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
- Blue 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 2018 and will serve for 3 years. The Board consists of:
Chairperson: Mr Seamus Taaffe
Secretary: Mr John McCormack
Teacher Representatives:
Mr John Watchorn
Ms Claire Dunne
CEIST Representatives:
Ms Margaret Lynch
Mr Brendan Dunne
Mr Peter Barry
Parents Representatives:
Ms. Fiona Loughman
Mr John Fennin