School Council

Anula School has a strong and active School Council. There is a strong partnership between the school, parents and the wider community.

The School Council is made up of nineteen members, including fourteen parents, three teachers, and two invited members. The Council meets once per month over the school year, usually on the third Tuesday of each month.

The sub committees currently include:
* Sustainable Schools Group
* Early Entry focus group
* FinCom (Finance)
* Fundraising focus group
* Infrastructure Upgrade
* Grounds Group
* Uniform Group
* Pre-school committee

Anyone is welcome to attend School Council Meetings but will not have voting rights.

The School Council has the responsibility of representing the interests of students, teachers, ancillary staff and parents of the school in order to provide the best possible educational opportunities for students attending the school. We are committed to ensuring that adequate facilities and resources are available to meet student needs.

The NT Department of Employment, Education and Training has a policy of devolution of power to School Councils. While this gives much of the financial responsibility for the running of the school to the Council, it also gives more opportunities for input into the future direction of the School. The School Action Plan, available from the Front Office, gives a good idea of these opportunities. Most of Council business is handled through subcommittees and any interested person is encouraged to join these.

Council elections are held at the Annual General Meeting in March where parents are elected. The School Principal, three Anula teachers and a Preschool representative are also on Council. A complete list of Anula School Council members for 2008 appears below. To contact any of the members please contact the front ofifce and a message will be passed on to them.

Chairperson		Robin Lawrence  Email: robin.lawrence@nt.gov.au
Deputy Chair		Denys Spencer
Secretary		Liz Lohmeyer/Kathie Stoll
Co/Treasurer's		Leanne Noble/Leonie Sach
Parent Representatives		Barbie Jongue, Christine Van Den Berg,  Karen Martin,  Liz    Kruger, Darren Kelly, Cassie Yaxley, Natalie Williams/Jo Henry (to  share position), Matt Mackinnon (PreSchool Representative)
Staff Representatives		Michele Seberry  - Primary Representative,  Janet Murphy - Early Years Representative  Teena Richardson - IEU Representative
Principal		Sandy Cartwright
Assistant Principals		Nicky Honan and Carin Symonds
Invited Guests		Len Kiely (MLA), Di Rollo (AIEW) and Peter Styles
Committees:
	Finance	Sandy Cartwright,Nicky Honan, Tracey Parker, Jo Glennon and Leonie Sach
	Uniform	Nicky Honan, Di Rollo, Christine Van Den Berg, Natalie Williams, Liz  Kruger
	Grounds	Matt Mackinnon, Michele Seberry, Leanne Noble, Herman Lazaar
	Infrastructure Upgrade	Sandy Cartwright, Leanne Noble, Rob Lawrence, Michael Rollo, Darren Kelly
	Early Years	Carin Symonds, Barbie Jongue, Christine Van Den Berg, Nicky  MacKinnon
	Sustainable Schools	Liz Lohmeyer, Michele Seberry, Cassie Yaxley
	Fundraising	Megan Kelly (Co-ordinator), Angela Gates, Kathie Stoll, Monica DeBarros, Tracey Parker, Leonie Sach, Janelle O'Neill-Thorne, Marcia Harold, Denys Spencer,  Jane  Lewis, Sandy Cartwright & Nicky Honan.

School Council Constitution