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Principal's Information Management System (PIMS) Desk Diary
The PIMS inserts can now be downloaded and printed from the IPPN website.  Please re-use your existing folder.
Click here to download PIMS 2009/2010

County Network AGMs
A County Network AGM will be held at a venue near you. Please feel free to attend a neighbouring county's venue if it suits you better. For a full schedule of venues, dates & times please go to the Events section at http://www.ippn.ie/ or click here to access it now. Recruitment
Many resources & templates have been acquired by IPPN on the topic of recruitment. For a comprehensive directory of the resources please click here then follow the links to the relevant 'categories' e.g. Ancillary Staff, Teachers, SNAs etc.

TextaParent.ie
IPPN's low-cost texting service will be an invaluable tool for communicating with parents and staff during the school year. As it is a web-based system, you can access it from any laptop, PDA or internet-enabled mobile phone. To find out more about TextaParent.ie, go to the FAQ page within http://www.textaparent.ie/. IPPN has registered all schools for the service. Contact the IPPN Support Office at 1890 21 22 23 to receive your password to activate your account.

Energia - Cheaper Energy for Schools
Save 10% on your school's electricity and gas costs with Energia when compared to ESB / Bórd Gáis prices. Energia currently supply over 800 IPPN member schools.

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ScoilTel - Cheaper landline phones for schools
Tailor a package based on your school's current landline spend and make guaranteed savings of between 15% and 40% when compared to Eircom. ScoilTel currently serves over 400 IPPN member schools and is facilitated by Pure Telecom.

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Promethean Interactive Whiteboards
For schools that purchased Interactive Whiteboards from Prim-Ed Publishing in the last few years, please be advised that a company called Westcoast Clarity has officially taken over from Prim-Ed Publishing as Promethean's authorised supplier. They can be contacted on 01 404 6000 (or visit http://www.clarity.ie/).

IPPN mail-shot to members of Boards of Management
We recently sent an information pack addressed to the Chairperson of your Board of Management. The purpose of this pack is to update your Board on the full range of supports and services provided for members by IPPN along with details of our negotiated deals for schools.

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Seán Cottrell & Pat Goff