Issue - meetings

Joint report of the Chief Executive and Director of Lifelong Learning enclosed.

That the progress report be noted.

The Chief Executive introduced a report to provide an interim update on the progress of the consultations for the three area schools reviews.

            The series of nine public and various private meetings had been concluded.  The special sessions within schools for students and pupils were continuing to take place and the deadline for comments was 27 April, 2012.  The meetings had been well attended and well conducted and trust and confidence in the consultation process had been restored.  The meetings had all been recorded and the database of preferences for the options set out in the consultation was being built up.

            Councillor N.R. Steele-Mortimer, Executive Member for Education thanked the Chief Executive for the update and said that at the end of the consultation process there would be a detailed set of options to be considered.  He proposed that the Council support the recommendation as set out in the report.  This was seconded by Councillor A. Woolley. 

            Councillor D.L. Mackie said that the words ‘Connah’s Quay High’ should be replaced with ‘Connah’s Quay’ in bullet point three of section 3.02 of the report.

            Councillor R.B. Jones sought clarification on whether additional options to those being considered during the consultation process could be put forward for consideration.  The Chief Executive explained that additional evidenced options over and above those published could be proposed for consideration. 

            Councillor Q.R.H. Dodd asked if options previously considered and dismissed could be proposed again.  The Chief Executive said that all evidenced options would be considered after the consultation process had ended.              

RESOLVED:

That the progress report be noted.