Blackburn High School
Minutes
of Council Meeting held Tuesday, 10th December, 2002
at
7.00 pm in Staffroom 2.
1.
Attendance:
1.1.
Membership:
Peter
Fagg; Barbara Grant (Principal); Phillip Coghill; Monica Davis; Eva Rennie;
Cheryl
Angus; Jane Garvey, John Steele; Ian Phelan; Jill Edwards; Michael Westbrook;
Don McGregor; Peter Allan; Mark Treloar (Observer: School Captain) Savannah
Blount (Observer: School Captain); Maxine Schmidt (Business Manager – Minute
Secretary)
1.2.
Attendance: Peter
Fagg (President); Barbara Grant (Principal); Monica Davis; Jane Garvey; Don McGregor; Peter Allan; Ian Phelan; John
Steele; Jill Edwards; Eva Rennie; Cheryl Angus; Maxine Schmidt (Business Manager
– Minute Secretary)
1.3
Apologies: Phillip Coghill; Michael
Westbrook;
1.4 Casual Vacancy:
Moved
Peter Fagg/Monica Davis “That Council accepts the nomination of David Hubble
for the Casual Non-DE&T Vacancy on Council until 31st March
2003.”
Carried
2.
Additions to the Agenda:
2.1
Additional matters arising from reports: None
2.2
Additional items of General Business
7.2 Year 7 Camp - 2003.
7.3 Uniform
3.
Minutes of Previous Meeting: (Tuesday,
19th November, 2002)
3.1
Alterations: Nil
3.2
Ratification:
Moved Ian Phelan/Jane Garvey “That the Minutes of 19th November, 2002 be adopted as a true and accurate record.”
Carried
3.3
Publication on Internet authorisation:
Moved Ian Phelan/Jane Garvey “That the Minutes of 19th
November, 2002 be published on the Blackburn High School web site.”
Carried
4.
Business Arising from Previous Meeting:
4.1 Suggestions for suitable speaker for AGM.
Several
names were put forward including Ross Kimber (Regional Director) and John Ainley
(ACER).
Action: Barbara Grant
to approach Ross Kimber
Moved Barbara Grant/Jane Garvey “That Council ratifies all motions put previously prior to quorum).”
Carried
4.2
Friends of Blackburn High School discussion paper:
Discussion paper - ongoing.
Action: Don
McGregor to draft guideline booklet and circulate for input via email.
5.
Reports:
5.1
Students
(No
Report)
5.2
Principal
(Report
distributed)
5.2.1
Cleaning Contract:
Moved Barbara Grant/Monica Davis “That the cleaners be asked to wear a badge and/or uniform when on the school property that identifies them as an employee of “Little D’s.”
Carried
5.2.2
Minor Works Contract:
Moved Cheryl Angus/Eva Rennie “That the School Council notes the grand
total cost estimate for the refurbishment of the toilets provided by Stirling
Consultants in their communication dated December 5th and approves
this project being undertaken by the contractor recommended by Stirling’s once
a way has been found to reduce the overall cost of the project, including
consultation fees, to under $100,000. The
Council notes that if Regional approval is obtained that the work will begin
before the next Council meeting.”
Carried
5.2.3
Sale of Second Hand Books:
Moved Barbara Grant/Jane Garvey “That the Council writes to the Chaplaincy Committee to ask them to pass on to the volunteers involved in the collection and sale of second hand books their thanks for their efforts in supporting the parents of the school in saving money and in raising funds for Chaplaincy within the school.”
Carried
5.2.4
Music Successes:
Moved Barbara Grant/Peter Allan “That the School Council writes to Johannes Luebbers to congratulate him on his success as a young composer and to wish him well in his future.”
Carried
5.2.5
Mark Pasquali:
Moved Ian Phelan/Peter Allan “That the Blackburn High School
congratulates Mark Pasquali on winning the Outstanding Teacher Contribution
Award in the Victoria Sport Awards for 2002.
The Council acknowledges the enormous amount of work
he has done in conceiving, setting up and continuing to develop the
Sports program to the great benefit and enjoyment of the students of Blackburn
High School and ultimately, through modelling, to the students of Victoria and
nationally. On behalf of everyone
at Blackburn High School the Council thanks Mark for his inspiring work.”
Carried
5.2.6
Chaplaincy: The
CCES suggests that the Council allocate $18,000 for 2003 although we have
budgeted $17,000.
Action:
Refer
to Finance
5.2.7
Student Observers:
Moved Cheryl Angus/PeterAllan “That the Council thanks Savannah Blount and Mark Treloar for all the work they have done in representing the school in 2002, but especially for being observers at Council meetings and conveying to the Council the student view of issues that have come to the attention of Council. The Council wishes them both well in their further studies and in any other leadership roles they assume.”
Carried.
5.2.8
February Council Meeting:
Action:
The
next School Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th
February, 2003 preceded by a 6.00 pm barbeque for staff hosted and organized by
Council. The Council meeting will begin at 8.00 p.m.
5.3
Finance
(See
Minutes 5th December, 2002 tabled by Ian Phelan)
5.3.1 Statement of Receipts and
Payments
Moved
Ian Phelan/Monica Davis “That School Council ratify the Statements of Receipts
and Payments for
November,2002”
Carried
M.
Schmidt noted that 40% of the total voluntary contributions for 2003 had been
paid as at 10th December, and that donations were going well.
5.3.2
Accounts and Wages
Moved Ian Phelan/Monica Davis “That School Council pass the accounts and wages for payment for November, 2002.”
Carried.
5.4
Buildings and Grounds: No
meeting
6.4.1. Worksafe:
Action: Electrical
Tagging is being done – to be competed by Mid February 2003.
5.5
Education and Policy: No meeting
5.6
Publicity and Promotion: No meeting
5.7
Fundraising:
No Meeting
5.8
Chaplaincy: No
Meeting
5.9
Friends of Music:
No Meeting
5.10
Charter/Annual Report: See Correspondence 8.1.3
Moved Barbara Grant/Jane Garvey “That Council ratify the reports as received in Section 5 above.”
Carried
6.1
Oral Deaf facility:
Region
is in the process of writing an application to Head Office for a grant to
establish the facility at Blackburn High School.
6.2
Year 7 Camp – 2003: 24th
– 28th February, 2003
Moved Eva Rennie/Don McGregor “That Council approve in principle the
Year 7 Camp 2003 from the 24th – 28th February, 2003.
Carried
6.3
Uniform: No
requirement necessary for phase in period of the polo shirt.
7.1
Inwards:
7.2
Outwards:
Moved John Steele/Monica Davis “That School Council accept the inwards
and outwards correspondence as per the schedule.”
Carried
9. Next
Meetings:
9.1 School Council:
18th February, 2003
- 8.00 p.m. (BBQ at 6.pm)
9.2 Education and Policy:
11th February, 2003 - 7.00 p.m.
9.3 Finance:
6th February, 2003 – 7.30 a.m.
9.4 Fundraising:
4th February 2003 – 7:30 p.m.
9.5 Buildings and Grounds:
11th February, 2003 – 7:15 p.m.
9.6 Publicity and Promotion:
TBA
9.7 Facilities Hire:
As required
9.8 Working Party: Uniform:
TBA
9.9
Working Party: Friends of Blackburn High School:
TBA
Meeting
Closed: 8.15pm