Redlands Parents and Friends Association

2021 Annual General Meeting

Agenda

• Welcome and apologies
• Review and acceptance of previous minutes
• Principal’s Report
• Committee Report
• COVID voting protocol, election of Committee
• Close of Meeting – Redlands Board

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Principal’s Report

Stephen Webber

Committee Report

Michelle Tea, President

JP Forrest, Vice President

Annette Swann, Treasurer

Purpose of the RPFA

To create a vibrant community at Redlands in conjunction with the Community Engagement team and the School Executive to enable meaningful connections for our parent community with the school and our children

Community Structure

RPFA Structure

PCGs and FoGs

Volunteer Opportunities

Communications

RPFA as a communication channel

• Raise issues with school executive
• Disseminate information on behalf of the school
• Direct parents to information published on:
• Redlands Pulse
• Note Day
• Redlands app
• Communicate details of major events
• Call for volunteers / connect people to �volunteer opportunities

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Emails to/from class/year parents

Support and assist with finding information and resolving issues

All school emails

Note Day

Monthly meetings to discuss issues

Achievements this year

• Association Rules (formerly RPFA Constitution) ratified
• New FoG rules
• Improved asset purchase function
• Two new Friends of Groups: Sailing, Hockey
• Second annual Family Trivia Night on Zoom
• Two online secondhand uniform sales (so far)
• Inaugural secondhand book sale
• Support of Functions incl Arts Luncheon, new school app
• Support of community during COVID, incl teacher appreciation
• 14 events via TryBooking with a total transaction value of $56,830

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Donations by RPFA

To the School or Redlands Foundation:

• Redlands Sports departments (Rowing, Basketball) $25,801
• Belinda Oxley Scholarship Fund (uniform sales, trivia night) $16,996
• Redlands staff appreciation and thank you gifts $10,802
• Legacy gifts $5,000�
• Anticipated donation of $16,000 to Rowing from Friends of Rowing

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To external charities:

• Lifeline $700 and hundreds of secondhand books

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Total donations

• $59,300 disbursed + $16,000 anticipated = $75,300

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Items for next year

• Reconnect our community, build school spirit
• Improve access to information including website
• Better connect parents with different volunteer opportunities
• WhatsApp engagement
• Communications review – frequency, privacy issues
• Spring Fair
• Continue to expand integration for FoGs into Junior School
• Tours of new senior campus facilities
• Facilitate collection of secondhand uniforms as well as recycling of old / unusable uniforms

Treasurer’s Report

Highlights during COVID year:

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Fundraising was significantly higher than last year with FoRowing undertaking a parent rowing regatta and RPFA running two online 2^nd hand uniform sales.�

RPFA made the following donations:

• $25,802 to School - Rowing ($24,864) and Basketball ($938) departments;
• $16,996 to Redlands Foundation Belinda Oxley means-tested scholarship;
• $10,802 - to Staff Appreciation, doubling on last year’s contribution during this difficult COVID period; and
• $5,000 to School for Legacy gifts (Yrs 6 & 12).

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Approximately 90% of RPFA funds held have been pledged towards 2022 events including Twilight Drinks, initiatives to reconnect the community, Spring Fair, and a further donation from Friends of Rowing to the School’s Rowing department.

Thank you for your contributions

• Emma Reid, Kate Kesby, Rebecca James, Becky Gait and Jennifer Mast for PCG coordination
• Karen Nicholson for FoG coordination
• Maria Kinsela and Jo Lloyd for all their work on the digital uniform sales
• Kate Kesby, Emma Reid and JP Forrest (along with Suzy Bessell and Tracy Steffan) for all their work on the secondhand book sale
• Maria Kinsela, Jennifer Mast and Dana Casimaty for their work on the Online Family Trivia night
• JP Forrest for her work on Note Day

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Thanks for coming

• Retiring from the Executive Committee:
• Jo Lloyd, 4 years as Secretary

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• Retiring committee members:
• Anna Maria Stillone, 3 years coordinating Twilight Drinks
• Anna Maidon, Christine Walsh, Lillian Li and Sally Swan

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• Retiring PCG coordinators:
• Emma Reid, 2 years as Senior School PCG coordinator
• Rebecca James, 2 years as Junior School PCG coordinator

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• Parents of our graduating Year 12 students
• our Year 12 coordinators Anna McMillan, Sofia Gaspar and Sabiha Naqvi

The Biggest Thank You

Michelle Tea

for the past three years of leadership �during unpredictable times �(new school executive and systems, COVID)

Questions / Suggestions for Next Year

• How to integrate class parent role to increase interactions between parents and teachers

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• Please note any questions relating to school operational issues will be answered offline

Election of Committee

Dana Casimaty

Director of Development, Independent Convener

Election of Committee

• Existing Committee Members seeking re-nomination
• Annette Swann
• Jo Lloyd
• JP Forrest
• Karen Nicholson
• Maria Kinsela
• Monique Scattini

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• New nominations for Committee
• Brittne Whitelaw
• Declan Hourihan
• Jennifer Mast
• Kate Kesby
• Lisa Middlebrook
• Rebecca James

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• Outgoing Committee Members
• Anna Maidon
• Anna Maria Stillone
• Christine Walsh
• Lillian Li
• Michelle Tea
• Sally Swan

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• PCG members continuing current role
• Becky Gait
• Jennifer Mast
• Kate Kesby

Close of meeting

• Kylie Binnekamp

Redlands Board

Thank you everyone for your time and interest!

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New Committee Members, please stay on Zoom to elect the office bearers for 2022

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