The Board of Trustees is made up of representatives of the stakeholders in the school; parents, students and staff together with the Principal and co-opted members. The full Board meets once a month and there are three committees that look specifically at personnel, finance and property/assets issues before reporting to the full Board.
What is our role?
Boards of trustees are Crown entities. Effectively the Board is responsible to the Minister of Education for the governance of the school. However, the Board is accountable to parents and caregivers, the local community, government agencies such as ERO and the general public, as well as to the Minister of Education. So what does “governance” mean?
To demonstrate that the Board is responsible for good governance it must:
1. Assure the government that:
- Students are receiving a high quality standard of education
- resources are used prudently to ensure the highest possible quality programmes are provided for students
2. Ensure that the school has strategic objectives, document these objectives and monitor progress in achieving these objectives
3. Seek assurance from the Principal and Senior Management Team that:
- programmes are being implemented that will achieve the strategic objectives
- resources (staff, finance and property) are being used optimally to enable students to achieve
4. Collect and evaluate information on student achievement
5. Be a good employer
6. Ensure compliance with legislation
7. Report to students, parents and the community.
It is important to note here that the Board is not responsible for the day-to-day management of the school. This is the main responsibility of the Principal.
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