The Kingswood Newsletter

School Council

 

Aaron Cox

Principal

Victoria Lemmer

School Council

“Engaging with the community” is a core value of Kingswood Primary School. After two very difficult and challenging years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the School Council of Kingswood Primary School is taking steps to give all members of the school’s community an insight into its operation and scope. 

Given that we’ve all been off-site for so long it can often feel like we have become disconnected from our community. Therefore, the purpose of this communication is to introduce the School Council at Kingswood Primary School in order to be transparent; let you know what is going on at our school and maybe even spark your interest in becoming involved, as the efficacy of any school council is reliant on the willingness of those who take part to get involved. There are lots of different ways to take part in the work of our School Council and regardless of whether you choose to get involved or not, we hope this introduction gives you an insight into how your children’s governance body works.

 

The role of the School Council is to provide governance of the school’s operation; to provide the framework to manage its resources and structures, whereas the Principal determines the day-to-day operation of the school. 

Our KPS School Council currently consists of 8 parent positions, 2 community positions, and 4 DET positions. Evening meetings are held 8 times a year, and all members are asked to contribute to at least one of the 3 sub-committees that meet prior to the school council meetings - Finance, F.A.C.E (Facilities and Community Engagement), and the Student Learning & Student Well-being sub-committee. Each sub-committee reviews relevant policies and discusses how to improve KPS within that group’s scope. You do not have to be a School Council member to take part in the sub-committee meetings. Sub-committee and School Council meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend. There are certain stipulations regarding attendance when voting or confidential matters are discussed.

 

The composition of our current School Council is as follows:

  • President: Bryan Elliott. A community member. Bryan’s two sons attended KPS. Bryan attends the FACE sub-committee.
  • Vice President: Bianca Tondo. Parent member. Bianca’s two sons attend KPS. Bianca convenes the FACE sub-committee. Bianca co-chairs the #kingswoodprimarycounts social media campaign.
  • Treasurer: Dorit Patterson. Parent member. Dorit currently has a daughter and her son at KPS. Dorit’s oldest daughter completed year 6 at KPS last year. Dorit convenes the Finance sub-committee and is also the Vice-President of the Parent Association.
  • Aaron Cox. School Principal and DET Executive Member (non-elected). Aaron attends all sub-committee meetings.
  • Megan Franklyn. School Assistant Principal and DET member. Megan attends the FACE and Finance sub-committee meetings.
  • Sharon Lomas. School Assistant Principal and DET member. Sharon convenes the Learning and Student Well-being sub-committee.
  • Sophie Allan. Parent member. Sophie’s youngest daughter attends KPS and two older daughters have completed Year 6, attends the FACE sub-committee.
  • Analese Boland. Parent member. Analese’s son attends KPS, and attends the FACE sub-committee.
  • Dhani Chandrasegran. Parent member. Dhani has two children (a son and daughter) that attend KPS. Dhani’s youngest daughter will commence at KPS in 2022. Dhani attends the FACE and Learning and Student Well-being sub-committees and is the President of the Parent Association.
  • Kirsten Cooper. Parent member. Kirsten’s two daughters attend KPS. Kirsten attends the Finance sub-committee.
  • David Cugley. Community member. David is a member of the Noble Park and Dingley Village Rotary Club. David attends the Learning and Student Well-being sub-committee.
  • Melissa Du.  Parent member. Melissa’s youngest son attends KPS and her oldest son completed year 6 at KPS last year. Melissa attends the FACE and Finance sub-committees.
  • Russell Keys. Parent member. Russell’s son attends KPS and older son had completed year 6 last year. Russell attends the FACE sub-committee. Russell is the chair of The Fathering Project at KPS.
  • Victoria Lemmer. Parent member. Victoria’s son attends KPS. Victoria attends the FACE aswell as the Learning and Student Well-being sub-committees. Victoria co-chairs the #kingswoodprimarycounts social media campaign.

 

Please get in contact with our Principal Mr. Aaron Cox or School Council President Mr. Bryan Elliott if you have any questions or matters regarding School Council that you would like to discuss.