Religious Education Advisory Committee

Date/Time: / 17 November 2010
1.30 pm to 3.00 pm
Location: / Seminar Room, Disability Services Support Unit (DSSU), 141 Merton Road, Woolloongabba
Attendees: / Department of Education and Training, Queensland Catholic Education, Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland Buddhist Council, Scripture Union, Christian Brethren Assemblies, Youth and Children’s Ministry Unit of the Uniting Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Queensland Regional Baha’i Council, Churches of Christ, Catholic Bishops of Queensland, Education Queensland district representative, Anglican Province of Queensland and Anglican Schools Commission, Australian Christian Churches, Association of Special Education Administrators in Queensland
Apologies: / Traditional Aboriginal Spiritualities, Churches of Christ, Queensland Regional Baha’i Council, Brisbane Sikh Temple – Gurdwara, Presbyterian Church of Queensland, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, Queensland Secondary Principals’ Association, Christian Outreach Centre, Salvation Army, Association of State School Principals, Apostolic Church of Australia, Islamic Council of Australia, Queensland Teachers’ Union, Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens’ Association
Secretariat: / DET
Agenda Item/Topic / Discussion/Outcomes / Action Officer / Due Date
1. Welcome and Apologies / Welcome to all attendees. / Chair
2. Confirmation of Minutes from Previous Meeting / Acceptance of previous minutes. / All
3. Business Arising from Previous Meeting / - Action:Send letter on behalf of REAC Members to Minister seeking information regarding discretionary hours in the Australian curriculum. / Catholic Bishops of Queensland
Member / Dec 2010
4.RI Fact Sheets / - Action:Seek endorsement from all REAC membersfor all RI Fact Sheets prior to publication on the DET website.
- Action:Additional fact sheet/s to be written to include professional development suggestions for instructors. / DET / 2011 school year
Ongoing
5.Availability of Special Good News Bible / -Action:Change Bible reference in List of Selected Bible Lessons Fact Sheet fromSpecial Edition Good News Bible (now out-of-print) to Holy Bible- Contemporary English Version, Economy Edition. / DET / Dec 2010
6. Terms of Reference / - Action:DET to include a fourth term of reference:
Confirmation of member representation to be sought from participating organisations every three years. / DET / March 2011
7.Report on RENEW Conference / A report was presented by the Catholic Education Representativeon theReligious Education Network of Ecumenical Writers (RENEW) Conference.
8.Other Business / - Action: DET to send letters of appreciation to REAC members who have resigned in 2010. / DET / Dec 2010
9. Meeting Dates for 2011 / - Action: The following dates were approved for 2011 REAC meetings:
Wednesday 16 March
Wednesday (To be confirmed)
Wednesday 24 August
Wednesday 16 November. / REAC Members

Meeting closed at:3:15pm.

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