Thomas More College

PARENTS‘ COUNCIL

All parents and guardians of children at TMC are members of the Parents‘ Council. The activities of the Council are co-ordinated by the Parents‘ Council Executive. The Executive is a group of parents who have been elected in terms of the Constitution and are co-opted onto the Parents‘ Council at its AGM at the beginning of each year. As the Constitution provides for 10 elected members of the Executive, additional members are co-opted either to assist with specific projects or to avoid willing people being excluded as a result of an election.

At the first Parents‘ Council meeting after the AGM, the newly elected Executive (co-opted members do not have a vote) then elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and a Secretary. All the portfolio-holders are also decided on. These portfolios are presently made up of:

• The Long Walk;
• Country Fair;
• Golf Day;
• 150 Club;
• Buy-a-Brick;
• Race Day

The Parents‘ Council’s main function is fundraising, and funds raised are used for capital projects only. The Board‘s Finance Committee handles this money and spends it according to the Board’s approval. The Board sets a budget each year for the Parents‘ Council and in turn the Parents‘ Council sets itself a target to reach. This is not the only function of the Parents‘ Council. They are also the representatives of the parents, and the Chairman of the Parents‘ Council is an automatic member of the Board of Trustees at TMC and is the parents‘ representative on the Board. The Parents‘ Council also contributes to the esprit de corps at TMC.

Chairman & Long Walk Wayne Jaggard