Maynooth Educate Together

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School Building & Materials

12th August, 2008

Building work is contining on the school. We have been told that we should receive the keys to the building during the third week in August. Once that happens there will be plenty of work to do getting in materials, furniture, decoration, office equipment, class resources etc.

If you think you will be able to help over the last weekends of August please contact us on 086 053 6700 or 085 72 75 711 or from our contact page above.

Alternately, if you have any materials/equipment that may be of use in the classrooms let us know. These could include small chalkboards, letter & number games, blocks & bricks, books for a school library etc. All donations gratefully received.

Teacher Recruitment

19th June, 2008

Maynooth Educate Together National School is recruiting a mainstream teacher.

The advertisement is available on educationposts.ie

Closing date for applications is 26th June 2008.

Startup Grant Campaign

15th May, 2008

Educate Together and all new ET schools are campaiging for an increase in the New Schools Startup Grant from its current level of €6348. This grant has not increased from this figure since its introduction in 2001.

Please visit the Campaign page for full details including a letter that parents can send to their local representatives and the Minister for Education and Science.

Running the Mini Marathon

15th May, 2008

Two of our group, Karen and Avril Rowe, are taking part in the Flora Women's Mini Marathon this year to raise funds for Maynooth Educate Together. It is 10 kilometres and taking place on the 2nd of June.

At the public meeting on May 7th all who attended were very generous and we would like to thank everyone.

If you would like to sponsor Avril & Karen please call Avril on 087 2390668. Many Thanks and we will let you know how we get on!

Public Meeting for parents

2nd May, 2008

All parents of pre-enrolled children have been notified of a public meeting to be held on Wednesday, 7th May at 7:45pm. The venue is Classhall F, Arts Building, NUI Maynooth North Campus.

This meeting is to inform parents of the next steps to be taken now that approval has been given by the Minister. All Acting Board members and representatives from Educate Together will be there to answer any questions that may arise. Anyone interested is welcome to attend and pre-enrollment forms will be available on the night.

A map of the North Campus is available here.

Sanction Granted for 22 new Primary Schools

24th April, 2008

Today the Minister for Education & Science announced that she has approved applications for 22 new schools, of which Maynooth Educate Together is one. 18 of these are new primary schools and 4 special schools including one for children with autism. Educate Together had a record 12 new schools approved for September 2008.

Full details of the Minister's announcement are on the Department's website here.

With this announcement and the hoped-for vote in favour of the Material Contravention next week, the work is now just beginning for Maynooth Educate Together. We will shortly be advertising for a Principal teacher and commencing the offering of places in the school. We will also be organising an information and social event for parents of enrolled children in the near future. Information on this will be sent out closer to the time.

If you feel you can help in any way be sure to contact us. There will be plenty to do to open our children's new school this September.

Material Contravention Required

April 5th, 2008

Planning permission for the site at Rail Park requires a Material Contravention of the Local Area Plan due to the land being zoned agricultural. The Planning Report recommends that the Planning Authority support this material contravention.

Closing date for objections is 8th April and a decision is due from the Council on the 5th May. A material contravention requires a vote of the councillors so please contact your local representative and lend your support to a 'Yes' vote.

All documents regarding this application are available at the County Council website.

School Application Submitted

March 1st, 2008

On the 31st January, 2008 an application was made by Educate Together to the New Schools Advisory Board of the Department of Education and Science (DES) with regard to opening a new National School in Maynooth. This application was supported by details of pre-enrolment figures, many of which were obtained at the Public Meeting held in NUIM on the 26th January.

The application is currently under review and we hope to receive a decision from the Minister in early April. This article will be updated with any new information as we receive it.

Acting Board Formed

February 21st, 2008

The parents and members of Maynooth Educate Together have formed an Acting Board of Management which is working towards the opening of this school. For more information of who we are and contact details please see the About Us page above.

Planning Application

February 15th, 2008

The Minister for Education and Science has made an application (File #: 08/97) for a two-storey, 8 classroom primary school building at Railpark, Celbridge Road, Maynooth. The application includes staff and pupil facilities as well as teaching support rooms and ancilary works.

This application is available to view online. (External link to Kildare County Council site)

Public Meeting and Pre-enrolment Launch

January 27th, 2008

On Saturday 26th January a public information meeting was held in NUI, Maynooth. This was also the location for the launch of the pre-enrolment for Maynooth Educate Together. The meeting was well attended by interested parents, teachers and local public representatives: Cllrs. Senan Griffin & John McGinley and Bernard Durkin TD. Chaired by Gerry McKevitt, New Schools Officer in Educate Together, a short presentation about Educate Together was given followed by a Q&A session. See the Events section for a full report and photos of the event.