New Zealand Schools OER Portal/Governance/Staff Representative

Responsibilities

 * Is responsible for the links between the Board and the school staff.

Tasks

 * To express the views and decisions of the staff to the board.
 * To communicate the decisions and direction of the Board to the staff.


 * Guides these policies and procedures:
 * Assessment Reporting


 * The Staff trustee reports the views of the staff on issues under discussion (agenda items), and reports to staff on decisions of the Board.


 * The staff representative must ensure that there are ‘no surprises’ at board meetings.


 * The relationship between staff trustee and principal is very important.


 * The staff trustee is bound by the same principles as all the other trustees.