ST ANTHONYS SCHOOL BOARD

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThursday 23rd November 2017

7.00pm – Learning Resource Centre

➢ Welcome – Greg Green

➢ Prayer – Rachel Prendergast

➢ Apologies/Attendance

➢ Minutes from Previous AGM

➢ Principal’s Report – Greg Green

➢ Chairman’s Report – Sandra Markham

➢ Financial Report – Robert Nicholas

➢ Election of Board Members for 2017

➢ Close – School Board AGM

AGENDA

Lord,

We praise and thank you for the gift of this school year.

It has been a time filled with grace and blessings,with challenges and opportunities.

Throughout the year we have trusted that your purposes have always been at work each day.

We praise you for giving us life, and for choosing us to be your people.

As we come to the end of this school year, we voice our gratitude for the many blessings that we

have received. Our students, staff and parents have all shared in the many achievements of the

year.

As a school community, may we continue to …Act Justly, Love Tenderly and Walk Humbly

With our GodAmen.

➢ Welcome – Greg Green

➢ Prayer – Rachel Prendergast

➢ Apologies/Attendance

➢ Minutes from Previous AGM

➢ Principal’s Report – Greg Green

➢ Chairman’s Report – Sandra Markham

➢ Financial Report – Robert Nicholas

➢ Election of Board Members for 2017

➢ Close – School Board AGM

AGENDA

PRINCIPALS REPORT

➢ Cyclic Review

➢ Keeping Safe – Curriculum

➢ Key Teacher Reports

➢ Acknowledgement of Staff

➢ Retiring Chairpersons

➢ School Board & P&F

CYCLIC REVIEW

The SCR panel reported that St Anthony’s has meaningful improvement

processes in place.

• Development of data-driven process which are embedded into teaching

and learning programs

• Adoption of innovative programmes such as the Sensory Program, Reading

Dog, Extension Groups, Boys and Girls emotional support groups.

KEEPING SAFE

The program follows two main themes;

➢ We all have the right to be safe

➢ We can help ourselves to be safe by talking to people we trust

These two themes are explored through four focus areas;

➢ The right to be safe

➢ Relationships

➢ Recognising and reporting abuse

➢ Protective Strategies

CATHOLIC IDENTITYParish Priests & Parish Administrators: Father Marian Brzozowski,

Father Richard Sadowski and Father Leonard Macionczyk, Mrs Flavia

Lenzo and Mrs Melissa Doyle.

Sacramental Programs: Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation

- Reflection days, Parent Information Evenings, Commissioning &

Commitment Masses

School Masses: Feast Day Masses, Grandparents/Mother’s/Father’s Day

Mass, Parish Masses, Graduation Mass

Community Involvement & Missions: St Anthony’s Mission Day, Stations

of the Cross, Project Compassion, Parish Fete, St Vincent de Paul hampers,

Lifelink

Staff Professional Development: Diana Alteri - CEO Religious Education

and Faith Formation Consultant presented an inservice of the importance of

rituals and words used in the Mass.

Faith & Culture:

- Faction mottos: Father Laurence, Sr Kathleen Hitchcock & Father Richard

- Rosary in the Grotto

- Preparation for Holy Week

- Lenten and Advent prayer reflections

AITSL COACHING

This year teaching staff continued to liaise with the Assistant Principalsto formulate and work towards personal professional goals.

These AITSL meetings, together with those conducted by our KeyTeachers, have contributed to the building of teacher capacity.

Next year, these meetings will be enhanced through the implementationof formalised coaching using the GROWTH model.

LITERACY2017Reading books - all home readers levelled on the same levelling process andpurchasing new books to supplement and update our resources.

Writing process - purchasing 2 new resources to add to the current ones beingused and expanding our variety of resources.

PLCMs have been focused on cluster meetings sharing and discussing classwriting programmes.

2018Writing - Continuing to ensure we are focusing on writing and using variedwriting resources to give our students the best possible outcomes.

Reading - Analysis of NAPLAN results from the past few years have shown aneed to focus on reading. Looking at how to best support and increase growthfor all our students. Guided reading will be a focus.

MATHEMATICS

The key focus areas for Mathematics during 2017 involved:

• Planning time with staff to unpack the curriculum and identify how effective our school resources are in supporting learning activities.

• Implementing the proficiency strands with a particular focus on building student’s mental fluency.

