School Council

Our School Council met on Monday evening and it was a great chance to hear from our Sub-committees;

School Council Sub-committees

The School Council of Essendon North Primary School has a set of Sub-committees that meet throughout the term to support the ongoing educational improvements within the school community. Below outlines each Sub-committee, its members and the overall structure of each meeting.

Finance Sub-committee: all things finance at ENPS, bank statements, reconciliations, P&L and budgets.

Convenor: Josh Briggs-Kelly 

Members: Mert Kavas, Alice McKenzie, Alice Stephens, Kate Barletta, Darcy Wynd

Meets: The week before School Council meetings.

Continuous Improvement/Policies Sub-committee: reviewing and updating local policies and procedures, such as the Child Safety Policy.  

Convenor: Ben Suter

Members: Alice Stephens, Alice McKenzie, Darcy Wynd, Jodie Kelly

Meets: Tuesday mornings, meetings are generally based on the policy review cycle.

Learning Environments Sub-committee: classroom and school grounds such as new student and staff toilets, basketball resurfacing, play spaces and helping hands days. 

Convenor: Jodie Elliot

Members: Chrissy Purcell, Kate Barletta, Mahmoud Amirgholi, Josh Briggs-Kelly  

Meets: Approximately once every couple of School Council meetings. Next meeting Monday 17th June 6:30pm on webex. 

Community Engagement Sub-committee: connecting the ENPS community and organising fundraising events.

Convenor: Mahmoud Amirgholi     

Members: Jenny Dinh, Jodie Elliot, Ben Suter, Kate Barletta

Meets: Thursday mornings when timely for school events.

School Council values participation and engagement from the ENPS school community. If you have been thinking of getting involved but are not sure how, it's not too late to join a Sub-committee! Please contact the office on 9379 3979 or email essendon.north.ps@education.vic.gov.au if you are keen to be involved.

ENPS Trivia Night 

Our Community Engagement Sub-committee is busy arranging the details of the upcoming ENPS Trivia Night! The venue for the event will be Laila Reception in Brunswick, thank you for all the donations already provided. We are still on the lookout for more prizes - if you are able to source donations from your contacts please let the office know via email at essendon.north.ps@education.vic.gov.au. We hope to see as many of our (adult) family members join us on this fun night! Thank you for your ongoing support.

Warm regards,

ENPS School Council