What is the Board of Trustees?

The Board of Trustees is the Crown entity responsible for the governance and the control of the management of the school. The board is the employer of all staff in the school, is responsible for setting the school’s strategic direction in consultation with parents, staff, and students, and ensuring that its school provides a safe environment and quality education for all its students.  The Board is also responsible for overseeing the management of personnel, curriculum, property, finance, and administration.  The Board of Trustees at Glenfield College is made up of six elected parent representatives, along with a staff representative and the school Principal.

 

Upcoming Elections

If you are the parent/primary caregiver of a child attending Glenfield College, in the next few weeks you will receive notification in the post of the upcoming Board elections, including a nomination form.  You may nominate yourself or another person to stand in these elections.

 

For more information about what it means to be a Trustee, please see the link below:

https://www.trustee-election.co.nz/

Important Dates for the Upcoming Election

17 May                 Forms will be sent out by

30 May                 Nominations close

 

If voting is required:

5 June                   Voting papers will be sent out

14 June                Election day

20 June                Votes Counted/Results

21 June                Board takes office

 

If you would like confirmation that your name is included on the roll, please contact the Returning Officer, Gillian Hayward – [email protected]