PVNC Catholic launches new Multi-Year Strategic Plan: Inspire. Thrive. Connect.

Oct. 31, 2025

The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington (PVNC) Catholic District School Board has launched its new Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP) — Inspire. Thrive. Connect. — a guiding framework that will shape the Board’s priorities through 2030.

Rooted in faith and community, the plan reflects the collective voices of students, staff, families, clergy, and community partners who participated in conversations, town halls, and online engagement opportunities throughout the past year.

“My hope is that every student, family, staff member, and community partner will see themselves reflected in these pages,” said Director of Education Stephen O’Sullivan

Built around three bold pillars — Inspire, Thrive, and Connect — the plan articulates the system’s renewed vision, mission, and values:

Our Vision

Rooted in community, formed in faith, ready to change the world.

Our Mission

We accompany students in faith-filled, safe, and inclusive Catholic schools — nurturing their God-given potential in heart, mind, and spirit.

Our Values

Board Chairperson Kevin MacKenzie emphasized that the MYSP will serve as the compass for all future decisions:

“Every budget, every initiative, every major decision will be made with this plan as our compass,” MacKenzie said. “It will shape how we allocate resources, how we develop policy, how we monitor progress, and how we hold ourselves accountable.” 

The MYSP was developed over several months and was guided by the theme “Your Voice. Our Future.” capturing the spirit of shared discernment that defines Catholic education.

As Bishop Daniel Miehm shared in his message:

“As a Catholic educational community, we will embrace these as gospel priorities over the next five years, inspiring young people with the teachings of Christ, helping them to grow, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, while building the communion and solidarity to which God always calls us.”

The PVNC Catholic Multi-Year Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap to strengthen learning, well-being, equity, and faith in every school, every day.

Read the Multi-Year Strategic Plan: Inspire. Thrive. Connect.