All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[shyanshan]

VooVoo:

Anyone who has been called up for the NYPS PV interview? According to website, they should be shortlisting PVs for the 2005 batch...

i sent in my resume to NYPS PV in oct, but no news yet... does it mean that i am rejected? what shall i do? shall i call them up and ask? anyone has received call from NYPS?

[3Boys]

Ask the comm for a clear transparent set of criteria for allocating PV hours, and then hold them to it. Do you have clear evidence of misdemeanour?

[mummy of 3]

shyanshan:

VooVoo:

Anyone who has been called up for the NYPS PV interview? According to website, they should be shortlisting PVs for the 2005 batch...

i sent in my resume to NYPS PV in oct, but no news yet... does it mean that i am rejected? what shall i do? shall i call them up and ask? anyone has received call from NYPS?

I remember the closing date was 31st July 2009 so i never apply as PV at NYPS.

[mummy of 3]

QY:

Am very delighted when NHPS accepted my application as PV for my daughter's enrolment for P1 in 2012. However, me now staying >2km (at CCK)...thus am contemplating very hard on whether to shift house. Have checked the property prices (both HDB and pte) in Clementi area (especially within 1 km of NHPS) and it is quite high...or should I enrol in a decent neighbourhood sch within my resident vicinity and then enrol her for tuition and enrichment classes instead??


At CCK, I am considering South View Pri (within 1km to 2km from where I stay) and Yew Tee Pri (within 1km from where I stay)...however, for both 2008 and 2009, South View Pri has balloting even in Phase 2B for those residing within 1km, while for Yew Tee Pri, balloting was applicable for phase 2C only.

Thus far, NHPS only has balloting for phase 2B in 2008. For 2009 and a few years before 2008, there was no balloting in phase 2B.

Haiz...really in a dilemma...any advice from gurus and kakis here??

Many thks!!

Hi,
u r so lucky to be PV at NHPS. My application was rejected. My child was also a 2005 gal.

[3Boys]

hquek:

QY:

Am very delighted when NHPS accepted my application as PV for my daughter's enrolment for P1 in 2012. However, me now staying >2km (at CCK)...thus am contemplating very hard on whether to shift house. Have checked the property prices (both HDB and pte) in Clementi area (especially within 1 km of NHPS) and it is quite high...or should I enrol in a decent neighbourhood sch within my resident vicinity and then enrol her for tuition and enrichment classes instead??


Thus far, NHPS only has balloting for phase 2B in 2008. For 2009 and a few years before 2008, there was no balloting in phase 2B.

Hi QY, perhaps you may want to monitor things a bit. Quite some years back, my friend's wife was accepted as PV in NPS. However, for ? reason, she did not manage to clock the required hours. Apparently, they preferred those whose timing is more flexible. Since your child will only be enrolling in 2012, I would suggest you really 'piah' to clock the hours, and then evaluate your position.

Based on past stats, getting in there via 2B/2C is macham better than tio bepio....even NYPS also had more vacancies.

Sorry if I'm scaring you, just thought it be prudent to make 2nd/3rd contingency plans.

Agreed, you have to watch carefully. I was PV at NH for a while but there was no real organisation to the system and I was only doing bits and pieces, never going to be enough to clock up the requisite. Eventually did PV at Fairfield instead and it was much better.

[a_korusawa]

3Boys:

Ask the comm for a clear transparent set of criteria for allocating PV hours, and then hold them to it. Do you have clear evidence of misdemeanour?

well, I have questioned the comm several times. they claims to be 1st-come-1st-serve basis, i.e. by fair, all PV will receive smses and those reply 1st will get it.

but i found out that we only keep receiving those 0.5 to 2 hours assignments only. those long hours asignments were only communicated & asigned to their 'kakis'.

there was a few occassions that I bumped into some parents coming for their PVs after I have completed mine. I realized that theirs were long hours ones (whereas mine was only 0.5 to 1 hours). Worst, I also found out that there are different version of smses sent for the same day PV assignments.

\"I will come back to you when I confirmed with the person-in-charge\" this has always been the replies when I complained to them.

What can/should I do next?

Is it good/useful to 'blow this up' with the principal?

Appreciate your advice.

[KP]

NHPS original principal has been transferred to lead Nanyang Pri from Dec 09.

NHPS now has a newly appointed principal, who was previously vice principal.

School performance depends a lot on who the principal is…

Good luck.
U could refer to press announcement by MOE abt the new principal appointment

[3Boys]

a_korusawa:

well, I have questioned the comm several times. they claims to be 1st-come-1st-serve basis, i.e. by fair, all PV will receive smses and those reply 1st will get it.


but i found out that we only keep receiving those 0.5 to 2 hours assignments only. those long hours asignments were only communicated & asigned to their 'kakis'.

there was a few occassions that I bumped into some parents coming for their PVs after I have completed mine. I realized that theirs were long hours ones (whereas mine was only 0.5 to 1 hours). Worst, I also found out that there are different version of smses sent for the same day PV assignments.

\"I will come back to you when I confirmed with the person-in-charge\" this has always been the replies when I complained to them.

What can/should I do next?

Is it good/useful to 'blow this up' with the principal?

Appreciate your advice.

I suppose if you feel that you are being unfairly treated, you ought to raise your concerns with the HOD or principal. It may just be a misunderstanding, and sometimes its just not possible to be completely equitable. On the other hand, its also worth reminding the staff that if they have accepted you as PV, they have an obligation to provide you opportunities to complete your 40 hours.

[a_korusawa]

3Boys:

I suppose if you feel that you are being unfairly treated, you ought to raise your concerns with the HOD or principal. It may just be a misunderstanding, and sometimes its just not possible to be completely equitable. On the other hand, its also worth reminding the staff that if they have accepted you as PV, they have an obligation to provide you opportunities to complete your 40 hours.

well, my issue is the acceptable PV hours = 60, not 40! this is their regulation.

the real problem is that the PV Comm was recently switched, thus led to this unhappy events. I could not even talk to anyone who really cares now. and there's no comunications to all PV for the switch at all!!!

worse, the new principal will only come on board next year.

my dilema is:
- will the new principal care' bout this PV issues...
- will the school staff really take serious corrective actions to these...
- will the 'new' PV Comm 'blacklist' me since I become whistleblower / loudhailer to their plots

if I have time, I'd try to be 1 of their 'kakis'.....but I've got to work.....sigh.

I'm only left with till June 2010 . . . . to complete the rest of >40hrs & this . . . . .

[3Boys]

a_korusawa:

well, my issue is the acceptable PV hours = 60, not 40! this is their regulation.


the real problem is that the PV Comm was recently switched, thus led to this unhappy events. I could not even talk to anyone who really cares now. and there's no comunications to all PV for the switch at all!!!

worse, the new principal will only come on board next year.

my dilema is:
- will the new principal care' bout this PV issues...
- will the school staff really take serious corrective actions to these...
- will the 'new' PV Comm 'blacklist' me since I become whistleblower / loudhailer to their plots

if I have time, I'd try to be 1 of their 'kakis'.....but I've got to work.....sigh.

I'm only left with till June 2010 . . . . to complete the rest of >40hrs & this . . . . .

It looks like you are pretty clear in your own mind about the quandary you face. My personal advice on all of these types of issues is to be upfront about it. Is there really something to whistle-blow? Or is it a perception? Sometimes being upfront is also being fair to the other party to allow them to explain their decision-making. In the end , its really up to you, of course.