European School Heads Association

Europäische Schulleitervereinigung

Association Européenne des Chefs d’Etablissements



Venray NL, 26 January ’03



Dear Colleagues,



Hereby I have the honour to invite you to the first GB meeting of ESHA in 2003

Friday 7- Sunday 9 March in Bournemouth UK,

in Hotel the Russel Court.


We’ll be hosted by Sid Willcocks and the NAHT.


You’ll find the agenda for the General Board of ESHA in this letter.


You are asked to arrive on Friday morning before the meeting starts. Be aware of the fact that the trip from London to Bournemouth takes 2-3 hours. There is a nearby Airport in Southampton.

The General Board Meeting will start at 14.00 h. and finish on Sunday at 12.00 h.


We are looking forward to seeing you all again in Bournemouth.

If you have not yet informed our host mr Sid Willcocks that you’re coming, please send him an e-mail NOW: sid.willcocks@bournemouth.gov.uk



Yours sincerely,


Henk Janssen, on behalf of


A. Petrolino, GST.






European School Heads Association

Europäische Schulleitervereinigung

Association Européenne des Chefs d’Etablissement


AGENDA ESHA GENERAL BOARD Bournemouth 7-9 March 2003

Day


Activity/Item

Responsible

Remarks

Friday





14.00

1

Welcome

Sid Willcocks

Jan Gispen


14.45

2

ESHA Development Plan 2003-2005

To be discussed in working groups

See Annex 1

17.00

3

ESHA policy on Projects:

  • The Open Science Info (Heureka Finland) has been accepted. Project leaders will be invited to ESHA’s autumn meeting.

  • Intercultura (Bocconi University Milan): the pre-proposal has been accepted

  • Egyptian Heads Training Programme: no news.

To be discussed in working groups

Papers will be available during the meeting, because the definite proposals will be finished just before March 1rst.

18.00


Formal Reception

Bournemouth Authorities


Saturday





9.00

4

ESHA and Leadership Development


See Annex 2



Introduction ESLP

Jan Gispen

The pre-proposal for international training of European School Leaders has now been accepted by EU as a Minerva project. The final proposal will be available during the meeting



European Dimension in Education

John West Burnham




ESHA’s role in the project

JG/JWB


till 12.00


Leadership Aspects

John West Burnham

Training and discussion

12.30


Lunch



14.00-24.00


Educational tour to famous Salisbury, impressing Stonehenge and a local pub

Sid Willcocks




Sunday





9.00


HOUSEKEEPING BUSINESS




5

Report of GB Tallinn 26 September 2002

Antonino Petrolino

See Annex 3


6

Report EB meetings in Brussels 15+16 November 2002 and Utrecht 18-1-2003.

Antonino Petrolino

See Annex 4 and 5


7

Membership

AXIA from Catalunya, ANP from Portugal and SHAMOR from the Moscow region will be welcomed and will present their associations.


  • Portugal will take active part in ESHA again. AXIA has been accepted by EB as a new member.

  • SHAMOR has the observer status until ESHA EB has formally accepted their membership


8

Membership of Executive Board.

EB announces that in the autumn meeting there will be an election for 3 positions: vice president, GST and one member.


  • Per 1-1-2004 mr. President Jan Gispen’s place will be taken over Anders Cassne, now vice president.

  • Antonino Petrolino and John McNally will reach the end of their (3-year) term in spring 2004. Only the GST can be re-elected according to ESHA statutes.


9

Presidential Report 2002


  • See Annex 6


10

Financial situation and secretariat

  • Final account of 2002 and accountant’s declaration for 2002

  • Proposals for the secretariat in 2003 and later

    • 2003 CVO Utrecht

    • 2004 etc. GST’s office

Antonino Petrolino

  • Annex 7 to be sent about a week before the meeting.

  • EUN is not able to take over the full secretariat, but will keep the Website running


11

Miscellaneous

all



12

Next EB and GB meetings:

  • EB:13 -14 June 2003 Oslo

  • GB: 13-15 November 2003 Nice.

  • EB in Athens September 12-14 preparing the GB

  • EB in Amsterdam December 12-14

  • GB in spring 2004 in Budapest

  • Biennial Conference in Stavanger 24-26 September 2004


  • Oslo for meeting with Stavanger Conference organisers

  • Alternative for Nice is Budapest

  • AthensFor reviving Greek membership

  • Alternative for Budapest is Nice

12.00

13

Conclusions and Closing





Lunch and departure