Across the Board

1. Purpose
2. Governance
3. Applying principles of good governance to schools
4. Legal status of schools
5. Primary legislation governing schools
6. Ancillary legislation
7. Funding and operating agreement
8. Structure of the school and delegation of powers
9. The key roles of the school board and its members
10. Legal obligations and potential liability of board members
11. Conflicts of interest
12. Charter for the school board
13. Constitution of the board and selection of board members
14. Orientation and ongoing education for board members
15. Retention of board members
16. Succession planning
17. The key roles of the chair
18. Legal obligations of the chair
19. The key roles of the principal
20. Relationship management
21. Performance management
22. Compliance and risk management
23. Board meetings
24. Establishing committees on the board
25. Whistle blowers
26. Additional resources
27. Appendix 1 – selection process
28. Appendix 2 – board skills matrix
29. Appendix 3 – performance management