• Looking at effective feedback strategies in the classroom ~• Student Feedback• Peer Feedback• Teacher Feedback

• Analysis of NAPLAN data to identify areas of high or low growth.

Moving forward into 2018

• Mathematics Assessment Interview (MAI) testing throughout the school to assess student’s growth point levels.

• Extension opportunities for students who demonstrate high proficiency.• Instructional rounds to share teaching and learning practises throughout the school.• Development of Mathematical language / key vocabulary throughout the school.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDigital technologies CurriculumIntroduction of the Digital Technologies Curriculum which will be an area of learning includedin Semester reports from 2018.This may be covered as an independent learning area or integrated throughout different learningareas where teachers feel it is appropriate.

Technology ResourcesYear 4 to Year 6 one-to-one iPad program will continue.The purchase of a second pod of laptops is in progress and will be ready for use term one, 2018.Update of teacher desktop computer to be replaced by a Surface Book 2, creating a set of studentiPads to form a fourth pod from the existing teacher iPads.

Robotics ProgramCurrently purchased of a class set of

• Lego Mindstorm Ev3 Robots: used in middle to upper primary but may be used at any yearlevel.

• RobotMice (alternate version to beebots): aimed at Junior primary classesCurrently looking at the purchase of a further resource for early childhood that is at anintroductory level.The lego Mindstorm robotics program has begun to be introduced in 2017 and continue todevelop in 2018.

Robotics ClubTo continue in 2018, run by Philippa Wicksey.Two separate clubs will be run for years 3/4 and 5/6.Building towards the goal of potentially students representing St Anthony’s at interschool eventsboth Perth-wide and to a national level.

In 2018 ACE will be held on a Wednesday and will compromise of multi-age groupings .

The following year groups will combine for a 1 hour and 40 minute session,Year 1 and 2, Year 3 and 4, and Year 5 and 6.

The content of these sessions will be across all curriculum areas, with aparticular focus on STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics.

Students will access a range of educational tools including the LegoMinestorm robots.

ACE

NAPLAN 2017

Year 3 Reading Writing Spelling Grammar +

Punctuation

Numeracy

Aust. Mean 431.3 413.6 416.2 439.3 409.4

School

Mean

422.8 411.7 409.5 420.9 403.7

Year 5 Reading Writing Spelling Grammar +

Punctuation

Numeracy

Aust. Mean 505.6 472.5 500.9 499.3 493.8

School

Mean

504.2 494.6 502.5 496.5 490.6

2017 STAFF

STAFF ON LEAVE

Trish Barton Salv Casilli

FAREWELL

Danielle McComasky

Debbie Weymouth

WELCOME

Jessica LassenPre-Primary

Jessica HultinkMusic

Leesa HermansYear 5

RETIRING PRESIDENTS

Sandra Markham – Board Chairperson

Sandra will be retiring from her office as Board Chairperson. Asa community we sincerely thank her for her valuablecontribution to our school.

Samantha De Guzman – P&F President

Samantha will be stepping down after serving a 3 year term asthe P&F President. Thank you for her valuable contributionover the years.

COMMUNITY

2017 School Board

➢Father Marian Brzozowski

➢Sandra Markham (Board Chair)

➢Robert Nicholas (Treasurer)

➢Adrian Bleach(P & F Rep. to the Board)

➢Phil Bastian (Parish Rep. to the Board)

➢Stacey Baker (Secretary)

➢Matthew O’Neill (Secretary)

➢Karyn Ambrose

➢Mary-Jane Saunders

➢Harriet Mizen

2017 P & F Committee

➢ Sam de Guzman (President)

➢ Lynda Cathcart (Vice President)

➢ Lorraine Cicanese (Treasurer)

➢ Kate Price (Secretary)

➢ Adrian Bleach(P & F Rep. to the Board)

➢ Aurelia Cooper

➢ Peta Yukich

➢ Daniele McGrath

➢ Sarah Cole

➢ Taryn Tarkka

➢ Naomi Byrnes

➢ Kristy Scarfone

➢ Karen Shearer

Gina Hall Aurelia Cooper

Melissa Vranjes Liz De FilippiRachel Prendergast

Thank You

Principal Greg Green

Assistant Principal RE Liz De Filippi Tuesday & Wednesday

Assistant Principal Admin Melissa Vranjes Monday & Tuesday

Pre-Kindergarten Jenny Tucknott Tuesday

Kindergarten Blue Jenny Tucknott Monday-Wednesday-Friday

Kindergarten Gold Elana Sparks Monday-Tuesday-Thursday

Pre-Primary Blue Lucine Franklin Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday Jessica Lassen Thursday - Friday

