INTRODUCTION

The Constitution of 1812 establishes for the first time that there are schools in all of

the monarchy. Councils had practice but families already took some important

decisions on public instruction.

In 1836 with the Plan of public instruction, the responsible for everything to do with

the school were the Mayor, an alderman, the pastor and three parents.

With Moyano Law in 1857, public instruction was form by a Governor, a provincial

Deputy, a counselor, a person of statistics, a member of the Council, a Professor, an

inspector, a church and two or more parents.

With the second Republic, a change is made, the Decree on June 9 in 1931 were

created provincial and local councils, expressly recognizes the right of parents to

participate in school life. In addition, women joined in education and the Church is

removed.

With the dictatorship was re-establishing the above. Directed by politicians, mayors

and Church. Law-General of education from 1970, recognizes, in several articles, the

parents’ right to participate in the education of their children, but fails to develop in

practice.

In democracy appears the LOE (2006), a section is dedicated to the social and

educational role of the APAS, however they are not too much consider.

AMPAS-DEFINITION

An AMPA, formerly called APA is a partnership, nonprofit, formed by mothers and

fathers of students from a non-University Educational Center, whose purpose is the

participate and intervene in the management of the Centre, in order to improve

education and achieve a climate of cohabitation in the same.

RIGHTS

The AMPA, must have various rights. Have a local, use the Center and their media (also

for extraordinary activities), nominations for school councils, participation in the PEC

(educational project of the Center), participate in assessments, designate a

representative...

In addition, the AMPAS have some documents and books themselves, which are very

important since they reflect the management, participants, goals...

FUNCTIONS

In addition, some functions are fulfilled

President: it represents the AMPA

Vice President: replacing the President.

Secretary: responsible for the documentation

Treasurer: responsible for the accounts and budget

Vocals: decide jointly the efforts and actions of the AMPA.

PRINCIPLES OR HALLMARKS OF A CURRENTLY AMPA

The AMPA are the most suitable vehicle for collective participation of fathers and mothers of

students

• To inform and educate families on educational issues related to their sons and daughters.

• To collaborate in the realization of complementary and/or extracurricular activities planning

center.

• To defend and promote the rights of children and girls globally and to the educational fact.

SERVICES AND GUIDELINES TO INCORPORATE NEW FATHERS AND MOTHERS TO

PARTICIPATORY TASKS

1. Information sessions to guide parents, let them know about the organizational structure and

the functioning of the Centre and the AMPA regime.

2. Organization of supplementary and extra-curricular activities that develop the concept of

integral education.

PARTICIPATION OF THE AMPA IN THE ACTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE.

The participation of mothers and fathers (individual) or through the AMPA is made, mainly

through organ called the School Council.

WHAT DOES SCHOOL COUNCIL MEAN? Is a collegiate body of Government with participation

of the different members of the educational community of the Centre. It’s the maximum

responsibility for the operation of the school institution. The Constitution of the School Council

is mandatory in all centers sustained with public funds.

OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL.

The School Council shall meet, at least once in the trimester when the Director of the Centre

call it or when it is asked for at least one-third of its members. The attendance at the sessions

of the School Council is mandatory for all members. For ordinary meetings the Director will

send the agenda of the meeting and the documentation that it’s going to be discussed.

DOCUMENTS OF THE ESSENTIAL CENTRE FOR THE AMPA

WHAT DOES PEC MEAN?

It is the document that contains the principles of educational philosophy: objectives, priorities

and guidelines. It must express the identity of the Centre. The PEC should be: exclusive to the

Centre, operating, flexible, progressive, collegial, consensual, can, may and public.

WHO IT PRODUCES? It shall be prepared under the coordination of the management team

with the participation of the educational community.

WHAT LIFE HAS IT? You don't have a limited validity although is convenient a periodic review.

ANUAL GENERAL PORGRAMMING.

It is a project, something virtual. It can be real when we reach to develop it and achieving the

lines, programmes an agreement that we have proposed.

When we have to elaborate an Annual General Programming, the Management Equipment

and the cloister have the importance, because their ideas are very recognised and appreciated.

But AMPA and the students must to participate in the programme of AGP´s construction. For

these reasons the Annual General Programming will be useful and complete.

CHARACTERISTICS:

• Include the planification of all the academic activities are expected for this school year.

• The School Council has to approve and discussing it.

• The Management equipment of the centre has to elaborate it at the beginning of the

School year.

• It is a public document and has to be available for all the Educational Community.

CONTETS OF ANUAL GENERAL PROGRAMME.

• School timetable.

• The educacional project.

• The order of the classroom.

• The different activities.

• The economic Budget.

ANNUAL MEMORY.

