Spearwood Primary School Board Terms of Reference has the required numbers of the board to be seven to twelve members. This is within the State School Board requirement to have from five to fifteen members. The School Board must have a majority of parent and community members.
Spearwood Primary School Board now has complete membership of eight members: three staff, four parents and one community member.
Staff Members are voted onto the School Board by Spearwood Primary staff at the beginning of the year on the School Development Days.
Staff Members:
Marta Rotondella, Principal – Mandatory Member of School Board
Lorraine Van Der Waarden, Manager of Corporate Services and Board Secretary
Casey Bright, Teacher.
Parent Members are nominated by parents and voted on for membership by parents. If you’re a parent and wish to nominate please contact us. We currently have space for up to four more parent members.
Parent Members:
Crystal Pierce, Sonia Nelson, Chae Byrne, Elena Noema
Community Members are nominated and voted upon by the School Board including staff and parent members.
Community member:
Jodie Bridges.
Board Chair: Chae Byrne
Role of the School Board
School Education Act 1999 States that the financial functions of a School Board for a school are:
To take part:
- In establishing and reviewing the school’s objectives. Priorities and general policy directions.
- In the planning of financial arrangements necessary to fund those objectives, priorities and directions; and
- In evaluating the school’s performance in achieving them.
To approve:
- Voluntary Contributions and Charges.
- Extra cost optional components of the school’s educational programme.
- Items for personal use in the education programme.
- Advertising and sponsorship arrangements
