SAPA SOUTH AFRICAN PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION A professional association for ordinary public and special school principals and deputy principals.

SAPA VISION SAPA affirms excellent educational leadership and management, enhances professional development and promotes meaningful interaction.

MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to: SAPA is an independent, non-discriminatory and non-aligned association. Our mission is to: Provide opportunities for the professional development of members and participate in policy formulation at departmental level by securing positions on relevant committees and task groups.  

VALUES Excellence Professionalism Integrity Collegiality Transparency

OBJECTIVES To promote and enhance educational leadership and effective school management teams. To promote opportunities for the professional development of principals. (See Constitution)

STRATEGIC GOALS To increase membership To develop training programmes and manuals for principals To coach and mentor To network and establish relations with training institutions (NGO’s) To train To research To induct To share best practice To foster relationships with social partners (Education International, SACE, and others

MEANING OF LOGO COLOURS/SYMBOLS Orange: Power Colour – associated with success, joy, enthusiasm, determination, change, energy, adventure Blue: Relates to one-on-one communication, it is associated with depth and stability, it symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, truth and it relates to KNOWLEDGE, POWER, INTEGRITY and SERIOUSNESS SYMBOLS: Shield: Symbol of strength and protection, symbol of status and leadership Shepherd’s Crook: Symbol of power and guardianship, symbol of leading people and responsibility 9 Rings: 9 Provinces (Rings symbolize power, control and infinity) Intersection of rings: Unity, Strength, Synergy, Collaboration

VALUES: EPIC - T Excellence (to add value and meaning in striving to be outstanding) Professionalism (the skill, good judgement and polite behaviour expected of members) Integrity (being honest and having strong moral principles) Collegiality (co-operative relationships of colleagues who share Accountability and Responsibility) Transparency (operating in such a way that it is easy for all to see what actions are performed)

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE (NEC) and DBE NATIONAL MEETINGS NATIONAL EXECUTIVE (NEC) and DBE 24, 25 and 26 FEB 2016 25, 26 and 27 MAY 2016 24, 25 and 26 AUGUST 2016 NOVEMBER : PLANNING FOR 2017 25, 26 and 27 FEB 2017