COLLEGE COUNCIL
College Council 2019
August 2019 Meeting Report
College Council met on Wednesday the 28th of August.
Routine reports from sub-committees were received and the usual standard motions, in which the Council approved the financial operations for August were carried. Of note in the reports was the in principle approval by Council of a grant application for Commonwealth money to refurbish damaged sections of paved surface in the yard, subject to inspection and recommendation by members of the Buildings and Grounds sub-committee.
Matters of general business from the month of August that are worth noting included the annual report to Council by the principal on the Child Safe Standards. The college’s annual risk assessment was reviewed, and found to be unchanged. No Child safety matters were reported in the past twelve months. It was also noted that the school’s statement of commitment to child safety has been re-published in the newsletter.
A number of policies were also approved at the August meeting, including the College Health Care Needs policy, Administration of Medication policy, First Aid policy, and the Parent Payment Policy.
The meeting closed at 8.30pm.
June and July 2019 Meeting Reports
College Council met on Wednesday the 26th of June and the 24th of July. We are reporting on both meetings due to the intervening school holidays.
Routine reports from sub-committees were received and a number of standard motions, in which the Council approves the financial operations for May and, then in the second meeting, June and July were approved.
Matters of general business from the month of June that are worth noting include the approval of the Alpine school applications for 2020, Antipodean Expedition to Nepal for 2019 and the Tokoname tour for 2019. The Council had a long and interesting discussion about the low response rate to the annual Parent Attitude to School survey. Information on the response rate has been requested from local schools to allow Council to better understand this phenomenon. A number of policies were also approved at the June meeting, including the College CCTV Policy, Volunteers Policy, Yard Duty & Supervision (Secondary Schools), Yard Duty & Supervision (Parents & Students), and Student Drivers Policy. The meeting closed at 8.43pm.
Matters of general business from the month of July that are worth noting include an interesting discussion about the level of VCE attainment at BSC. Some work is being undertaken by the principal and the school captains to understand how school culture drives student effort and thus results. Other factors that may impact on school results were also noted, including the school’s open selection practices into senior classes. As part of the finance committee report, the principal also discussed, at length, measures being taken to ensure our budget remains balanced in future years.
The meeting closed at 8.41pm.
Regards
Tania Madjaric Grierson Richard Minack
(President, College Council) (Executive Officer, College Council)
May 2019 Meeting Report
College Council met on Wednesday 29th of May. No meeting was held in April due to the intervening school holidays.
Routine reports from sub-committees were received and a number of standard motions in which the Council approves the financial operations for March and April were approved.
Matters of general business from this month that are worth noting include the endorsement of the Annual Report to the College Community for the year 2018, and the final approval of the College budget for 2019. The meeting closed at 8.14pm.
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The meeting closed at 8.48pm.
Regards
Tania Madjaric Grierson Richard Minack
(President, College Council) (Executive Officer, College Council)