European School Bergen Parents’ Association

Annual General Meeting17-09-2013

PAC ORGANIZATION – Objectives Structure

Education Councils – Kemi, Gordana & TinaIP(Interparents) – Joy

Financial Overview - Bora

PA Website - Kemi

Child Protection – Tina & Gordana

Extra Curricular Activities / Canteen - Caroline

Petten & PAC – Cesar

Transportation – Alex

Traffic / VVN Contact / PR/Marketing – Yolanda

Communication – Petra, Ann, Andrea

Social Integration - AlexWelcome Committee Host Families Events

Achievements & Objectives 2013/2014

New PAC members

Questions & Closure

• We work for the best working environment for the students – our children• Defend and promote the interests of the

students and the parents in the board of the school

• All Associations are federated in Interparents

• Interparents is member of the Board of Governors

• Admin Board members of ESB

Parents´ Association’s Objectives

Decision making process at each individual school

ADMIN BOARD-Chaired by Secretary General

Educational Councils-PEC, SEC, JEC(no longer next year) and SAC

*all councils contain Director, teachers, staff, students and PAC

Educational CouncilsKemi & Tina(PEC) Gordana(SEC)

Aim of these councils is to promote optimum conditions for effective teaching.Working groups can be set up and policies can be established. Parents, pupils, teachers, administration and management are all represented.

-Organisation of the school year -The Anti bullying program set up -School policy (how it affects the children, the parents and the teachers) -New proposals (i.e. changes to be made to the playground, changes to how the children are picked up on Tuesday afternoons And changes in educational support structure.)-Language section issues

School Councils

PEC – Primary Education Council (matters concering Primary) SEC – Secondary Education Council (matters concerning Secondary)* each council includes 3 PAC members JEC – Joint Education Council (matters concerning both Primary and Secondary) * no longer take place next year

SAC – School Advisory Council (preparatory for Admin Board, no decisions made, only to advise) *includes 2 PAC members

IPSSGKemi Obakin

• Founded in 1997 and represents Dutch International Secondary Schools.

• Almere, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Eindhoven, Groningen, The Hague, Hilversum, Maastricht, Oegstgeest, Rotterdam, Breda, Enschede.

• Financial, educational, academical issues eg. Evaluation of the IB-diploma at universities.

• PAC involved in regular meetings.

InterparentsJoy Prieto

IP is an organisation formed from representatives from allPA's and European Schools.

Members of this committee represent parents inmeetings /workgroups of the BoG in Brussels. Issues dealtwith can involve the whole school or just sections and rangefrom financial, administrative to development and reform ofthe E.BaC.

The IP is important as it has a voice and can influence important decisions.

How Interparents Works

Financial Overview

Bora BaykamTreasurer

PAC WebsiteKemi ObakinWebmaster

Operates in three languages: English, French and Dutch- ― Parents’ help is always needed for translation!

http://www.europeanschool-parents.nl

A weekly update of the;

Latest news

The school calendar,

Hot lunch menu,

Extra curricular activities, Alles Kits, Little Europa

IP and rules/regulations

PAC Website

PAC Website

PAC Website

Sign up for the latest news!

1. Just go to the right hand side of the webpage.

1. Go to your mailbox and click on the link to confirm

Child Protection Policies

Tina Erikssen & Gordana Simonovski

Child Protection Polices

Full document published on school's website

A result of work over the last few years

Whole School Community

Should be updated every year

Priority Areas in 2012-2013

Procedures for dealing with accidents and illnesses

Safety in Primary Playground

Anti-Bullying Policy

School Parties

Procedures for dealing with accidents and illnesses

Problem issues -

– Informing parents

– Writing reports

– Absence of the school nurse or trained medical person

Proposal of a full-time nurse

Safety in the Primary Playground

Problem issues - - Safety on the playground P3-5- Accidents on the climbing frame- The Primary gate

More teachers monitoring the activities.

The playground equipment will be changed. The funds are available in budget yr 2014.

New safety procedure on Tuesday afternoons regarding the Primary gate.

Anti-Bullying Program

Workgroup was formed

We made a review of the policy

Comments on policy were sent to school management

Proposals of the policy were made

Proposed the KiVa anti-bullying program, possible in 2014/2015.

