computers, as well as the library and office. These computers have access to the internet and students are utilising them effectively.

5.    Playground Safety: Equipment has been checked for safety updates. We anticipate that soft fall will be replaced in term 4.

 

6.    Increase student numbers/Maintain staffing: Student numbers have remained steady with a consistent enrolment number of 20 this year. We have continued to employ three full-time teachers and two full-time Teacher’s Aides. We have also employed a part-time Teacher’s Aide to help fill the need in the Green class.

 

School Determined Improved Targets

During 2008 the school’s goals for improvements are :

 

1.    Renewal of Registration And Accreditation: In 2008 staff will be preparing curriculum, programs, policies and procedures in accordance to the requirements of the Board of Studies. Our goal is to develop an Elouera Special School Registration Manual that will be used in the application process, then remain in the school for future reference. We anticipate that this process will take a great deal of time and effort from all staff and will be our number one priority for 2008.

 

2.    Increase Student Enrolments: We continue to work towards having a total school enrolment of 24. These numbers would ensure the funding of three qualified full-time teachers.

 

3.    Continue as a member of Cootamundra Children’s Services: This has become an important service during 2007 and has increased Elouera’s profile among the Cootamundra community and surrounding areas. Our involvement in this service will lead to greater access to other services as well as be a fantastic way to strengthen Elouera’s reputation as an effective school.

 

4.    Financial Literacy Program: The goal for 2008 will be to develop and implement the financial literacy program with the Yellow Class, depending on the success of our application in 2007.

 

 

Performance in State-wide Tests and Examinations

 

Elouera Special School students have been exempted from statewide tests and examinations because of their moderate to severe intellectual disabilities.

 

These decisions have been made with parent agreement and support.

 

 

 

Retention Rates in Secondary School

 

YEAR	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
2006	2	5	2	1	1	1
2007	3	3	5	2	1	1

 

 

The above table shows year levels for students in the Secondary section of the school this year and last year.

 

Most children attend Elouera Special School until Year 12.

 

Teacher Attendance

 

The teacher attendance for Elouera Special School during 2007 is 98%, that is, teaching staff attends work 98% of the school year. The 2% covers sick and short term leave.

 

SUMMARY OF STUDENT WELFARE POLICIES

 

School Principles

 

The school believes students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities are entitled to an education. This school believes education involves learning to live and function in a variety of environments across the broad areas of this school’s curriculum independent living / personal, leisure and recreation, vocational skills, all incorporated into the key learning areas.

 

All students have the capacity to learn and develop, regardless of their disabilities. Therefore, students should receive an education that respects personal privacy, promotes individual rights and dignity, allows personal choice and enhances the student’s sense of worth and dignity.

 

Each student learns and develops through the provision of appropriate educational services, experiences and environments necessary to their physical, social and emotional needs, within the boundaries of personal safety. Students require an activities-based curriculum, which is age appropriate and functional, to broaden the individual’s opportunities and options for a personally satisfying and valued lifestyle. Each student requires an Individual Education Program in accordance with identified needs and educational objectives. The school’s approach involves the liaison with a variety of support services and resources to enhance the quality of each student’s life within their community.

 

 

School Aims

 

Through its student Welfare program the school aims to develop and maintain

·        a unified school community embracing all students, staff and parents,

 

·        a sense of enjoyment and satisfaction in belonging to the school

 

·        a feeling of dignity and worth and self respect for each student

 

·        an environment where all students  will experience success,

 

·        the student’s sense of personal and social responsibility for their own actions and decisions,

 

·        a caring attitude towards others,

 

·        that our students be accepted as valued members of their chosen community.

 

Preventative Measures Objectives.

 

Teachers and aides take specific action in the normal course of their duties to enhance and protect the welfare of all students.

Such action is designed to

 

·        maintain  a school and classroom climate conducive to learning,

 

·        ensure a safe and secure environment where basic needs are met,

 

·        encourage appropriate forms of behaviour,

 

·        protect students from harm.

 

These objectives are more likely to be achieved when those who teach, advise and counsel students:

 

·        provide interesting and appropriate learning programs,

 

·        model and reinforce the qualities and values which the school aims to develop and foster,

·        listen with empathy to the cares and concerns of all students, parents and care givers,

 

·        respond to questions and provide information and guidance where necessary,

 

·        offer students genuine opportunities for choice and participation in decision making,

 

·        establish a firm code of behaviour,

 

·        caution students for the sake of their own safety,

 

·        provide appropriate physical management and behaviour management strategies where necessary,

 

·        provide an atmosphere where students feel secure.

 

In summary.

