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Parents’ Association
Senior School
Annual General Meeting
22 October 2013
Marie Williams
Chairperson
Agenda
•Minutes of AGM 2012
•Chairperson’s Report
•Treasurer’s Report
•Principal’s Report
•Board of Management Report
•New Executive Committee Members
•AOB
•Refreshments
Parents’ Association
Senior School
Chairperson’s Report
Role of the Parents Association
• Education Act...
- To advise the Principal or the Board on
matters relating to the school
- To adopt a programme of activities which
will promote the involvement of parents in
the operation of the school, in
consultation with the Principal.
Parents Association
• Parents Association
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24 class representatives
2 Representatives from BOM
Each serves a three term year
School Principal
• Officers 2012/2013
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Chairperson : Marie Williams
Vice Chairperson: Sandra Conroy
Secretary: Orla Clancy
Treasurer: Traolach O’Sullivan
• Meetings
– Once per month on a Tuesday Evening 19:30 to approx.
21:00
– Side meetings for subcommittees
– Assist in organising and running of Events
Activities since last AGM
• 1st Year Parents' Night: 16 September
Opportunity for First Year Parents to hear from Ms Barrett items
pertinent to first years and ask any questions they may have.
Reception afterwards is organised by the PA – opportunity for
parents to mingle and meet others parents from daughters’ class
• Sixth Year Graduation Mass: 17 May
The girls and their parents/guardians attended Mass at the
University Church and then returned to the school for a graduation
ceremony followed by a reception organized by the Parents
Association.
• Pre Debs Reception: 08 Oct
The PA hosts a pre-debs reception from 6-7.30 for the girls, their
partner and parents/guardians before the girls looking stunning,
headed off to the Shelbourne.
Activities since last AGM
• Social Events:
- May 2013 : Gillian O’Brien - Headstrong
“Supporting Young People’s Mental Health”
- May 2013: Guided Walk by Cultural Tourism Ireland.
49 Parents and Girls attended.
- PA reps from each year organised social events for their year.
• Enterprise Awards Judging
The Enterprise Awards is an annual competition for 1st, 2nd year
and TY Business Students where they set up and run a mini
business. The winners of the school awards go forward to represent
Loreto College at the Regional finals and hopefully the all Ireland
finals.
Activities since last AGM
• GreenScene
Parents Association, Newsletter was published twice last
year and included Parents reports of their daughters
involvement in such varied events as the Kenya trip, Maytime
Music, Model United Nations, The Enterprise and Gaisce
awards, Careers night.
Examples of Gallery standard Art was Showcased,
Centrespreads of Debs night
Parents provided reports on the various guest speakers ,,
entertaining memorable stories from families hosting
overseas visiting students, a family walk to the Hell Fire club,
the biography of a Past pupil, and pitch and court side
reports from enthusiastic parents.
All input from Parents is most welcome and makes the
Newsletter a wonderful informative memento.
Activities since last AGM
• DVD
The Parents Association organised the
production of a "School Memories DVD" - which
shows treasured memories of the student's time
in Loreto on the Green.
The 6th year students are actively involved in
the production of the DVD and a parent from
the Parents Association Committee liaises
with 6th year representatives and the project
manager from Media Concepts to bring about a
DVD that is professionally produced to a very
high standard.
Activities since last AGM
• Uniform and Schoolbook Sale
Second hand books are sold and proceeds go
back to the girls - if their names are in the
books.
Secondhand uniforms, in good condition, are
also sold and proceeds go to charity.
This year we gave back approx. 1600 euro to
the girls and 1500 Euro to charity.
Activities since last AGM
• Career Night: Nov 20th
Parents and Past Pupils share information with
the senior girls about their job, career path,
experiences to date.
Thank you to all the parents who volunteered
their time
Activities since last AGM
• Website & Email Communications
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Last year we spent some time looking at the PA section on the
school website. We now have our own news section, where we
post regular updates on activities of the association, updates from
our monthly meetings, and details of events run by PA.
