Tasmanian State School Parents & Friends Inc Gratefully Acknowledge the Sponsorship, Support and Donations from the Following Groups and Organisations

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and CONFERENCE REPORT

SATURDAY 21st AUGUST 2010

RIANA PRIMARY, Riana

Issue No 236 Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends Inc 202 Liverpool Street, Hobart

Tasmanian State School Parents & Friends Inc gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship, support and donations from the following groups and organisations

Asthma After School Communities Asthma Foundation of Tasmania Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative Defence Force Cadets Girl Guides Kidsafe Magic Tools Pty Ltd Move Well Eat Well Tasmania Tasmanian Association for the Gifted The Smith Family

Tasmanian State School Parents & Friends Inc gratefully acknowledge the generous donations from the following Members of the Legislative Council

The Hon Ruth Forrest The Hon Greg Hall The Hon Mike Gaffney The Hon Vanessa Goodwin The Hon Adriana Taylor The Hon Don Wing

TASMANIAN STATE SCHOOL PARENTS AND FRIENDS INC

202 LIVERPOOL STREET, HOBART, 7000

MINUTES of the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and CONFERENCE

Held at RIANA PRIMARY SCHOOL, RIANA

on 21 AUGUST 2010

Issue No. 236

Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends Inc

AGM and Annual Conference 2010

CONTENTS Page

Attendance and Apologies 1

Notification of Office Bearers 9

Agenda Items 13

Management Committee Reports President 26

Northern Region 28

North West Region 29

Southern Region 30

Representation on Committees 31

Financial Reports Independent Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements 32

List of Members 41

ATTENDEES

President: Jenny Grossmith

Delegates Liz Chick, Brighton Primary Meredith Irvine, Nixon Street Primary Ant Dry, Burnie High Cheryl Fuller, Penguin Primary Cheryl Wickham, Cosgrove High Janine Walker, Queechy High Kerry Wickham, Cosgrove High Alison Beard, Queechy High Helen Kaus, Devonport High Amanda Cleary-Schofield, Riana Primary Marnie Barnes, Devonport High Gary Morse, Riana Primary Eddie Staier, Distance Education Lee Gillard, Rosebery District High Sally Mitchell, Launceston College Jane Nicholls, St Helens District High Keith Wenn, Launceston College John Forster, Tasman District School Aileen Plapp, Miandetta Primary Lindie Read, TASSP&F Secretary Cassandra Wells, Mountain Heights Lisa Gillard, Ulverstone High Michelle McLeod, Nixon Street Primary Robyn Newman, Ulverstone Primary

Proxies Scottsdale Primary Ringarooma Primary

Observers Craig Dow-Sainter Roar Educate Melinda Standish Roar Educate

Invited Guests and Speakers Hon Lin Thorp, MLC, Minister for Education and Skills Sandie Shepperd, Minister’s Adviser Greg Gebhert, Senior Education Trainer, ACMA Paul Mason, Tasmanian Commissioner for Children Ruth Forrest MLC Rob Banfield President, Tasmanian Principals Assoc Malcolm Wells General Manager, Learning Services (North-West)

Apologies TASSP&F Management Committee: Jenny Eddington, Junior Vice President Jenny Branch, Life Member and Southern Delegate Members: Penguin High School Parents and Friends Life Members: Libby Bailey Pat Jackson Audrey Mitchelson Phillip Cornwell Julia Greenhill Julie Roberts Doreen Dowker Carla Rainbird Invited Guests: Hon Mike Gaffney, MLC; Mayor, Central Coast Council Hon Don Wing, MLC Leanne Wright, President, Australian Education Union (Tas) Brendan Kelly, General Manager - Learning Services South Professor Ian Hay, Dean of the Faculty of Education - UTAS Damian von Samorzewski, President, Tasmania Catholic Schools P & Friends Federation

Staff Dianne Ellson, Executive Officer Cassandra Wells, Administration Officer

CHAIRPERSON: Jenny Grossmith

WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER The Riana Primary school choir welcomed delegates and guest with a beautiful performance of “Come Play Your Part” a song being written for schools around Australia to be performed simultaneously as part of Count us In.

President Jenny Grossmith opened Conference at 9.10 a.m. with much congratulations for the students of Riana.

Jenny welcomed delegates and guests

Anna Murphy, Chairperson of Riana welcomed everyone and introduced everyone to Riana and gave some background of the school community

Conference was held in the new BER funded early learning centre adjoining the refurbished kindergarten area.

OFFICIAL OPENING ADDRESS Jenny Grossmith introduced the Minister for Education and Skills, the Honourable Lin Thorp, MLC who has had it a very challenging beginning in the portfolio. (Transcript page 20)

Ms Thorp acknowledged the contribution from TASSP&F to the reform of post year 10 education. She was pleased to acknowledge that most of what TASSP&F put forward has been adopted.

The Minister outlined some of the programs being used in the UK to address problems in the early years and to try to prevent children from falling through the gap.

Targeted support for students in years 7-10 is being introduced progressively with more specialist support staff in schools with the highest need.

Pathway planning is not being disbanded. Pathway planners are working with schools to improve the process and programs.

Priority remains getting dollars through the school gate.

ADDRESS BY GREG GEBHART Senior Education Trainer, Australian Communications and Media Authority

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) oversee everything to do with the Broadcast Act.

ACMA have 31 full time people working on cyber safety with 5 Education Trainers travelling around the country talking to schools

Cyber safety starts at a very early age and it is important that parents understand what their children are doing online. Parents need to understand more about the safety issues of programs like Facebook. Children are like sponges when it comes to learning new technology – way ahead of their parents most of the time. Many children have up to 5 or 6 email accounts that they use for different applications.

One of the key issues is to know who their children are talking to and find out where they have met them and whether they can name them.

Peer pressure and competition drives kids to have large numbers of friends on social network sites. Facebook is a big problem – an age restriction of 13 applies to persons applying to have a Facebook account, but many younger children have found the loop- holes and also have accounts.

Portable gaming devices – entry level is as young as grade 5 and kids are often playing these excessively.

Parents need to set rules.

Mobile phones. Many very young children have mobile phones and I-phones are going to bring even more problems. The use is set to grow as parents update their own and pass the old to their children. Children know all the tricks and use devious means to maintain mobile usage, often having more than one phone.

Gaming is extremely competitive and games require kids to be connected for long periods of time. Popular games have extreme levels of violence and many young kids are having access.

Issues that arise from excessive use include – Personal hygiene Neglected schoolwork Late nights – tired Addiction – dropping out of school New gaming times Next level gaming – online gambling Cyber-bullying – exclusion

Tips for Parents – Set guidelines at a young age Have non-gaming days Look for other interests for children.

Mobile phones present many problems, particularly with the party scene where photos are taken without consent and posted on line. “Sexting” is a big issue and blackmail can be an outcome.

Kids need to consider what their digital reputation is – this may be used by future employers and real estate agents when considering leasing of property. They never know where these things are going to end up. 4

Tips include: Keep phones out of bedrooms It’s not necessary for children to have the latest model Look at photos on kids phones Establish prepaid account with parent access to account details Understand the web options on phones used by children.

How to keep safe on social networking sites – Remove flirty photos Ensure privacy settings are in place. Ensure age appropriate Set guidelines for numbers of friends at an early age Ask to access sites on a regular basis Monitor what kids are doing

Cyber-bullying Kids are being bullied face to face as well.

While 10% of kids are experiencing cyber bullying, the majority of kids in Australia are having good experiences.

Three reasons why children do not report Cyber-bullying They don’t believe that schools or parents can make a difference They think the problem will escalate if reported They think parents will take the technology away from them if they report it.

Key support structures for children are on line.

Invest time with the kids – look at what they are doing online – understand and talk about what games they are playing and what they are doing.

Cyber-bullying advice – Stop, ignore, block Do not reply Click the report abuse button on MySpace Block the bullying in msn

Trends – Increased access to school counsellors / psychologists Increased occurrence in primary school Growth in boys as bullies and victims Suicide attempts from cyber-bullying Parent involvement Sophistication of cyber-bullying Under reported by children.