 

Parents and families have the prime responsibility for the welfare of their children. The general community shares the responsibility for the welfare of young people. The NSW Department of Education and Training, The Association of Independent Schools and other community groups support the parents and care givers. Schools, as part of the community, have a role in student welfare. The Principal is responsible to ensure that the program for each child is developed, implemented and evaluated.

 

ELOUERA SPECIAL SCHOOL ENROLMENT POLICY

 

The Elouera Special School is registered with the Board of Studies as a ‘School of a Prescribed Kind’ as defined in the board of Studies Manual for Registration and Accreditation of Individual Non-Government School in NSW, 2000. The school has been recognised as a school for children with an intellectual disability. To be eligible for enrolment a student must be assessed as having a moderate to severe intellectual disability.

 

In some cases the Principal may accept an enrolment without an assessment if they feel that the school may be able to meet the educational needs of the student, or if the parent / caregiver is willing to have an intellectual assessment done as soon as possible. In both cases the enrolment is accepted on a trial basis only. The trial is a period of time from the commencement of enrolment during which the Principal will assess the student as to whether their educational needs can be met by the curriculum of the school. In this time an intellectual assessment will be arranged by the parents/caregivers who will helped by the Principal and other support services if necessary.

 

If, at the end of the trial period, there remains some concerns about the eligibility of the student, or whether the school can provide an appropriate education to match the needs of the student, discussions will be held between the Principal, parents/caregivers and other relevant professionals. At those discussions the Principal will highlight the concerns about the enrolment of the student.

 

Where the recommendation by the Principal, in conjunction with the Elouera Association (Inc) Chief Executive Officer, is that the student does not meet the eligibility requirements of the school, or that the school cannot provide an education that meets the needs of the student, the enrolment will be terminated.

 

ELOUERA SPECIAL SCHOOL

 

GRIEVANCE POLICY

 

Elouera Association (Inc) and Elouera Special School recognises the need for a mechanism through which staff, students, employees, service users, members or customers can seek discussion and resolution to their concerns. The grievance policy and procedures has been designed to meet this need and thus ensure that concerns are dealt with fairly and effectively.

 

Policy

 

Any person has the right to raise grievances and issues of concern in respect with their dealings with the Elouera Association (Inc) or the Elouera Special School.

 

·        Grievances should be expressed  and addressed in a non-threatening manner and without fear of retribution.

 

·        Any person with a grievance will not be subjected to any reprisal as a result of the registration of their concern. This includes obvious and subtle or implied reprisals.

 

·        Staff, students, employees, service users, members and customers have the right to raise their grievances at a number of levels of the organisation.

 

·        Grievances should however be addressed and where possible be resolved at the point of conflict or as low a level in the organization as is possible.

 

·        Any person has the right to have an advocate present at any time.

 

·        However the advocate needs to act in a capacity of an advocate assisting the person with the complaint. The advocate needs to ensure they are representing the individual’s views and not their own.

 

This policy is publicised and made freely available to anyone requesting it or asking to make a complaint.

 

A copy of this policy and procedure will be made available upon raising a grievance.  Appropriate support and training will be provided for service user to increase awareness of their rights and responsibilities in raising grievances.

 

 

 

ELOUERA SPECIAL SCHOOL

Discipline policy

 

Aim

 

For any kind of ordered and continuous social life some rules of conduct must be adopted, whether formally or informally. In teaching, good discipline is essential and without this sound teacher-student relationships, sensible and satisfactory teaching is impossible. Our aim is self discipline and the capacity of self control. We aim for independence enabling individuals to become someone who can be trusted to do the right, sensible and decent thing entirely on their own responsibility.

 

Inappropriate school behaviours.

 

·        fighting with /punching other students,

 

·        swearing within and outside school boundaries

 

·        taking other’s property

 

·        mistreatment of school and other’s property

 

·        spitting

 

·        back answering and verbal abuse to staff and students

 

·        leaving class/ school activity/grounds without permission

 

 

 Consequences of inappropriate school behaviour

 

·        warning and reprimand by staff

 

·        student taken to Principal’s office. If a refusal to obey occurs  staff member asks for help.

 

·        behaviour is discussed and if necessary withdrawal of privileges occurs.

 

·        parents are called if behaviour is repeated

 

·        if behaviours are repeated suspension will occur

 

·        if behaviour is repeated upon return to school the same process is followed

 

·        expulsion may occur based on the Principal’s recommendation with the Chief Executive Officer’s agreement.

 

·        the Elouera Special School does not permit any corporal punishment of students attending the school.

