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EXECUTIVE MEETING Friday 23 February 2018 Qantas Meeting Rooms, Melbourne Qantas Domestic T1 Mezzanine Level, Opposite Gate 1 P EXECUTIVE MEETING Friday 23 February 2018 Qantas Meeting Rooms, Melbourne Qantas domestic T1 Mezzanine level, opposite Gate 1. 10.00 am — 3.00 pm AEDT No Item Required Time 9.45 am Morning Tea 1 Meeting opening 10.00am 1.1 Apologies 1.2 Previous minutes (5 December 2017) 1.2.1 Confirmation Resolution 1.2.2 Matters arising • Elect vice-president Vote 2 Matters for decision 2.1 Research Grant Decision 10.20am 2.2 Treasurer’s report Accept 2017 10.50am Annual Report Review insurance 3 Matters for discussion 3.1 WA Space School 11.20am 12 noon Lunch 12.00pm 3.3 Actura presentation: joined by Charles Chung; Meetal 12.30pm Gandhi: Country Manager, Business Development; Heike Roehrer: Expedition Fulfillment Manager; Naomi Donohue: Manager, Program Management. 3.4 EO report 1.15pm • update on strategic plan • significant issues 3.5 Other matters for discussion 1.45pm • presentation of Honorary Membership 2.00 pm Afternoon Tea 2.00pm 4 Matters for noting 2.00pm 4.1 Final report: Single-sex versus co-educational schooling and STEM pathways 4 In camera 2.10pm 5 Other business 2.40pm 6 Close 2.55pm Next meeting: 28 March 2018 P EXECUTIVE MEETING Tuesday 5 December 2017 Videoconference 12 noon AEDT 1. Welcome and apologies Apologies: Anne Johnstone Present: Fran Reddan, Ros Curtis, Briony Scott, Judith Tudball, Mary Cannon, Julia Shea, Kate Hadwen, Jackie Barron, Loren Bridge 2. Minutes of previous meeting (16 October) Minutes of the previous meeting were distributed in advance and approved as distributed. Business arising • Review of branch events for 2017 Branches to review document and advise any changes before 31 December 2017. The event list will form part of the Alliance’s 2017 Annual Report. • Review of draft operational plan 2018 Priorities for 2018: Online Introduction to Girls’ Schools; delivering high quality SLC and BEC; establish recognition awards. • Proposal and costings for repositioning In Alliance Combine an e-zine microsite with 150 pp annual publication. Distribution of publication to extend beyond members with greater impact and reach. Costings included in budget. • Executive meeting dates for 2018 Date for April meeting moved to March 28 (calendar appended). • Branch meeting dates for 2018 QLD and WA provided. Branches wishing to call for proposals from member schools to present to advise dates. • Update on online Introduction to Girls’ Schools course. Course outline provided. Program will be ready to launch by 22 January. Executive member schools to trial program prior to launch at BEC. Consider: accreditation; potential for schools to have fully certified staff; reference to mindfulness and connection with Carol Dweck. 3. Treasurer’s Report Financial statements for October were presented. 2018 Budget presented with 2.5% increase in subscription fee required to fund expenses include increase in wages. MOTION: that the 2018 Budget for the year ending 31 December 2018 be accepted. Proposed: Briony Scott Seconded: Ros Curtis Carried 4. Conferences and events: SLC 2018 – sold out – international students from NZ, Philippines, USA and Zimbabwe BEC 2018 – registration has opened GF2 – call for proposals to present close 11 December; Cocktail function for attending members and alumnae on Monday 18 June at Australian Embassy 5. Officer Bearer positions Fran Reddan resigned from the Alliance Executive and position of President, Ros Curtis nominated and was appointed president. Position of VP vacant. Nominations will be sought before next meeting. 6. Other business New members: Otago Girls High School, NZ; St John Fisher College, Qld (total 167) An application for Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission (ACNC) has been lodged. Harris Black advised not to lodge a tax return until ACNC decision. Next Meeting: Friday 23 February 10am to 3.00 pm AEDT, Qantas Meeting Rooms, Melbourne 2018 Executive Meeting and Conference Dates Date Venue SLC Bond University Wednesday 3 – Saturday 6 January Celebration Dinner 5 January FACE to FACE Melbourne Qantas Friday 23 February 10am to 3.00 pm AEDT Meeting Room Videoconference Wednesday 28 March, 12 noon – 1.30 pm, AEDT Biennial Educators Conference – Fearless Girls ACC Adelaide Strong Women 5-7 May FACE TO FACE TBC Adelaide Saturday 5 May, 11.00 pm to 4.00 pm AGM ACC Adelaide Sunday 6 May 4.30-5.30 pm GF2 Washington DC 18-20 June Face to face Qantas Meeting Room, Friday 3 August 10 am– 3.00 pm, AEST Sydney Qantas meeting rooms Videoconference Monday 15 October, 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm AEDT Videoconference Tuesday 4 December, 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm AEDT Alliance Research Grant 2018 An allocation of $15,000 has been budgeted for a research project in 2018. Submissions have been received from: Prof. Helen Forgasz and Prof. Gilah Leder, Monash University Building on and extending findings reported in Single-sex versus co-educational schooling and STEM pathways undertaken for the