Governing Council
Governing Council members include the Principal, the School Leadership team, a Staff Representative and a nominated member of the Parent Committee.
All Families and Carers are welcome to attend meetings, however, are unable to vote unless they are nominated members of the Governing Council.
2025 GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
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CHAIRPERSON:
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Simone Thomas
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VICE-CHAIRPERSON:
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Lindsay Whitelaw
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SECRETARY:
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Michelle Rogers
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TREASURER:
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Hossam Elsawy
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MEMBERS:
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Angs Banerjee
Amanda Trainor Ashleigh McLeod
Dinara Zhurganova
Jessica Moule
Linna Niu Reece Howe Sean Colyer
Tania Primomo
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No experience is necessary to be a member of the Governing Council and any training that you need will be provided free of charge.
The Governing Council is a way for you to have a voice in your school.
Everyone is welcome to become a member and we encourage parents and carers to strongly consider this opportunity to be a motivating force in the ETPS community.
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Governing Council Role includes:
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Being accountable to the Education Minister for developing, negotiating and meeting the objectives and targets from the school’s Site Improvement Plan (SIP)
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Participating in meetings twice a term
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Monitoring key indicators and levels of client satisfaction
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Reporting back to the school community (Annual Report)
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Local policy development responsibilities within DfE frameworks (e.g. Curriculum and Program Initiatives)
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Participating in the selection process for Principal positions
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Overseeing employment of OSHC staff
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Allocating resources
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GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETINGS 2024
| Annual General Meeting | Term 1 | Week 5 | Monday | 26 / 2 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 1 | Term 1 | Week 5 | Monday | 26 / 2 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 2 | Term 1 | Week 8 | Monday | 18 / 3 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 3 | Term 2 | Week 3 | Monday | 13 / 5 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 4 | Term 2 | Week 8 | Monday | 17 / 6 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 5 | Term 3 | Week 3 | Monday | 5 / 8 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 6 | Term 3 | Week 8 | Monday | 9 / 9 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 7 | Term 4 | Week 3 | Monday | 28 / 10 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |
| Meeting 8 | Term 4 | Week 8 | Monday | 2 / 12 / 24 | 6 - 7.30pm |