2025 ECTA AGM
19 FEBRUARY 2025 4:30pm-4:50pm
MATTER OF BUSINESS AND OVERVIEW
1 Confirming the minutes – To confirm the minutes of the AGM held 2024
2 Receiving and Adopting Financial Documents – To receive the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report for the year ending 30 September 2024
3 Presidents Report – The president will give a short overview of the year
4 Appoint Committee Members – Nomination forms available online
5 To appoint an Auditor for 2025 – TREKK located in Gympie have been our previous auditor and we propose to retain their business.
DOCUMENTS
Prior to the AGM members should download these documents 2024 AGM Minutes, Constitution, Proxy Form and Auditor’s Report.
NOMINATING FOR A POSITION ON THE STATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
(1) The Management Committee of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and such number of other members as the members of the Association at any general meeting may from time to time elect or appoint.
(2) All Members elected to the Management Committee are required to
● Have held ECTA membership for at least three years.
● Be a Queensland registered fully qualified early childhood teacher with experience in the teaching of children under eight years of age.
NOMINATING FOR A POSITION ON THE CONFERENCE OR JOURNAL COMMITTEES
Any member of ECTA may nominate to join a sub-committee.
VOTING AT AGM
ECTA Individual members who are fully registered qualified early childhood teachers or fully qualified early childhood professionals not registered or a Life Member can vote at the AGM. A member who is entitled to vote but cannot attend the meeting may appoint an adult person as their proxy. Proxy Forms are available at link below.
To ensure a quorum please send in a Proxy Form if you are unable to attend
PRESIDENTS REPORT
COMING SOON
COMMITTTEE NOMINATIONS
We are seeking nominations from members who wish to support ECTA to expand our professional learning circle and support colleagues in the Early Childhood sector. Committee members commit to supporting the work of the committee and attending meetings to ensure a quorum is present. You are able to nominate for multiple committees. Your role on each committee will be finalised at the first meeting of the committee.
STATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
To nominate for a position on the State Management Committee you need to be have been an ECTA member for at least three years and be a Queensland registered fully qualified early childhood teacher with experience in the teaching of children under eight years of age.
Meet online via ZOOM monthly 7pm – 9pm
(currently the second Thursday of the month)
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
To nominate for a position on the Conference Committee you need to be a member of ECTA.
Meet online monthly 7pm – 9pm
(currently the third Thursday of the month)
Contribute to selection of presenters, conference programing, facilitation at a hub site or online via zoom platform
JOURNAL COMMITTEE
To nominate for a position on the Conference Committee you need to be a member of ECTA.
Meet virtually 3- 4 times per year
(dates appropriate to publication of three journals)
Source authors and voices for both the blog and the journal; Reviewing a range of multi-media resources; Gathering images and stories from the profession to highlight current issues in the field; and participating in editorial discussions.
If the form below does not work email your nomination to info@ecta.org.au
Nominations
Q1. Committees you wish to nominate for (multiple allowed)
NOMINATION FORM SUBMIT BEFORE 12 FEBRUARY
PROXY FORM
Full form is below. Entry into the digital Form on this page will be accepted. You can also print out the form by clicking link and downloading the Word doc.
Email it to info@ecta.org.au
Proxy Form
Q1. Location in which you live. e.g Suburb or Town
Q2. Can you attend AGM online or will you send a proxy.
Q.3. If not attending who will your proxy be?
The president Kim Walters is available or nominate someone else who will be attending.