Various resources are accessible via links to keep council members up to date on MACS policy and ensure they are able to undertake their role with confidence.

These documents establish, support and maintain the work of the School Advisory Council. Supplementing the Terms of Reference and the School Advisory Council Manual to provide further detail of certain aspects, they may be helpful to readers in engaging with the purpose of the School Advisory Council. An explanation of their use is included in the Manual.

Key documents

• School Advisory Council Manual
• Terms of Reference – A template for all MACS schools
• Tailoring the Terms of Reference

Foundation documents

• Constitution – Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd
• Statement of Mission – MACS Constitution, clause 3.2
• Working Together in Mission charter

MACS templates

• School Advisory Council Annual Report
• School Advisory Council Appointment Letter
• School Advisory Council Committee Terms of Reference
• School Advisory Council Evaluation

Suggested models

• Letter to Parents for New School Advisory Council
• School Advisory Council Agenda
• School Advisory Council Expression of Interest
• School Advisory Council Minutes

Information handouts and support documents

• 10 Stages
• Agenda
• Commissioning and Blessing Ceremonies
• Discernment Process for School Advisory Councils
• MACS Code of Conduct for School Advisory Council members
• Minutes
• Prayer at School Advisory Council Meetings
• Religious Institute and Ministerial Public Juridic Person Schools
• Role of an Association of Canonical Administrators
• Working Together in Mission – Summary of roles

Other resource material

• Introduction to Terms of Reference (PowerPoint)
• Letter from Fr Mark Reynolds re regional meetings

Video resource material

• Archbishop Peter A Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne: The essential message of our mission to our schools
• Gerard Dalbosco, Chair, MACS board: An introduction to School Advisory Councils
• Fr Mark Reynolds, Episcopal Vicar for Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Melbourne: An introduction to Working Together in Mission
• Establishing a School Advisory Council: A walk through of the requirements
• Induction Module 1: An overview of School Advisory Councils in MACS schools

Related MACS policies

• Child Safety Code of Conduct (available from the school)
• Child Safety Policy (available from the school)
• Complaints Handling Policy (available from the school)
• Enrolment Policy (available from the school)
• MACS Conflict of Interest Policy
• MACS Responsible Persons Policy
• MACS Parents and Friends Policy
• MACS Related Parties Policy

Legal and regulatory citations

• Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017 (Vic.), Schedule 4 clause 16
• Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) minimum standards
• Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic.), Chapter 3
• Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic.), section 37

Legacy documents

• Horizons of Hope Foundation Statement: Families as partners in Catholic school communities
• School Governance Steering Committee Position Paper