Royal School Cavan Parents' Association Constitution
This body shall be known as the Royal School Cavan Parents’ Association.
Membership shall be confined to parents/guardians of pupils attending the school.
Election of Committee members shall take place at the Annual General Meeting of all parents, to be held each September/October. The committee members shall be elected from members of the parents' association and shall attend meetings regularly.
The number of members may vary from time to time in order to give adequate representation. In such cases new members shall be co-opted to the committee. The committee shall elect its own officers, consisting of Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.
Co-options* to the committee shall be:
(a) The school principal/deputy principal/nominated teacher.
(b) A member of the teaching staff (nominated through the Principal/BoM) as non-voting members.
A minimum of 4 committee meetings shall be held during the school year. Such meetings will be opened with the reading of the minutes, treasurer’s report and the business of the meeting.
An extraordinary meeting of all parents may be called:
I. On a majority decision of the committee.
II. At the written request of at least 20 parents.
Amendments to the Constitution may be made at a General meeting of parents, provided they are passed by a two-thirds majority in attendance.
The Association shall not have power to deal with complaints against members of the school staff or Principal. Such complaints should be taken directly to the Principal/Secretary to the BoM by the parents concerned.
The aims of the Association shall include:
(a) Promoting the educational and general welfare and social interests of the pupils of the school.
(b) Helping the pupils and staff of the school in any way it can.
(c) Supporting the right of parents to consultation and information on educational policy.
(d) Keeping the parents of the pupils attending the school informed of problems in running the school and of current educational trends. (e) Acting as an advisory body, representing the views of parents on school policies and activities.
(f) Helping to make school life more complete by organising various activities.
The committee shall not directly concern itself with fundraising activities, unless that fundraising is secondary to a project enhancing facilities, equipment or services offered by the school for the benefit of the students, teachers, or management. Such fundraising activities shall be organised by separate committees of parents, at least two of whom shall be committee members.
*Co-option- the process of adding members to an elite group at the discretion of members of the body, usually to manage opposition and so maintain the stability of the group.