Pre-Primary Gold Pamela Elliott

Year One Blue Soli Gentile

Year One Gold Nicole Sibbald

Year Two Blue Elisabetta De Filippi Monday-Thursday-FridayLyn Born Tuesday– Wednesday

Year Two Gold Debbie Rodriguez Monday – Tuesday– Wednesday-FridayGeraldine Lockyer Thursday

2018 STAFFING

2018 STAFFINGYear Three Blue Martina Sweeney Monday – Tuesday– Thursday-Friday

Bernie Schelfhout Wednesday

Year Three Gold Maria Churack

Year Four Blue Kirsty Pitman Monday – Tuesday– Wednesday-Thursday Rachel Prendergast Friday

Year Four Gold Josipa Rullo

Year Five Blue Leesa Hermans Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday Bernie Schelfhout Thursday -Friday

Year Five Gold Rachel Prendergast Monday – TuesdayMelissa Vranjes Wednesday-Thursday-Friday

Year Six Blue Chris Barrett

Year Six Gold Jenny Webb Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday Philippa Wicksey Thursday-Friday

IT Chris Barrett, Cathy Armstrong & Geraldine Lockyer

Support/Design

Technology/Geography

Ian Pearce Year 4-6 (Design Technology and Geography)

Science Geraldine Lockyer PP/Year 4Bernie Schelfhout Years 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

PE Chris Schelfhout PP, Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Music Jessica Hultink Monday–Tuesday–ThursdayMariah Hlatwayo Wednesday

Geography/Library/Design Technology Geraldine Lockyer PP, Years 1, 2, 3, Kindy (Library)

Library Technician Marg Smith Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday

ACE Philippa Wicksey Wednesday

2018 STAFFING

Education Assistants (Support) Natalie Zisa-Wares, Rahmola Garniss, Zoe Newman, Billie Preece & Janet Rechichi

Education Assistants Cathy Armstrong, Nola Cusworth, Samantha Garcia, Sharon Gater, Debbie Grimm, Janet Hyslop,

Judy Outred, Eve Russell, Peta Yukich, Agnes Weymouth, Melissa Venema, Karen Morich

Italian Natalie Zisa-Wares

OHSC Ann Lynch, Karen Hepworth, Mulvina Fernandez, Emily Kelly, Dayle Russotti, Emily Hansen

Finance Officer Gina Hall

Administrative Officer Aurelia Cooper

Social Worker/Chaplain Diane Verson Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday -Thursday

Uniform Shop Dayle Russotti Thursday

Groundsmen Frank Ierace & Boris Pavicevic

Canteen Roz Read

School Car Park

Nature playground.

Capital Works Program

1:1 IPad program extended to year 4, 5 & 6

Nature Play for Kindy

Re-roofing and Air conditioning

Uniform Shop Relocation

Capital Works – New Administration Building

The Board would like to extend its appreciation to the following:

Greg, Melissa, Liz and Rachel

The staff

The P&F Committee

The parents of St Anthony’s Primary School

Father Marion, Father Richard, Melissa Doyle, and the St Anthony’s parish community

Comprises of the following: Greg – Principal

Fthr Marian – Parish Priest

Phil Bastian – Parish Rep

Adrian Bleach– P&F Rep

Rob Nicholas – Treasurer

Stacy Baker – Secretary

Matt O’Neil - Member

Harriet Mizen - Member

Karyn Ambrose- Member

Term Expiring

Sandra Markham

Rob Nicholas

Nominations

Rob Nicholas – Re-electing

Phil Bastian - Electing

St. Anthony’s School

Greenmount

Treasurer’s Report

2017

Treasury Highlights for 2017

• We have maintained a balanced budget with no new debt during the 2017 school year.

• The board, together with the Catholic Education finance team, have commenced the planning and budgeting of the new Administration Block – which is expected to be completed in 2019.

• Other capital works projects have also been planned and budgeted for during 2018.

• The board, together with the school finance team, have updated the “School Fees: Setting and Collection” policy.

