Minutes for Meeting of 24 May 1999

Present: Flavio Lopes (FL), Lucia Damazio (LD), Merche Clark (MC), Ralph Jennings (RJ), Karla Taylor (KT), Beatriz Sena (BS), Angela Saraiva (AS), Fabiola Dávila (FD), Maura Xerfan (MX), Regina Helena Camargo (RC), Danielle Laterman (DL)

Apologies: Flavia Correa (FC), Erotildes Machado (EM), Eliana Bentes (EB), Yanira Nasser (YN), Cynthia Fraga (CF), Regina Ribeiro (RR), Betty Mendlowicz (BM), Gilbert Huber (GH), Simon Clayton (SC)

Circulation: Paul Wiseman

1) ECIS Accreditation Visit

• RJ introduced Brian Halls to the meeting. Mr Halls has been appointed to review the progress the School has made towards gaining accreditation from ECIS. Mr Halls identified four main areas which the initial report had identified as requiring attention:
  • Development of Student and Parent's Handbook
  • Lack of space for the numbers of students and programme offered.
  • Implementation of an appraisal and professional development programme for teaching staff, including the recruitment of teacher's from the UK with recent experience of the National Curriculum
  • Documentation for long term planning and curriculum review
• Mr Halls will write a report at the end of his visit which will include a recommendation as to whether the School has attained the level for accreditation.
• It was agreed that MC and RC would meet with Mr Halls on Thursday at 14.00 to put forward their views as parents and that of the PTA. RJ agreed to make the appointment (Ralph - MC and RC agreed to meet at the Thompson Reception)

2) FOUNDER's DAY FETE / FUND RAISING

• KT, MX and RJ worked on the details of the map during the meeting since some details were not available prior to the meeting.
• Children below N1 age will be allowed in free (BS discretion).
• LC reported that Teletrim had offered 50 pagers; still no confirmation from BA but AA (Rio-Miami) a strong possibility.
• MX will hire 30 tables. The green Hall chairs will be used for seating.
• The Theatre Attraction (Beauty and the Beast) will begin at 15.00 on the Stage
• Capoeira was scheduled for 16.00 but there was a suggestion for this to be held before 15.00 allowing the Bingo and Raffle to take place before it gets dark.
• MX and LD will buy brindes; LD and DL will sort and pack them
• DL reported that T-shirt sales were going
• LC suggested that a small handout be given out on entry, which thanks sponsoring companies for their support. This was agreed. LC and KT will liase.

3) OTHER

• LD has organised purchasing netting to protect the veranda on the Thompson Building.
• MC reported that a local supplier of suitable material for the covering the playground near the toys has been found. Claudia Ribeiro has the details and will approve, or not, the use of this material. The cost of the flooring is R$38/m2 and delivery is 15 days after project approval. The PTA will pick up the bill if necessary.
• AS brought a request for support for the Chile sporting trip. The committee agreed that the same approach would be adopted this year as last, i.e. the PTA will match the amount raised by pupils R$ for R$ up to a maximum contribution of R$3000.
• FL, GH and MC would meet as the Transport Committee after FDF

4) Next meeting: Monday 7 June 1999 19.00
Agenda Items: Sub-committee reports, Fund Raising, Founder's Day Fete - Results, AOB