Agenda

Agenda for meeting scheduled 22/6/2009
 * AGENDA FOR MEETINGS **

1. Present: Jarad, Anna, Nick. David, Steve, Alex 2. Apologies: n/a 3. Minutes of last meeting: 4. New secretary: Steve 5. General business:
 * Appointed rolls: chairman: Nick rotating secretary: Anna
 * Discussed Steiner philosophy
 * Determined school setting: Coburg
 * Determined curriculum:
 * Considered classes provided:
 * Present philosophies and curriculum ideas (5 min. for each person)
 * Decide upon final philosophy (10 min.)
 * Decide upon final curriculum (10 min.)
 * Discuss annual curriculum
 * Assign individual tasks

Agenda for meeting scheduled 17/8/09


 * Discuss Items from minutes of meeting 11/08/09 **
 * 1) Summaries: to be discussed once all Policy and Procedures are finalsed
 * 2) Curriculum: Alex to bring copy of revised Curriculum for critical review. It is expected that the Curriculum be finalsed at the next meeting including the scheduling of all extra Curricular activities, VCE, VCAL, VET and IB if we decide to include IB.
 * 3) Structures Policies and Procedures and their Rationales: As I see it there are three major requirements necessary for the these to ensure our “Documents hang together as a coherent set”:
 * Firstly they need to meet the theoretical and philosophical standards required by the faculty. This means that we need to condense as much research as possible into our 500 word rationales while always relating it back to our Vision and Mission statement. Considering that our statement is quite broad we can reference as many philosophers as we want. The books handed out at the last meeting by Anna have a great deal of referencing material as a start.
 * The policies and procedures themselves need to serve a purpose and define that purpose relative to education.
 * There needs to be reference to “government regulations that apply” to your P&P so check the requirements carefully and make reference to the legislation that applies. I have been going by the Victorian Consolidated Legislation “Education and Reform Act 2006” and there is a lot of information there that needs to be covered. Hopefully I have been looking at the right documents but if you know of anything more recent that applies please let us know at the next meeting.

I would like to go over the policies which have been written up so far and critically analyse (just as we did with our profiles, manifesto and instrument) and agree to a final draft.
 * Discussion points for Next Meeting **


 * Curriculum – to be reviewed if complete
 * Assessment and Reporting Policy – initial draft
 * Individual Differences/Inclusiveness Policy – completed to be reviewed
 * Information and Technology Policy – completed to be reviewed
 * Co curricular Policy – requires Curriculum, initial draft
 * Student welfare Policy – initial draft