Tips – Develop resilience Block access Collect evidence Report incidents Talk to a parent, teacher or trusted adult Parents to work with schools Schools to develop policies and educate Staff Look at the role of the bystander

More information is available from the ACMA Website at – www.acma.gov.au/cybersafety

ADDRESS BY PAUL MASON Tasmanian Commissioner for Children The world has come a long way in relation to communications in the past century.

In the Council for Children the big concern for children is bullying.

The Commission has put forward two reports to Parliament requesting that something be done about bullying – “Bullying in Schools” (October 2009), and “Submission to Commonwealth Parliament Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety” (June 2010)

One of the problems is an inconsistency with policies is schools – 11 schools have 11 policies with different definitions of bullying and ranging in size from 1 – 24 pages.

All of the eleven had student feedback, but with 4 of the 11 feedback came from the Student Representative Council. The view of the kids in the Council is that representation the kids on the SRC are often the ones who are bullies.

Two of the 11 policies included cyber bullying in their bullying policy. The use of SMS and email allow kids to say things that they wouldn’t say to a person’s face.

The focus is on the bully, on process and on closure with a culture of non-reporting.

The recommendations are that there be – uniform policy across all schools, developed with young students; anonymous avenue of reporting; follow up with bully and bullied to cement relationship and prevent relapse; explore root causes of individual bully; safe rooms for children who feel threatened during breaks.

Kids feel safest at home or school because there is support from parents and teachers, filters and behavioural boundaries.

Kids are beginning to understand that not everything you see on the Net is factual but many parents and teachers don’t know the basics of cyber-safety. It is everyone’s responsibility to teach and learn about cyber safety. Any site can be safe if used correctly.

The most practical solution is for Government to raise awareness about the consequences. They need to education not lecture.

Kids need to understand the “digital tattoo” – whatever they post will be there forever. Need to learn the future consequences of their actions.

What is needed is not blocking websites but a function that blocks identifying information and reminds the user of the risks do we need social chat rooms where kids who don’t know each other can connect? If Government is going to ban anything, make sure it’s the right decision; kids will learn that if they are cruel or rude, the get erased!

Questions from the floor: Re communication from Commissioner’s staff and children on the Consultative Council – how does it make children feel about the value of the Council? Children have been asked to tell the Commissioner what should be happening. Funding has just been provided to ensure that the Consultative Council will continue.

Kids need to see it as a more holistic approach / responsibility Not looking for control – safety comes from self. There is a move to introduce an R18+ classification to restrict the availability of material. It is all a part of cyber citizenship.

The issue of censorship is difficult and maybe should not be a broad-brush effect, but rather home-based. Time restrictions can be set with current protection that is available. Kids need to learn that dangers exist

There is a problem with kids using sites and inappropriate and threatening language directed towards teachers.

ATTENDANCE Lindie Read, welcomed all delegates and confirmed that present were 24 delegates representing 27 schools, and 1 TASSP&F Committee Member not representing a school a total of 27 votes. Also present were guests and observers listed on page 1.

APOLOGIES Apologies received were circulated to delegates and Secretary Lindie Read called for apologies from the floor. Resolved to accept apologies

ADOPTION OF STANDING ORDERS AND RULES FOR DEBATE Moved Cheryl Fuller (Penguin Primary) / Sally Mitchell (Launceston College) That standing orders as circulated be adopted CARRIED

APPOINTMENT OF TIMEKEEPER AND SCRUTINEERS The Chair called for volunteers from observers to act as timekeeper and scrutineer. Resolved that Rob Banfield and Di Ellson would take on this task.

NOTIFICATION OF LATE AGENDA ITEMS Moved John Forster (Tasman District School) / Cheryl Wickham (Cosgrove High) That we accept the late motions on Anaphylaxis CARRIED

Moved John Forster (Tasman District School) / Cheryl Fuller (Penguin Primary) That we accept the late motions on school libraries and teacher librarians CARRIED

ADOPTION OF MINUTES Moved Lindie Read (TASSP&F Secretary) /Liz Chick (Brighton Primary) That the minutes of the Conference and AGM held on 22nd August 2009 be confirmed. CARRIED

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES A report on the directions given to TASSP&F from the 2009 Conference and the subsequent actions taken and responses received, was circulated to attending delegates. Moved Lisa Gillard (Ulverstone High) / Eddie Staier (Distance Education) That the report on Action from Conference 2009 be accepted CARRIED

Sally Mitchell acknowledged the hard work put in by Jenny Grossmith on the motion put by Kingston High on Guidelines for Non-custodial Parents.

We have however, recently received correspondence from a parent with concerns about the title of the document and we will be taking those concerns back to the Department.

Further Actions Item 4 – Pathway Planning – Moved Lisa Gillard (Ulverstone High) /Robyn Newman (Ulverstone Primary) that we follow up on the intent of the motion that funding commence at grade 8 and continue to year 10. CARRIED

Item 5 – Representative bodies on PY10 campuses – This is included in the PY10 reforms being implemented by the current government

The Committee were congratulated on their commitment and drive on pushing this issue.

Item 3 – TAPPS (TOPS) Programs – Concern raised about the cost of the TOPS program for high schools.

Moved John Forster (Tasman District School) / Lisa Gillard (Ulverstone High) that the TASSP&F Management Committee continue to process this matter CARRIED

The Management Committee were congratulated on the hard work done in progressing these issues.

ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS Following the receipt of late nominations, called for by Returning Officer Dianne Ellson, the Management Committee for 2010/2011 was confirmed

Office Bearers The elected officers for 2010/2011 were declared to be President: Jenny Grossmith Senior Vice-President: Jenny Eddington Junior Vice-President John Forster Secretary: Treasurer: Antony Dry

Regional Delegates The elected delegates for 2010/2011 were declared to be Northern Region Eddie Staier

North-Western Region Lisa Gillard Gary Morse Robyn Newman

Southern Region Jennifer Branch Elizabeth Chick

The Management Committee will work to fill vacancies that remain.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT (written report page 26) The first year of Jenny Grossmith’s term as President was a busy and rewarding experience.

Jenny began with TASSP&F at the time when the regions were amalgamated into the State-wide body.

TASSP&F Committee is passionate and dedicated to what we do – improving education in the state school system. We are proud to be moving forward in our relationships, highlighted when the Tasmanian Principals Association and TASSP&F took on the candidates for the Federal Election. We must thank Ant Dry for driving this.

Discussion at these Forums opened our eyes to the fact that so many people believe that funding for the state school system is flawed. We will not let that one rest, whatever the outcome of today’s election.

The best thing is that it made principals realise that our organisation is worthy and hard working and will help to develop relationships with the TPA. We will also continue to work with the AEU.

The Tasmanian Parents Coalition, cemented with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at 2009 Conference, with the Catholic and Independent parent organisations will continue with our mutual understanding about Government funding of school systems.

Jenny thanked to the committed and hard working Committee who work so hard and give her energy to keep her going. Thanks also to the hard working staff.

And a special thanks also to outgoing members Sally Mitchell, Lindie Read and Cheryl Wickham.

And thanks to all those who have given their time to come along to this Annual Conference.

Moved Cheryl Fuller (Penguin Primary)/ Liz Chick (Brighton Primary) that the President’s report be received. CARRIED

TREASURER’S REPORT Treasurer Cheryl Wickham, presented the Audited Financial Statements

Moved C. Wickham (Treasurer – Cosgrove High) / Sally Mitchell (Launceston College) that the Financial Statements as presented be accepted. CARRIED

The financial position is sound but constrained and will remain so, due to the fact that we did not receive additional funding as requested for the current triennial period.

The Committee were commended for the transparency in the reporting and in particular the reporting of attendance of the Committee Members at meetings.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR Moved C. Wickham (Treasurer – Cosgrove High) /Lindie Read (Secretary) that Mr Ian Donald Camm be appointed auditor for 2010/2011 CARRIED

PRESENTATION OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP John Forster took this opportunity to present Life Membership to Cheryl Wickham who has given a long and dedicated commitment to the Organisation and one of the best treasurers we have seen. She has given a straight answer to questions and due scrutiny and expertise to the position.

Cheryl thanked the Organisation for the commitment. She said it was a pleasure to be part of the Committee and to see the changes we have made over the past 8 years.

