SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT
Hello all,
A very (belated) warm welcome to all our new families and returning families to The Lakes in 2024. Hope everyone has settled in OK – amazingly we are already halfway through Term 1! For our new families, School Councils play an important part in Victorian schools and is made up of parent/carer representatives, teacher representatives, students and the Leadership Team. We are essentially the number one, leading parental voice of the school community and act as conduit regarding school issues between the parent/carer community and the College. Council meets twice per term on a Tuesday and visitors and observers are always welcome!
Our February meeting was our last meeting for the 2023/24 Council term. At this meeting we:
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Heard about our College ’ s 2023 VCE results and student 2024 pathways;
• Heard from both the Secondary and Primary School Captains and
issues they have already identified for their peers including tweaking bell times on Secondary and vandalism to the newly refurbished Year 3 - 6 toilets.
• Discussed prioritising the air conditioning project in classrooms on both Campuses.
Our next meeting will be the AGM on March 19, where the results of the recent call for nominations will be announced and the new 2024/25 Council will be formed. A huge shout out to this term ’ s parent/carer and staff members and observers for their time, dedication and enthusiasm, it has been a privilege to lead an aligned group, whose hearts are in the right place. It has certainly been a team effort and everyone has added value with varying perspectives and backgrounds. As always, if you have any issues, ideas, questions that you would like raised at our next Council meeting, or any other support, we are more than happy to hear from families so please feel free to send me an email to amanda.farrelly@education.vic.gov.au.
Cheers,
Amanda Farrelly School Council President
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