Board of Management

Role of the Board of Management in a CEIST school:

duty of care for all students in the school
public trust function e.g. delivery of quality education, disbursement of funds
responsibility for maintaining and promoting the ethos of the school
responsibility for compliance with legislative requirements :SDP, expulsions/dropout and as employer
commitment to partnership with trustees, parents, staff and wider community
commitment to openness, transparency and accountability
The agenda should facilitate the Board in discharging these obligations

The Guiding Principles of the Board are:

CEIST Charter
Articles of Management
JMB Manual for Boards of Management- procedural matters
Overall framework of legislation, Education Act 1998, Education Welfare Act etc.

The current Board of Management was convened in October 2020 and will serve for 3 years. The Board consists of:

Chairperson: Mr Seamus Taaffe

Secretary: Ms Imelda Whelan

Teacher Nominees:

Mr Sean Ryan

Ms Claire Dunne

Trustee Nominees:

Mr Brendan Dunne

Mr Peter Barry

Sr. Concepta Foley

Parents Nominees:

Ms. Ethna Sourke