Dialogue with the youth council.
Education Council
3 May 2023 at 14:00
in Krosseyri, 3 Linnetsstíg
Meeting
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Present at the meeting
- Kristín María Thoroddsen Chairman
- Hilmar Ingimundarson main person
- Kolbrún Magnúsdóttir main person
- Gauti Skúlason main person
- Audbergur Már Magnússon Alternate Member
In addition to the above-mentioned signatories, the following attended the meeting: Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Department; Árný Steindóra Steindórsdóttir, Head of the Department; Geir Bjarnason, Sports and Leisure Officer; Jenný D. Gunnarsdóttir, Early Years Development Officer; Lars Jóhann Imsland Hilmarsson, observer representative for primary school headteachers, Margrét Össurardóttir, observer for primary school teachers, Kristín Blöndal Ragnarsdóttir, observer for parents of primary school children, and Margrét Thelma Líndal, observer for parents of nursery school children.
Secretary
- Valgerður Sveinbjörnsdóttir secretary
In addition to the above-mentioned signatories, the following attended the meeting: Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Department; Árný Steindóra Steindórsdóttir, Head of the Department; Geir Bjarnason, Sports and Leisure Officer; Jenný D. Gunnarsdóttir, Early Years Development Officer; Lars Jóhann Imsland Hilmarsson, observer representative for primary school headteachers, Margrét Össurardóttir, observer for primary school teachers, Kristín Blöndal Ragnarsdóttir, observer for parents of primary school children, and Margrét Thelma Líndal, observer for parents of nursery school children.
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General presentations
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2210242 – Youth Council, proposals 2022, consultation with the Hafnarfjörður Youth Council
The Education Committee thanks the representatives from the youth council for their attendance and for the proposals that have come from the council. The Education Committee will work further on the proposals that were discussed and refers the suggestions that relate directly to primary schools to the Director of the Education and Public Health Department.
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2303452 – Working group on leisure centres
Minutes 1 and 2 from the working group on leisure centres were presented.
Submitted.
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2301215 – Nursery school managers' planning sessions
Answer to a question.
Submitted.
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Parent-teacher collaboration
A report and proposal from the working group on home-school partnership were presented. The proposals are as follows.
The partnership between homes and schools must be strengthened, and this is best achieved through strong collaboration between the parents' association and the school.
The work of parents' associations should not be about obligations and fundraising, but about projects that nurture the children and their time at school.
Headteachers are responsible for ensuring that parents' associations receive support and encouragement.
The education and public health department shall have a member of staff who acts as a liaison with parents' associations and supports their activities.
The working group proposes that the parties to this matter, namely the Hafnarfjörður Education Board, the Hafnarfjörður Parents' Council, headteachers and the parents' associations of the primary schools in Hafnarfjörður, approve the Guidelines for Home-School Cooperation in Hafnarfjörður.
The Education Council thanks the working group for its work and, for its part, approves the recommendations set out therein.
The representative of the primary school teachers submits the following reservation to item 4. In the section on primary education there is proposal No. 5 concerning the role of the class teacher. It proposes that the class teacher take part in activities with pupils and parents outside the normal teaching hours.
All a tutor's time is spent on preparation and processing, teamwork. Has the tutor's job become more than 100%?
The representative of the primary school teachers wishes to state in this note that it is not possible to keep adding to the duties of a form tutor who is already heavily burdened with work, unless something else is taken out of their role. -
Better working hours in nurseries
A memorandum was presented.
The majority of the Education Committee and Viðreisn thank the development officer for the summary and welcome that the measures taken are proving successful in increasing the proportion of professional staff in Hafnarfjörður's nurseries. It is anticipated that the significant human resources already working in Hafnarfjörður's nurseries will be joined by more teachers.
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2305023 – The Social Democrats' question on nursery places
Representatives of the Social Democratic Party in Hafnarfjörður submit the following questions:
1. How many nursery places will become available in nurseries in Hafnarfjörður at the start of the next school year?
2. How many children are on the waiting list for a nursery place in Hafnarfjörður?
3. When does the allocation of nursery places for the next school year at nurseries in Hafnarfjörður begin and when does it end?
4. What is the estimated intake age for children at nurseries in Hafnarfjörður for the next school year?
5. Which nurseries in Hafnarfjörður are not fully staffed, and how many full-time equivalent posts would be needed to staff them fully?Labour Party's question referred to the development officer for nurseries.
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2210238 – Youth Council, proposals 2022, a standardised grading system in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools
A memorandum was presented regarding the inquiry into assessment.
Submitted.
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1804225 – The Hammer Youth Centre
The Chair of the Education Committee instructs the Director of the Education and Public Health Department to compile information for the Education Committee on the use and activities of Hamarsins, the youth centre, and Musik og Mótor.
Minutes
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2304015F – Sports and Leisure Committee - 371
The minutes of the 371st meeting of the Sports and Leisure Committee were presented.
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