Presentation made to the Annual General Meeting of the Parent Association of Colaiste Chill Mhantain

2. AGENDA
 Welcome,
 Introductions
 Minutes and Secretary’s Report
 Matters Arising
 Treasurer’s Report
 Motions
 Chairperson’s Report
 Public Relations Officer Report
 School Principal’s Report
 Junior Certificate Presentation
 Thanks and Close

3. Angela Higgins
Chairperson
Brendan Kelly
Treasurer
Michelle Irons
PRO
Caroline denOs
Secretary
Derek Connolly
Vice Chairperson

4. Padraig
Donoghue
Principal
Oliver Stack
Deputy Principal

5. AGENDA
Minutes and Secretary’s
Report
Matters Arising
Treasurer’s Report
Motions
Chairperson’s Report

6. Objectives of CCM
Parents’ Association
 To promote and foster co-operation between Parents, Teachers
and School Management
 To promote the educational and general welfare of students in
the school
 To act in an advisory and consultative capacity in relation to the
school and its policies
 To encourage parental participation in the promoteion and
development of extra-curricular activities in the school
 To organise and promote talks, seminars and open days for
students and parents

7. Objectives (cont’d)
 To keep parents advised as to their rights in relation to
representation on the Board of Management
 To advise the parents’ representatives on the Board of
Management of the views nd opinions of the parents and to offer
such other advice as the association sees fit
 To promote the aims and objectives of the school
 To represent the views and opinions of parents on the National
Parents’ Council through the County Wicklow Branch of the
NPCpp.
 To establish a Parents’ Council

8. Structure
 Parents’ Association
 Parent Council
 2 Reps to Board of Management
 Executive elected from Council members
 6 meetings per year (19.30 – 21.00)
 Volunteer at events

9. 2015 - 2016
Cooperation/Extra-curricular:
Digital Community Initiative (121 Digital)
Fun Run
Table quiz and bag pack
Darkness into Light
Educational and general wellbeing of
students
Student Council Prestentation
Canteen
Reforms and changes - JC/TY

10. 2015 - 2016
Advisory and consultative
Policy: TY
Board of Management
Reportss and interaction
NPCpp/Talks
Talk
Preference Survey
Attendance at conference

11. What happens at
meetings?
Regular reports
Principal’s report
BoM Report
Presentations about school
initiatives/Talks
Discussion/explanation of curricular
issues
Agreement to finance projects

12. Communication
 Facebook
 E-mail: CCMSchoolPA@gmail.com
 Text notifications will be sent through school text as
reminders on occasion

13. Membership
 All parents/guardians are automatically
members fo the PA. To join the Parent Council:
 1. Indicate intention on the Attendance Register
 2. Provide a mobile phone number
 3. Provide an e-mail address
 4. Confirm your intention to
CCMSchoolPA@gmail.com
 Come along to the next meeting of the Parent
Council

14. AGENDA
Public Relations Officer
Report
School Principal’s
Report
Junior Certificate
Presentation

16. Thanks!