P&C Meeting - MINUTES
Friday 13 March 2015
PRESENT
Cherelle Martin, Madeleine Beaumont, Steve Connelly, Melissa Richards, Steffi Stevenson, Honor Irvine, Cath Daniels, Sandra Aquino, Lisa Blackwell-Smith, Michelle Brown, Kate Blunden, Claudia Sanchez, Tamasine Hewlett, Sylvie Madsen, Catherine Speechly, Sam Clayton, Rhiannon Chisholm, Layle Carlos, Tina Baird, Rowen Harvey-Palmer, Tammy Wu, Lisa Eldblom, Fleur Collyer, Brownwyn Terrill, Monika Crennan, Charmian Rowe, Jennifer Nolan, Katharine Collins, Sonia Renwick, Jennifer McRae, Adi Gale, Cietta Penn, Megan McKay, Kate Gutteridge, Helen Bradley, Jane Shankwand
The meeting commenced at 9.05am with 36 people in attendance.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Students:
· 2015 enrolment – 728 = 29 classes
· Senior school going very well – electives day in week 9, G&T maths support from DEC fortnightly, Apple IT project in week 8.
· Band performance night – week 9 each term – need more performance opportunities
· Parent/teacher interviews – online system closed. 696 bookings made in 2 weeks
· Well-being review – attendance, first aid [allergies, etc.], manners / respect, rules & consequence consistency, playground bags [office pass / lunch pass], security [including visitors]
Staffing:
· Teachers’ Aides project going well
Building:
· Gouldsbury building – termites – awaiting full inspection [music tutorial room carpet on hold]. Issue with music tutorials – need to relocate, potential greater impact on classes
· Joint funding project application submitted – huge thanks to Adi Gale for leading this, and to Kate Blunden, Kate Robertson [architectural design], Alex Kyrikos [building advice] & Maddie Beaumont
General:
· Skoolbag app – good uptake – thanks Sarah & team
· All volunteers to complete declaration – student well-being
· All visitors on site to sign in and out – WHS compliance
· Green screen room in development - support through Apple IT expert
· Lock down drill 12/3 – went well. Full evacuation drill to be done some time this semester.
· ANZAC service – 24/4/15. Photographic recognition boards being collated outside classrooms.
PRESIDENT’S UPDATE
2014 Funds raised
· 2014 was a record year with $174,000 raised by fundraising alone. Congratulations to the old executive.
· A further $70,000 was raised from the Uniform Shop, Canteen and Hall hire.
Science Lab
· Science Lab costs have increased to $440,000. We’ve asked Government to fund half. Co-funding decision to be made between August and October
· Thanks for Adi, Alex and Kate for their hard work
· The science lab will be a flexible space with sliding door so it can be one big room or two smaller ones
· Potential for a specialist science teacher. Also for Mosman High School science teacher to teach at MPS
· After school hours the science lab can act as an alternative community space
· DET allows MPS to have two special programs rooms. Building a science lab won’t prevent MPS from getting a demountable classroom if we need an extra class
· Fundraising ideas suggested include: tax deductible ‘brick’ donation and private sponsorship
· P&C to vote on Science Lab proposal at future P&C meeting
TREASURER’S UPDATE
· Accounts with the auditors
· Profits down a little in both Canteen and the Uniform shop due to increased costs, as a result we will introduce some minor price rises
· Looking at Technology spend
· Ritchies IGA Bridepoint Community Benefit card: request for parents to sign up, every time you shop IGA will donate money to MPS
SUBCOMMITTE REPORTS
SECURITY TEAM
· Rhiannon Chisholm leading imitative to improve security at MPS
· Perimeter Security Fencing
- Proposal floated for Perimeter Security Fencing at MPS, to prevent children leaving school grounds and for intruders entering. At other local schools such as Neutral Bay, Cammeray, Beauty Point, Sacred Heart and Blessed Sacrament security fencing already in place
- P&C and parents will need to lobby the DEC and local ministers to seek funding
- Request for parents to please advise MPS of incidents of which they’re aware, in particular trespassers out of hours
- If DEC won’t fund then P&C will need to consider funding
· Additional security initiatives
- Suggestions included additional teachers/teacher aides on duty in the playground before and after school and at break time. This would need to be P&C funded
- Filling in large gap in the Belmont Road playground fencing
- Lockable sliding fly-screen on ground floor KT classroom
- Signage directing all visitors to the School Office on Belmont Road
CANTEEN
· K-2 late break 1.50-2.30: canteen will shut 2/2.10
· New commercial oven required
· New roster person required to take over from Layle Carlos
MINIMOS
· Three lead people needed
- Rides & Activities
- Logistics & Signage
- Donations & Prizes
OTHER MATTERS
School drop off/pick up
· Congestion, dangerous driving and double-parking concerns raised for the safety of children
Defibrillators
· One in the School Sick Bay Belmont Building and one in the front office
Close of Meeting
The Meeting was adjourned at 10.35
Next Meeting
Wednesday May 27, 2015 at 6.30pm in the school library.