The Taroona Primary School Association (TPSA) serves two key purposes: (i) to raise funds and provide resources and opportunities for enriching the learning environment of the school, and (ii) to assist in building and maintaining a sense of community within the school. The Association offers a forum for the discussion of ideas and all members of the school community are welcome to attend meetings which are generally held on the first Monday of each month at 7.00pm at the school. The committee includes office bearers, general members and in some cases, sub-committees are formed to work together to plan key events such as the school fair. We are seeking feedback from the school community in order to focus / improve the School Association and we have constructed a short anonymous survey for parents to complete.

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1. How many of your children are currently attending Taroona Primary School? (optional)

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2. How many years have you and your family been a member of the school community? (optional)

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3. We value a community where everyone feels welcome, and create occasions that bring our families, children and teachers together. Do you feel welcome within our school community?

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4. If you do, what has assisted you in feeling welcome?

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5. If not, what has caused you to not feel welcome within the school community ?

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6. In regards to communication from the School Association, what is your preferred form of communication?

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7. What do you feel the role of the School Association is/should be ?

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8. Do you feel the School Association is fulfilling its role well?

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9. What do you believe the School Association does well?

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10. What are the areas the School Association can improve upon to make your relationship with the School a more positive one?

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11. Which of the following Association assisted events have you or your family attended/been involved with in the past?

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12. How can the School Association improve these events?

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13. In relation to the activities of the School Association, please indicate which areas you may be interested in becoming involved in:

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14. In the past 12 months, the School Association has focused on many issues within the school community, including:(i )Assisting with funding of major and minor works as part of the Grounds Master Plan; (ii) Assisting financially with the school musical; and (iii) Funding resources for classrooms and the school library. Please list any topics or issues that you wish the School Association to focus on in the future.

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15. As part of the Community Empowered Schools (CES) Project 2013-2017, it was recently announced a $9,000 grant would be available to schools to undertake a project related to increasing parent decision making and community engagement in schools. The Project is a model for increasing effective parental and community involvement in school governance and decision-making through a focus on the key representative body; the School Association Committee. School Associations are encouraged to find ways to get parents to be more involved in the school and association and we are seeking comment from parents on how would like to see this money spent within the school ? Examples of 2015 CES School Projects are:

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16. School Associations are encouraged to find ways to get parents to be more involved in the school and association and we are seeking comment from parents on how would like to see this money spent within the school ?

Examples of 2015 CES School Projects are:
(i) School Association App to both inform and gain feedback on key issues;
(ii) The development of a School Association recruitment strategy;
(iii) School Association parent forums on key issues;
(iv) Improved online opportunities for parent and community participation.

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17. What ideas do you have on how to increase the engagement of parents and carers as key stakeholders within the school through the activities of the School Association ?

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18. Are you interested in receiving information from the School Association?

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19. Are you interested in attending School Association meetings?

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20. Thank you for completing the survey. If you wish us to contact you about the School Association and / or any of your interests, please enter your name and email below.

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