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- The school board is the community’s education watchdog, ensuring that taxpayers get the most for their tax dollars.
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Your key roles of the board in setting the strategic direction of the School Board are to: o review and approve the strategic plan; o hire the Director of Education, delegate authority and manage this relationship; GOVERNANCE DEFINED Governance is the system by which the School Board is directed and controlled.
a) Adopts policies for governance and management of the school district. b) Reviews board policy at least once every five years as outlined by Iowa law. Understands the process for reviewing said policies. c) Reviews administrative procedures, rules and regulations that implement the board’s policy. Superintendent: a) Advises the board in ...
- 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...
1. Covering the Basics: The Board’s Fiduciary Role. The board of trustees has the responsibility to competently protect the interests, image and credibility of the school board, to ensure its financial viability, and to act in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies governing the board or enacted by the government.
provides guiding questions and considerations to account for differences in board size, geographic circumstances and demographic trends. links to supplementary resources that provide more detailed information on aspects of the strategic planning process.
Module 13 is composed of 3 videos (Part A, B and C) in which trustees will explore: Ontario’s education funding formula - the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) The legislative context for a school board’s financial responsibilities. The school board budgeting process.
All school boards have a governance model in place which they have adapted to their local context. New trustees should become familiar with their board’s governance model. Boards may choose to review their governance model by looking to the governance models of other boards for ideas.