Comm. Govt52%State Govt

21%

Other Grants1%

Tuition Fees13%

OSHC5%

Other2%

2018 Income ($5.5 mil budgeted)

Salaries / Wages62.2%

Superannuation8.7%

Maintenance1.6%

Insurance1.5%

Cleaning1.3%

Utilities1.1%

Excursions/Trips1.7%

IT3.1% Admin/Stationary/

Materials4.5%

Capital Improvements2.4%

OSHC5.4%

Other Levy's2.5%

Other3.0%

2018 Expenses ($5.1 mil budgeted)

Budget 2018

• The budget for 2018 has been finalised and approved bythe school board.

• We have a balanced 2018 recurrent budget based on aturnover of just over $5.5 mil.

• The capital budget has also been balanced for the 2018Financial year.

• The 2018 budget includes re-roofing, air-conditioners forall classrooms, uniform shop relocation and staff relief.

Fees for 2018• The Board has been recommended by the CEO to increase

Tuition Fees. As in previous years we have kept theincrease as low as possible, being 2% for the 2018 schoolyear. This allows the school to continue to provide thehighest level of schooling for the students.

• Building level remains 20% of Tuition Fee.• Slight increase of 2% for most other levies, including the

Swimming Levy, per the School Fees Schedule.• Fees will be sent out to parents as an Annual account. The

first instalment will be due at the beginning of term oneand the second instalment at the beginning of semestertwo.

Summary

2017 is almost over and have also once again maintained a balanced budget.

St Anthony’s School Greenmount continues to maintain its sound financial position and will continue to provide

the best possible education to both our current and future students.

I’d like to thank Greg, the school admin team, all of the wonderful teachers, the P&F, and of course parents and all the

students for their support during the year.

P&F

Annual General

Meeting

2017

Thursday 23rd November 2017

2017 P & F Committee➢ SAMANTHA DE GUZMAN – PRESIDENT

➢ LYNDA CATHCART - VICE PRESIDENT

➢ LORRAINE CICANESE - TREASURER

➢ KATE PRICE – SECRETARY

➢ ADRIAN BLEACH– P & F BOARD REP.

➢ DANIELE MCGRATH - CLASS REP. COORDINATOR

➢ NAOMI BYRNES - GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

➢ AMBRE COOK- GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

➢ PETA YUKICH - GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

➢ AURELIA COOPER–GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

➢ SARAH COLE - GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER–

➢ TARYN TARKKA–GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

➢ KAREN SHEARER- GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

I’D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SUCH AN DEDICATED GROUP OF PARENTS WHO ARE DEVOTED TO DOING THE VERY BEST FOR THIS SCHOOL.

2017 P & F Highlights

➢ February - Parent Info Evening

➢ February - Kindy Morning Tea

➢ February - Welcome Picnic

➢ April – Footy Tipping

➢ May – Mother’s Day Morning Tea

➢ May – Disco

➢ June – Pentathlon

➢ August – Retro Bingo

➢ September – Father’s Day Sausage Sizzle

➢ September – Open Night/Book Fair

➢ September – Disco

➢ November – Cake Stall at Church Fete

➢ November - Family Portrait Day

➢ November – Coffee Van

➢ December – Ice cream and Coffee Vans for school concert

2017 Treasury Highlights

➢ Opening Balance: $15,010

➢ Total Income: $32,276

➢ Total Expenses: $26,933

➢ Total contributions to school: $22,352

➢ Closing Balance: $20,352

This year has seen the P&F fund many projects for all parts of the school including:

➢ Kindy resources

➢ Coloured ports equipment

➢ Four new faction coloured marquees that helped in facilitating the inaugural whole school sports carnival.

➢ Fixed lighting to shine over the oval.

➢ Year 5/6 Pergola

➢ Bop til you Drop

➢ Year 6 camp

2018 Treasury Highlights

➢ Total estimated Income $24,000

➢ Total estimated Expenses $24,000

➢ Total estimated contributions to the school $18,280

2018 will once again see the P&F providing great community and school events which always include:

➢ Year 6 camp

➢ Bop till You Drop

We are also discussing these draft community events:

➢ Welcome Picnic at the beginning of Term 1

➢ Twilight Market Evening in Term 2

➢ Pentathlon in Term 2

➢ Colour Run in Term 4

2018 P & F Nominations

➢ Samantha de Guzman’s three year tenure as President is now up.

We welcome Kate Price as the new President for 2018.

➢ Kate Price’s time as Secretary has also come to an end and we

welcome Danielle McGrath in that role.

➢ All other members of the current committee have re-nominated.

➢ We welcome all new General Committee Members.