PLANNING SESSION 2010-2011 A brainstorming session, facilitated by Rob Banfield, looked at what members saw as the key roles for the Organisation in the coming 12 months. Key issues identified were: 1. Name of the Organisation – recognition as the peak body for parents of children in state schools; Public recognition / maintaining a public profile 2. Advocacy and a voice for parents Representation for parents. 3. Community Supporting families. 4. Providing supporting products for school associations and parents; Sharing information. 5. Facilitating Funding reviews.

The information will be collated and taken to the Management Committee for further development and put to Members through Parent Contact

ANNOUNCEMENTS Parents and volunteers from Riana Primary were congratulated for a magnificent effort in hosting Conference. The venue, food and warm welcome were second to none.

Conference 2011 will be held in the Northern region and information for schools wishing to host will be distributed at the beginning of 2011.

Cheryl Fuller spoke on behalf of Central Coast Council who provided some information for delegates regarding the Municipality.

Conference Closed at 4.55 p.m.

AGENDA ITEMS

ITEM 1 ACTION MOTION

Publication of School Performance League Tables

Moved Aileen Plapp (Miandetta Primary) / Lisa Gillard (Ulverstone High) That this Conference calls on the Honourable Lin Thorp, Minister for Education and Skills to introduce laws and copyright protection preventing the media from using school performance data to publicly rank schools and create simplistic league tables.

Branding schools as failures on test results which do not show the progress of students or the work that schools have done is of little value to parents and is damaging to the self- esteem of students.

Question raised as to how the Tasmanian Minister would instigate the laws that would fulfil the direction of the motion.

A precedent has been set with NSW introducing Legislation and the Minister could use this direction when representing the State at a National level.

A proposal has been put to the President to develop a working party, including parents and the Tasmanian Principals Association to work out how this can be put together.

Amendment Moved Lindie Read (Devonport High)/ Cheryl Fuller (Penguin Primary) That the word introduce be replaced with investigate. LOST

Speaking for the amendment: Cheryl Fuller – To investigate gives the Minister an option that she can take forward.

Against: John Forster – the motion strengthens the desire of the members. For: Legislation introduced in NSW doesn’t necessarily work they way it was intended. Motion as presented was put and CARRIED

ITEM 2 POLICY AMENDMENT

School Guidance Officers and Psychologists

Moved John Forster (Tasman District)/ Sally Mitchell (Launceston College) That Section D (5) of the TASSP&F Policy be amended as follows: D.5(b) the allocation of Guidance Officers or School Psychologists should align with the recommendations of the Australian Psychologists in Schools

Delete 5 (c)

D.5 (d) – now (c) Special Schools should have sufficient access to Guidance Officers or School Psychologists to enable each child to be assessed on a regular basis and consideration be given to the time required to assess these children. CARRIED

Policy on School Guidance Officers was developed many years ago. Advice from the Australian Psychologists in Schools Association is that the recommended ratio is currently 1:500.

ITEM 3 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Early Childhood Centres and Membership

Moved / Cheryl Wickham (Cosgrove High) That Rule 4 of the TASSP&F Constitution be amended as follows: 1 (b) To promote and protect the interests of parents and students in State Schools, Early Childhood Centres and Senior Secondary education facilities. CARRIED With the growth of Early Childhood Centres attached to Primary Schools, we should look at allowing membership from parent groups at this level.

The engagement of parents at Early Childhood Centres could encourage greater participation in school associations and parent groups when children move into primary schools.

Moved John Forster (Tasman District) /Liz Chick (Brighton Primary) That Rule 5.of the TASSP&F Constitution be amended as follows: 1 (b) Parent groups in Tasmanian Early Childhood Centres; (c) Parents of students attending post year 10 education; Renumber remaining paragraphs. CARRIED

Moved John Forster (Tasman District) /Cheryl Fuller (Penguin Primary) That Rule 5.3 of the TASSP&F Constitution be amended as follows: An association or person approved for membership as provided in these rules is eligible to be a member of the Association on payment of the annual fee prescribed in, or fixed under Schedule “A” of these rules.

SCHEDULE “A” Annual Membership (GST included) Members as described in Rule 5.1(a) $0.25 per enrolled student: Minimum Fee $20.00 Maximum Fee $105.00 Members as described in Rule 5.1(b) $20.00 per annum Associate or Individual Members as described In Rules 5.1(c) and 5.2 $25.00 per annum Life Members No charge CARRIED

ITEM 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Voting at General Meetings

Moved John Forster (Tasman District) / Helen Kaus (Nixon Street Primary) That Rule 19 be amended as follows: 1(a) Each affiliated group is entitled to appoint 2 voting delegates to the annual general meeting, annual conference or a special general meeting. Members shall be entitled to have as many observers as they wish who may speak to, but not vote on any motion.

1(b) Each associate or individual parent member shall be entitled to one (1) vote at the annual general meeting, the annual conference or a special general meeting. This delegate shall be entitled to one (1) vote. Associate members shall be entitled to have as many observers as they wish who may speak to, but not vote on any motion. Associate members will not be allowed a proxy vote. CARRIED

To provide clarification of current and voting rules and amendment to cater for new membership provisions.

ITEM 5 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Election of Officers of the Association

Moved John Forster (Tasman District) / Eddie Staier (Distance Education) That Rule 23 be amended as follows: New rule – (6) An officer of the Association may be eligible for re-election after the end of a 3 year term with the support of 75% of the Management Committee, determined by secret ballot. LOST Whilst members are encouraged to apply for positions on the Management Committee, it is important to ensure that the business of the Association can be carried out with the best interests of members the primary focus.

Against – don’t change the rules to suit individual circumstance. Rules are set to best suit the whole – secret ballot questionable 15

Moved John Forster (Tasman District) / Robyn Newman (Ulverstone Primary) That Rule 23 be amended as follows: (7) The President of the Association shall not concurrently hold the position of President of the Australian Council of State School Organisations.

Subsequent paragraphs to be re-numbered CARRIED

Moved John Forster (Tasman District) /Cheryl Fuller (Penguin Primary) That Rule 23 be amended as follows: (9) – (previously sub-rule 7) Any Member of the Management Committee standing as a candidate in a State or Federal election, will stand down from the Committee on the announcement of their candidature, until the declaration of the poll. CARRIED

ITEM 6 POLICY AMENDMENT

Asthma/Anaphylaxis Policy

Moved Lindie Read (TASSP&F Secretary) / Janine Walker (Queechy High) That Section K of the TASSP&F Policy be amended as follows: PART A: Delete K.7.2(d) – Ensure that all schools have staff trained in the use of Epipen for the treatment of Anaphylaxis.

PART B: That new Policy K.8 Asthma/ Anaphylaxis Policy as follows be inserted with following paragraphs re-numbered.

8.1 The Department should: (a) Ensure that all schools have a sufficient number of staff with competency based training in risk minimisation strategies and preventative management of Asthma and Anaphylaxis. (b) Ensure that all schools have a sufficient number of staff with competency based training in the use of Adrenaline Auto- injectors for the treatment of Anaphylaxis. (c) Ensure schools have a Communication Strategy in place to aid consultation with families of students with these medical conditions, prior to implementing individualised Asthma and Anaphylaxis plans and any possible minimisation programs. (d) Ensure that medications are safely stored where they can be quickly accessed by staff for the treatment of students with Asthma and Anaphylaxis. CARRIED

To amend the present Policy to reflect more current reporting, treatment and preventive harm minimisation practices. At present TASSP&F do not have an individual policy covering asthma and severe allergies/ anaphylaxis. 16

It is important that there is a sufficient number of staff with competency based asthma/anaphylaxis training to meet the needs of each individual school setting. Certified asthma and anaphylaxis training courses are now available, which are in addition to applied first aid and CPR courses. Schools can also choose to be “Asthma and Anaphylaxis Active”. The present Policy 7.2 (d) refers to Epipens for the treatment of Anaphylaxis but the generic term e.g. “Adrenaline Auto- injectors” encompasses both Epipens and Anapens. In schools with people at risk of anaphylaxis it is essential to have enough qualified staff to cover in-school and off-campus activities, which enables treatment to be administered within 2 minutes.

Against: – too prescriptive. Schools need to be responsible for how they use their own resources

For: Over the last few years we have provided assistance to schools through the Asthma Friendly Schools committee. Policy is not too prescriptive. The reaction time to respond to an anaphylaxis is very small and we must ensure that children’s lives are not at risk.

