Board of Management - Agreed Reports
Tuesday 11th June 2024
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Policies reviewed and ratified – Gaeilge, Assessment, Special Education, RSE and Intimate Care.
New Board of Management Members
Jonathan McCarthy – Chairperson
Miriam Burke – Principal
Mary O’Callaghan – Treasurer
Mairead O’Callaghan
Gillian Crowley
Stephen O’Brien
Kathryn Harrington
Hannah Hodnett
Revised Parental Complaints Procedure.
As part of the School Self Evaluation, the focus will be Wellbeing.
The painting of the outside of the school building will be done over the Easter holidays, weather permitting.
Tuesday 6th June 2023
• Parents’ Association Fundraising initiatives and fundraising were commended by Board of Management - a total of €6107.55 raised this school year. The BOM expressed their gratitude to the Parents’ Association and the Parent community for the support.
• School wall was raised for health and safety reasons.
• 2 Whiteboards and 2 laptops purchased for classrooms.
Thursday 12th January 2023
Clothes Collection - €285.60
Tuesday 18th October 2022
• Child Safeguarding Statement updated.
• Critical Incident Policy updated and ratified.
• Choir - School choir being co-ordinated by Lisa Canty, children from 3rd - 6th are involved.
• Building works are at the final stages.
• Staff and students are working towards achieving Active and Amber Flags.
Tuesday 14th June 2022
•Gratitude was acknowledged to the parents of Scoil Bhríde and the wider community for all the much needed fundraising received this year: Tractor Run, Flag Day Collection, Clothes Collection and a donation from Nellie Cotter.
• Roof works will go ahead over the summer months - Goleen Development have been contracted to do the work.
• Scoil Bhríde proud to be awarded a Green School Flag and a Gaelbhratach Flag.
• School Tours:
Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class – Smuggler’s Cove, Rosscarbery
2nd, 3rd and 4th Class – West Cork Secret, Kilbrittan
5th/6th Class – Smuggler’s Cove, Rosscarbery.
Wednesday 26th January 2022
• Replacement of school roof to take place this Summer.
• Hepa filters were purchased and installed in each classroom.
• Sincere thanks to Nellie Cotter from The Little Way Charity Shop for the kind donation
of one Hepa Filter for our school.
• School allocated one extra SNA hour per day.
• The following policies were ratified: Anti - bullying Policy, Inclusion Policy and Intimate Care Policy.
• Requirement to revive the Parents Association.
• Confirmation date announced - Thursday 7th April 2022.
June 2021
• Enrolment numbers for the coming academic year are very good
• The process on the works to repair the school roof has started
• A school Facebook Page has been set up
• First Penance and Communion are to take place in Autumn 2021
• Maintenance of the school grounds are on-going
February 2021
• The staff and BOM are delighted to welcome back students from the 1st of March
• The Covid Response Plan was updated
• Ms Colleen Duggan and Mrs Mairéad O’Callaghan will job –share for the coming academic year 2021/2022
• An application for funding to repair the school roof is being made
Thursday 20th August 2020
• Covid Response Plan.
• Job Sharing Arrangement: Ms Duggan and Mrs O’Callaghan will be week on week off, commencing on a Wednesday and finishing on a Tuesday.
• First Penance will take place on Wednesday 9th September and First Holy Communion to be celebrated on Saturday 26th September.
• New school website created by Mrs Bernadette Draper.
Wednesday 15th January 2020
• First meeting of the new Board of Management
• P.E. policy was ratified
• Extended maternity leave approved for Teacher and SNA on maternity
• Job share application for 2020-2021 approved
• Thank you was extended to the past BOM
• Thank you was extended to the following for generous donations to the school:
o Ballydehob Threshing Committee
o Catriona McCarthy – disco fundraiser
o Nellie Cotter – Little Way Charity Shop
• Thank you was extended to the parents who organised and helped with cleaning up the school yard
Tuesday 11th June 2024
- The painting of the outside of the school building will be commencing in July.
- BOM acknowledged and thanked the enormous support of the Parent’s Association in their fundraising endeavours.
- A survey in relation to our school uniform will be administered in September 2024.
- The Board of Management acknowledged the hard work and dedication of Michelle Murnane over the past four years and wished her well in her teaching career.
