天主教教區學校校監校董座談會

Experience Sharing Session for Supervisors and School Managers of Diocesan Schools

天主教教育事務處於十一月二十六日 ( 星期三 ) 舉行教區學校神職界校監校董座談會。陳日君主教、陳志明副主教及三十多位校監校董參與。

座談會於上午九時開始。首先由陳志明副主教帶領祈禱。接著教育事務主教代表胡路明女士多謝各位神長對教區學校的指導和支持 。為使各神長了解教育最新發展，教育事務處特別邀請黃嘉純律師講解有關二零零二教育（修訂）條例草案。黃律師詳細解釋（修訂）條例草案的背景、重點，草擬條文的內容及需要關注的事項。

座談會第二部份是經驗分享及討論。 陳日君主教與各校監校董探討教區學校的管理和發展前景。 陳主教重申他對成立「法團校董會」的憂慮。他認為應繼續現時校董會的模式，並成立「校政委員會」。席間各神長均踴躍發言，關注如何堅持天主教有教無類、多元化辦學的使命，以及重新檢視天主教辦學精神、如何辦好有天主教特色的學校。各位校監校董亦討論校長的權責，學校資源的有效運用及教區學校對特區未來教育發展所承擔的角色。隨後全體共晉午膳，於下午二時，整個聚會才完滿結束。

An experience sharing session for School Supervisors & Managers (clergy) of Diocesan Schools was held on 26^th November 2003 (Wednesday) from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., including a talk, discussion and lunch.  Bishop Joseph Zen, Fr. Dominic Chan V.G. and more than thirty Supervisors and Managers attended the function. 

The Session began with a prayer led by Fr. Dominic Chan .V. G. then followed by the opening address by Miss Alice Woo, the Episcopal Delegate for Education.  Miss Woo thanked all the Supervisors and Managers for their immense contribution in the running of Diocesan Schools in spite of their heavy Parish workload. 

In the talk given by the guest speaker, Mr. Lester Huang, the background of the Education (Amendment) Bill 2002 was explicitly explained.  Mr. Huang briefed in detail the setting up & function of the proposed Incorporated Management Committee (IMC). 

The second part of the Session was for experience sharing and discussion.  Bishop Joseph Zen expressed his worries whether the future IMC would really function effectively.  Under the present system of management, the Catholic Diocese, throughout all these years, has been playing a significant role in contributing to the education in Hong Kong   The Bishop was in favour of the recommendation of the No 7 Education Commission Report about setting up the School Executive Committee under the School Management Committee.  The Supervisors and Managers voiced their opinions about strengthening the specific Catholic characteristics in Diocesan Schools and instilling Catholic values in teachers and students.  They also discussed the role of the school Principal, the effective deployment of school resources and the commitment of the Diocese to serve the development of education in Hong Kong.