed to
prepare for the arrival of Year 7 in 2015. Following on from these documents the College submitted plans
to the Block Grant Authority for funding to construct the following buildings.
Application 1 – Five new specialist classrooms including – Performance Music, Visual Arts, Drama,
Catering Kitchen and a Dining Room.
Application 2 – New Administration Building including Support Services.
Application 3 – Six classrooms plus three flexible learning areas.
Whatever the outcome of the application, our enrolment increases over the last two years, and the arrival
of Year 7 in 2015, mean that the College will need more teaching spaces. We will work with Brisbane
Catholic Education and our architects to ensure that the decisions around building and resourcing support
our teaching and learning goals.
In 2012 the College was granted funding of $44,000 to support the introduction of the Life LMS. This
funding has been used to provide professional support to assist staff in using this new system. Over 2013
the College will eventually migrate all files from our current system (Moodle) to the BCE Life LMS. The
move to a BCE supported system has the potential to be more cost effective as well as the benefit of the
increased functionality of the new LMS. As a pilot school the College is placed ahead of other BCE Colleges
in the roll out of the LMS.
Summary
This report shows that 2012 has been another year of significant growth at St Thomas More College. The
College has continued to review curriculum offerings in light of the Australian Curriculum and the
implementation of Dimensions of Learning. At the heart of our curriculum journey has been the commitment
to providing an educational pathway that values the student who is on a VET Pathway as equally as those
students who are on an Academic Pathway. Further to this our co-curricular program has continued to grow
and provide opportunities outside of the classroom where students can demonstrate their gifts. I thank all
staff and students for the contributions made to making 2012 a success. I look forward to the opportunity in
2013 to build on our efforts and achievements of this year.
Peter Elmore
Principal
10 October 2012
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