School Council

Hello to all at CSC. My name is Beth Mellick and I am the School Council President. This is my 6th year on School Council after joining in 2014, becoming Vice President, and then taking on the role of President for the last three years.

My oldest child, Nioka, graduated from CSC last year and is now at university in Melbourne. I have two children here now – Maisie in Year 10 and Theo in Year 8.

I am looking forward to working with Council this year and welcome newly elected members on board. A list of Council members appears below.

This is not a ‘talk fest’ type of Council - we are very much a ‘doing’ Council. Every member on Council has to be active in a portfolio area. Our portfolios include Policy, Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Profile and Communications, Support Groups, and Child Safety.

School Council members are active around the school and in the community. We are here to provide the broad strategic direction of CSC, to support staff and work with the leadership team. As a parent, I want to help make this school exactly what we need for our families, and to help students feel connected and engaged in their schooling.

School Council includes Principal Paul Frye (Assistant Principal Justin Hird and Business Manager Elissa O’Connor are in attendance), Beth Mellick (President), Barry Sutton (Treasurer), Dean Bridgfoot, Patrick Byrne, Rose DeMaria, Paul O’Connor, Maria Angeloni, Brona Murray, Paula Jenkins (staff), Angela Sutton (staff), Justin Marshall (staff), Cohen Saunders (student) and Emilia Vellacott (student).

SUPPORT GROUPS

Our Support Groups (typically called Parent groups in other schools) include Music, Drama, Sport and Art. Support Groups are for parents to join and to participate in helping out different areas of the school. We are here to support the teachers and the programs.

We also have a Sustainability Support Group that participates in the ResourceSmart program run by Sustainability Victoria. This group is student-driven and meets during school hours. The first meeting for the year will be widely advertised around the school.

Groups usually meet once each term. There are fundraising activities, grant writing, and organising events.

The Sport Support Group is running lunch time sports activities and we are looking for parents to help out. You can do one or two lunch time sports sessions during the year, so let me know if you can come in to do this.

If you are interested in joining a Support Group, please email me at bethmellick@gmail.com

Beth Mellick