1. 5.1 Council for Lutheran Education Pages 98-138
Including:
Luther College, Croydon
Good Shepherd College, Hamilton
Lakeside College, Pakenham
Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine
Good News Lutheran College, Wyndham
Geelong Lutheran College, Armstrong Creek

2. CLE Presentation Mission & Vision People
Structural Clarity (Governance matters)
Strategic Plan
Performance
Celebrations & Key Messages
Future Challenges

3. LEVNT Mission & Vision
LEVNT participates in the mission of the Church by serving the schools, colleges and early childhood centres of our Region, ensuring that we remain authentically Lutheran as we strive together to build excellence in education and spiritual growth while achieving sustainability for our Region.
LEVNT strives to be a valued and trusted, well governed, well led and financially sustainable service provider. Being part of a much larger LCA wide organisation, we will optimise resources and opportunities to serve, grow and support the Region. As an innovative facilitator we will develop systems, partnerships and networks to build capability and capacity across our Region.

4. Council for Lutheran Education (CLE)
David Walkenhorst Chair
Ron Asquith Vice Chair
Matt Miller Secretary
Brett Hausler Member
Peter Zweck Member (retiring)
Heather Briggs Member
Greg Schneider Member
Chris McMillan Member
Vacancy Member
Vacancy Pastor Member

5. LEVNT Staff Paul Weinert Executive Director
Don Walkley Interim Assistant Director
Tammy Hughes Director: Operations
Graeme Huf Director: Business Services
Liz Pietsch Education Officer: Formation
Vicki Schilling Education Officer: Curriculum
Josie Muratore Office Administrator
John Graetz Accountant
William Neil Business Services Officer

6. Structural Clarity Terms of Reference Approved at 2014 Synod
Successfully implemented
Provides structural clarity for Schools/CLEVNT /Schools Assembly relationship
Constructive and positive attitude to change

7. Structural Clarity
Memorandum of Understanding Vic/Tas DCC and NSW DCC (MOU)
Working committee set up
Finalised, approved and signed by both Districts in 2015
Defines:
CLEVNT responsibility to all schools in both Districts
Joint appointment of Executive Director
Funding of CLEVNT
Reference to Constitution and By-Laws
Loan approval processes
CLEVNT reporting responsibility to both Districts

8. Structural Clarity Lutheran Education Australia Governance Review
GCC recommended LEA Governance Review
Review managed by Dr. Maureen Cleary
Governance review Dialogue Group
Central driver is betterment of LEA
Addressing the governance and administrative anomalies of LEA
Government bodies have governance and administrative concerns with LEA
Review and recommendations may present significant challenges to congregations/schools
Constructive and positive engagement required
Consultation is ongoing

9. Strategic Plan GOVERNANCE and LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
To review and build consistent leadership and governance structures, capability and succession across the region based on best practice
To build strategic partnerships and networks to help realise our vision, especially in relation to educational excellence and school improvement
To review and build consistent leadership capability and succession across the region based on best practice
To align national and regional goals in relation to leadership development
To build quality and sustainable capacity and capability within the LEVNT Regional Office
To strengthen engagement and communications with key stakeholders

10. Strategic Plan REGION-WIDE VIABILITY, IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH
To build strategic networks to help realise our vision, especially in relation to educational excellence and school improvement
To build performance improvement across all regional schools to ensure ongoing compliance and educational outcomes
To have all regional schools systemically funded
To build viability and performance improvement across all regional schools to ensure ongoing solvency, profitability, sustainability and growth
To achieve regulatory compliance of all schools across the region
To comply with national Child Protection obligations
To drive a culture of risk management across all schools

11. Strategic Plan SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
To reaffirm and promote with LCA what it means to be a Lutheran school in the 21st century
To build staff effectiveness to deliver the Christian Curriculum
To achieve an increase in the proportion of accredited staff by delivering in the most flexible ways possible

12. Strategic Plan NEW INITIATIVES
Develop resource base for systems and processes for school staff recruitment and performance development
Identify and develop priority school partnerships across the Region
Establish appropriate intentional support structures for current Principals
Improve the culture of Region-wide collaboration, sharing and support
Develop opportunity and risk mitigation strategies around school viability and growth

13. School Performance Enrolments State 2014 2015 2016 Victoria 5,085 5360
5,596
Tasmania
116
140
169
NSW
976
950
933
TOTAL
6,177
6450
6,698
Growth
4.8%
4.4%
3.8%

14. School Performance Regional Financial Performance (all schools)
Operations
2014
2015
Operating Revenue
92.6m
102.0m
Including Fees Charged
34.8m
37.6m
Including Government Funding
54.9m
60.6m
Employee Costs
61.4m
67.2m
Operating Expenses
18.1m
19.5m
Operating Surplus
3.4m
5.5m
Earnings from Operations (EBIDA)
13.1m
15.3m

15. School Performance Regional Financial Position (all schools)
Balance Sheet
2014
2015
Total Assets
221.5m
251.8m
Total Liabilities
78.2m
81.9m
Net Equity
143.3m
169.9m
Land Value
54.9m
66.1m
Loans Outstanding
61.8m
66.3m
Principal Loan Repayments made
4.5m
4.8m

16. School Performance Regional KPI’s (all schools) KPI Benchmark 2014
2015
Profitability
Min 10%
14.2%
15.0%
Sustainability
Max 6.5 times
4.72
4.32
Solvency
Min 15%
18.0%
18.9%

17. Celebrations and Key Messages
Stable CLE board with diverse range of skills
Successful implementation of Terms of Reference
Respectful relationship between schools and CLEVNT
Sharing mission and ministry goals of District
Horsham P – 12 approval
School numbers increasing by approximately 4% each year due to growth at Geelong, Hobart, Horsham, Pakenham, Wodonga and Wyndham
Excellent Business Committee established

18. Celebrations and Key Messages
Finalisation of Vic/Tas and NSW MOU
Strategic Plan simplified for implementation and on track
Development and implementation of regional systems and processes for good governance, management and compliance with schools
Inclusion of the 4 NSW schools into the LEVNT funding System for Commonwealth Grants = now covers all 20 schools of the Region
Reduction of System Weighted Average SES from 101 to 100 = more funding per student for the System
Introduction of Risk Mitigation and Compliance system
Identification of emerging leaders
Leadership succession

19. Future Challenges
Region wide succession planning – governance and leadership
LEA Governance review and recommendations for future school and regional governance structures
Financial viability of all schools
Funding school growth at Geelong, Horsham, Pakenham and Wyndham
Maintaining LLL matching deposit support
Avoid duplication of resources (across Regions)
Increasing compliance requirements
Partnerships between schools
LEVNT team workload

21. Proposal Be it resolved that the Report of CLEVNT be received with thanks.

22. 2017 BUDGET LEVNT - SEPARATE
Funded by levy on schools
LCAVD - DISTRICT
$1,407,938
LEVNT – SCHOOLS $2,042,452