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• WHO WE ARE
• WHAT WE DO
• WHEN WE MEET
• WHAT HAPPENS AT BOARD MEETINGS
• BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER
• AGENDA
  

WHO WE ARE

The Wellington East Girls’ College Board of Trustees consists of 12 people:

• The Principal – Sally Haughton
• Five community representatives, elected by the parents of the school every three years
• Doug Ferry (Chair)
• Bruce Campbell
• Sandy Jones
• Brett Lineham (Deputy Chair)
• Simon Tyler
• A Staff Trustee – Carole Anderson
• A Student Trustee, a year 13 student elected by the senior students every year – Ella McLean
• Two Maori Community representatives elected by the Whanau Group – Yvonne Carroll and Amanda Malu
• A Pacific Island Community Representative co-opted by the Board – Bessie Fepulea’i
• A Past Pupil Representative elected by the East Old Girls’ Association – Colleen Beaumont

WHAT WE DO

Under Section 75 and 76 of the 1989 Education Act, Boards of Trustees are responsible for the governance of schools.

Our Board’s key areas of contribution are:

• Representation
• Leadership
• Accountability
• Employer role

This includes:

• ensuring the school complies with all National Education Goals, Guidelines and Policies
• determining the school’s strategic direction and long-term plans, and monitoring progress against them
• monitoring student achievement
• ensuring that there is effective communication and consultation with the school’s community
• developing and approving policies
• appointing the principal, and appraising and supporting her performance
• approving the appointment of all staff and making decisions on personnel matters when required by school policies
• overall responsibility for property and financial management (normally exercised through the Board sub-committee)
• dealing with serious disciplinary matters through the Disciplinary Sub-committee which is convened as required

WHEN WE MEET

The Board generally meets once a month in the school staff room, on the last Tuesday of the month from 6 – 9pm. All meetings are open to the public and the minutes and associated reports from the meetings are available through the school office on request. The meetings’ agendas are published on the school’s website two working days prior to the meeting.

WHAT HAPPENS AT BOARD MEETINGS

All meetings follow a set agenda which includes:

• a presentation by one of the departmental HODs
• confirmation of the previous meeting’s minutes
• the Principal’s report
• strategic decisions and discussions
• a finance and property report
• updates from the staff, student, whanau, pacifica and past pupils representatives

BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER

The five community representatives on the WEGC Board of Trustees are elected every three years.

The current trustees were elected in March 2007 and the next election will be held early in 2010.

Anyone interested in standing in the next election should contact the Board Chair, Doug Ferry on 934-7344 or doug.ferry@paradise.net.nz

Contacts

Old Girls' Association

Janice Campbell (President)

Anne White (Secretary)

Email

or WEGC OGA

PO Box 3508

Wellington 6040

Parents' Association

Efi Botes : Email