Lesmurdie Senior High School

NOMINATIONS PARENT REPRESENTATIVES LESMURDIE SHS IPS SCHOOL BOARD

The Parent and Staff membership on the Lesmurdie SHS Board has come to the end of their three year term.  I would like to thank the Board members for their work and dedication to the school.

We are now in the position to formulate a new School Board to take us through the next three years assisting in guiding the school’s direction and performance. If you are interested in forming the Parent component of the Board membership please complete the nomination form attached

LSHS Parent School Board nomination form

This can also be found  on our website www.lesmurdie.wa.edu.au.  Please submit your nomination electronically  to our school email address lesmurdie.shs@education.wa.edu.au by Wednesday 7 March 2018.

If we receive more nominations than there are positions, we will organise a ballot and have parents and guardians vote to select the membership as per Department of Education policy.

Successful candidates will be required to complete mandatory criminal screening (paid for by the Department of Education) prior to announcement of Board members and will be required to complete a Board Induction program.

Role of the School Board:

The Lesmurdie SHS IPS School Board comprises of representatives from parents, the community, staff and students.  The Board has an important influence on the direction of the school with members bringing ideas and lending their expertise to strategic planning and community partnerships. We are fortunate to have an energetic, committed team, who are focussed on helping the students achieve their goals and it is encouraging that everybody works diligently to promote the best interests of the school throughout the year.

The responsibilities of the Board include:

• establishing and reviewing from time to time, the School’s objectives, priorities and general policy directions
• the planning of financial arrangements necessary to fund those objectives, priorities and directions
• evaluating the school’s performance in achieving them
• formulating codes of conduct for students at the school
• endorsing the Delivery and Performance Agreement Business Plan and Annual Report and Business Plan
• endorsing and reviewing the school Budget and Extra Cost Optional Components
• approve agreements or arrangements for advertising or sponsorship

For further information relating to the role of the School Board, please refer to Public School Councils and Board Information Package 2017.

School Councils and Boards 2017 Information package