Education Council

General presentations

• 1006187 – Councils and committees 2010-2014, elections

  At the meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council on 27 June, the following were elected to the Education Committee:$line$Ordinary Members:$line$Eyjólfur Þór Sæmundsson, Chairperson$line$Helena Mjöll Jóhannsdóttir$line$Gestur Svavarsson$line$Helga Ingólfsdóttir$line$Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir$line$$line$Alternatives:$line$Friðþjófur Karlsson$line$Dagbjört Gunnarsdóttir$line$Sigurður Magnússon$line$Halldóra Björk Jónsdóttir$line$Þóroddur Skaptason$line$$line$Kosning varaVice-Chairperson:

  The chair welcomes the new council member to the post and the attendees introduce themselves. It was unanimously agreed that Gestur Svavarsson would be vice-chair of the education council.

• 1206323 – Parents' Council for Preschool Children - Enquiry

  Answers to the query from the Parents' Council of Hafnarfjörður Nursery School of 20 June were presented. Oral answers were given at the Education Committee meeting on 25 June.

  The nursery development officer went over the answers.

• 1208235 – Starting nursery school, the situation

  The Early Years Development Officer reported on the situation regarding early years matters.

• 0808128 – The well-being and living conditions of young people in Hafnarfjörður, research findings

  Geir Bjarnason, a prevention officer, presented the results of a survey on the circumstances and well-being of students in Years 10 and 11 in Hafnarfjörður in 2012.

  Geir thanked for his presentation of the survey results. The Education Committee requests information on whether more detailed information about the well-being and behaviour of students in Hafnarfjörður can be obtained from elsewhere.

• 1208099 – Ásland School, leisure centre (youth centre/after-school club)

  A letter dated 15 June from the headteacher of Ásland School was presented, in which he requests that an experiment be conducted at Ásland School in the next academic year, whereby the operations of the all-day school and the youth club are placed under the authority of the headteacher of Ásland School.

  Representatives of the Independence Party wish to record: The operation of all-day schools is an important part of the school work for the youngest pupils. The decision to transfer responsibility for the all-day school to the Sports and Leisure Council (ÍTH) last autumn has been met with extremely mixed reactions and, in many cases, has caused significant disruption to pupils' routines. It is clear that the preparation was not sufficiently thorough, and it is unclear whether the intended financial savings were achieved. The Independence Party welcomes the proposal, as it is in line with the arguments of the minority representatives who suggested last year that the matter be approached gradually and that a pilot scheme be trialled in one school regarding the transfer of the portfolio.Helga Ingólfsdóttir (sign) Sigurlaug Anna Jóhannsdóttir (sign)

• 0704184 – Áslandsskóli, housing issues

  The stage manager reported on the situation.

• 1105363 – Main curriculum for primary and nursery schools

  Draft subject curricula have been submitted. The deadline for comments is 7 September.$line$$line$ Attention is drawn to the fact that draft subject curricula are now available on the Ministry of Education and Culture's website for review and comment until 7 September.$line$ http://www.menntamalaraduneyti.is/utgefid-efni/namskrar/namskrardrog/

  The Education Council instructs the staff of the education department to draft a submission to the Ministry of Education and Culture to be presented at the Council's next meeting.

• 1206124 – Council meetings

  Regulations were presented, which were approved at the meeting of the town council on 9 August, concerning the publication of documents with the minutes.

• 1208216 – Education Department Budget 2013

  Regarding this item, the Operations Manager for Educational Services attended and went over the timings for the work on the 2013 budget.