QA4ODFL1/Governance/Role of governance

You saw in the previous section, the main role of a school governing body is to give direction to the school so that it meets its mandate. The body defines the mission of the open school within the parameters of the defined needs of the society. It also aligns the mission of the school with broad development goals, and aspires to support the achievements of those goals. In many instances, this is done taking into account the resources available. Often, the resources from government are limited and the governing body may also assume the role of mobilising additional resources to meet its noble goals. Within a country, all institutions strive to meet excellence and school governing bodies find pride in their schools being recognised as the best. So, the role of mobilising resources and monitoring their use by school management becomes key. Thus, part of the role of a school governing body is to oversee school management.