P&C Council - Information Sheets

ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations

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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