Board of Management Agreed Report March 2010

Present: Meena, Tom, Ita, Sarah, Mili and Pia
Apologies: Kazbek and Andrea

Principals report

a. Policies on Assessment and staff meetings are ready and needs ratification. Policies on SPHE and RSE have been agreed to discuss and ratify at the next meeting on Thursday 15th April 2010. Tom will send the documents to the PTA prior to the meeting.

b. Tom has been asked to continue on the Board of Adamstown Community College. He will continue, however he will ask for greater parent involvement. Ita mentioned in this respect a Transfer programme between primary and community schools which includes visits and also parent involvement.

c. Tara has asked for an extension of her career break and the board agreed to approve this.

d. 22 parents have paid for next years new junior infants and 9 have still not paid. The school does not have developing status, however there is a sanction for a new permanent post from 1st September. The board approved for Tom to apply for developing school status.

e. The school might be short of a classroom next year.

Finance

a. Esker will stay on the premises next year, but Sarah highlighted the increase expected in costs such as heating, electricity and cleaning when Esker leave as these costs will not be significantly reduce when they leave. Although more children will then be expected to enrol with ACETNS, this is not estimated to cover the increase in cost.

AOB

a. AGM is coming up in May and will take place in Newbridge Educate Together. There are currently vacancies for Board of Directors.
b. Tom will put in writing the ACETNS motion of setting up a fund, whereby all schools pay an amount per child and schools which are in difficulties can then apply for funding.
c. MMR vaccination will be given in June.


Next meeting was agreed to take place 15th April