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ARTICLE 1
The Greek School operates in Glasgow according to the provisions of the constitution of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Gt. Britain, bearing the name of the Cathedral it operates under.  The name of the School is "St. Luke's Greek School of Glasgow".

The School belongs to and is managed by the local community of St. Luke the Evangelist and it is by default member of the Central Educational Council (KES) of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Gt. Britain, following its directives and regulations.


ARTICLE 2
The aims of the Greek School of Glasgow, are:

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The teaching of the Greek language and history.

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The education of Greek children within the provisions of the Greek Orthodox civilisation and culture.

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The preparation of children of Greek origin to participate actively and equally in the life and normal activities as citizens of the United Kingdom.

ARTICLE 3
The parents of children who are enrolled in the Greek School of Glasgow elect their representatives in the School Committee, during a specially convened General Meeting.  The number of representatives is defined in article 4.


ARTICLE 4
The Greek School is governed by the School Committee which comprises the following nine members:
* Five members who are elected by the parents every two years
during a specially convened General Meeting (see article 3).  
* Two of those elected can belong to any other Orthodox religion
other than the Greek Orthodox.  Such members may not serve for more than two consecutive terms, i.e. a total of four years.
* The Priest in Charge, as an ex-officio member.

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* The School Director, as an ex-officio member.

* Two members which are elected by the Community Council
among members of the community who have an interest in
promoting the aims of the Greek School.

Members elect among themselves their officer bearers, during their first meeting, which is convened with the responsibility of the School Director.  Office bearers are the Chair, the Vice-Chair, the Secretary and the Treasurer.  The ex-officio members, as listed in (b) and (c) above, cannot be elected to any office of the School Committee.

The elected Chair represents the School Committee in the
Community Council and attends, after invitation, the meetings of the latter whenever its agenda includes items relevant to the School.  Such items are discussed first, so that the Chair can depart and allow the Community Council to continue with its scheduled business.
The Chair can only be elected among the Greek Orthodox
members of the School Committee, as expressly implied by
article 3 above.
The number of representatives in the School Committee may be amended by the Community Council, if community and School needs dictate so.
The School Committee is under the direction of the Community
Council to which it is directly accountable and  is responsible for
the following:


ARTICLE 5
The duties of the Chair of the School Committee are defined as follows:

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He/she chairs all meetings of the School Committee, which normally meets monthly on the third Saturday of every month,

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He/she represents the School Committee in the meetings of the Community Council, within the restrictions of article 4.4,

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He/she arranges for the agenda items of the ordinary monthly meetings and signs the minutes together with the Secretary,

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He/she receives a financial report from the Treasurer at any time he/she deems necessary,

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He/she and the School Director are responsible for the safe keeping of all School documents, such as pupil roll, attendance records, official stamp, letterheads etc,

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He/she submits to the School Committee for approval the name(s) of children who may be exempt from the payment of tuition fees,

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He/she is represented by the Vice-Chair in his/her absence.  The restrictions of article 4.4 do also apply in such circumstances.

ARTICLE 6
The duties of the Secretary are defined as follows:

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He/she takes the minutes of all School Committee meetings and forwards one copy to the Community Council's General Secretary.  He/she and the Chair are responsible for the safe keeping of all such minutes.

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He/she collects and maintains accurate records of the school roll, details of every enrolled pupil, addressing details of their parents and any other information deemed as necessary.  He/she makes that information available to the School Director and the teaching staff, in a usable format.

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He/she receives all incoming mail, corresponds with the parents of enrolled children and countersigns with the Chair all outgoing correspondence, whenever necessary.

ARTICLE 7
The duties of the Treasurer are defined as follows:

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He/she maintains the School's bank account, receives and deposits all monies and countersigns with the School Director all cheques issued against the School's account,

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He/she issues all receipts for monies received from fees, fund raising activities, donations or any other source,

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He/she maintains a list of fees paid against each pupil enrolled for the school year,

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At the end of each financial year, which lasts from September to August, he/she produces the profit and loss account and he/she submits it for approval to the School Committee.  At the same time, a copy is also furnished to the Treasurer of the Community Council.

ARTICLE 8
The School Committee may keep the official stamp of the School.  This must bear on its periphery the inscription "Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain" and the name of the School in the centre.  The language of the stamp is Greek.


ARTICLE 9
Should particular circumstances in the community dictate the amendment of these regulations, these amendments must be submitted by the Community Council in advance to the Archdiocese for its approval.


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