Parents’ Council
My name is Tríona Lally, and I am Chairperson of Donabate Community College (DCC) Parents’ Council. I have three boys in Donabate Community College and a girl currently in primary school who I also hope will attend DCC.
Our other officers are Ita White (Vice-Chairperson), Louise Coates (Secretary), Sharon Staveley (Minute Secretary) and Suzanne Hall (Treasurer)
We are the link between the parents of children attending Donabate Community College and school management. We are the structure through which parents can work together with the school to provide the best possible post primary school experience for our children.
We work alongside the DCC Principal and Deputy Principals, teachers, staff, Board of Management, and the Student Council to build an effective partnership between home and school.
The Parents’ Council Committee meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the school. The DCC Deputy Principals alternate attending this meeting and update the committee on any new educational activities or developments within the school.
Our AGM is typically held each year in October, although this changed in the past few years due to Covid but will return to October in future. In advance of the AGM, we canvas for and elect new committee members. Being a member of the DCC parents’ council can be a great way to meet other parents and to get involved in the school community.
If you wish to join the Committee or would like an issue raised by the Parents’ council, we are contactable by emailing donabatecc@parentsassociation.ie or by contacting any of the committee members listed below.
Our main role in the school is.
Being the voice of parents in conversations with school management and staff.
We support the school and drive key initiatives of importance to parents. Our main responsibilities as a Parents’ Council Committee are outlined below:
- To represent parents’ interests.
- To review school policies.
- To provide a forum for educational discussion and a means of communication.
- To foster educational partnership between home and school for the benefit of children.
- To enable effective communication between parents and the school Board of Management (We have two parent representatives on the school Board of Management, one male and one female).
- To organise the Parents’ Council AGM with a guest speaker on topics relevant to parents of teenage children.
- To provide/support hospitality for key events in the school, e.g. 6thyear graduation, 1st year Breakfast Morning, Open Night.
- To support fundraising events for key initiatives within the school.
Committee Members 2024/2025
Tríona Lally (Chairperson)
Ita White (Vice-Chairperson)
Louise Coates (Secretary)
Sharon Staveley (Minute Secretary)
Suzanne Hall (Treasurer)
Ger Collins
Amanda Doyle
Fiona Branigan
Bronagh Hall
Suzanne Fitzgerald
Rachel McGeehan
Corina Johnston
Róisín Minto
Michael Murphy
Ann Murphy (Parent Rep on the Board of Management)
Ciarán Handley (Parent Rep on the Board of Management)