IPPN

Published: 15 November 2002

Airgead Bunscoile

All current 02/03 IPPN members have received their copy of Airgead Bunscoile for managing school accounts. The letter which accompanied the CD referred to training to be provided by the National Centre for Technology and Education. IPPN wishes to clarify that the issue of training courses for Airgead Bunscoile has been discussed with NCTE but no agreement has been achieved as yet.

Meanwhile, please note that there is a comprehensive "help manual" contained in the CD - airgead.chm

The instruction page which was sent with the CD contains directions on how to load shortcuts to the help manual on your desktop. The initial password for the programme is contained within the help manual. The reason for this is to ensure that your treasurer or school's accountant must read the manual before they attempt to setup the programme.

It should be noted that Airgead Bunscoile is a proper accounting programme designed for use by the school's treasurer (if he/she has accounting skills) or by the school's accountant.

Airgead Bunscoile is not intended for use by the principal/DP - the manager of any other small-to-medium size business would not be doing his/her own accounts! It's a specialised area of expertise which needs the dedicated attention of an experienced bookkeeper / accountant.

Any queries about any aspect of this programme or school finances generally should be sent to: finance@ippn.ie

ICP Online

ICP Online is the official Internet website of the International Confederation of Principals. The website aims to be a useful professional resource, and an information and ideas sharing forum for school leaders in all countries.

There are eleven new Feature Articles on the website. Thanks to:

• Dr Harold N. London from the USA ('The Hiring Dilemma');
  
• Mr Stuart Foulds from South Africa ('Teacher Development Challenges in the Context of Curricular Reform: The Case of South Africa');
  
• Mr Klaus Schenck from Germany ('The Erfurt Tragedy: How Could it Happen?');
  
• Dr Peter West from Australia ('Being a Boy in Many Countries Around the World: A Bird's Eye View').
  

Other papers include those by

• Ms Merelyn Devine (Australia);
  
• Mr Anthony Gears (UK);
  
• Drs Susan Rovezzi Carroll & David J. Carroll (USA);
  
• Professor Alma Harris (UK);
  
• Emeritus Professor Hedley Beare (Australia) and others.

We are always looking for new Feature Articles for ICP Online - can you help?

Feature Articles are a great way of sharing new information and ideas with others, for the benefit of all. Don't forget that if English is not your first language, and you are worried about a few minor language flaws, please remember that I always carefully edit all the material (and fix any small errors) before the article is posted on the website. Email Feature Articles (as plain unformatted text or as an attached Word file) from 500-3,000 words to me at: brydon@bigpond.net.au

Photos of yourself and/or your school, emailed as JPEG attachments, with the Feature Article, would be most appreciated.

The November issue of WORLD EDUCATION NEWS is now on the website and contains many news items of interest to educators.

ICP ONLINE'S CONFERENCE LISTING. Many new education conferences have been listed on the website for 2003-4. Do you know of any forthcoming conferences we might add to further build this useful professional development resource? If so, please email me the details.

If you can't travel anywhere but have a computer with an Internet connection, there's Phase 2 of the Technology Colleges Trust Online Conference, 'What Future - What Learning - What Teachers - What Schools?', which will be held (at no cost to participants) on the Internet from 24 November to 7 December 2002. This year the TC Trust Online Conference offers several new features, including an International Online Debate and a Cyber Classroom Tour. To register for this Internet-based event, please email your name, school/institution, its location and your role there to the TC Trust Online Conference Manager, Ms Debra Brydon, at: brydon@bigpond.net.au

For any further information on the International Confederation of Principals, and how to join, please contact MS MARGARET GRIFFIN, the ICP Executive Secretary, by email, at: mgrsha@aol.com

ICP Council Members. Please check that your name, position title and contact details are listed correctly on the website, and that your photo has been emailed to me (as a JPEG file). Thanks! Please don't forget to publicise the website address for ICP Online in your local principals' magazine and online publications. Please also forward this email on to your association's members, if you are able, so they can directly access ICP Online.

Please enjoy the new material on the website - and please consider sending some new material yourself.

After all this, it's time to log on! The Internet address of ICP Online is: http://www.icponline.org