- In addition, we provide a list of the parent rep for each
class, a links section where we provide links to useful resources for
parents and we also have online archived copies of Greenscene the
PA Newsletter. If you are new to the school you may find it useful
to peruse some of our previous issues.
- We use a mix of emails and texts to communicate with the parents
group. We use the email address and mobile number that is
provided to the school. Suggest contacting your class rep to ensure
your information is correct.
Parents’ Association
Senior School
Treasurer’s Report
Loreto College Parents' Association
Income and Expenditure Year ended 31 August 2013
Income
Subscriptions
DVD
Expenditure
AGM
Career Night
Pre Debs
Graduation
Communications
DVD
Insurance
Sundries
Bank Charges
Parents' Events
1st year Reception
Surplus/ Deficit for year
Closing bank balance
12 months
2013
€
12 months
2012
€
10,575
0
10,575
12,340
0
12,340
487
458
1,262
1,459
1,939
3,445
220
553
53
830
224
10,930
482
0
2,170
0
1,282
4,860
220
654
41
0
285
9,994
-355
2,346
4,344
4,699
Parents’ Association
Senior School
Principal’s Report
Parents’ Association
Senior School
Board of Management Report
Board of Management
Consists of eight board members.
• Four trustee members are nominated
by the Patron.
• Two members are elected by parents.
• Two members are elected by teaching
staff.
Board of Management Membership
2010-2013
Trustees -
Parents -
Sr Eileen Randles - Chairperson
Ms. Catherine-Ann Dooley
Mr. Gus Mulligan
Mr. Bryan Smyth
Mr. Owen Sorensen (Outgoing)
Ms. Anne-Marie Taylor (Outgoing)
Teachers -
Ms. Sandra Moran
Ms. Ann Marie Smith
Board of Management
Function
According to the Education Act:
It shall be the duty of a board to manage
the school on behalf of the patron and for
the benefit of the students and their
parents... upholding the characteristic
spirit of the school
Board of Management
Function
According to The Loreto Education Trust:
The Board of Management places the best
interests of the students at the centre of
its decisions and policies. Relationships,
structures and systems are constantly
evaluated against this core value.
Board of Management
Meetings
• Six meetings per year plus finance
subcommittee meetings
• Training sessions for board members
Board of Management
Responsibilities
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Continuous review of progress in
relation to school ethos & core values
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School finances (including fees)
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Policy review
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School development options
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Confidential issues relating to school
matters
Board of Management
2013 - 2016
• Two new parent members have been
elected to the Board.
• Barry McKimm
• Marie Williams
Parents’ Association
Senior School
New Committee Members
PA Reps 2013 - 2014
Name
Maria Campbell
Anne McCluskey
Deirdre Fagan
Maurice Carey
Orla Madden
Joan O’Hare
Traolach O’Sullivan
Orla Clancy
Christine Jones
Sean Brennan
Kathleen Soden O’Brien
Norma Linehan
Barry McKimm
Marie Williams
Class
1B
1G
1M
1T
2B
2G
2M
2T
3B
3G
3M
3T
BOM
BOM
Name
Luke Lacey
Maria O’Callaghan
Eimer Taylor
Niamh Morgan
Maura O’Reilly
Una O’Brien
Sandra Conroy
Shirley O’Rourke
Yvonne Kelly
Nora O’Sullivan
Teresa Minnock
Margaret Conroy Cleere
Triona Barrett
Class
4B
4G
4M
4T
5B
5G
5M
5T
6B
6G
6M
6T
Principal
PA RETIRING Class Reps
Name
Eamon Hughes
Noel Lynch
Nuala O’Reilly
Siobhan Comerford
Marianne Flood
Marie Williams
Geraldine Keartland
Mary Ryan Kelly
Owen Sorensen
Anne-Marie Taylor
Class
3B
3G
3M
3T
6B
6G
6M
6T
BOM
BOM
Thank You from PA
• On behalf of the PA for all the support
during the year:
Ms Barrett
Aideen Reddy
Birgit Slevin
Teresa Rodgers
Jim Deegan
Rosemary Howe
Parents’ Association
Senior School
Questions/
Comments