PCCs play a crucial role in strengthening relationships between families, creating a positive school culture, and enhancing the overall experience for students, parents, and teachers. It’s a rewarding way to contribute to the school community while forming meaningful connections with others.

Parent Class Coordinators can be a good starting point for parents (especially new parents) looking for more information about the Reggio Emilia pedagogy. This information will be provided throughout the school via workshops, a resource library and the school website.

The Parent Class Coordinator’s role is to:

• Build Community by encouraging connections between parents.
• Event Support by assisting in supporting class events, excursions, and school events.
• Volunteer Coordination by encouraging and coordinating parent volunteers for various school events.
• Welcoming New Families by helping new parents feel included and informed about the school community.

Each class may have up to two Parent Class Coordinators (ideally two parents could share the role in each class). Each year the roles are open to all parents and ideally a combination of an experienced Parent Class Coordinator would work with a new parent.

Parents who fulfill the criteria (e.g. availability for the role) and who wish to nominate themselves for the role of Parent Class Coordinator should do so by the beginning of the
school year.

In order for representation to be effective, the following conditions are essential:

• The Parent Class Coordinators must serve within the classroom their child attends (i.e. they can not serve as a PCC for another classroom).
• Parent Class Coordinators must declare any potential conflict of interest (pecuniary or non-pecuniary) when nominating to become a Parent Class Coordinator.
• That views put forward by the Parent Class Coordinator must be consistent with the philosophy and policies of Bold Park Community School.
• Parent Class Coordinators keep other parents and families informed of decisions being taken by the class/school, reasons for these decisions and major items of discussion at Parent Class Coordinator meetings. This includes the Administration team, the OHS committee and the BPCS Advisory Council (The Committee).

Parent Class Coordinators, for their part, should:

• Attend the Parent Class Coordinator meetings regularly and contribute to discussion.
• Highlight issues of concern or report positive feedback to the relevant Team Leader, Administration or Leadership.
• Be willing to contribute as appropriate to the development of policy.
• Report news of Parent Class Coordinator activities at all levels of management.

The school’s primary mode of communication is the school website (www.boldpark.com) and EDUCA which Parent Class Coordinators need to access at least weekly for any updates. Other communication is through the community notice boards, Newsflashes, EDUCA, emails snap frame notice boards and hard copy print outs through classrooms.

We ask all Parent Class Coordinators to assist with the school’s communication by disseminating relevant information to classes through email (where relevant) and occasionally through a pre-allocated phone tree in the event of immediate communication. Snap frame notice boards are located outside each classroom and should be used to display advertising of upcoming Bold Park Community School events or activities.

Any advertising must be submitted through the Marketing Coordinator for approval at least one week prior to being displayed.

Each year, the school provides parents with the opportunity to have their contact details made available to other members of the class. It is the role of the Parent Class Coordinator to keep this list up to date and circulate on a regular basis in order to update information and add/delete names where appropriate.

A few guidelines:

• Parent lists should be used with care and only updated with information provided by administration or your class teachers. Not all parents want to have their details made public but may not wish to disclose their reasons.
• Email addresses should not be provided to all families in your child’s class; these are for the Parent Coordinator’s use. You may circulate phone numbers, names, address when these have been approved for distribution.
• Emails sent by the Parent Coordinator to all Parents within a class should utilise the “BCC” function.All group emails must include a carbon copy (CC) to the classroom teachers and appropriate Team Leader
• The mailing list is to facilitate the role of the Parent Class Coordinator; whilst there is lots of scope to organise and enjoy family activities, social gatherings and events; it should not be used inappropriately; for example, sending “farewell” emails to all parents as a parent is exiting/withdrawing their child from the school, garage sale advertising, children’s birthday invitations and extreme caution should be taken when making requests for money (e.g. money for gifts,contributions).
• “Inclusivity” is imperative; e.g. exclusion of some parents or children from social event invitations. In instances where staff are invited to events, please ensure you have considered all staff or (if you are not sure) check with your class teachers/Team Leader.
• All fund-raising events and events which have a direct connection with the educational life of the school but are not organised by the school (e.g. Year 6 Graduation Dinner) should be directed through your classroom teachers and the school’s Executive Assistant.

From time-to-time parents will have questions and concerns regarding their child and the management of the school. If you hear rumours about any aspect of the school which concern you, please ask your child’s teaching staff to investigate and do not engage in discussion which may consist of misguided information.

We suggest that you direct anybody who seeks to discuss issues that concern the school to address the concern with the
school staff.

In order that all queries can be dealt with quickly by the appropriate staff member/s; the following lists outline the “go to”
person who should be contacted and best able to assist you (or other parents).

If other parents approach you in relation to individual queries regarding their child’s class/education, these matters should be directed to staff immediately:
1. Classroom Teaching Team – If you need further information ask your teaching team for a meeting.
2. Team Leader for the appropriate learning area – If you need further information ask your teaching team for a meeting and include the Team Leader or request a meeting
with the Team Leader.
3. The School Principal- The School Principal is available to discuss queries/concerns once all other avenues have been explored.

4. Other queries regarding Bold Park Community School may be directed to the following staff (in order of approach):

• School Educational Philosophy Team Leader > Pedagogista > Principal
• Educational Administration Team Leader > Pedagogista > Principal
• Financial/Fee Finance Officer > Business Manager > Principal
• Enrolment Registrar > Business Manager
• General Office Enquiries Receptionist >

Historically at Bold Park, fundraising has been an initiative of the Parent Class Coordinators. This is not through any system or process driven model, but has been organic and more a result of the Parent Class Coordinators being like-minded driven individuals who can see opportunities to improve the resources of the school.

To enable positive and successful fundraising initiatives there are some processes and timelines that help facilitate this. Any proposed initiatives must have a Staff or Parent Proposal for a School Event Form submitted prior to the conclusion of the previous term of the term the proposed event is to take place. For instance, if the event is to take place in Term 3, the form must be submitted prior to the conclusion of Term 2.

If the event is in the first three weeks of the term the form must be submitted three weeks prior to the end of the previous term. Please submit any forms to the Marketing Coordinator for approval by the Principal and/or Business Manager.