WesternAustralianSchool Library Association

Agenda

October, 2011, PethCollege, 4.30 – 6.30pm

Apologies: Kate, Tehani, Bernie, Rebecca, Mary, Jasmine

Open: 4.50

No / Item / Action
Acceptance of the minutes from the previous meeting: / Jo, Helen
Business arising:
1 / 2011 PD Calendar – Term 4 PD and dates, weekly email roster Jo to email Esmee and Peta to suggest this will be on for term 1, 2012 since we have had SLC this year.
WASLA Framework – something to work on.
PD Reports
Web Access- Report Jo,
LO Day – Report Brenda, went very well, Bren to give written report. Suggestion – LO handbook, PD handbook. Contact list from David Axeworthy for LOs.
Thank you Card from WASLA to Perth College Principal for allowing the Assoc to have the LO Day at PC
Dates for Rural Roadshowsleave until next year, first term / BC MH Jo
TB considered later
Jo
Brenda
Jo, PP
2 / JDFs and roles –now available – reminder on web? Close? / Close
3 / Membership and new form – completed, LO Day membership offer $60 for 2012 + membership immediately.
Membership issues - ASLA / Val, MH
4 / Special Projects
Books for Buddies
Year of the Forest – Report later date – MH and BG not at meeting / MH
BG
5 / WASLA membership – IASL, ETA, suggestion we also join the History Teachers Association, Geography Association and ECAWAdevelop an MOU with these instead – membership rates.
Constitution – 8.2. Nomination of WASLA representatives to other professional groups shall be determined by the Committee.
IASL proposal to change membership – association members to pay $10 of their fee to become members of IASL as well with full benefits for everyone.
Develop MOU’s later
ETAWA – Brenda and Tehani
IASL – Rebecca and Jo
History – Brenda and Kate
Geography – Mary and ?
ECAWA – Rebecca and Bernie
Jo find out what to do to join – Val to pay – progress? / VB MOU via PCTWA – acts as an umbrella organisation – for connections with curriculum, value adding TB considered later
8 / Strategic Plan / TB considered later
9 / Amalgamation of AISWA and WASLA – official letter from WASLA to AISWA to initiate processVal and BC draft and send to Committee – feedback from AISWA – do not want to join WASLA
10 / Margaret Muthiga been done. Add her colleague Wilder Moturi – sponsorship for membership to IASL for both – send to KB/ASLA. What assistance can WASLA provide – School Buddies program Perth–Kenya. Email to membership for response
BC to send Val details about Wilder – send to KB – IASL membership for WASLA – Jo, Rebecca. – needs to be put on hold until IASL decide what they will do re-membership / BC MH
Ongoing. Can begin Books for Buddies partnership
Reports
1 / Secretary – correspondence not here / RM
2 / Treasurer report – Val 30 Sept $13,962.31 in operational account – auditor needs to be organised soon. / Bren, Jo
6 / Publications Editor – TW – Report not here
Ic3 processes –Guidelines done
Themed issue for issue 1 2012 – Austn curriculumand new national changes to teaching profession (AITSL)
TW BC – work with TW to open conversation AISWA– feedback from AISWA – do not want to join WASLA – need to take this forward and get contributionsAISWA section min 4 pages – formalise an agreement with AISWA / Run with this
Jo, VB
7 / Website Insilco quote – this is via Viv Conway negotiate for cheaper cost and advertise across WATLNet network. Val – explore options and costings. Investigate Word Press software. Sub-Committee – VB, Jo, BC, KF
Payment for web manager – run past Kate.
Relief register – Kate to operate and report / Investigate in Dec/Jan – may remodel website.
3 / Vice President – Jo
WASLA Dinner date 15 Nov, Gavino in Subiaco, booked. Prize - $200, dinner for two, framed certificate, dinner for principals
Jo we need from you – numbers, advertising flyers, cost, RSVPs for the dinner go to Jo
Kate – framed certificate
Phylis – cards of invitation to winners and partners, principals, RSVP to PP, / JC
4 / President National Policy and Strategy – report
ASLA By-Laws Mary ill / MH
5 / President WA Operations – report
Meeting David Axeworthy, WACSSO new president – sub committee to work on report next meeting / BC, MH, Val & Jo
Business
1 / Records – Report – initial sorting, destruction of old records – a job for later. / BC, VB
2 / Compliments slip – done? / KF
3 / KB - ALIA Library Technician Educators’ Forum on 12 September – 2 reps from WASLA
Nomination to attend is Helen McCue. Would Kylie from PC like to be WASLA’s other representative? Did this happen? Report? / Helen
4 / Other – MOUs
MH to direct when free. / TB later
New Business
1 / Exec officer – Phylis Paioff - Jo organise contact.
2 / AGM - 24 Nov, Book Café South Perth, booked, RSVPs to PP by 21 Nov – notification needs to go out by the end of the week. Needs to include constitutional changes required to comply with incorporation law.
Committee spill – suggestions only:
President WA Operations
Secretary
Committee members:
Brenda Clover, Jasmine Hayes
New committee members required = 8 suggestions for new committee members –(Helen – Leslie Dorrington (LT), Helen to send email for an LO), (Gayla Hilditch, Louise Moreton, Frank Farrelly – Phyllis), (Rosemary Burton, Diane Piruk, Sally Morris – Val), (Michelle Pritchard, Alison Spicer-Wensley, Alison McKenzie – Brenda), (Jo – work with Mary)
Publications Officer and Website Manager – paid positions so no voting and require a contract.
Proxy voting? Not needed for nominations, or AGM constitutional changes. Proxy vote form on web available. Via website and must be a WASLA member.
Forms? Nomination form for WASLA Committee, Proxy voting form, Expression of interest form
Expressions of interest for Editorial Interns – under guidance of Tehani, not committee but anyone wishing to get some experience and knowledge of publishing and working with an editorial team. Expression of interest form / Val, BC, Jo
BC separate email, VB
BC send VB and Jo for sign off
3 / Teacher of the Year awards – links on website, card to NT TL (PP to send), recognise in weekly email. / KF on web?
4 / TL major – ECU Education UG degree / BC

Close – 6.45