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School Councils play a key role in Victorian government schools. Participating as a school council member is a rewarding and challenging experience. The School Council supports the principal to provide the b​​est possible educational outcomes for students.

 

The three main responsibilities of the School Council are Finance, Strategic Planning and Policy development and review. 

 

Further to the main School Council Committee, CJC has five sub-committees that help govern specific areas of the school administration (Buildings and Grounds, French Binational Program, Policy and Development, OSHC and Master Plan).

 

To find out more about the functions of the School Council, please visit:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/community/Pages/schoolcouncils.aspx

 

Our Sub-Committees are open to parents of any child enrolled at CJC, as well as any staff member.  It is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the school community, especially if you have some particular expertise and would like to join the committee or a sub-committee, please contact the school office at  caulfield.jr.co@education.vic.gov.au .

 

Our 2022 School Council members are:

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Joseph Chang (School Council President) – Joseph has three children, including two at the school, in Grade 4 and Grade 1. Joseph was previously engaged in the masterplan and in Finance as Treasurer, and has now been President of the School Council for a year. He is now engaged in the School Identity, School Engagement and Finance sub-committees. Joseph works in finance.

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Adina Nijemcevic (School Council Vice President) – Adina has two children, including one at the school in Grade 2. Adina is probably the person who is the most familiar with CJC, as she is herself a CJC alumni and now a close neighbour of the school. Adina is engaged in the food provision and Team Kids sub-committees, but also in the Parents’ Committee. Adina works in adult education.

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Tom Roth (Treasurer) – Tom has three children: one son is a CJC alumni, one son in Grade 6 and one daughter joining CJC in the next year. Tom was previously involved in the masterplan and now in Finance subcommittees as the Treasurer. Tom works in healthcare management

 

Anne-Sophie Aguado – Anne-Sophie has 2 daughters in grade 1 and 3. She has been involved with the school Parents’ Committee as the treasurer for the past year and is now also a new member of the School Council. She is involved in the Engagement and Identity subcommittee and is looking forward to recreate our CJC community after 2 long years of isolation. She works for 7 Eleven as a sourcing manager. 

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Benjamin Avanzi – Benjamin has two children (Grades 3 and 5). In Melbourne since 2020, he got involved in the School Council and the EFM subcommittee. He is the Convenor of the Policy Review and Development Sub-committee. Benjamin is a Professor at the University of Melbourne

 

Asmine Hammadou (EFM President) – Asmine has a child in Grade 1. In Melbourne since 2013, Asmine engaged with the EFM subcommittee two years ago as the secretary and helped the association transition to the online platform through Covid. She took over the role of president late last year. For the School Council, she convenes the French subcommittee and is involved in the School Identity and School Engagement subcommittees.

 

Craig Jacobs –   Craig has two children in Grade 2 and in Prep. Craig has a vested interest in their education and the environment in which they learn. Joining the School Council is his way of helping the school thrive after a difficult couple of years. Craig is hoping to put his work and life experience to good use in whatever ways CJC requires.

 

Charlie Porter – Charlie has two children, one in Grade 2 and another starting at CJC next year. Charlie is leading the recent School identity sub-committee, which aims to consolidate the school positioning and its visibility to all of our community. Charlie works in corporate and commercial communications, owning a company that delivers video and animation content.

 

Maud Rocher Vagedes - Maud has a daughter in Grade 4 and a son in Prep. She is engaged in the School Engagement subcommittee, and is also involved in the Parents’ Committee. Maud works in Marketing and Product Development. 

 

Chris Chant (School Principal) – Chris joined CJC as School Principal in 2017 for a short stay and returned in 2018 as the ongoing Executive Principal and has been instrumental to the recent developments of the school.

 

Caroline Pommier (French Director) – Caroline joined CJC in 2015. Caroline has a daughter at the school and works closely with our local communities to improve the school’s connection with families.

 

Broden Borg (Assistant Principal) – Broden joined CJC in 2021. He works closely with all teaching staff to improve the teaching and learning at CJC.

 

Anne Aubrée (Grade 5 teacher) – Anne joined CJC in 2007. Anne, her husband and their 2 boys arrived in Australia in 2004 initially for 4 years…but have decided to stay a little bit longer! Anne is engaged in the French binome subcommittee. 

 

Cat Wilson (Grade 3 teacher) – Cat joined CJC in 2009. Cat is a classroom teacher and coordinates our working bees and environmental initiatives.

 

The convenors of our subcommittees and a brief description of their functions:

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• French Binational Program – (Convenor - Asmine Ammadou) the subcommittee is responsible for ensuring the ongoing integration of the French Elective in the school.

• Policy & Development – (Convenor – Benjamin Avanzi) the subcommittee is involved in reviewing, updating and ratifying the documented school policies (i.e. Uniform policy, Child Safety, Camps & Excursions etc.)

• School  Identity Subcommittee (Convenor Charlie Porter) The subcommittee's mission is to consolidate the school positioning and its visibility to all of our community

• Community Engagement - (Convenor Maud Vagedes) Promoting community engagement in the various aspect of the Parent Committee's initiatives.

• OSHC – (Convenor – Megan Barclay) the subcommittee oversees and reviews the OSHC services.

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