E-scéal 224 - Haiti Children & Schools - IPPN Fundraiser
- Published: 17 February 2010
Last Friday night, Principals attending IPPN’s conference gala dinner were invited to make a donation to help re-establish primary schools in Haiti. Over €9,500 was collected on the night. Since then, we have received calls from Principals whose schools are planning fundraising events and who wish to channel the funds through IPPN. All funds raised will be shared between two specific projects:
E-scéal 223 - Recent School Closures & Time Lost
- Published: 17 February 2010
Minister O’Keeffe’s view on recent school closures and time lost
Those of you who attended IPPN’s conference in Citywest will have been heartened by a number of things Minister O’Keeffe said in his address to Principals. He regards the substitute cover provided by his department to allow Principals attend the annual IPPN Conference as value for money. Minister O’Keeffe also stated that ‘as professionals and school leaders, you have an opportunity to take some time out from your otherwise hectic day-to-day schedules to reflect on the broader, more fundamental themes in education’. He also acknowledged the crucial and constructive role that Principals played in their school communities during the recent bad weather. He then outlined how his Department would treat the issue of time lost, as follows:
E-scéal 222 - TextaParent.ie – IPPN Support Office open at weekend for new accounts
- Published: 14 January 2010
The IPPN Support Office will be open tomorrow Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January to facilitate Principals who wish to activate a TextaParent account or need credits allocated to their existing account. During the weekend many Principals will be consulting with their Chairpersons in deciding on whether their school will be open or closed on Monday 11th January.
E-scéal 221 - To open or not to open?
- Published: 06 January 2010
To open or not to open? That is the question facing many Principals today, in order that parents will know whether to prepare children for school or arrange child care for tomorrow and Friday. Based on the calls received by the IPPN Support Office, a significant number of schools, it seems that a majority will not re-open tomorrow, Thursday 7th January due to severe weather conditions.
E-scéal 219 - ICT Funding Grant
- Published: 10 December 2009
So what is this funding for?
This funding is being provided to schools on the basis, that as a priority:
1. Each classroom must be equipped with a teaching computer (PC or laptop) with a wireless mouse and keyboard, and a fixed digital projector and that
2. Only when this baseline is in place should the funding be used to purchase equipment from the following list:
