OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees is responsible for seven key work areas in the school, which are:
development and ongoing review of the school charter.
monitoring and reviewing your school’s progress.
putting in place a policy framework.
employing the principal.
managing assets.
ensuring your school’s legal compliance.
implementing the National Education Guidelines
Our BOT meets monthly starting in March of each year, usually on the first Monday of a month at 7:00pm in the staffroom. All meetings are open to the parents/public with dates being announced in our newsletter and on the school website. Minutes are displayed in the foyer as soon as they are completed. If you wish speaking rights at the meeting you attend please see the Principal or the Board Chairperson – Alastair. On Saturday 14 November we hold a Strategic Planning Day to complete a reflection on the current year’s progress and plan forward for 2021. The Trustees and staff are present and all of the school community members are welcome to come to this meeting and fully contribute fully towards the decisions made for the following year. Board of Trustees meeting dates are as follows: These will be updated Feb 2020.
Term 1. Monday 4 March Term 3. Monday 5 August Term 1. Monday 1 April Term 3 Term 3. Monday 2 September Term 2. Monday 6 May Term 4 Term 4. Monday 7 November Term 2. Monday 10 June Term 4 Saturday 8 November-Strategic Plan Day Term 4. Monday 4 December
The Trustee Handbook section A (Members Only) states that Governance is where:
“The board is entrusted to work on behalf of all stakeholders and is accountable for the school’s performance. It emphasises strategic leadership, sets the vision for the school, and ensures that it complies with legal and policy requirements. Policies are at a governance level and outline clear delegations to the principal.
The board and principal form the leadership team, with the role of each documented and understood. The principal reports to the board as a whole with committees used sparingly and only when a need is identified in order to contribute to board work. The board is proactive rather than reactive in its operations and decision making and does not involve itself in the administrative details of the day-to-day running of the school. The board is encouraged to ask the right questions. Enhancing student achievement is its focus”.
Important School Documents
Charter 2022.pptx.pdfSchool Charter 2022
Ararimu School Analysis of Variance 2022.pdfAnalysis of Variance 2022
POLICIES
Click on this link to access our Procedures and Policies via SchoolDocs