The November 2022 Principals Conference was held in Fiji from 15-18 November 2022 under the direction of Pacific Church Schools Director, Jonathan Warwick. VIP presenters and guests included, Brother Chad Webb (S&I Administrator), President Ashton (BYU Pathway), President Kauwe (BYU-H), and President Natress (Pacific Area Presidency). Principals from the Pacific and Mexico were invited to attend. Full-day sessions (8am-5pm) were held each day over a 4-day period.
The theme of the conference was "Becoming More in Christ", based on the talk by Elder Clark G. Gilbert from the Saturday Morning Session of the October 2021 General Conference. An outline of the conference and links to session recordings and resources are provided below.
Day 1 - Tuesday 15 November 2022
Key Topics: Conference Theme, Mission of Church Schools, Seminary, Missionary Work
Introduction: Becoming More in Christ (Jonathan Warwick)
Presentation: Mission of Church Schools (Jonathan Warwick, Syd Daniels)
Success Story: Church College Pesega
Presentation: Church Board of Education (Chad Webb)
English Plan: Middle School Pesega
Success Story: Vaiola Primary School
Presentation: School Seminary Plan (Jonathan Warwick, Ofa Luitai)
Missionary Plan: Fiji Primary School
Presentation: Missionary Priority (Jonathan Warwick)
Day 2 - Wednesday 16 November 2022
Key Topics: Christlike Attributes, English, HR, Finance, GO-HRE
Success Story: Moroni High School
Presentation: Christlike Attributes (Syd Daniels)
Presentation: Becoming Proficient in English (Kari Vidal)
English Plan: Sauniatu Primary School
Presentation: Meaningful Conversations (Victoria Fitisemanu)
Missionary Plan: Church College Fiji
Presentation: Finance Principles (Malcolm Sheward)
Success Story: Eua Middle School
Presentation: GO-HRE (Gordon Tanner)
Day 3 - Thursday 17 November 2022
Key Topics: BYU Pathway, BYU Hawaii, Retention, Child Protection
Presentation: BYU Pathway Worldwide (President Ashton)
Missionary Plan: Liahona High School
English Plan: Saineha High School
Presentation: Retention (Chad Webb)
Presentation: BYU Hawaii (President Kauwe)
Presentation: Area Focus (President Nattress)
Success Story: Liahona Middle School
Success Story: Pakilau Middle School
Presentation: Child Protection (Gordon Tanner)
Day 4 - Friday 18 November 2022
Key Topic: Technology, ITEP, Communications, Conclusion
Success Story: Havelu Middle School
Presentation: Google Classroom (Ameet Kumar)
Presentation: ITEP (Elder Johnson, Sister Johnson, Jon Shute)
English Plan: Church College Vaiola
Presentation: Sharing Our Stories (Jeremy Higgins)
Presentation: CERT 1 (Syd Daniels)
Missionary Plan: Juarez Academia
Presentation: Growth Mindset (Jen Hooper, Rich Hooper)
Presentation: Contemplation, Learning, and Growth (Jonathan Warwick)
Success Story: Koulo Middle School
Conclusion: Conference Review (Jonathan Warwick, Chad Webb)