School councils provide a focus for school community activity. The school council is the group responsible for setting the goals for the school and the directions that the school will take in the future. It has an important role in making sure that the whole community is involved with all the important decisions made by the school.
The School Council includes representatives from the School Staff, Parents and Community Members. Members include the Principal, President of the P&C, two (2) Parent Members elected from the Parent Community, two (2) School Staff members elected from the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school, and two (2) Community Members appointed from local government, business, industry or other relevant groups in the local community.
What the council can do is:
- identify the needs and priorities of the community
- work out the school’s financial needs
- set the aims and directions for the school
- assist in developing the school plan and the budget
- work with other school or community groups to help them assist the school
- ask the community and then advise the school about the subject choices the school might offer
- advise the school about how the school reports on student achievement
- develop and endorse student welfare policies
- provide advice about extra services required by the school
- make the school policy on the community use of the school’s facilities or the arrangements for sharing facilities
- take part in selecting staff where that is appropriate
- present and promote a positive image of the school in the local community. This should increase everyone’s understanding of what is going on in the school and make it likely that more people would want to become involved in helping the school
- strengthen the role of the school within the community.
The Bolwarra School Council meets at least six (6) times per year. The dates, venues and times of the Council meetings will be advertised in the school newsletter and on this site at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
Any member of the School Community who wishes to raise a particular matter needs to submit this in writing to the President or Executive Member prior to the next Council meeting. Please contact the Principal in the first instance. Copies of the minutes will be available upon request from the Principal.
For more detailed information on the Bolwarra School Council, please download the School Council Guidelines and Constitution.
Bolwarra School P&C Association Inc 