Board of Trustees

The St Teresa’s School Board of Trustees works strategically and collaboratively with the principal, staff and students to realise the school community’s mission, vision and values and achieve the community’s agreed goals.

Board scrutiny focuses on valued student outcomes, transparent sharing of information and ongoing evaluation of performance in relation to goals and targets focussed on the question:

“What difference will this make for the children at St Teresa’s, and how will we know?”

Proprietorship

The St Teresa’s School Board of Trustees is responsible for governance of the school on behalf of Archbishop Paul Martin SM and the Wellington Archdiocese.

Management

The board delegates all authority and accountability for the day-to-day operational organisation of the school to the principal who must ensure compliance with both the board’s policy framework and the law of New Zealand. For detail see Policy Framework.

The New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) website has Information about School Boards of Trustees.

The Principal reports to the Board of Trustees on day-to-day management of the school, such as:

• Catholic Character

• Progress against goals in the Strategic Plan

• Health and Safety

• Risk

• Finance

• Property

These reports detail school-wide achievement, progress against targets, and the progress and achievement of specific groups of students who, historically have not succeeded as well within our school system. These students are referred to as “priority learners” in the New Zealand Education system.