We have to use the external and internal conclusions for doing the memory of the AGP.

The memory will be elaborate by the Management equipment and approved by the School

Council.

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION RULES.

Schools have autonomy for setting up their own rules.

The cohabitations´ rules are not external for the centre because they have been elaborated

by the Educational Community. These rules are approbated by the School Council.

SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES.

These activities can be in school hours or not (cultural tours, talks, workshops …) as support

and development within the curriculum. The AMPA can participate and collaborate. And these

activities are obligatory.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

These activities have to be out the school hours and they are voluntary for the students and

teachers. They are organized by the AMPA and can be free or not.

SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.

• Competitions.

• School sports.

• Theatre.

• Excursions and coexistences.

• Lecture activities.

• Culture week

• Escolar newspaper.

PARENTS’ PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL.

Parents can participate in the School Council thanks the AMPA.

Parents´ role is to say something positive for improving the school life and for that reason their

children can be happy in the School and enjoying the classes.

AMPA is regulated by Ley Orgánica 1/2002 of March 2002.

STATUTE’S MODEL OF AMPAS

CHAPTER I.NAME, GOALS AND RANGE.

Article 1. Stablish the correct way to name the Association and the laws it is fixed to.

Article 2. Explains the aims of the Association such as:

1. Assist the parents in everything that concerns about their children’s education.

2. Promote the participation of the parents in the centre’s management.

3. Collaborate in the elaboration or modifying of the Regalement Intern Regime.

4. Develop family educational programmes for parents.

5. Contribute to the running of the centre’s services.

Article 5. Directive Council will be the manager to interpret the contents in the statutes and

correct its mistakes or lacks according with the legislation.

CHAPTER II.DIRECTIVE BODIES AND WAY OF ADMINISTRATION.

Article 6. Direction and administration will be practise by the President, Directive Council and

General Meeting.

Article 7.Directive Council functions: programme and direct the social activities and

administrative/economic management and make the General Meeting approve the budgets.

Article 11. Directive Council celebrates its sessions each times President say it by own initiative

or other components.

Article 13.Functions of the Directive Council President:

a) Convene and end the sessions, direct the deals

b) Suggest the activities plan

c) Tidy the pays.

Article 14. The Secretary recibes the ingress requests, and direct the administrative works.

Article 15. The treasurer directs the accountability and manage the counts of the deposits and

the social expenses. Collects the money. Formulates the annual budget of deposits.

CHAPTER III. GENERAL MEETING. LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL

Article 17. General Meeting is the supreme body of the Association and will meet when

Directive Council say it. It must be convocated one Ordinary session each year in the first three

months of school to pass the General Plan of action of the Association.

Article 18. G.M will meet when Extraordinary when dispositions require it or Directive Council

agree to.

Article 21. Agreements of the Ordinary G.M. will be passed by simple majority. Extraordinary

G.M it will be necessary the favour vote of two of three parts.

CHAPTER IV PARTNERS, THEY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

Article 22. Could be members of the Association majority age people whose kids are in the

school and be passed by the D.C.

Article 23. They will have to require it to the President, the D.C must know it and G.M will pass

it.

Article 25. Member’s rights:

a) Participate in the activities and social acts that Association organises

b) Practise their right of voice and vote in G.Ms

C) Be noun as member of D.C

d) Have an example of the statutes and knowledge of the agreements adopted by the

directive bodies.

Article 26.Member’s obligations:

a) Pay the entry and periodic fees

b) Perform the obligations of each position that they have.

c) Achieve the rules.

Article 27. They could be penalised by the D.C. (cancellation of their rights in a months or the

expulsion)

CHAPTER V ABOUT ECONOMIC SYSTEM

Article28. Association doesn’t have patrimony and the limit budget is 6.010 euros.

Article 30. The administration of the Association counts will be public to the member’s

knowledge of it.

True/False Question:

1. Wih the Second Repubic women had joined in Education. TRUE

2. The School Council is the maximum responsibility for the operation of the school

institution TRUE

3. Parents can participate in the School Council thanks the AMPA. TRUE

4. 1. General Meeting is not the most important body in the Association. FALSE

5. 2. The Secretary of AMPA recibes the ingress requests and direct the administrative

works. TRUE

Option Question:

1. Church take part in Education with:

a) Plan of Public Instruction

b) Dictatorship

c) Both of them

2. The School Council should meet:

a) At least once a trimester

b) At least twice a trimester

c) Both are false

3. Supplementary activities…

a) Can be in school hours or not and are obligatory.

b) Are out of the school hours and are voluntary.

c) Both are correct.

4. Could be AMPA members:

a) All majority age people

b) Siblings of school’s children

c) All majority age people whose children attend at that school