Against – believe there is sufficient flexibility to allow for schools to decide. For – sufficient number of staff means the minimum or is it at the discretion of the principal.

ITEM 7 ACTION MOTION

Asthma/Anaphylaxis

Moved Lindie Read (TASSP&F Secretary) / John Forster (Tasman District)

That this Conference call on the Minister for Education and Skills, Lin Thorp to (a) ensure that schools are resourced, to ensure that a sufficient number of staff receive competency based training in risk minimisation strategies for Asthma and Anaphylaxis management and

(b) ensure sufficient resourcing is available for school communities that choose to run an awareness program such as “Asthma Active and Anaphylaxis Active” schools.

Amendment moved Michelle McLeod (Nixon Street Primary)/Janine / Walker (Queechy High) To replace the words wish to be with such as CARRIED Amended motion CARRIED

To ensure that all schools are equipped to reduce the anguish, physical discomfort and the likelihood of a loss of life due to asthma and severe allergies/Anaphylaxis.

ITEM 8 POLICY MOTION

School Libraries and Teacher Librarians

Moved Sally Mitchell (Launceston College) / Amanda Cleary-Schofield (Riana Primary) That Section .D.3 – Specialist Teaching of the TASSP&F Policy be amended as follows: 3.4 With changing technologies and access to information from new sources such as the Internet, TASSP&F believes the government should make an ongoing commitment to fund teacher librarians in all schools to assist students navigate and use information sources. CARRIED

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training have recently completed an inquiry into School libraries and teacher librarians in Australian schools.

TASSP&F put forward a submission and attended the hearing in Hobart. A transcript of the evidence put forward by our representative can be found on line at http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard or we can provide you with a copy on request.

ITEM 9 ACTION MOTION

Teacher Librarians

Moved Sally Mitchell (Launceston College) / Gary Morse (Riana Primary) That this Conference calls on the State Government to: (a) maintain funding of State libraries and reinstate Teacher Librarians in all schools; and

(b) that adjustments be made to funding and staffing levels to enable schools to make provision for this essential service. CARRIED

A teacher-librarian is more than an organiser of books; a teacher-librarian provides a much needed back-up and support to already over committed classroom teachers. . For a child to acquire an interest in reading it is essential that the right book is chosen to match both the skill and interest level of the child. . The Premier’s vision for every child to read a book will not ‘just happen’. For many children the stimulus and motivation needed is dependent on teachers.

To open the door into the ‘world of books’ often requires an understanding of children, their likes and dislikes, their needs and level of skills, their motivation or lack of motivation. Books are more than a source of knowledge; books can fuel the imagination and provide a world of entertainment and even provide a refuge from the world.

But it takes a skilled teacher to recognise all the above and to develop in children (particularly those at risk) the confidence to ‘give it a go’.

The Federal Government is spending millions of dollars building “libraries” in schools. But what turns a building into a library. What is the building without the resources – books, computers AND a qualified teacher-librarian to guide and teach young children how to get the most out of the resources.

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training has recently completed a Review into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians in Australian Schools. TASSP&F put forward a submission to the inquiry and attended the hearing in Hobart. We recognise the critical importance of retaining these essential resources.

Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends Annual Conference

Saturday August 21, 2010

Good morning. It’s great to be here today to be part of your annual conference.

It’s been exactly four months since I became Education Minister and it’s been an exciting and challenging time.

Much has been achieved in education over the last four years and I’m keen to build on the great foundations that have been laid by my predecessor, the Premier of Tasmania David Bartlett.

I want to continue his fantastic work in the State Government’s priority areas of early years education, literacy and numeracy, improving post-year 10 qualifications and training and enhancing second-chance learning opportunities for adults.

One of my main priorities since becoming Minister has been refining our post-year 10 education model to make sure that it best meets the needs of students.

The State Government remains committed to taking action to address our very low retention rates, very low levels of educational attainment and the lowest productivity level of any State in Australia.

In June I announced refinements to our Post Year 10 model to respond to areas of concern, while also attending to the challenges facing Tasmania.

The reforms include: colleges reverting to their original name and local leadership by a principal, bringing the Polytechnic and Academy, including their staff, under the Department of Education, and: students enrolling at a college of their choice with the option of choosing VET pathways in the Polytechnic if they wish, in addition to their college studies.

The implementation of this refined post-year 10 model is progressing well.

A Post Year 10 Advisory Taskforce was set up to review an Implementation Guide for the reforms. The guide sets out the processes and tasks that will be needed so that changes for Years 11 and 12 are in place for the beginning of Term 1, 2011.

The Taskforce channelled feedback from stakeholders and the general community and addressed a number of complex issues that were in the Implementation Guide.

A Project Management Group, which includes representatives from the Department of Education, the Tasmanian Polytechnic, the Tasmanian Academy and an independent advisor will now move the Implementation Guide to its next stage.

A Project Manager PY 10 Education and Reform will also be part of the Project Management Group. This position is currently being advertised both nationally and locally,

This Group will be assisted by 14 working groups which each have responsibility for providing advice in a specific area of post-year10 implementation.

They cover Students, Student Systems, Staff, Industrial issues, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Funding, Assets and Facilities, Corporate Services, Legislation, Organisational Support, Evaluation of Process, Reporting and Governance.

Some of these groups are already underway.

Work is also well underway on preparing amendments to the current legislation which are required in order to implement the refined Post-year 10 model.

Year 11 and 12 course guides for students will be available online at the end of Term 2 and hard copies will be ready for students by the first week of Term 3.

I know that the Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends provided valuable advice during the refinement process for the Post-Year 10 model and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your valuable input.

While we are undertaking the implementation process, rest assured that it will be business as usual for students and staff at our colleges, the Tasmanian Polytechnic, Tasmanian Academy and the Skills Institute.

As well as our Post-Year 10 reforms I’m also focusing on our other priority areas of supporting the early years and students in the Kinder to year 10 bracket.

The State Government has funded over 75 per cent of election commitments in the 2010- 11 Budget. The budget has also established a pathway to fully fund the commitments over the next 4 years

We’ve committed $5 million to support the early years to ensure our youngest Tasmanians are given the best start in life. This includes $3.5 million over four years for Child and Family Centre coordinators.

There’s also a $350,000 one-off payment in 2010-11 to trial a water orientation program before children start school.

In school education, $9.97 million has been provided over four years to extend the Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap literacy initiative into up to 19 Government high schools.

Literacy and numeracy skills are the basic building blocks for lifelong learning and that’s why the State Government is investing in this priority area.

We’ve set the target for Tasmanian students to lead the nation in literacy and numeracy by 2016.

With Tasmania performing in the middle of the pack in national literacy and numeracy tests, we know we still have a long way to go, especially to improve year 7 and 9 literacy and numeracy.

The new funding will provide additional staffing to selected high schools, build teachers’ skills in literacy and numeracy and help develop a whole school approach to literacy and numeracy improvement.

Schools will be identified for participation based on the number of students assessed by NAPLAN testing as below national minimum standard, the size of the school and the school’s educational needs index.

The high school initiative will initially target students in years 7 and 8 and then the target group will be increased to gradually encompass students from years 7 to 10.

Support in schools will include additional teacher time to work directly with students, senior staff allocation so the principal can lead a whole school literacy improvement approach, professional learning support and more specialist support staff for schools with the highest need.

A total of 36 Tasmanian primary schools have already received funding under Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap, with schools with the highest concentration of need receiving the greatest levels of support.

The program is achieving real results in our primary schools.

We’re also supporting schools to learn about and implement best practice in combating bullying, including cyber bullying with $6 million over four years.

I know that it’s a topic that’s a real concern for parents, so much so that your conference theme for this year is Making Safe Connections.

Cyber bullying is an issue the State Government takes extremely seriously. Schools also recognise it as a serious form of bullying and sanctions are applied according to each school’s discipline policy.

But Cyber bullying is not just an issue for schools. Unfortunately the cyber-bullying which occurs in schools reflects what is happening in society as a whole. With advances in technology, this form of bullying has become an issue for the whole community.

With the $6 million funding in this year’s budget, schools will be able to tap into the best research on how to tackle bullying using national and international projects, programs and research as well as employing additional school psychologists.

Such valuable resources include the National Safe School Communities Project, the Harassment and Violence in Schools project and a national cyber bullying pilot developed and conducted by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation.

