Jul 9, 2026 · 34 min · 16 segments
The School Spotlight Series complements the existing Flourishing Podcast by providing a practical, school-based perspective on the implementation of MACS priorities and initiatives. Through real…
Catherine WilsonGuestJacob GasperiniGuestUm, so we'll dive in then to, before we talk about your story, let's talk about, a little bit about how, I suppose, Max's system approach has supported, and then we can dive into what that journey's looked like for you.
And obviously we've got The Vision for Instruction, we've got The Vision for Engagement, and now more recently we've got The Vision for Leadership.
So you've got three kind of companion documents that guide the system.
How, how's that unity looked and, and felt like for you here at Loyola?
I think probably about four years ago, my appointment, um, and looking back now, it was laying the foundations for the engagement and Vision for Instruction.
Mm.
Um, we had a PL day led by Tom Brunzell from Berry Street, and he asked the staff, um, what was our biggest gap.
And unanimously staff responded, "In the inconsistencies." So all together, um, with Anna Salamak, we looked at how we can approach that and how can we have a shared language.
So the first thing that we looked at was the staff being consistent, predictable adults.
Mm.
Mm-hmm.
And from that we developed, um, consistent, predictable routines, which we call CPRs.
Are you ready to learn? Are you ready to leave? And it started, that started the momentum now looking back, of laying those foundations-
Sure
Um, a- aligning the wellbeing and the teaching and learning, two domains, um, together.
Yeah.
And then, you know, with the release of The Vision for Instruction and Vision for Engagement, it sort of, that was the natural next step progression-
Mm
Um, so we'll dive in then to, before we talk about your story, let's talk about, a little bit about how, I suppose, Max's system approach has supported, and then we can dive into what that journey's looked like for you.
And obviously we've got The Vision for Instruction, we've got The Vision for Engagement, and now more recently we've got The Vision for Leadership.
So you've got three kind of companion documents that guide the system.
How, how's that unity looked and, and felt like for you here at Loyola?
I think probably about four years ago, my appointment, um, and looking back now, it was laying the foundations for the engagement and Vision for Instruction.
Mm.
Um, we had a PL day led by Tom Brunzell from Berry Street, and he asked the staff, um, what was our biggest gap.
And unanimously staff responded, "In the inconsistencies." So all together, um, with Anna Salamak, we looked at how we can approach that and how can we have a shared language.
So the first thing that we looked at was the staff being consistent, predictable adults.
Mm.
Mm-hmm.
And from that we developed, um, consistent, predictable routines, which we call CPRs.
Are you ready to learn? Are you ready to leave? And it started, that started the momentum now looking back, of laying those foundations-
Sure
Um, a- aligning the wellbeing and the teaching and learning, two domains, um, together.
Yeah.
And then, you know, with the release of The Vision for Instruction and Vision for Engagement, it sort of, that was the natural next step progression-
Mm
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