School Board

Village School is overseen by the school board, which is responsible for managing the business affairs of the school.

The school board

The Village School Board is an elected representative group of parents and teachers.

It is an advisory body for the school community.

The Board’s main function is to advise on school policies about whole school matters and to be involved in the management of school finances, facilities and future directions for the school.

The board is responsible for ensuring that Village School:

  • Continues to operate in a financially sound manner

  • Complies with the requirements for independent schools as set out by the federal government, which includes following:

    • the Rule of Law,

    • being inclusive, and

    • reporting back to parents with reference to benchmarks in the Victorian curriculum or A.C.A.R.A.

For practical reasons, the day-to-day operations of the school are delegated to the Principal and Business Manager while the strategic decisions are overseen by the Board.

The Principal, together with the teaching staff, is responsible to the Board for:

  • Setting and implementing the curriculum

  • Writing educational policies

  • Implementing the policies set by the Board

  • Managing the school on a daily basis

Meetings of the school board

The school board meets monthly to discuss current school performance and make decisions on strategic matters.

All parents are most welcome to attend and participate.

Bringing a matter to the board

If you have an item you wish to present or have discussed at the Committee of Management (CoM) meeting, please send an email to the Village School Office on admin@villageschool.vic.edu.au seven days prior to the meeting for inclusion in the agenda.

The Annual General Meeting

The school’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in the middle of the year.

This is the time when elections are held to fill vacancies on the Board and the previous year’s activities are reviewed.

All parents are encouraged to attend the AGM, to understand the school’s future plans and vote on their preferred representative group.

Parent participation in the Board

Parents are welcome to attend all board meetings and participate in the discussions and decision-making process.

Parents are also encouraged to consider whether they have the skills to participate as a Member of the Board and to nominate to be part of the Board.

The Board includes a parent representative, along with a number of roles that parents may be able to step into.

If you’re interested in participating in the school board, or even just attending meetings regularly, we’d love to hear from you.