Schools will work together to plan approaches to counter bullying and to monitor their programs so that they can continually improve the safety of their learning environment.

The state-wide Safe and Supportive School Communities Framework will also be revised to provide guidelines to schools and to help them access relevant information and resources.

The $6million will also enable the Department to employ up to 12 new school psychologists over the next four years.

Receiving the right professional support is a key way to assist all students and create the safe and happy learning environments that we are intent on maintaining in our schools.

As members of Learning Service support teams, the school psychologists provide psychological services to support those students experiencing difficulties that impede their achievement of learning outcomes.

The first two psychologists will be employed during the 2010-11 financial year and these two positions were advertised in the Government Gazette on Wednesday (August 18).

Consultation is currently taking place with members of the Special and Additional Needs Principal Reference Group and the Managers, School Support, to best plan for the deployment of the new positions across the four year period.

Managers, School Support, are also gathering information through an audit of service needs with schools and support staff to guide planning for the new positions in the future.

We’re also helping students get a good start to the school day, providing $400,000 over four years to run school breakfast programs in Tasmanian Government schools in partnership with local communities.

Schools, in partnership with a community body, will be funded through the Learning Services to provide breakfast programs on a submission basis. Submission guidelines are being drawn up ready for the start of the 2011 school year.

We’ll also help keep students healthy with $200,000 over four years to increase funding to a number of high school and primary school sports associations.

I believe that these initiatives will help support students of all ages in our schools whether they are just starting or going on to post-year 10 studies.

The other issue I’d like to touch on today is the issue of educational performance data.

Three years ago David Bartlett led the way by releasing the most comprehensive suite of educational performance data in Australia.

He wanted parents and the wider community to have access to data that is valid and reliable and would help schools to strive forward towards improvement.

The State Government is committed to improving educational outcomes and our Education Performance Reports and School Improvement Reports are important tools in measuring improvement and progress over time.

Parents and the community can now see annual improvement achieved by our schools and can monitor progress over time as well as celebrate the improvement successes of our schools.

Principals are also able to add contextual information to support the data reported on the school improvement website.

In consultation with their Learning Services and communities, schools have already identified areas for improvement and are putting in place actions aimed at improvement particular to their local environment.

These reports also contribute to achieving the government’s goal of open and transparent reporting on school performance and allow us to monitor our progress towards our goal of being the best performing state in literacy and numeracy by 2016.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s, (ACARA) My School website, enables national reporting on the performance of every school from every sector available to the Australian public.

As with School Improvement Reports, My School allows the community to look at their school’s performance in comparison to schools with similar students. The community can use this information to learn about the strategies and programs of similar schools to theirs that are particularly high-performing.

I embrace transparent and open accountability and believe that the comprehensive data available in the state and national reports is valuable in a number of ways.

I am opposed to publishing simplistic league tables that merely compare the performance of schools on key measures such as literacy and numeracy outcomes and that often malign the excellent work of schools in enriching the lives of their students.

I do not intend any report about school performance to overshadow the positive work done in schools; but I am committed to sharing meaningful data about school performance and believe that parents and the school community should be able to see the rate at which school improvement is being achieved.

The State Government has also taken action to address some of the motions raised at your 2009 conference

In relation to Pathway Planning, it is not being disbanded and schools, with the support of pathway planners, will continue to develop pathway plans for year 10 students for registration with the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.

In addition, pathway planners are working with schools to develop more sustainable strategies for pathway planning and career education and to integrate career education into the school curriculum.

In line with our Student at the Centre plan we are continuing to move decisions about the delivery of programs as close as possible to schools. All non-school positions, including pathway planners, are under review in order to prioritise the teaching effort.

In relation to the extended school year for year 10 students, schools received per capita funding in 2009 for another year to support extended year 10 programs. The funding enabled schools to make arrangements and adjust programs to meet legislative requirements for the extended school year.

Schools were able to design the most appropriate learning programs for the additional three weeks of the school year.

Last year schools took advantage of this funding to provide a range of fantastic opportunities for students.

Some schools organised familiarisation programs of post-year 10 options or tasters for trade areas such as bricklaying and hospitality.

Others organised vocational and applied learning programs to enhance their work skills, while other schools chose to extend current learning programs.

I respect and value the view of members of parents groups who work with our schools and assure you that our priority is to continue the important role of improving learning outcomes for students.

As members of the Parents and Friends Association you have an important role to play in supporting your children and your local school communities. You are great supporters of public education and I’d like to congratulate you for your hard work and commitment to public education.

You have plenty of significant issues to discuss and motions to debate here today and I wish you a really successful conference.

It’s now my great pleasure to officially open your Conference.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today.

PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Supporting Parents to Make a Difference in Children’s Education

The last twelve months as Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends President has been a busy and rewarding experience.

Since the March 2010 State election we have had a new Minister of Education, Lin Thorp MLC. As a former teacher and principal, Minister Thorp takes over this portfolio with extensive personal experience of our state school system. She has a passion for special and additional needs students and is committed to improving our education system. The Minister met with us at our meeting in May and confirmed our role as the voice for State School Parents. She gave her commitment to working closely with us on issues and initiatives that affect parents.

Consultation has occurred regularly with senior officers of the Department of Education, and we have enjoyed frank and meaningful discussions with them. We have been involved in consultations about National Partnerships Funding, Bush Fire Safety, NAPLAN Testing, Education Performance Review, Southern School Amalgamations, School Librarians and Guidelines for Schools in relation to Shared Parenting to name a few.

Representatives from the regions have continued meeting with the General Managers of the four Learning Services as this is where real traction can be gained; closer to the schools.

The changing direction of education in Tasmania continues to challenge us and the parents we represent, none more so than the post year 10 reforms. During our May meeting with the Minister we were able to discuss our position on Tasmania Tomorrow. This lead to being invited to take part in the Stakeholder Taskforce to look at reforms. We have been successful in our lobby to have parent representative groups on campuses and will have the opportunity to comment on the amendments to the Academy and Polytechnic Legislations before they are presented to Parliament.

Partnerships with other stakeholders in education have been sustained. The Tasmanian Schools Parent Coalition has been meeting once a term since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at last year’s conference and has lobbied government on a number of issues.

TASSP&F and the Australian Education Union have joined forces to oppose league tables and have released joint media statements.

In the lead up to the Federal Election, TASSP&F, together with the Tasmanian Principals Association, have held Education Conversation forums in each region. The forums were very successful and gave attendees the opportunity to question Federal Government candidates about their position on education.

Throughout the year, meetings held in schools around the regions have seen a good turn-up from the host school however representation from other schools has been low. We recognise that parents are leading increasingly busy lives and that many do not have the 26

spare time to attend meetings. However we will continue to hold these forums while investigating other methods of delivering to and receiving information from our constituents.

In November last year the Management Committee reviewed our Strategic Plan. It was decided that while the intent in the original document remained, the content was too complex and difficult to implement. The revised Plan is much more manageable and its goals are being achieved. We have been assessing our progress at every Committee meeting.

The problems of communications, school associations, parent participation and resourcing, are constants for our Organisation and we have continued addressing these issues. We have provided mentoring, advice and information to many Associations and individual parents. It is always gratifying when we can supply resolution to the problems that beset our parents, indeed it gives us the impetus to continue in our volunteer roles.

We have been developing a Pack for Effective Parent Participation and hoped to make this available to members this year’s Conference. The pack will contain templates for minutes, agendas and letters; brochures for Office Bearers, meeting procedures and good governance; it will also contain Instructions for Associations and a Terms of Reference proforma for sub-committees. Unfortunately at this stage we have been unsuccessful in securing the extra funding needed to develop and publish the package. As we are committed to the fantastic outcomes this can deliver to parents we will first look at making available an electronic version, while we continue looking for funding to enable us to produce the pack.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my passionate Committee. They bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to the Organisation and their dedication to public education is admirable. We still have some vacancies in the regions and I hope these will be filled from the floor at Conference. If you are at all concerned about your child, their school and education I urge you to consider nominating as a regional delegate.

Many thanks must also be extended to our talented staff. Dianne Ellson has diligently served us for 17 years; her corporate knowledge is a huge asset, her advice is always considered and highly valued. Cassy Wells has been with us for 18 months and has become a valuable colleague, her enthusiasm is infectious.

