Appointment of New Council Members to COMPASS - Ministry of Education press release (23 Feb 2001)

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EDUN N25-02-004

00901

23 Feb 2001

APPOINTMENT OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COMPASS

In January 2001, COMPASS (COMmunity and PArents in Support of Schools) began its second term of office with the appointment of seven new members to join the council. The new members for 2001 are Mr Harish Nim, Ms Nora Kang, Mrs Kok Chwee Kee, Mr Kwek Hiok Chuang, Mr Mohd Abdul Akbar BM A Kader, Mrs Mildred Tan and Mrs Daisie Yip.

2. COMPASS, set up in Dec 1998, is a council chaired by RAdm Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Education (MOE). It is comprised of principals and members of the community with the purpose of advising MOE on ways to engage parents and the community as partners in education. COMPASS seeks to provide opportunities for different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives on various aspects of partnerships. It also serves as a forum where the best practices on collaborative efforts of school, home and community are surfaced, shared, promoted and recognised.

3. The advisory council will meet quarterly and conduct visits to schools throughout 2001 and 2002. The council will be visiting Keming Primary School on 27 Feb 2001. The composition of the new Council is at the Annex.

Annex

COMPASS (Community and Parents in Support of Schools)
2nd Term of Office

Chairman
1.	RAdm Teo Chee Hean
	Minister for Education
List of Members
2.	Mr Mohd Maidin Packer Mohd Parl Secy
3.	Dr Lily Neo Medical Doctor Tanglin Halt Clinic	Member of Parliament Kreta-Ayer- Tanglin GRC
4.	Mr R Ravindran Lawyer Derrick Ravi & Partners	Member of Parliament Bukit Timah GRC
5.	Mr Thomas Thomas General Secretary S'pore Shell Employees Union	NMP
6.	Mr Ahmad Khalis Lawyer Wong, Khalis & Partners	Member Singapore 21 Committee Senior Citizens vs Young
7.	MAJ Paul Beh President Asia Pacific Reed Exhibition	Member Singapore 21 Committee Less Stress vs Drive
8.	Mr Han Fook Kwang Political Editor Straits Times
9.	Mr Harish Nim* President/CEO R & D Teamworks	SINDA Volunteer
10.	Ms Nora Kang* Associate DBS Bank	Member NTUC Central Committee
11.	Mrs Kok Chwee Kee* Principal Broadrick Sec School
12.	Mr Kua Soon Khe Executive Secretary Hokkien Huay Kuan	Member Singapore 21 Committee Senior Citizens vs Young
13.	Mr Kwek Hiok Chuang* Principal Pioneer Junior College
14.	Mr Lu Yeng John Managing Director South Grand Textiles Pte Ltd	Member CDAC Board of Directors
15.	Mr Mohd Abdul Akbar B M A Kader* Engineer Wee Fong Construction Co Pte Ltd	Member Bedok Community Centre Mgt Committee Chairman Bedok Malay Activity Exec Committee
16.	Mr Mohd Sa'at bin Abdul Rahman Asst to Editor Berita Harian
17.	Ms Ong Lay Hong Asst Vice President TCS (Chinese)
18.	Mrs Tan Hwee Seh Director Family Development Division MCDS
19.	Mrs Mildred Tan* Director/Partner Arthur Anderson Business Consulting	Member Committee on the Family Chairperson COF Workgroup on the Family Chairperson ACS(I) Parent Support Group
20.	Mrs Daisie Yip* Principal Greenridge Pri School

*Members who joined the Council with effect from Jan 2001