Global Schools Association
YHGSA Board Meeting Minutes
YHGSA Board Meeting
6th October 2009
10.00am at the Friends Meeting House, York
Notes of the meeting and action points
Present:
C. Hunt (Chair)
S. Usher (Board Member)
A. Barker (Secretary)
M. Brown (Board Member)
C. Bulman (Board Member)
R. Kirtley (Co-ordinator)
G. Sanderson (Minutes)
1. Welcome and Introductions
The meeting was chaired by Charlotte Hunt.
2. Apologies
G. Townsend (Treasurer)
S. Tite (Board Member)
M. Smith (Board Member)
Y. Fox (Vice-Chair)
3. Matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting (7th July 2009) (not included on the agenda).
There were no items for discussion.
4. Brief operational updating
RK gave an overview of the situation to date, including confirming that the funds requested had now been received from the previous DFID claim.
5. Financial Projection for the remainder of the Financial Year
The document showing funds available was given out and calculation of the
figures explained for the current Financial Year. There will be funds
available for additional YHGSA activities. This is partly because the YHGSA
Working groups have been given a smaller allocation for the new two year contracts.
RK explained that these calculations had taken into account all known calls
on YHGSA funds during the current financial year. The amounts available for
additional activities were therefore as accurate as possible.
The Board then considered a list of additional ideas, requirements and
requests. Discussion followed regarding some of these. For example a funding
request for additional Climate Change Summits, this has already been trialled
within schools as part of the MDG’s. It was agreed to provide £1,500
from the additional available funds and £1,000 from the Capacity Building
budget. The Board agreed that it would need to see a further breakdown
of how the CCPD group would use the funds that they have requested.
6. Decisions on YHGSA priorities for funding.
Please see comments on attached form “YHGSA: Additional activities Q3 and Q4 2009-2010
7. Widening the impact of the Global Schools Award
Sylvia had met with Caroline Harmer of the DEC in Wiltshire. This DEC has
trialled the GSA for the past two years and submitted about 10 portfolios
for the July 2009 Panel. SU considers that as part of the sustainability
of the YHGSA the Board should look at ways to widen the impact of the GSA
geographically taking Wiltshire as an example. The GSA award is going well
there and Caroline Harmer would like to work with us, it was suggested that
one or two from the Wiltshire DEC could work on our GSA panel to produce
a model for working with another region. It was suggested to put the
idea to DFID as a long term effective means to take the GSA forward.
8. Approval of new YHGSA members by the Board
The new YHGSA members were approved.
9. AoB
The Board confirmed that one member is to attend the next Working Group meetings. MS will attend the North/South meeting, YF will attend CCPD. To date there was not a Board member to attend the R & C meeting in January; this will be negotiated at the Conference or at the next Board meeting.
AB, MB and MS confirmed that they would be standing down from the Board and would be willing to be re-elected at the AGM. The Board were advised that GT had resigned due to increasing work commitments.
MB requested that sustainability in schools be placed on the next agenda.
Date, time and place of Board meetings.
Monday, 30th November Wednesday,
3rd February 2010
Monday, 26th April 2010 Wednesday
7th July, 2010
At the Friends Meeting House, York at 1.00pm, all preceded by a Consultative Committee meeting starting at 10.00am.