I look forward to another year as President and the opportunity to serve the parents and students of State Schools in Tasmania.

Jenny Grossmith President

NORTHERN COORDINATOR

Although we didn’t have as many regional meetings as we might have this year it was quite an active year.

Two regional meetings were held. One well attended one at Port Dalrymple in first term and a less well attended but no less useful one at Launceston College this term.

Both meetings highlighted that parents have the same ongoing concerns for their children that we have tried to help with in the past and will, I am sure, have a need to help with in the future. These issues include student transport and bus safety in particular, and how to effectively talk to schools if a parent has concerns about their child’s education and ensuring appropriate resourcing for schools.

Jenny Eddington has been a great TASSP&F Vice-President and maintained a terrific relationship with the Learning Services North Manager and had useful discussions on a range of topics including the ‘A-Team’. She also supported a couple of schools through some amalgamation issues and another school with a restructuring of their school association.

It’s been an enjoyable year as Northern Representative. I’ve met so many great parents with not only their own children’s interests at heart but also the interests of all children in state school education.

I hope, and I’m sure we can, continue to support them through 2011.

Sally Mitchell Northern Coordinator

NORTH WEST COORDINATOR

Our State Conference is being held in the North West this year and hosting Conference for us is Riana Primary, which is a beautiful rural school. It will be great to showcase such a school from our region. Under the Building Education Revolution they were able to build a fantastic Early Childhood Learning Centre, which they are very proud of. Our theme for this year is Making Safe Connections and we have Greg Gebhart as our main guest speaker and I'm really looking forward to hearing his presentation. I saw Greg present at our National Conference which was held in Hobart last year and he was brilliant. I have been the only delegate for the N-W over the last couple of years and it was fantastic to welcome Ant Dry who joined our Committee earlier in the year. Ant is Chairperson of Burnie High School Association and is very passionate about funding in our schools. He has been one of the main driving forces behind the “Education Forums”, which were held in August of this year. My three year term on the Teachers Registration Board finished in March of this year and I was renominated for the position and was very lucky to be reappointed again for another three years. I have truly enjoyed my first three years on the Board and am looking forward to the next three. With the move towards National Curriculum, there is also a push for National Teaching Standards and Registration, which will make for some interesting debates. I have found this role to be a huge one and takes up a lot of time with travelling to and from Hobart every month, sometimes more than that, and the reading that's involved. I have also continued on the sub-committee which has been working on the registration process for the Polytechnic. After 1st January 2011 anyone teaching in the Polytechnic will be registered under the Teachers Registration Board. (There are already teachers teaching who are registered but this is for the TAFE/skilled members who don't have a teaching qualification) I'm also on the UTas Course Advisory Committee and we meet every few months at the University. The teaching courses have had a total revamp and this has been an interesting process, being the parent rep through this process then the courses come to the Teachers Registration Board for approval. End of last year the Local Advisory Community Partnership group came to an end as there was no new funding to keep this group going, so this great networking group which met every few months has been lost. Thank you to the schools that held Regional meetings for us, Cooee Primary third term 09, and Riana Primary first term 10, and I'm look at holding two meetings in third term – Rosebery in October which is confirmed and Yolla in November (waiting on formal confirmation). A big thank you to our hard working team in our Office and thank you to the rest of our Management team for all the hard work they do. Lisa Gillard North West Coordinator

SOUTHERN REGION

Once again the Southern Region has been without a Coordinator.

Meetings have been held as follows:

Monday 23rd November 2009. Issues raised: Tasmanian Tomorrow School buses Safe shoes for students Special needs students State Bushfire Policy

28th April 2010 Issues raised: NAPLAN Disability Funding Discipline Male role models in primary schools Parents not welcomed into school assemblies Anaphylaxis Isolated student allowances Electronic School signs

Outside of meetings support has been provided to parents working with dysfunctional school associations.

Have met with principals of amalgamating primary schools.

Many thanks to Cheryl Wickham for taking the reins during the absence of a Coordinator and maintaining communication with Southern members.

Thanks also to Cassy Wells for helping to arrange Southern Regional meetings.

TASSP&F EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION July 2009 to June 2010

Association for Children with Disability (Tas) Inc Jenny Eddington Asthma Friendly Schools Program Lindie Read Australian Council of State School Organisations Jenny Grossmith Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) Liz Chick Family Planning Reference Group Jenny Eddington Kidsafe Cheryl Wickham Kids Matter Evaluation Jenny Eddington Learning Services North Jenny Eddington North-West Lisa Gillard South Jenny Branch South East John Forster Mental Health in Schools Reference Group Jenny Eddington Mind Matters / Kids Matter Jenny Eddington Move Well, Eat Well Schools Project Cassy Wells National School Drug Education Project / ) School Drug Educators State Committee / )Jenny Eddington Drugs in Education ) Pre-Service Course Advisory Group Lisa Gillard School Business Community Partnership Brokers – South: Colony Partnership Brokers John Forster North: Jenny Eddington North West: Jenny Grossmith Student Transport Users Group Jenny Grossmith Students with Disabilities Reference Group Jenny Eddington Tasmanian School Canteen Association Tasmanian School Parents Coalition Jenny Grossmith, Dianne Ellson Teachers Registration Board Lisa Gillard

Tasmanian State School Parents & Friends Inc 202 Liverpool Street, Hobart Profit & Loss 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 2009 2010 Income Grants Income 132,539 General Grant 137,178 1,273 Special Purpose Grants 10,000 Other Income 5,971 Affiliations Received 8,635 5,549 Interest Received 3,351 Conference and Seminar 258 Conference Dinner 318 136 Conference Display Fees 114 0 Conference Registrations 228 500 Seminar Registration Fees 0 Sponsorship 0 ACSSO Conference Hobart 2009 3,227 4,500 Veolia Environmental Services 0 Reimbursements 1,223 Travel Expenses 2,664 1,468 ACSSO 706 324 General Reimbursements 643 Miscellaneous Income 0 Parent Brochures 9,306 2,098 Regional Funds Allocated 212 0 Sundry Income 30 155,839 Total Income 176,612 Expenses State and National Expenses 6,667 ACSSO Annual Conference 3,706 80 ACSSO Conference Hobart 2009 11,208 6,350 Affiliation Fees Paid 6,610 0 ACSSO General Expenses 1,672 5,051 State Annual Conference 2,197 668 State Conference Dinner 700 818 State Seminar 0 716 Committee General Expense 83 1,704 Management Committee 2,873 Meetings Membership Expenses 950 North-West Region 205 706 Northern Region 0 105 Southern Region 82 443 General Membership Expenses 77 President's Expenses 958 Telephone 869 103 Sundry Expenses 60 34

Employment Expenses 68,564 Wages & Salaries 76,752 545 Workers Compensation 636 5,995 Superannuation Expenses 6,600 1,122 Long Service Leave Provision -2,434 -391 Provision for Annual Leave 810 0 Staff Training 0 380 Other Employee Expenses 2,161 Travel & Accommodation 7,276 Management Committee 5,067 1,618 President 1,776 Operating Expenses 461 Advertising 132 450 Audit Fees 475 170 Bank Fees & Charges 96 0 Donations and Gifts 86 1,349 Electricity 1,829 47 Fees and Licences 48 2,145 Insurance 2,145 93 Memberships / Subscriptions 126 400 Office General Expenses 603 12,620 Rent, Rates and Land Tax 13,216 0 Sundry Expenses 25 4,015 Telephone, Fax - Office 3,375 Materials and Equipment 2,625 Depreciation Expense 1,777 1,118 Email and Website 1,155 133 Maintenance - General 8 567 Newspapers and Publications 545 26 Office Equip - Repairs & Maint 0 160 Office Equipment Replacements 223 6,609 Photocopier Lease 3,747 1,141 Postage and Freight 1,840 0 Printing Costs 3,921 1,539 Printing & Stationery 2,483 612 Software & Technical Support 253 Miscellaneous -58 Conferences & Seminars 1,130 1,000 Honoraria 1,000 Reimbursable Expenses 1,685 ACSSO 721 1,301 Travel & Accommodation 2,664 344 Miscellaneous 0 150,983 Total Expenses 165,333 4,856 Net Profit/(Loss) 11,279

