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School council

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​​​The School Council plays a key role bringing the community and school closer together in a spirit of cooperation to solve difficult education problems, improve academic achievement, provide support for teachers and administrators, and bring parents into the decision-making process.
 
The objectives are to:
  • Strengthen the partnership by promoting meaningful parent and community participation and actively seek the views of the school community.
  • Maintain a high ethical standard and regularly review and evaluate our own performance and effectiveness.
  • Increase the profile of the school within the broader community.
  • Strengthen the inclusiveness and representation of all students within the school.​
The council can positively influence the quality of education provided to students by focussing on improving student learning outcomes and educational opportunities from a governance perspective. The School Council is actively involved in the allocation of funding, the development of policies, the School Strategic Plan, and the Annual Implementation Plan.
 
The effectiveness of a school council relies both on the skills and expertise of its individual members and on council working as a team. The council meets once per term. 

The council consists of the principal, a teaching staff representative, a non-teaching staff representative, the P&C president, and two parent representatives. 

The parent representative roles are alternating two-year appointments, with the school council chair role performed by the longer-serving parent representative.

In 2022, the school council membership is:
  • Jess Jennings, Chair and parent representative
  • Ben Connell, parent representative
  • Renee Coffey, P&C President
  • Brooke Arseneau, non-teaching staff representative
  • Tamara Wilson, teaching staff representative
  • Jonathan Gagen, principal
​Nominations for parent representative positions are usually sought early in each school year, via our usual communication channels. 
 
If there is a particular subject that you would like to see addressed by the School Council,  or to express interest in a future representative role, you are welcome to contact the principal or school council chair via the school office​.  
 
You can also raise potential matters for discussion via the P&C, either by attending a meeting (see calendar for meeting dates) or emailing the P&C executive​.

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Last reviewed 03 November 2022
Last updated 03 November 2022