School Party Planning

Problem Issues -

Lack of information of the first school party in 2012/2013

Parents were not informed in time

PAC asked for a school party policy

CanteenCaroline Mattingley

Introduction to Barbara and Franco who run Luna Rossa.Pre-paid hot lunches for nursery and primary school pupils.Pre-paid tickets available for hot meals for older primary school pupils and for secondary school pupils.Menus available on PA website.Volunteers required to help serve hot lunches to nursery and primary school pupils (30% discount available).PA website pages for canteen & hot lunches:

http://europeanschool-parents.nl/activities/canteen/

http://europeanschool-parents.nl/activities/hot-lunches/

Extra Curricular ActivitiesCaroline Mattingley

Both students and parents can sign-up for activities.Sign-up day will be Friday 20th September.PA membership is required. Fee (€25 per family) must have been paid.Last year’s list is currently on PA site as classes still to be confirmed.More volunteers required to run extra curricular activities.Feed back about current classes and interest in new classes welcome.Please take a look at the new extra curricular activities webpage:

http://europeanschool-parents.nl/families/extracurrilar-activities/

Communication with Petten Staff Committee and

Petten SiteCesar Chenel Ramos

Circulation of PAC information among the concerned staff at JRC site.

Joint ES Bergen PAC – IET Petten CLP meetings.

Coordinated actions between CLP and PAC and involvement of IET management.

TransportationAlex Harvey-Bistacchi

From Amsterdam Door-to-door minibus serviceAmsterdam Vogel private company

Co-ordinators of the service - Frederique Bisserier and Jean Morreau For more info Organise transportation to /

from ES BergenContact information fbisserier@hotmail.com

More than 50 students currently use this service

From Alkmaar

Private Taxi service (Taxi 072) – pick up at pupils home

8 students use this service

PAC has contact details

Daily public bus with Connexxion (#606) from Alkmaar central station to ES Bergen

PAC has contract with Connexxion

Abonnement on Connexxion website

Mainly Secondary students use this service

TrafficP5 Cycling Exam

PR/MarketingYolanda Doogan

Traffic and Parking 2012

Connexxion

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Parents parking area

Bus parking areaAmsterdam Vogel

Alkmaar Taxi service

European School

Parents parking area

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Nursing centre – Oudtburgh

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Kiss and ride area

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swimming pool

Molenweidtje

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P5 cycling Proficiency Test

• PAC has organized this together with VVN with all P5 pupils during last 2 years – great success!

• P5 teachers will be covering 8 VVN brochures (Jeugd Verkeerskrant) with questions and answers. VVN brochures will be translated into English and French

• Veiligverkeernederland.nl website, to prepare all P5 students

• ESB will participate with all P5 classes “Dode Hoek/Blind Angle Project together with all Bergen Primary schools held yearly at Gemeente Yard

• Written Traffic Exam and Cycling Proficiency Test: dates will follow

• VVN diplomas May 2013

• VVN-contacts/Verkeersouders European School : Sophie Forner and Yolanda Doogan

Social Integration Alex Harvey-Bistacchi

Welcome Committee - Parent contacts in different language sections for new parents Provide them with important information to settle into the NL and ESB

Host Family Program- Working closely with ES Brussel schools to find families for exchange students from various schools 2 S4F students from Brussels 3 coming in Nov.

Coffee mornings- To be held on a regular basis for parents

*1st - September 23rd at 9:00Events- Help organize fund raisers, class parties, holiday celebrations, school events with school staff

Previous year’s achievements:

Involvement in new canteen company to continue to offer hot lunches/meals

Schedules in Secondary Playground safety Events (PAC party, Euromarkt, 50th anniv.) Parent reps meetings P5 Cycling Exam Creation Of Welcome Committee Involvement in Meetings PAC, SEC, PEC, JEC , SAC, Admin Board, Management , IP and other external organisation (IPSSG) Anne Frank Exhibition Support to Libraries Host Families program (end of year)

Objectives 2013-2014 100% of all parents/guardians PA members.

Work with the school fees in ES system

IP work

Checking the working environment

Continue improving the playgrounds

Cycling diploma for P5

Organising and subsidising educational and sports events in cooperation with school. IPSSG trip to R'dam

Euromarkt/Open Day (2nd term, before June)

Anti-Bullying program (KiVa)

Create Networking Group for parents

Continue what we are doing...

PAC Members 2013 → 2014

Re-elected Members come forward!

Committee member positions available:President2nd Vice PresidentTransportationSecretary

Workgroup volunteers needed:Translations(PAC website)Host Family coordinatorNewsletterEvents Financial Assistant

New volunteers???????

Questions?Do you agree to these volunteers

for the new PAC?Are there any questions?

ClosureWe appreciate your continuous

support and we look forward to a great new year!

Thank You!