COMMUNITY CONSULTATION PORTFOLIO: Beth Somerville

NAG 2:  Operations and Review

NAG 6:  Administration

DESCRIPTION:

To foster and promote communication and consultation within the school, between the board and all School Management Committees, and the school community as a whole.

TASKS, ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

¨         Ensure relevant activities of the board are promoted to the school community through regular notices in the School Newsletter.

¨         Work with the school management team and board for BoT newsletter to be published at least twice a year.  Contents to include board activities, projects etc., school review, relevant current affairs and events.

¨         Invite involvement of school community in the formation of new school policies and review of existing policies.

¨         To be accessible and promote communication with the school community.

¨           Liaise with principal to format and distribute annual School Development Questionnaire to school community after input from staff the board.  Ensure collated results are published and communicated in an agreed manner.

ANNUAL TIMETABLE:

¨         Include BoT News & Views regularly in School Newsletter and on website

¨         Twice yearly, publish a Board Newsletter.

¨         June produce the School Development Questionnaire for distribution

DELEGATED AUTHORITIES:

1.      At the direction of the board, place articles in school newsletters that reflect the current work of the board, and/or inform parents/caregivers on current educational and school issues.

2.      Collate the results of the School Questionnaire, and provide copies for principal and board To enable publication decisions to be made

3.      In conjunction with the principal annually publish a report on the outcome of the school's development questionnaire

4.      Assist with review of school policies