 

 

FINANCIAL PREFORMANCE

 

By Allan Young – Chief Executive Officer

 

I am pleased to report another operating surplus for the year 2006/07.  Following a year of significant upgrades in our operations such as the new equipment at Elouera Industries and TT’s Café we still finished the year with this positive result.

 

The annual report shows the overall position of the Elouera Association (Inc).  We do however maintain separate accounts for the following sections

 

                             Elouera Special School

                             Elouera Industries

                             Elouera TT’s Café

                             Elouera Recycling

                             Elouera Laundry

                             Elouera Association Head Office

                             Elouera Centre

 

The separate accounts and Budgets allow us to monitor and regulate performance from section to section.  These separate accounts also allow us to report to funding bodies on the various outlets they fund, for example the School has totally separate funding to the Business Services and we have to report to Government on the School calendar year as well as financial year as part of the overall accounts.

 

Our income this year increased from $2,110,828 to $2,171,620 an overall increase of over $60,792 .  Our expenses increased as well much of which was due to the redevelopment of the businesses and the establishment of the Elouera Centre.  Our school continues to have the third teaching position which is unfunded. 

 

Unlike the previous year funding was limited to the general sources such as Case based Funding for employment and General School funding via the Federal and State governments.  We received a grant of $35,000 from the Harold Brady Trust to assist with the establishment of the Elouera Centre and the purchase of the mini bus.  TT’s Café received a final payment of $15,000 towards equipment. 

 

The overall financial performance of our Business Services improved on previous years enhancing the results. 

 

The cost of wages increased significantly in 2006/07 with the Non School staff who’s Australian Workplace Agreement  is based on the SAC’s award receiving two increases in six months.  The Teachers award was also renegotiated by the Association of Independent Schools giving annual increases of 4%.  Employees with a disability also enjoyed increases over the year all adding up to an increase of over $160,000 per annum on wages.  Wages make up around 50% 0f the organisations expenditure

 

Fuel costs continue to be a major expense due to the higher oil prices and the size of our fleet.  Timber prices have also increased by 30% leading to an increase in pallet prices to offset some of this. 

 

Elouera Association (Inc) is now one of Cootamundra’s larger businesses, our financial position is sound and we are delivering all services in a cost effective manner.  Our Surplus for 2006/07 of $31,632 after depreciation and staff entitlements adjustments is within 2% of the budgeted outcome.

 

Any specific questions or enquiries relating to these accounts can be directed to Allan Young on (02)6942 6586.   The accounts presented in this report were audited by Alan McNeil and Peter Hunt of Hunt and McTavish Accountants.  Attached are the financial statements and reports from the auditors for the Elouera Special School 2006/07 year. 

 

 

