Parents Committee

Although embedded in three separate state-run French schools, the Anglophone Section operates independently of the French State School system and is fee-paying.  The Section is managed by a private association (“Association des Parents d’Elèves de la Section Anglophone de Fontainebleau”) and all section families are members of the association once they have paid association fees (usually at the same time as tuition fees).

The parents association oversees the finances and administration of the Section, through the parents committee. Members of the committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting held annually in October or November.  Members are elected for two year terms (renewable), and half of the committee is elected each year.

The parents committee meets monthly during the school year, with the Head of Section and a representative of the teaching staff, to discuss any non-pedagogical issues concerning the section. The role of the committee is as follows:

• recruitment of staff, in conjunction with the Head of Section
• managing section finances, including setting & collecting fees and paying salaries
• making provision for staff pensions and company savings plans
• approving staff development and training courses
• approving expenditure for office equipment and teaching materials, including computers & multi-media resources
• supporting the teaching staff, and in particular the senior management team, in pedagogical decisions and choice of educational programmes
• overseeing fund-raising activities and social events
• enabling effective communication among parents, and between parents and teachers
• maintaining links with other international sections and appropriate educational organisations

Most importantly, committee members represent the wider parent body, and parents should not hesitate to contact any member if they have a general query regarding the Anglophone Section (issues relating to pedagogy should be directed to the appropriate teacher).  Both the minutes of committee meetings and the accounts (as approved at the AGM) are available in the office for review.

Committee Members 2011-2012