Tasmanian State School Parents & Friends Inc Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2010 2009 Notes 2010 Assets Current Assets 26,914 General Cheque Account 12,529 26,914 Total Cash on Hand 12,529 Other Assets 1,750 Rental Security Deposit 1,750 3,000 Trade Debtors 2 1,017 4,750 Total Other Assets 2,767 Investments 28,596 CBA Cash Management Trust 31,469 13,978 CBA Term Deposit - LSL 14,453 42,574 Total Investments 45,922 Property and Equipment 1(b) 5,854 Computers 5,854 -4,345 Computers - Accumulated Deprec -4,948 5,701 Computer Printers /Accessories 2,640 -4,912 Computer Accessories Accum Dep -1,858 1,741 Office Machines and Equipment 1,741 -928 Office Machines Accum Deprec -1,172 5,499 Furniture and Fittings 5,499 -2,802 Furniture & Fittings Acc Depre -3,349 5,808 Total Property and Equipment 4,407 80,045 Total Assets 65,625 Liabilities Current Liabilities -7 Business Charge Account 0 3,799 Trade Creditors 3 2,259 12,727 Income Received in Advance 400 16,519 Total Current Liabilities 2,659 GST Liabilities 362 GST Collected 3 655 -1,193 GST Paid 2 -1,320 -831 Total GST Liabilities -665 Payroll Liabilities 3,871 PAYG Payable 3 3,009 9,317 Provision for LSL 1(c) 6,883 2,221 Provision for Annual Leave 1(c) 3,031 15,410 Total Payroll Liabilities 12,923 Regional Funds 3,917 Northern Region 0 844 North West Region 0 4,757 Southern Region 0 9,518 Total Regional Funds 0 40,616 Total Liabilities 14,917 39,429 Net Assets 50,708 Equity 34,573 Retained Earnings 39,429 4,856 Current Earnings 11,279 39,429 Total Equity 50,708 36

TASMANIAN STATE SCHOOL PARENTS AND FRIENDS INC NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE ACCOUNTS

NOTE 1 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of Preparation: The accounts have been drawn up in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards and disclosure requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 1963. The accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical costs and do not take into account changing money values. The accounting policies have been consistently applied. The accounts have been maintained on an accrual basis and the Statement of Financial Position reflects moneys owed by and to The Council at the end of the accounting period. (b) Changes in Accounting Policies: The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous year except that a new provision for Annual Leave has now been accrued. (c) Property, Plant and Equipment: Valuation: Items of property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Acquisition: Items of property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated as recorded below. Depreciation: Items of property, plant and equipment are depreciated over their useful lives. The reducing balance method is used. Assets are depreciated from the date of acquisition. (d) Provisions: Long Service Leave: The provision for long service leave represents all benefits accruing to employees from the date when employment commenced. Annual Leave: Provision for annual leave represents all benefits accrued to employees as at 30th June 2010. (e) Leased Assets: Operating lease payments are charged as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. Photocopier Lease 60 months – August 2007 – 2012

NOTE 2. RECEIVABLES 2009 2010 1,190 GST Paid 1,320 3,000 Trade Debtors 1,017

NOTE 3. EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS 2009 2010 3,765 Trade Creditors 2,194 362 GST Collected 655 Payroll Liabilities: 3,871 PAYG Income Tax 3,009 9,317 Provision for LSL 6,315 2,221 Provision for Annual Leave 2,746 Lease of Photocopier 19,512 Balance on term of Lease (2009-2012) 13,008

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2009-2010 Attendance at Committee Meetings 5/9 3/10 28/11 13/2 27/3 15/5 26/6 7/8 PRESIDENT Mrs Jenny Grossmith P P P P P P P P 7 Selina Street, TULLAH, 7321

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Mr John Forster P P P P P P P P 31 Noyes Road, WHITE BEACH, 7184

JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Mrs Jenny Eddington P P P P P P P P 190 Foursprings Road, SELBOURNE, 7292

SECRETARY Mrs Lindie Read P P P P P P P P 44 Sorell Street, DEVONPORT, 7310

TREASURER Mrs Cheryl Wickham A A P P P P P A 20 Garden Grove, WEST MOONAH, 7009

SOUTHERN DELEGATES Mrs Jenny Branch A A A P A A P P 11 Pascoe Avenue, CLAREMONT, 7011

Mrs Elizabeth Chick – Resigned 13th February 2010 A P A P - - - - 50 William Street, BRIGHTON, 7030

Mrs Elizabeth Delaney – Resigned 27th March 2010 P P P P P - - -

NORTHERN DELEGATES Mrs Sally Mitchell P P A P P P P P 50 Craythorne Road, ROSEVEARS, 7277

NORTH WEST DELEGATES Mrs Lisa Gillard P P P P P P P A 45 Alexandra Road, ULVERSTONE, 7315

Mr Antony Dry – Appointed 13th February 2010 P A P P P BURNIE 7320 P = present; A = apology; N = absent, no apology STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (PUBLIC OFFICER) Mrs Dianne Ellson ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Ms Cassandra Wells

Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends: List of Members at 30 June 2010.

School Affiliate Address1 Address2 Avoca Primary Parents & Friends Assoc 30 St Paul’s Street AVOCA 7304 Bagdad School Association School Road BAGDAD 7030 Beaconsfield Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 33 Grubb Street BEACONSFIELD 7270 Bicheno Primary School Association Inc James Street BICHENO 7215 Blackmans Bay Primary Parents & Friends Assoc 177 Roslyn Avenue BLACKMANS BAY 7052 Boat Harbour Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 17386 Bass Highway BOAT HARBOUR 7321 Bothwell District High Parents & Friends Assoc Inc Patrick Street BOTHWELL 7030 Bowen Road Primary School Association Inc 35 Bowen Road MOONAH 7009 Bracknell Primary Parents & Friends Assoc 53 Jane Street BRACKNELL 7302 Brighton Primary School Association Inc 27 Downie Street BRIGHTON 7030 Brooklyn Primary School Association Inc Latrobe Street BROOKLYN 7320 Brooks High School Association Inc PO Box 522 MOWBRAY 7248 Bruny Island District High Parents & Friends Association Inc c/- Post Office Alonnah BRUNY ISLAND 7150 Burnie High School Association Fidler Street COOEE 7320 Burnie Primary Parents & Friends Inc Van Diemens Crescent BURNIE 7320 Campbell Town District High School Association Inc PO Box 33 CAMPBELL TOWN 7210 Cape Barren Island School Association CAPE BARREN ISLAND 7257

Claremont College Association Inc Inc PO Box 168 CLAREMONT 7011 Claremont Primary Parents & Friends Inc PO Box 26 CLAREMONT 7011 Clarendon Vale Primary School Parent Group Inc PO Box 19 CLARENDON VALE 7019 Collinsvale Primary School Association Inc 508 Main Road COLLINSVALE 7012 Cosgrove High Parents & Friends Assoc Inc PO Box 153 GLENORCHY 7010 Cygnet Primary Parents Association Inc 21 Louisa Street CYGNET 7112 Deloraine High School Association PO Box 84 DELORAINE 7304 Deloraine Primary Parent Forum Inc East Barrack Street DELORAINE 7304 Devonport High Parents & Friends Assoc 91 Best Street DEVONPORT 7310 Distance Education Tas School Association PO Box155 NORTH HOBART 7002 Dunalley Primary School Association Inc 20 Bay Street DUNALLEY 7177 East Derwent Primary School Association 15 Bowden Drive BRIDGEWATER 7030 East Devonport Primary School Association 19 Thomas Street DEVONPORT 7310 Cnr Abbott and Mary East Launceston Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc Streets EAST LAUNCESTON 7250 East Ulverstone Primary Parents & Friends Committee Inc Box 3261 MDC ULVERSTONE 7315 Evandale Primary School Association Inc PO Box 104 EVANDALE 7212 Exeter High School Association Inc Glen-Ard-Mohr Road EXETER 7275 Exeter Primary Parents & Friends Inc Glen-Ard-Mohr Road EXETER 7275 Flinders Island District High Parents & Friends Assoc Inc PO Box 9 Whitemark FLINDERS ISLAND 7255 Forth Primary School Association Inc 45 Wilmot Road FORTH 7310 Geeveston District High School P&F Association Arve Road GEEVESTON 7116 Geilston Bay High School Association Inc 271 East Derwent Highway GEILSTON BAY 7015 Glen Dhu Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 270 Wellington Street SOUTH LAUNCESTON 7249 Glen Huon Primary School Association 801 Glen Huon Road GLEN HUON 7109 Glenora District High School Association Inc 620 Main Road BUSHY PARK 7140 Glenorchy Primary School Parent Teacher Group Kensington Street GLENORCHY 7010 Goulburn Street Primary School Association Forest Road WEST HOBART 7000 Hagley Farm Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Meander Valley Road HAGLEY 7292 41

