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St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush
Europe's first CFES School of Distinction

Board of Management

Board Of Management

Role of the Board of Management in a CEIST school:

  • duty of care for all students in the school
  • public trust function e.g. delivery of quality education, disbursement of funds
  • responsibility for maintaining and promoting the ethos of the school
  • responsibility for compliance with legislative requirements :SDP, expulsions/dropout and as employer
  • commitment to partnership with trustees, parents, staff and wider community
  • commitment to openness, transparency and accountability
  • The agenda should facilitate the Board in discharging these obligations

The Guiding Principles of the Board are:

  • CEIST Charter
  • Articles of Management
  • Blue JMB Manual for Boards of Management- procedural matters
  • Overall framework of legislation, Education Act 1998, Education Welfare Act etc.

The current Board of Management was convened in October 2024 and will serve for 3 years. The Board consists of:

Chairperson: Ms Susan Duffy

Secretary: Mr. Daragh Nealon

Teacher Representatives:

Ms. Emer Kiely

Ms. Roisin McGowan

CEIST Representatives:

Mr. David Clarke

Ms. Elizabeth Murphy

Mr. Ciaran McCormack

Parents Representatives:

Ms. Colette Cleary

Ms Margaret Lynch

Report: Board of Management Meeting 21 Oct 2021

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Bank Holiday
Mar 18
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Mar 30
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