Katina Athanasos

Experienced and results-driven manager and leader adept at fostering teamwork, motivating staff, and cultivating strong stakeholder relations. Demonstrates proficiency in independent decision-making and strategic judgment to drive organisational success. Committed to leveraging training, monitoring, and morale-building expertise to elevate employee engagement and drive performance. Collaborative leadership style focused on fostering an empowering work culture through partnership and cooperation. Proven track record of building and sustaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Detail-oriented and organised team player capable of effectively managing multiple projects with precision and efficiency.

• Human Resourcing (VSP & HR Tools), IRMS, STAR, Finance and Assets (FABSNet) - part of the leadership team to oversee and resourcefully fund staffing and school improvement with a resource budget of between 2.5 and 3.2 million dollars.
• Providing instructional leadership to support DfE strategic priorities, including the delivery of Teaching and Learning (F-6) and Student Behaviour Management.
• Strategic leadership in leading and organising Professional Development- Literacy, Numeracy and Wellbeing.
• Supporting middle managers to lead and support Literacy and Numeracy priorities driven by the Site Improvement Plan (SIP).
• Ensuring responsibility and accountability of staff by:
• Leading and coordinating the implementation of DfE improvement policy.
• Working with staff in the development of achievable site improvement goals, including agreed improvement targets, challenges of practice and actions.
• Day-to-day whole school management, line management, and Governing Council staff member.
• Lead the First Nations Team and development of the Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Provide high level policy development and operational feedback to ensure staff, students and community are supported and part of an Inclusive Education learning system.
• Facilitate effective local incident management process in conjunction with DfE policy, procedure, guidelines and departmental officers.

• Board Member, Regional Development Australia, Yorke and Mid North
• Board Member, Business Port Pirie, Business Chamber

• Leading a Team through change.
• Introduced 'Teaching Sprints' for staff to track their impact over time.
• Changed meeting structures to prioritise capacity building and strategic planning for pedagogical changes in Literacy and Numeracy, receiving positive feedback from staff.
• Created a Primary Years team to promote seamless education with continuity and collaboration opportunities.
• Led the team in developing a whole school approach to the teaching and learning of Literacy informed by best practice and DfE directions.
• Realigned policies to better support teachers and empower staff to access data and implement Units of Work in collaborative teams with expert support.
• Communication to support and challenge through an in-depth knowledge.
• Leveraging professional development opportunities, including Partnership, Portfolio days, Harvard Principal program, and a Masters of Education, I have acquired extensive expertise in educational leadership. As a result, I have accomplished the following:
• Lead whole school Literacy Improvement, with staff analysing data to target and support the SIP.
• Completed Step 4 and 5 processes/analysis of the Site Improvement Plan to determine next steps for whole school improvement.
• Implemented evidence-based diagnostic assessment tools across the school to target individual student data against three tiers of intervention.
• Successfully acquired a $10,000 Pirie Partnership grant to enhance Year 3-6 Educators' skills, knowledge, and understanding in planning and programming for improved outcomes in English.
• Supported teachers in implementing the Curriculum Units and began mapping the English learning with expert support.
• To foster innovation and efficiency, we transitioned our whole-school data to an online platform. This was driven by the active participation in Partnership days that focussed on using this platform at a leadership level. This change has significantly improved our ability to track and monitor student progress, as staff members now use the platform collaboratively in Learning Teams to plan their teaching and learning strategies. To facilitate this transition, I led Microsoft Teams professional development sessions in partnership with our IT staff member, empowering our team members with the confidence and skills needed to access and utilise the platform effectively.
• Effective people management skills with a strong results and performance focus.
• Implemented and led the establishment of effective Learning Teams (LTs) to improve teaching and learning outcomes. Driven by the professional development-DfE Data Leadership program. This involved identifying needs, setting clear objectives aligned with the school's improvement work, forming diverse teams, providing facilitation and guidance, and utilising data-driven approaches. Ensured ongoing professional development, encouraged collaboration and open disciplined dialogue, and implemented evidence-based actions to enhance teaching strategies and curriculum decisions. Regular evaluation and reflection supported continuous improvement and successful initiatives were scaled up for collective learning.
• Conducting self-reviews, leading preparations for external, site and partnership reviews.
• Part of the team that re-aligned line management and implemented cyclical Learning Team meetings driven by data to inform next steps in teaching and learning.
• Empower SSOs through ongoing professional development and delegated administration tasks to increase time for leaders- teaching and learning improvement.
• Developed and implement an extensive transition program for our students from Preschool to Foundation.
• Oversee the implementation and impact of the Autism Inclusion Teacher.
• Encourage and provide opportunities for staff to undertake relevant PD throughout the year, tracking and monitoring their progress.
• Connect and work with the Local Education Team ongoing and as required.
• Lead weekly Teaching and Learning meetings, Pupil Free Days, and Week 0 with a focus on performance development and whole school approaches to improve student outcomes.
• Knowledge and commitment to promote and create a safe and inclusive work environment.
• Lead the NCCD data collection with additional support and professional development as required.
• Liaise with IESP and SSS to resource and financially manage students IESP funding and grant allocations.
• Made intervention and support structures more transparent, continuously updating the community through an online communication program.
• Use EDSAS Behaviour Data to inform next steps in strengthening the whole school approach.
• Worked as a team with Support Services and Child Protection to increase attendance and support for our at-risk families.
• Supported staff in developing individualised wellbeing plans supportive of the PDP process.
• Developed a well-structured PD policy and procedure.
• Oversee Early Career Teachers and provide appropriate support along their journey.
• Organised professional development (PD) aligned with site, partnership, and DfE priorities and directives.

• Deputy Principal, Solomontown Primary School (B-2), 01/2020, Current, 2, approximately 162, 37, Junior Primary, Primary
• Principal and Co-Principal, Solomontown Primary School (A-3), Term 1, Term 2, 2021

• Pirie Portfolio, Primary Network, Pirie Partnership Representative
• Pirie Partnership SAPSASA site representative and coach

• Broughton Mundoora Netball Club Treasurer
• Academic Tutor, Uni Hub Spencer Gulf (Port Pirie), Central Queensland University

• 2023, Data Leadership Program, Department for Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Principal Program Harvard Australia
• 2020-2022, Site Improvement Plan- Indicators of Quality, Orbis Instructional Leadership Course, DfE Future Leaders Program, Crucial Conversations, Agile Leadership- Simon Breakspear, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for Leaders