Havenview Primary School Association Inc Marriott Street BURNIE 7320 Herdsman’s Cove Primary School Association 2 Lamprill Circle GAGEBROOK 7030 Howrah Primary School Association Inc Howrah Road HOWRAH 7018 Huonville High Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 82 Wilmot Road HUONVILLE 7109 Invermay Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc PO Box 2102 LAUNCESTON 7250 Kempton Primary School Association Inc Old Huntinground Road KEMPTON 7030 Kings Meadows High School Association Inc PO Box 49 KINGS MEADOWS 7249 Kingston High P&F Sub Committee Inc PO Box 743 KINGSTON 7051 Lansdowne Crescent Primary School Community Assoc Inc Gourlay Street WEST HOBART 7000 Latrobe High School Association PO Box 105 LATROBE 7307 Launceston College Association Inc Inc 107-119 Paterson Street LAUNCESTON 7250 Levendale Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 1315 Woodsdale Road LEVENDALE 7120 Lilydale District School School Association / P&F Inc Main Road LILYDALE 7268 Lindisfarne North Primary School Association Inc 30 Raminea Road LINDISFARNE 7015 Lindisfarne Primary Parents & Friends Committee Inc PO Box 165 LINDISFARNE 7015 Cnr Catherine & William Longford Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Sts LONGFORD 7301 Margate Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc PO Box 69 MARGATE 7054 Maydena Primary Parents & Friends Assoc 36 Kallista Road MAYDENA 7140 Meander Primary Parents & Friends Assoc c/- Post Office MEANDER 7304 Miandetta Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Berrigan Road DEVONPORT 7310 Molesworth Primary School Association Inc 540 Molesworth Road MOLESWORTH 7140 Montagu Bay Primary School Association Inc 10 Conara Road MONTAGU BAY 7018 Montrose Bay High School Association Inc 865 Brooker Avenue GLENORCHY 7010 Moonah Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Derwent Park Road MOONAH 7009 Moriarty Primary School Association 9 Bonneys Lane MORIARTY 7307 Mount Nelson Primary Parents & Friends Inc 388 Nelson Road MOUNT NELSON 7007 Mount Stuart Primary School Association Inc 106 Gillon Crescent MOUNT STUART 7000 Mountain Heights Parents & Friends Inc PO Box 399 QUEENSTOWN 7467 Mowbray Heights Primary Parents & Citizens Assoc PO Box 131 MOWBRAY HEIGHTS 7248 Mt Faulkner Primary School Association Inc 115 Allunga Road CHIGWELL 7011 New Town High School Association Inc 6 Midwood Street NEW TOWN 7008 New Town Primary School Association Inc Forster Street NEW TOWN 7008 Nixon Street Primary School Association Inc Nixon Street DEVONPORT 7310 Ogilvie High School Association Inc 228 New Town Road NEW TOWN 7008 Orford Primary School Association Inc 35 Charles Street ORFORD 7190 Penguin Primary Parent & Community Group Inc PO Box 159 PENGUIN 7316 Perth Primary School Parent Assoc Inc 181 Fairtlough Street PERTH 7300 Princes Street Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Randall Street SANDY BAY 7005 Prospect High School Association Inc PO Box 563 PROSPECT 7250 Queechy High School Association Inc PO Box 678 KINGS MEADOWS 7249 Railton Primary Parents & Friends Assoc 94 Foster Street RAILTON 7305 Ravenswood Heights Primary School Association PO Box 2 RAVENSWOOD 7250 Redpa Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc RA 68 Comeback Road REDPA 7330 Riana Primary Parent Association Inc 1225 Pine Road RIANA 7316 Richmond Primary School Association Inc Commercial Road RICHMOND 7025 Ringarooma Primary School Association 1 Fry Street RINGAROOMA 7263 Risdon Vale Primary School Association Inc Heather Road RISDON VALE 7016 Riverside High School Association Inc 354 West Tamar Road RIVERSIDE 7250 42

Riverside Primary School Association Inc PO Box 205 RIVERSIDE 7250 Rocherlea Primary School Association Inc PO Box 63 MOWBRAY HEIGHTS 7248 Rose Bay High Parents & Friends Assoc Inc Kaoota Road LINDISFARNE 7015 Rosebery District High School Association PO Box 20 ROSEBERY 7470 Sandy Bay Infant School Association Inc 568 Sandy Bay Road SANDY BAY 7005 Sassafras Primary School Association Inc 50 School Road SASSAFRAS 7307 School of Special Education, Devonport School Association 113 Middle Road DEVONPORT 7310 Scottsdale Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc Inc 41 Mary Street SCOTTSDALE 7260 Smithton High School Association Inc Mill Road SMITHTON 7330 Smithton Primary Parents & Friends Assoc PO Box 262 SMITHTON 7330 Sorell School Association Inc Gordon Street SORELL 7172 Sprent Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 1245 Castra Road ULVERSTONE 7315 Spreyton Primary School Association Inc 1 Mersey Main Road SPREYTON 7310 Springfield Gardens Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 62 Ashbourne Grove WEST MOONAH 7009 St Helens District High School Association Inc PO Box 251 ST HELENS 7216 St Marys District High School Association Inc 13 Gray Road ST MARYS 7215 Strahan Primary Parents & Friends Assoc PO Box 42 STRAHAN 7468 Summerdale Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc PO Box 439 PROSPECT 7250 Swansea Primary School Association PO Box 21 SWANSEA 7190 Table Cape Primary Parents & Friends Assoc PO Box 126 WYNYARD 7325 Taroona High School Association Inc Meath Avenue TAROONA 7052 Taroona Primary School Association Inc 104 Channel Highway TAROONA 7053 Trevallyn Primary School Association Inc 55 Gorge Road TREVALLYN 7250 Triabunna District High Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 15 Melbourne Street TRIABUNNA 7190 Ulverstone High School Association Inc PO Box 201 ULVERSTONE 7315 Ulverstone Primary School Association Inc PO Box 116 ULVERSTONE 7315 Upper Burnie Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 4 Johnson Street BURNIE 7320 Westbury Primary School Association Inc PO Box 78 WESTBURY 7303 Westerway Primary Parents & Friends Assoc Inc 1619 Gordon River Road WESTERWAY 7140 Winnaleah District High Parents & Friends Assoc PO Box 42 WINNALEAH 7265 Yolla District High Community Support Group c/- Post Office YOLLA 7325 Youngtown Primary School Association PO Box 653 KINGS MEADOWS 7249 Life Members Mrs Elizabeth Bailey Life Member 67 Havelock Street SUMMERHILL 7250 Mrs Mavis Beattie Life Member 33 Derwent Terrace NEW NORFOLK 7140 Mrs Judith Bromfield Life Member 14 Barnett Avenue NEW NORFOLK 7140 Ms Jennifer Branch Life Member PO Box 169 CLAREMONT 7011 Mr Phillip Cornwell Life Member 12 Teal Court NEWNHAM 7248 Mrs Doreen Dowker Life Member 13 Paringa Avenue NEWNHAM 7248 Mr Ray Duncombe Life Member 89 West Park Grove BURNIE 7320 Mrs Julia Greenhill Life Member 79 Queen Street SANDY BAY 7005 Mrs Pat Jackson Life Member 16 Newland Street RIVERSIDE 7250 Mrs Jane Kovacs Life Member 11 Corby Avenue WEST HOBART 7000 Mrs Audrey Mitchelson Life Member 3/61 James Street LATROBE 7307 Mr Richard Pickup Life Member PO Box 946 LAUNCESTON 7250 Mrs Carla Rainbird Life Member 52 Frederick Street PERTH 7300 Mrs Julie Roberts Life Member 5 Cressy Street NEW TOWN 7008 Mr John Watkinson Life Member 302 Upper Stowport Road STOWPORT 7321 43