Alliance and completed in 2017. In this proposal we consider several caveats which seem particularly worthy of follow up research. Dr Katherine Dix, ACER Building on ACER’s recent work into single-sex schooling (Dix, 2017; Rothman, 2017), this proposal seeks to strengthen the evidence-base regarding the comparison of single-sex and coeducational schools in Australia around the policies and practices that optimise girls’ numeracy and reading outcomes. Dr Rebecca English, QUT and Dr Raechel Johns, UC This study will explore the question: how are the academic and life outcomes of girls educated at all girls’ schools in Australia different from those girls who attend a co-educational school? Julie Mencher Replicate a study conducted in U.S. and Canada girls’ schools that reviewed experiences and policy responses of girls’ schools as they navigate the changing gender landscape. 2018 (follow-up) research proposal Professor Helen Forgasz and Adjunct Professor Gilah Leder Our overall aim in this application is to build on and extend findings we reported in Single-sex versus co-educational schooling and STEM pathways: Final report. FOR: Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia. In that report we highlighted some caveats in the conduct of our research. In this proposal we consider several caveats which seem particularly worthy of follow up research. As well, we focus on several issues which called out for closer scrutiny, best achieved via qualitative means, which were beyond the scope of the earlier study. With respect to the former (our caveats) we highlight: 1. STEM enrolment data In order to validate that our sample of respondents was representative of those focussing on STEM studies and careers, we requested data from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) to disaggregate Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Year 12 enrolment data in STEM subject areas by school type attended (single-sex or co-education) as well as by gender. VCAA did not allow further disaggregation by school sector, as there is only one single-sex boys’ school in the government sector in Victoria and the data disaggregated by this sector would not be anonymous. The VCAA data, however, have proven invaluable in establishing the validity of the sample. (See final report submitted) We have now examined the 2018 Good Schools Guide (https://www.goodschools.com.au/) from which the following data for New South Wales were extracted: Table 1. New South Wales schools by sector and gender composition All schools Single-sex (Male) Single-sex (Female) Co-educational Government 402 21 24 357 Catholic 152 26 28 98 Independent 241 17 21 203 Goal: Assuming the relevant authorities will release the data to us, we aim to replicate the analyses we conducted in our earlier project for Year 12 enrolment data in STEM subjects in New South Wales. The higher number of single-sex government schools should enable us to disaggregate the data not only by school gender composition (as in our previous study) but also by school sector. 2. Sample of female respondents from single-sex government schools The number of female respondents attending single-sex government schools was small compared to the number from non-government (Independent and Catholic) schools. A consequence of this limitation is that we were unable to report findings by school sector for the female respondents attending single-sex schools. (See final report submitted) Again, we have drawn on data from the 2018 Good Schools Guide. The data reveal a total of 32 single-sex female government schools Australia-wide (of which 24 are in NSW, 7 in Victoria, and 1 in South Australia). 1 Goal: to make more robust comparisons between females attending single-sex non-government and government schools, we will recruit additional female respondents who attended single-sex government schools. Recruitment will be directly from schools which can distribute information about the survey to their alumnae. 3. Beyond the report submitted: Qualitative data In our previous study, participants highlighted issues that called for further explorations beyond the scope and analysis of data gathered in the research undertaken. Goal: to interview stakeholders (other than parents) associated with single-sex girls’ schools, particularly with respect to enriching and better understanding findings from the first study. Here we provide only two examples: i. Many respondents from single-sex schools who reported studying advanced level mathematics (and often physics) appeared to have chosen engineering and other physical science career paths less frequently than did those who had attended co-educational schools. Instead they had chosen biological and health-related fields. We consider it important to broaden the evidence-base for this career choice pattern. For example, why did fewer respondents identify teachers and career advice than identified parents and being good at STEM subjects as influences on their choice of initial career? (see Table 2 – reproduced section of table in final submitted report). Table 2.
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