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ACSI SA Leadership Conference Cape Town 2011

ACSI SA Leadership Conference Cape Town 2011. Anna-Marie Russell ACSI Director South Africa. The Team. Members of the Section 21 Company: NPC Brian Simmons – ACSI President Dan Egeler – Senior Vice President, ACSI Global. Mike Epp - International Director, Europe, CIS, and Africa

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ACSI SA Leadership Conference Cape Town 2011

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  1. ACSI SA Leadership ConferenceCape Town2011 Anna-Marie Russell ACSI Director South Africa

  2. The Team Members of the Section 21 Company: NPC • Brian Simmons – ACSI President • Dan Egeler – Senior Vice President, ACSI Global. • Mike Epp - International Director, Europe, CIS, and Africa • Samson Makhado – ACSI Director Africa • Carel Krige (and Director) • Gavin Brettenny (and Director) • Anna-Marie Russell (and Director)

  3. The Team The ACSI Board of Directors: • Gavin Brettenny – Harvest Christian School, Eastern Cape • Cobus Sipsma – Lighthouse Christian School, North West • Dave Klein – HeronBridge College, Gauteng • Sinatra Matimelo – Gateway Christian School KZN • Carel Krige - Doxa Deo Xanadu , North West, • Gwyn Hannington – The King’s School West Rand, Gauteng • Anna-Marie Russell – ACSI

  4. The Team In the Office: • Sandy Wubbeling: Educational Specialist • Megan Helsby: Early Foundations Manager • Brenda Edwards: CFO • Judy Marais: Office Manager

  5. The Team On the ground: • Limpopo – Fred Hoffman • North West Province – Peter Letlojane and Dirk Meyer • Gauteng – Anna-Marie Russell • Free State – Jonathan Brayshaw • KwaZulu Natal – Cindy Thomas • Eastern Cape – Coenie Breytenbach • Western Cape – Suritha Kaminsky

  6. Education System in South Africa 2 • Public Schools: 83.% • Other ABET; ECD; FET : 14.2% • Independent Schools: 2.8.%

  7. The Independent School Sector in South Africa, 2009 • Quality unknown • No control Unregistered Schools(1000?) • Meet provincial requirements for registration Registered Schools Numbers:1 207 2.8% • ACSI • ISASA • CIE • AMS • ACE • Montessori • Waldorf Schools affiliated in the Alliance (NAISA) Numbers: 1000 Schools affiliated to ACSI: Numbers 77 0.77%

  8. Core tenets of independence Independent schools in South Africa have the right to: • Follow our own distinctive mission as Christian schools. • Determine our own learner admission and promotion policies. • Choose our own curriculum and exit exams. • Determine how we are governed, financed and staffed. • Manage our own operations

  9. Who do we serve? • 77 Schools: 10 Western Cape; 10 Eastern Cape; 1 Free State; 27 Gauteng; 6 Limpopo; 10 North West Province; 13 KwaZulu Natal • 21164 Children • 1560 Teachers • Examining Bodies:23 IEB; 25 NSC; 4Cambridge; 1 Delta • Only 23 schools receive partial state subsidy • 5 Schools hold dual membership with ISASA

  10. How do we serve? • Maintaining contacts with relevant education sectors nationally and internationally to ensure that we keep abreast of the latest trends in education. • Indentifying needs and areas of risk in member schools • Sourcing and developing expertise to address needs. • Presenting programmes to member schools. • Providing one-0n-one assistance to schools

  11. How do we serve? • Spiritual Support • Professional Development • Student Development • Statutory Services • Academic Support • Administrative Services • Marketing Services • Outreach and networking • Leadership and Management Development

  12. Spiritual Support • What ACSI is all about • Weekly School Prayer List • Prayer list to Head Office • Prayer Calendar • Individual prayer requests

  13. Professional Development • Leadership Conference, specifically sessions on Best Practice • Educators Conferences • CAPS Info Day • Leaders to Lead Course in Limpopo

  14. Student Development • Grade 7 Leadership Adventure Camp • Annual Transformational Leadership Camp • Grade 10 and 11 Leadership Academy

  15. Statutory Services • NAISA: Rights and Responsibilities Document, NNSSF. • DBE • JLC’s • Umalusi • ETDP SETA • SACE : CPTD Points • Legal assistance • Policy assistance • Quality Assurance through International Accreditation

  16. Academic Support • Monthly Newsletter • Academic Material • CAPS Info Day • ODE Training: Biblical Integration

  17. Administrative Services and Communication • ACSI Website • Careers info on web page • Surveys • Communication: Monthly Newsletter, Newsletter, Christian Educator Magazine, Early Ed Magazine • Support and monitoring

  18. Marketing Services • Free hosting of schools’ websites on the ACSI South Africa web: www.acsi.co.za • Information about school events on twitter ACSISouthAfrica

  19. Outreach and Networking • Exchange Programmes • Opportunities to network with schools of like mind and heart • Partnerships with disadvantaged schools

  20. Leadership and Management Development • Leadership Conference • Leadership Tour to Canada • Leadership Round Table • Principals Meetings • Leadership Institute in Colorado Springs • International Institute for Christian School Educators in Columbia University, North Carolina • International Christian Educators Conference (ICEC) in Africa

  21. Mission Enabling Christian educators and schools to effectively prepare students for life.

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