- The BOM acknowledged and thanked Jason Nyhan (parent of the school) for his support in securing the playground equipment and for sponsoring the materials required.
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Policies reviewed and ratified – Gaeilge, Assessment, Special Education, RSE and Intimate Care.
New Board of Management Members
Jonathan McCarthy – Chairperson
Miriam Burke – Principal
Mary O’Callaghan – Treasurer
Mairead O’Callaghan
Gillian Crowley
Stephen O’Brien
Kathryn Harrington
Hannah Hodnett
Revised Parental Complaints Procedure.
As part of the School Self Evaluation, the focus will be Wellbeing.
The painting of the outside of the school building will be done over the Easter holidays, weather permitting.
Tuesday 6th June 2023
• Parents’ Association Fundraising initiatives and fundraising were commended by Board of Management - a total of €6107.55 raised this school year. The BOM expressed their gratitude to the Parents’ Association and the Parent community for the support.
• School wall was raised for health and safety reasons.
• 2 Whiteboards and 2 laptops purchased for classrooms.
Thursday 12th January 2023
- Parents’ Association Fundraising initiatives were commended by Board of Management.
- Fundraising to-date: Christmas Raffle - €877 (Including expenses)
Clothes Collection - €285.60
- Internal plastering of classrooms and toilets was required to be completed over October midterm as a result of extensive water damage from leaking roof.
Tuesday 18th October 2022
• Child Safeguarding Statement updated.
• Critical Incident Policy updated and ratified.
• Choir - School choir being co-ordinated by Lisa Canty, children from 3rd - 6th are involved.
• Building works are at the final stages.
• Staff and students are working towards achieving Active and Amber Flags.
Tuesday 14th June 2022
•Gratitude was acknowledged to the parents of Scoil Bhríde and the wider community for all the much needed fundraising received this year: Tractor Run, Flag Day Collection, Clothes Collection and a donation from Nellie Cotter.
• Roof works will go ahead over the summer months - Goleen Development have been contracted to do the work.
• Scoil Bhríde proud to be awarded a Green School Flag and a Gaelbhratach Flag.
• School Tours:
Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class – Smuggler’s Cove, Rosscarbery
2nd, 3rd and 4th Class – West Cork Secret, Kilbrittan
5th/6th Class – Smuggler’s Cove, Rosscarbery.
Wednesday 26th January 2022
• Replacement of school roof to take place this Summer.
• Hepa filters were purchased and installed in each classroom.
• Sincere thanks to Nellie Cotter from The Little Way Charity Shop for the kind donation
of one Hepa Filter for our school.
• School allocated one extra SNA hour per day.
• The following policies were ratified: Anti - bullying Policy, Inclusion Policy and Intimate Care Policy.
• Requirement to revive the Parents Association.
• Confirmation date announced - Thursday 7th April 2022.
June 2021
• Enrolment numbers for the coming academic year are very good
• The process on the works to repair the school roof has started
• A school Facebook Page has been set up
• First Penance and Communion are to take place in Autumn 2021
• Maintenance of the school grounds are on-going
February 2021
• The staff and BOM are delighted to welcome back students from the 1st of March
• The Covid Response Plan was updated
• Ms Colleen Duggan and Mrs Mairéad O’Callaghan will job –share for the coming academic year 2021/2022
• An application for funding to repair the school roof is being made
Thursday 20th August 2020
• Covid Response Plan.
• Job Sharing Arrangement: Ms Duggan and Mrs O’Callaghan will be week on week off, commencing on a Wednesday and finishing on a Tuesday.
• First Penance will take place on Wednesday 9th September and First Holy Communion to be celebrated on Saturday 26th September.
• New school website created by Mrs Bernadette Draper.
Wednesday 15th January 2020
• First meeting of the new Board of Management
• P.E. policy was ratified
• Extended maternity leave approved for Teacher and SNA on maternity
• Job share application for 2020-2021 approved
• Thank you was extended to the past BOM
• Thank you was extended to the following for generous donations to the school:
o Ballydehob Threshing Committee
o Catriona McCarthy – disco fundraiser
o Nellie Cotter – Little Way Charity Shop
• Thank you was extended to the parents who organised and helped with cleaning up the school yard
