Warrington School/Board Of Trustees/Trustee's Code of Behaviour Policy

Trustees’ Code of Behaviour Policy

The board is committed to ethical conduct in all areas of its responsibilities and authority. Trustees shall:

• Maintain and understand the values and goals of the school
• Protect the special character of the school
• Ensure the needs of all students and their achievement is paramount
• Be loyal to the school and its mission
• Publicly represent the school in a positive manner
• Respect the integrity of the principal and staff
• Observe the confidentiality of non-public information acquired in their role as a trustee and not disclose to any other persons such information that might be harmful to the school
• Be diligent and attend board meetings prepared for full and appropriate participation in decision making
• Ensure that individual trustees do not act independently of the board’s decisions
• Speak with one voice through its adopted policies and ensure that any disagreements with the board’s stance are resolved within the board
• Avoid any conflicts of interest with respect to their fiduciary responsibility
• Recognise the lack of authority in any individual trustee or subgroup of the board in any interaction with the principal or staff
• Recognise that only the chairperson (working within the board’s agreed chairperson role description or delegation) or a delegate working under written delegation, can speak for the board
• Continually self-monitor their individual performance as trustees against policies and any other current board evaluation tools
• Be available to undertake appropriate professional development

Review schedule: 3 years