Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Please find hereby the Minutes of the latest AGM. We hope we have spelled your names correct, if not could you please let me know.
Regards,
Barbara
WESTLAKE
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
PARENTS
FORUM
MINUTES OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
3O APRIL
2012
Present:
Barbara Scholten, Wendy Calder-Jennings, Beth Porteous, Roz Mexted, Yvette
George, Petra Vencatachellum, Jacob Samuel, Cathy Lawson, Mary Briton, Christine
Comber,
Bridgette Ferguson, Joanne
Addison-Saipe, Maria Salt, Joy Bradfield, Sue Thomson, Geoff Schunselaar,
Donnamrie Edwards,
Students: Grace Hwang,
Kelly Kim, Kristina Kim
Apologies:
Tania McDonald, Joanne
Duncan
Correspondence:
A global email was sent to
all parents and care givers notifying them of the Annual General Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of the last AGM
were circulated and confirmed as a true and correct record.
Moved: Beth Porteous Seconded: Petra
Vencatachellum
Matters arising:
Nil
Financial Report:
The Financial Accounts for
2009, 2010 and 2011 were presented by Beth Porteous
Seconded: Barbara Scholten
Election of Officers:
Ms Roz Mexted took the
chair for the Election of Officers:
Chairperson: Barbara
Scholten
Moved: Beth Porteous Seconded: Wendy Calver-Jennings
Secretary: Bridgette
Ferguson
Moved: Beth Porteous Seconded:
Petra Vencatachellum
Treasurer:
Beth Porteous
Moved: Petra Vencatachellum Seconded: Yvette George
Committee:
Petra Vencatachellum,
Yvette George, Tania McDonald, Joanne Duncan
Principals Report:
·
ERO is expected
in the next 2-3 weeks.
·
Great focus is
being laid on student and teacher development
·
Task groups have
been formed to address development and implementation of new strategies and
policies
General Business:
·
Explaining to the
parents what the Parent Forum stands for and its purpose:
Supporting girls that need financial assistance with
various outings, uniform etc. that are
not Sport related. The girls approach the McKenzie Trust first and if further
help is required the Parent Forum
will then step in.
·
A lot of work and
guidelines need to be worked over the next months
·
We plan to have
one major fundraising event each year to support the school and students. This
year is an evening with the Style Doctors who are a hands on women’s team to
help us ladies dress to our advantage regardless of size, height and shape.
This is a fun evening.
·
We also plan to
have one information evening once a term to inform parents about issues that
arise when raising and living with teenagers. Our first one will be on Monday
21 May 2012, 7.30 pm in the staff room where Senior Constable Jacqie Brown from
the North Shore Police will talk to us about in general how to detect that your
daughter has any problems in regards, to drugs, bullying etc and strategies
that can be put into place.
Guest Speaker:
Ms Roz Mexted:
Ms Mexted gave a
presentation on the challenges and changes that school face in the 21st
Century. She introduced her vision for the school and how to implement those
challenges and changes into the curriculum and preparing our girls for the
world “outside”.
The talk was very
informative and an eye opener what is required of schools today.
The meeting closed at
9.45pm.
Next regular meeting: 28
May 2012, 7.30pm
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