BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

Board of Management Meeting 1st April, 2025​  

• Locations and dates of tours (known to date) approved

• WSE MLL Follow Through visit/report discussed

• Hot school meals update - awaiting sanction

• Sherpa Kids renting hall discussed

• Summer Programme Provision discussed

• Photovoltaic installation discussed

• Lotto fundraiser purchase of 32 new iPads

• Digital Learning plan to be approved at next meeting - DL Team in place

• Student Council World Book Day fundraiser - wish list ordered

• Thanks to the Parents' Assoc. for purchase of award display cabinet, sport's equipment and for attending infant's open afternoon

• Switch to Drumcondra standardised assessments (paper version and digital)

• Well done to all involved in recent Confirmation

• Well done to boys soccer team reaching county final

• Wellbeing Week and inaugural International Day/Fáilte Friday - well done to all involved

• Polytunnel restocked and ready for planting

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Board of Management Meeting 4th February, 2025​  

• Agree to Agree

• Catechist

• Photovoltaic Programme for schools.

• Hot Meals for Schools

• Sherpa Kids

• Ipads - Lotto supplementing purchase.

• Emergency works application for drop off facility discussed.

• Latest Department of Education circulars discussed.

• Book Grant Survey discussed and submitted.

• 2025/2026 enrolment numbers discussed.

• GDPR Policy updated.

 

Board of Management Meeting 19th November, 2024

• Schools Photovoltaic Programme - being investigated.

• Bí Cineálta - updated anti bullying procedures training underway - new procedures from September 2025

• BoM investigating feasibility of before and after school supervision by Sherpa Kids.

• Admissions Notice and Policy for 2025 admissions ratified. Parish wide agreed dates.

• Thanks to staff for organising extra non curricular events in the school.

• Lotto providing much needed funds - thanks all participants.

• New math's equipment purchased by Parents' Assoc. - with thanks.

• Agree to Agree project training underway for a team of staff and parents. 

• Hot Meals for Schools - still awaiting grant to proceed from Dept. of Social Protection

• Thanks to Tidy Towns for x3 native apples trees.

• Thanks to Clann na nGael for donation to GAA equipment for boys and girls football teams.

• Application to Dept. of Educ. and Skills for Emergency Funding imminent.

• SEAI energy audit conducted in school.

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• Board of Management Meeting 17th September, 2024

• Car park design and the need to source quotations for work discussed.

• Child Safeguarding Annual Review conducted.

• Anti Bullying Annual Review conducted.

• Bí Cineálta Procedures to Prevent and Address Bullying Behaviour for Primary and Post-Primary Schools - new publication discussed.

• Hot lunches - school still awaiting approval from the Dept. of Social Protection.

• Front facade of school painted during summer closure.

• Increase in pupil population discussed -  possible future increase in population from local housing development discussed.

• Primary maths curriculum - new resources in place for each class.

• Need to increase participants in School Lotto.

• New Additional Education model of support in place. 

• Google Workspace for Education in operation for staff. Further staff training planned. 

• Pupil Council elections in October.

• Policies ratified - Fire Safety and Evacuation, Administration of Medicines, Intimate Care

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