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Information Sheets
  These information sheets pertain to school P&Cs. If you would like us to post or email any of these sheets, please contact Council's office on 6241 5759 or email parents@canberra.net.au.  
     
  Model Constitution for P&Cs
 
     
 
 

Introduction

1.

Parents & Schools: A partnership in education

2.

What is the P&C's role?

3.

Valuing Your Community

4.

Know Your School, Help Your Child

5.

Raising Concerns Constructively

6.

Complaints Procedures in ACT Schools

7.

Parent Participation: How does your school rate?

8.

Setting Up a P&C Association

9.

The Role of P&C Office Bearers

10.

Helping new P&C Office Bearers

11.

P&C Subcommittees

12.

Meeting Procedures

13.

How to make meetings work

14.

Voting rights

15.

The role of the principal in P&C associations

16.

The Annual General Meeting

17.

A checklist for assessing P&C meetings

18.

Taking on the Treasurer's job

19.

The P&C as an employer

20.

Canteens

21.

School Age Care Programs

22.

Tutor Programs

23.

General Insurance Queries

24.

Collection of voluntary contributions by P&Cs

25.

Spending P&C funds

26.

Incorporation and what it involves

27.

Deductible gift receipts

28.

The GST and Income Tax exemption

29.

Licensing requirements for fundraising activities

30.

The School Board

31.

Responsibilities of parent representatives on School Boards

32.

Principals and Boards - Who Does What?

33.

Your role in School Board elections

34.

The School Board Chairs' Network

35.

P&C Council

36.

Council Activities

37.

Delegates to P&C Council

38.

Council Policy

39.

The ACT Government School Network (Diagram)

40.

A brief history of the ACT education system

41.

School Based Management

42.

School Development

43. The Board of Education, Centre for Teaching and Learning, AEU (ACT) and ACSSO
44. The Government Schools Education Council, the Board of Senior Secondary Studies and ACTVETA
45. Glossary of Terms
 
     
     
     
 

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