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Organization and Governance
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Parents' Association & Management Committee
L'APE - Association des Parents d’Élèves
Organizational Charts
The Parents' Association (APE), governed by the law of July 1, 1901, as amended and supplemented, is officially named the "Association des Parents d’Élèves de l’École Française de Manille."
The Association's purpose is:
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To manage and develop a school in Manila (Philippines) that complies with the official standards and methods in effect in France while meeting the specific needs of both French and foreign students attending the institution.
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To maintain close collaboration between parents on one hand, and the school's administration and teaching staff on the other, to ensure the quality of education provided by the institution.
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To promote cultural, recreational, and extracurricular activities that complement the school's curriculum while integrating them harmoniously into the life of the Eurocampus.
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All parents of students officially enrolled in the school and who have paid the tuition fees are de facto members of the Association.
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The members of the APE elect the Association's Board during general assemblies. The Board consists of seven elected representatives, each serving a renewable three-year term.
Composition of the Parents' Association Board
The Parents' Association Board can be contacted at the following email address: comitegestionmembersonly@gmail.com
The CG - The Management Committee
The Management Committee (CG) meets monthly. It includes the following members:
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The 7 elected representatives of the Parents' Association Board (voting members)
Mrs. Mathilde SEJOURNE, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Action at the French Embassy in the Philippines and Micronesia
Mr. Nicolas BOIS, Principal of LFM
Mr. Cédric LEPAYSAN, Director of Administration & Finance at the LFM
The CG's mission:
To ensure the proper functioning of the school to guarantee the quality of education in accordance with official French programs and applicable regulations.
To facilitate close collaboration between parents, school management, teachers, and the French, Filipino, and international communities to promote LFM’s development within the EIS.
To hire and compensate locally recruited staff, following the proposal and recommendation of the school principal.
To manage the school’s finances.
Management Committee Working Groups
To improve its efficiency and organization, the Management Committee is divided into 7 working groups, each with its own scope of action and coordinator:
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Finance (Coordinator: APE Treasurer)
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Infrastructure & Security
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Human Resources
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Parents
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Development
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Legal & Compliance
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Local Relations
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The Management Committee can be contacted via the Parents’ Association Board at the following email address: comitegestionmembersonly@gmail.com
The LFM Authorities
Assemblée Générale
Participants : All the parents
Frequency : Two times a year
As the decision-making body of the association, the General Assembly of Parents meets twice a year (in April and October). Each family has one vote. Major decisions regarding school policy are made during the General Assembly. The presence of parents is essential.
SCHOOL
Board
Participants : 5 representatives of the administration / 4 elected teacher representatives / 1 elected staff representative / 3 elected parent representatives / 2 elected student representatives
Frequency : Once a quarter
The Governing Board is the main body that regulates the affairs of the institution. It is responsible for first and second level classes.
The School Council is responsible for pedagogical and educational matters.
In particular, it adopts: the school project, the school's internal regulations, the timetable and calendar for the school year
It is composed of representatives of the administration and staff of the school, as well as representatives of parents and students.
SCHOOL
COUNCIL
Participants : Principal / Director of primary / Teachers primary / 9 representatives of the parents
Frequency : Once a Quarter
It is within the School Council that the internal regulations of the establishment for the 1st degree part are drawn up.
The school project for its 1st degree part, whose pedagogical part is based on the proposals of the pedagogical teams, is adopted by the School Council.
The School Council is consulted for its opinion on all questions relating to the functioning and life of the school, in particular on:
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Pedagogical structures,
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The organization of time and the school calendar,
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the activities of associations and clubs operating within the establishment,
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The schooling conditions of disabled children, taking into account local constraints,
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the functioning and quality of school life, health and safety conditions, in and out of school,
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The principles of choice of teaching materials and tools,
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Questions relating to the reception and information of parents of pupils and the general arrangements for their participation in school life.
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The School Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure.
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JAC - Joint Advisory Committee
Participants : 6 membres votants, 3 pour le LFM et 3 pour la GESM
Fréquence : Au moins trois fois par année scolaire
The Eurocampus is managed by the Joint Advisory Committee (JAC), the common governing body of both schools, composed of 6 voting members—3 representing LFM and 3 representing GESM. The JAC oversees the joint actions of the EIS within the Eurocampus. It meets at least three times per school year and makes all decisions on matters shared by the two institutions. A member of the EIS Board, the school heads and executive directors of LFM and GESM, as well as the Cultural Counselors of the French Embassy in the Philippines and the German Embassy, may also attend JAC meetings, without voting rights.