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PARENT ASSOCIATION GUIDE	PRESCHOOL ENROLMENT?	HOT TOPICS!  NOW UPDATED!	ANNUAL HANDOVER GUIDE
CPS WORKSHOPS>	PARENT ASSOCIATION ... HOW TO?	EARLY YEARS LEARNING	INSURANCE UPDATE (July 19)
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Last meetings  Tuesday 10 August General Meeting CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE DRAFT MINUTES   Tuesday 8 June General Meeting CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MINUTES	Get the Powerpoint presentation and annotated Draft PPA Constitution here. Our office hours have changed.  The office is open Tuesday through Friday during school hours.  For all details please follow the Contact link at left.		Next meeting Tuesday 14 September General Meeting 7:30 - 9:00 View the Agenda
	You can be involved now! Join the Canberra Preschool Society as an Individual Member and become a part of the network of thousands of parents of preschoolers in the Territory; and/or Join the Preschool Parents Association of your local preschool - contact the school to find out contact details and meeting times CPS Members, and the delegates of affiliated organisations, can be elected to a management role in the Society.  If you would like to help advance early education and community understanding of preschool, then we need you!
Established on the 7th of July, in 1943, the Canberra Pre-School Society Incorporated (formerly the Canberra Nursery Kindergarten Society) has assisted thousands of parents (and their children) and hundreds of early childhood educators in very practical ways. Often operating "behind the scenes" - the CPS is made up of parent volunteer members - supported by a single part time salaried Administrative Officer. The CPS is the only Territory-wide parent voice in pre-school education in Canberra.
Our Mission Statement To assist parents to have an active role in all preschools within the ACT – ensuring that all preschools remain high quality, accessible and equitable. Our Vision To be a strong effective voice of the parents of pre-school children in the ACT. Our Aims The objectives of the Society, which include its role as a peak body, are given in the Constitution: Promote community interest in pre-school education (see note below) Promote an understanding of pre-school education Advocate, advise and assist pre-school education facilitators in the establishment and conduct of preschools and like institutions Be the peak body of Preschool Parent Associations in the Territory and of other community-based organisations in the Territory which are affiliated as Group Members Engage with community, government and other organisations and persons on purposes related to these objects Represent in any appropriate forums the views of the Society on matters related to these objects. Note:  In the Aims listed above, “pre-school” or “pre-school education” is taken to mean the formal and informal learning environment of children up to the age of 5 years (after which compulsory education commences), and the institutions established to provide such education. Together, we believe that pre-schools ... offer parents a choice in early childhood care and education. ... offer a community-based transition into formal schooling. ... provide parents with an opportunity to build community networks. ... provide early access to qualified early childhood educators.   About Preschool Parents Associations If your child is enrolled in preschool this year, be sure to participate in the Preschool Parents Association.  It is the support group for your child's preschool, providing educational resources and equipment through donations and fundraising, taking out insurance to provide a comprehensive cover for your children and yourself on preschool activities, and networking with other PPAs across the Territory through its affiliate membership of the CPS. Your PARENT voice can be and is heard across Canberra, at Government and Departmental executive levels and, where appropriate, nationally. Want to make a lasting difference for your own AND every ACT preschool child?  Ensure that your PPA is represented at meetings of the CPS. The CPS still needs volunteers to serve on its management Council. As a parent-driven entity, the CPS cannot operate without its volunteer Council members. The only qualification you need is an interest in your own child's or grandchild's preschool education.  You can be nominated and elected at a General Meeting, and participation in the Council is through email discussions and a one-hour closed meeting (on the same nights as General meetings).  Full support for the Council is provided by our Administration Officer.  The term of service is until the next CPS Annual General Meeting, in March 2011.
Attention PPAs - Interested in ... getting off to a great start?
Treasurers - Getting Off to a Great Start. A CPS Members Workshop CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTES.	Presidents & Secretaries! -> Find out about • Parent Association V Staff Responsibilities • Duties and Responsibilities of Presidents and Secretaries • Purpose and chairing of Meetings • Agendas – preparation of • Minutes of meetings • Recording of Motions and Amendments • Action Lists • Public Officer responsibilities		Managing Committees. A CPS Members Workshop CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTES
	<- Treasurers Find out about • Beginning of Year Tasks • Checklist of documents required • Best Practices and Procedures • Reporting • The GST • Tax Invoices • Admin Bandit Procedures
Interested in ... ending a great year ... and starting the next?
Treasurers - Ending a Great Year! A CPS Members Workshop CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTES.	<- Treasurers   Find out more about • End of Year Tasks • Get your own “Treasurer’s Cheat-sheet” • Preparing for the audit • Doing the audit • What about next year? • Things to provide the incoming treasurer • Advice to give the incoming treasurer		Managing a Successful Handover! A CPS Members Workshop CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTES
	Presidents and Secretaries! ->  Find out about • Identify the duties up to and including the AGM • How to organise and run a successful Annual General Meeting • Know about the handover to incoming Committee.
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