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Main powers, roles and collaborators of a governing board. This table is to be used in the compulsory training provided for members of the governing board. While it gives an overview of the powers of a governing board, the Education Act (EA) provides more details and has precedence. The principal or director of the educational institution ...
According to section 42 of the Education Act, parent representatives on Governing Board cannot be members of the school staff. They may however be staff members of another school or centre. In this case, according to section 56 of the Education Act, they cannot hold the position of Chair of the Governing Board.
What Board Members Need to Know About Governance and Resources You have a responsibility to gain reasonable confidence (assurance) in the School Board’s financial performance and integrity. The board does this by fulfilling 3 main roles: 1. Budgeting 2. Reviewing and approving financials 3. Using financial reports for performance oversight
Establishes rules governing promotion from elementary school to secondary school and from the 1st cycle to the 2nd cycle of the secondary level (s. 233) Programming of educational activities which entail changes in the students’ regular time and arrival and departure or which require the students to leave school premises
- Introduction
- Board of Trustees
- School Board Chair
- Individual Trustees
- Director of Education – Roles and Responsibilities
Effective school board governance relies on clarity about roles and responsibilities, appropriate structures, and respectful, collaborative behaviour. In practice, this means that everyone understands the roles and responsibilities of the different contributors to the “work” of the school board, including the board of trustees, senior administratio...
Every school board in Ontario is governed by a board of trustees that is accountable to the public who elected them and/or to the communities they represent as appointed trustees. There are five types of trustees: 1. Publicly elected trustees comprise the vast majority of trustees of Ontario’s district school boards and isolate boards. 2. First Nat...
The board chair and vice-chair (if a board chooses) are appointed for one-year terms at the first meeting in December each year. Boards of trustees may choose to have elections for the position of chair and vice-chair by secret ballot or by recorded voting (public). If there is a tied vote, the Education Act requires that it shall be decided by the...
A clear understanding of an individual trustee’s role and responsibilities is fundamental to good governance. A school board trustee is a member of a board, and as such, trustees cannot act unilaterally. As the representatives in their local jurisdiction, trustees are required to listen to the concerns and needs of their communities, bring them to ...
The director of education is the chief executive officer and chief education officer of the school board and acts as secretary of the board. The Education Actrequires each board to appoint a treasurer. In boards of not more than five elected members, one of the members may serve as treasurer. However, in larger boards, the director of education oft...
A Governing Board is a legally established body, mandated by Article 42 of the Quebec Education Act. Furthermore, it is also mandated by Article 67, that rules for the internal
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This document summarizes what is expected of governing board members and administrators of educational institutions. It also supplies additional details regarding the specific role of the chair and the principal or director.
