Mandated Groups 2011

Mandated groups are mandated by the Board to take charge of certain areas of the school’s functioning. Mandated groups must:

  • meet regularly
  • take minutes
  • report to the Board at each Business meeting
  • include a Director and a College rep

 

The following is the list of current mandated groups with the area of mandate and each group’s member list. For any enquiries re the groups, please contact the Director liaison (Director liaisons are in bold):

 

Building & Grounds (B&G), mandated to:

  • ensure that the Maintenance Schedule is being carried out within time and within budget.
  • assist the B&G coordinator to manage maintenance tasks
  • co-ordinate 4 Whole of School Working Bees per year.
  • engender an appreciation for volunteering as a parent toward the benefit of the school.
  • implement solutions for identified OH&S concerns
  • co-ordinate the school’s recycling program
  • liaise with the College of Teachers concerning all works carried out
  • assist the Business Manager where necessary, to manage projects identified and approved by the Board of Directors in co-operation with other mandated groups and in line with the Strategic Plan and current grant funding.
  • ensure that all works are carried out within the annual budget

 

  1. Jason Meek (B&G coordinator)
  2. Donna Cotter (Business Manager)
  3. Ian Campbell (Director)
  4. Michael Gromer (maintenance)
  5. Mahamati
  6. Isaac Van Haeff (Director)

 

OH&S, mandated to:

  • Carry out safety inspections for the school
  • Assess risks
  • Prioritise hazard removal and minimisation
  • Ensure all groups are aware of their risk management responsibilities
  • Liaise with B&G group to identify risks and provide solutions

 

  1. Donna Cotter
  2. Chrisanthi McManus (Director)
  3. Jason Meek
  4. Mahamati



Finance, mandated to:

  • Develop policy for financial matters
  • Regularly review operating and capital financial performance
  • Bring any financial matters requiring attention to the Board for action and decision.

 

  1. Donna Cotter
  2. Chris Dwyer
  3. Ben Deighan
  4. Matt Taylor (Director & Chair)
  5. Rachel Alves (Director & Convenor)

 

Employment, mandated to:

  • Discuss all issues relevant to employment
  • Develop and review policy for and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on employment
  • To act as support for the Business Manager and College of Teachers in regard to employment

 

  1. Lee Slater (Director)
  2. Donna Cotter
  3. Mahamati
  4. Matt Taylor (Director)
  5. Paul Callaghan

 

Land Focus group (LFG) (Reinstated in June 2010), mandated to:

  • Research, and keep abreast of developments in relation to the ex-Spenco land, now owned by Lascorp who have plans to develop the site in the near future
  • Liaise with Council and other bodies where necessary to keep the school safe in relation to its land and boundaries.

 

  1. Averil Fink (Director)
  2. Donna Cotter
  3. Ian Campbell (Director)
  4. Alistair Doole
  5. Nick Graham-Higgs
  6. Rachel Alves (Director)

 

Open Doors (Inclusive Education) group, mandated to:

  • Investigate best practices for the successful inclusion of students with additional needs
  • Research funding sources and fundraising opportunities and help the school access a range of resources and services provided for teachers of children with additional needs
  • lobby government departments re adequate funding for children with disabilities at non-government schools.

 

  1. Averil Fink (Director)
  2. Cathleen O’Halloran
  3. Annabelle Ciufo
  4. Chrisanthi McManus (Director)
  5. Steve Reed
  6. Jenni Devine

 

Publicity, mandated to:

  • Promote and market the school
  • Ensure the consistency and quality of image in the school’s marketing operations.
  • Generate materials and strategies for use in the school’s marketing operations

 

  1. Melinda Downs
  2. Rosie Yee
  3. Rachel Alves (Director)

 

Policy group, mandated to:

  • Support the school in developing, reviewing, maintaining, managing and disseminating the policies that the school requires to operate effectively and within the Mission Statement of Mumbulla School.
  • Maintain policies as current, accessible and relevant to staff and the broad school community.
  • Promote the school’s policies as alive and functional tools to be used in the running of the school.

 

  1. Mahamati
  2. Rob Kingston

 

P&F, mandated to:

  • create and keep vital the social aspects of the school community
  • plan and implement fundraising for school
  • facilitate and encourage communication between parents and the other decision making bodies at Mumbulla School.
  • take an active role in government requirements & legislation where necessary

 

  1. Julia Stiles (Director), Rob Kingston, Rosie Yee, Danya Thompson, Serena Kean (committee members)
  2. Tina Hills (Treasurer)
  3. Mahamati (College rep)
  4. Ian Campbell (Director)
  5. All parents & friends of Mumbulla School who have ever made a cake or washed a dish for a school function