THANKYOU

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE
For the year ended 30th June 2007
		This Year			Last Year
Income
	Sales	1,095,244.40			1,041,776.27
	Canteen/Revolve Income	1,981.72			2,138.50
	Donations & Bequests	63,464.82			70,712.00
	School Fees	673.91			1,179.53
	Commission Received	357.35			442.02
	Administration Fees	0.00			18,000.00
	Sundry Income	702.67			1,863.46
	Interest Received	5,629.75			4,232.90
	Profit on Disposal of Assets	22,090.91			12,250.47
	Fundraising Income	208.75			0.00
	Bus Income	10,532.73			4,752.72
	Fuel Rebate	6,288.00			4,792.79
	Cwth Govt Subsidy - Operating	75,475.16			129,938.88
	State Govt Subsidy - Operating	300,210.01			253,166.80
	Other Grants	65,106.44			164,274.33
	Case Based Funding	523,574.00			401,308.00
	Freight Collected	80.00			0.00
Total Income			$2,171,620.62		$2,110,828.67
Cost of Sales
	Opening Stock	52,483.00			53,594.00
	Stock Purchases	187,886.62			123,238.31
	Expendable Product Materials	27,972.03			24,515.16
	Closing Stock	(52,647.00)			(52,483.00)
Total Cost of Sales		215,694.65			148,864.47
Expenses
	Staff - Labour	879,143.14			727,369.12
	Staff - Workers Compensation Insurance	14,974.13			11,649.06
	Staff - Award Superannuation	74,472.03			64,261.64
	Staff - Entitlements Provision	(450.38)			32,416.75
	Employees - Labour	254,932.43			223,478.42
	Employees - Workers Compensation	3,743.49			3,012.12
	Employees - Superannuation	19,133.29			18,041.20
	Employees - Entitlements Provision	3,880.07			2,659.61
	Packaging Materials & Expenses	200.74			0.00
	First Aid Supplies	2,461.78			1,988.90
	Canteen Supplies & Expenses	8,790.10			3,678.65
	Protective Clothing & Uniforms	4,767.43			3,686.25
	Public Relations & Advertising	9,062.02			14,144.45
	Recreational Supplies & Expenses	1,936.08			3,300.30
	Cleaning Materials & Expenses	19,557.73			16,911.80
	Training Materials	6,119.92			3,673.67
	Stationery & Office Supplies	6,209.02			4,101.85
ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE
For the year ended 30th June 2007
		This Year			Last Year
Expenses (Cont.)
	Heating Oil & Fuel	70.91			0.00
	Motor Vehicle Fuel	86,384.84			72,916.55
	Motor Vehicle Expenses	52,393.60			59,615.33
	Waste	2,474.99			938.45
	Freight & Cartage	86,755.41			85,159.50
	Taxi & Bus Hire	874.19			111.90
	Travel & Accommodation	13,351.67			12,112.26
	Hire & Rental Charges	10,304.40			4,061.34
	Depreciation	95,099.41			104,776.00
	Consumable Equipment	21,953.14			12,238.56
	Postage	835.79			925.68
	Maintenance of Plant etc	51,801.36			35,385.40
	Maintenance - Computer Equipment	0.00			235.45
	Other Computer Expenses	3,803.52			3,753.76
	Insurance Premiums	16,831.91			14,937.23
	Bank Charges	2,425.60			2,736.50
	Electricity & Gas	48,494.20			35,580.73
	Council Rates & Water	4,680.60			3,305.40
	Telephone	13,417.15			12,833.51
	Gardening	1,636.43			1,912.10
	Security	1,714.14			1,747.96
	Maintenance Land & Buildings	30,782.10			14,004.50
	Rental of Property	12,796.32			11,705.40
	Electricity Upgrade	2,486.00			0.00
	Membership Subscriptions	2,802.21			1,704.04
	Quality Assurance	2,795.00			1,975.00
	Meeting Expenses	191.91			263.64
	Excursion & Vocational Tours	460.59			602.76
	Interest Paid	38,136.82			40,357.00
	Accountancy / Audit Fees	6,776.50			5,910.00
	Sundry Other Expenses	85.64			402.36
	Conferences / Registrations	375.79			1,254.56
	Board Expenses	0.00			798.73
	Staff Training	2,368.19			4,827.90
		1,924,293.35			1,683,463.29
Total Expenses			$2,139,988.00		$1,832,327.76
Net Surplus			$31,632.62		$278,500.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INC
BALANCE SHEET
As at 30th June 2007
		This Year			Last Year
Equity
	Retained Earnings
	Opening Balance		771,972.43		493,471.52
	Net Surplus for year		31,632.62		278,500.91
			803,605.05		771,972.43
	Revaluation Reserve		57,130.20		57,130.20
	Net Assets Acquired on Takeover of TT's Café		201,768.02		0.00
			$1,062,503.27		$829,102.63
	Represented By:
Current Assets
	Cash at Bank
	- Special Account	22,790.59			16,720.03
	- School Account	52,047.74			48,260.05
	- Workshop Account	91,606.25			96,128.97
	- TT's Working Account	13,755.82			0.00
	- TT's Savings Account	17,902.51			0.00
	- TT's Fundraising Account	1,446.50			0.00
	- ECA Office Fundraising	6,437.19			0.00
			205,986.60		161,109.05
	Trade Debtors
	- Head Office	4,752.00			0.00
	- Industries	51,644.50			39,431.15
	- Recycling	15,923.62			79,010.82
	- TT's Café	307.44			0.00
			72,627.56		118,441.97
	Materials on Hand
	- Industries	24,480.00			34,863.00
	- Recycling - Cootamundra	22,709.00			15,112.00
	- Recycling - Young	2,116.00			2,508.00
	- TT's Café	3,342.00			0.00
			52,647.00		52,483.00
	Cash on Hand
	Petty Cash Floats	688.00			220.00
			688.00		220.00
	Total Current Assets		$331,949.16		$332,254.02
Non-Current Assets
	Freehold Land & Buildings
	Scott Avenue - at valuation	150,000.00			150,000.00
	25 Barnes Street - at valuation	115,000.00			115,000.00
	TT's Land & Buildings - at valuation	125,000.00			0.00
	School Additions - at cost	62,737.27			62,737.27
	Less: Depreciation Provision	(24,584.33)			(23,064.00)
			428,152.94		304,673.27

 

ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INC
BALANCE SHEET
As at 30th June 2007
		This Year			Last Year
Non-Current Assets (Cont.)
	Harold Brady Building	250,811.28			250,811.28
	Less: Depreciation Provision	(18,933.58)			(12,988.00)
			231,877.70		237,823.28
	Laundry Setup
	At cost	26,314.44			26,314.44
	Less: Depreciation Provision	(21,524.25)			(20,679.00)
			4,790.19		5,635.44
	Plant & Vehicles
	At cost	1,208,512.91			958,449.13
	Less: Depreciation Provision	(540,432.16)			(387,119.00)
			668,080.75		571,330.13
	Investments
	Colonial Bricks & Mortar Fund		70,982.27		67,451.98
	Total Non-Current Assets		$1,403,883.85		$1,186,914.10
Total Assets			$1,735,833.01		$1,519,168.12
Current Liabilities
	Trade Creditors
	- Head Office	43,242.87			38,382.41
	- School	2,140.61			2,400.10
	- Industries	15,475.08			12,580.14
	- Laundry	2,415.74			973.72
	- Recycling	17,556.63			29,702.27
	- TT's Café	8,099.82			0.00
			88,930.75		84,038.64
	Other
	- G.S.T. Payable	4,587.21			8,552.08
	- Deposits Held	25.00			25.00
			4,612.21		8,577.08
	Asset Purchase Loans	93,218.27			117,548.49
	Less: Unexpired Interest	(15,360.36)			(15,860.02)
			77,857.91		101,688.47
	School Building Loan
	ANZ Bank		30,231.00		30,231.00
	Provision for Employee Entitlements		150,400.22		129,508.67
	Total Current Liabilities		$352,032.09		$354,043.86

 

 

 

ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INC
BALANCE SHEET
As at 30th June 2007
Non-Current Liabilities			This Year		Last Year
	Asset Purchase Loans	161,055.75			164,654.42
	Less: Unexpired Interest	(25,332.81)			(25,778.21)
			135,722.94		138,876.21
	School Building Loan
	ANZ Bank		185,574.71		197,145.42
	Total Non-Current Liabilities		$321,297.65		$336,021.63
Total Liabilities			$673,329.74		$690,065.49
Net Assets			$1,062,503.27		$829,102.63

 

 

 

 

ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INC
Statement of Cash flows
For the year ended 30th June, 2007
		This Year		Last Year
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
	Receipts from customers	2,190,750.66		2,050,301.94
	Payments to suppliers and employees	(2,010,570.82)		(1,702,631.83)
	Interest Received	5,629.75		4,232.90
	Borrowing costs	(38,136.82)		(40,357.00)
		147,672.77		311,546.01
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
	Payments for property, plant  equipment::
	- Plant & Vehicles	(190,302.72)		(335,610.14)
	Proceeds from property, plant & equipment	75,000.00		54,870.00
	Investments	(3,530.29)		(3,313.37)
		(118,833.01)		(284,053.51)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
	Proceeds from Borrowings:
	- Asset Purchase Loans	90,598.00		154,878.17
	Repayment of Borrowings:
	- Asset Purchase Loans	(118,526.89)		(95,130.97)
	- ANZ Loan	(11,570.71)		(11,119.60)
		(39,499.60)		48,627.60
Net Increase (Decrease) of Cash Held		(10,659.84)		76,120.10
Cash at Beginning of Financial Year		161,329.05		85,208.95
Cash Included in Net Assets taken
	over from TT's Café	56,005.39		0.00
Cash at End of Financial Year		206,674.60		161,329.05

 

 

 

 

ELOUERA ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

 

 

Independent Audit Report to the Members

 

 

Scope

 

I have audited the financial statements of Elouera Association Incorporated for the year ended 30th June 2007. The Association's Office Bearers are responsible for the preparation and the presentation of these statements to the members. I have conducted an independent audit of the financial statements in order to express an opinion on them to the members of the Association.

 

My audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. My procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements and statutory requirements so as to present a view which is consistent with my understanding of its financial position and the results of its operations.

 

The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

 

 

Audit Opinion

 

In my opinion, the financial statements of Elouera Association Incorporated are properly drawn up:

 

a)          so as to give a true and fair view of:

                         (i)     the Association's state of affairs as at 30th June 2007

                         (ii)    the Association's income and expenditure for the year ended 30th June

                                  2007

 

b)          in accordance with the Statement of Accounting Concepts and applicable

Accounting Standards.

 

 

 

Dated:          25  September, 2007   at Cootamundra NSW.

 

 

 

                                                                                                    

Peter J Hunt

Registered Company Auditor

(Companies Auditors' Board of NSW)