Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Elections 2013

Many of you may have met our current Board of Trustee members at various events and meetings over the past three years. The term for this Board ends in early 2013.

We encourage parents, caregivers and the wider community to seriously consider standing for the next election in March 2013.

It is vital for Oratia School that the best is provided for our students. By being a Board member you can, through effective governance, ensure the best possible education for all students, help oversee the development of the school environment and help to maintain what we already have.

The current BOT consists of parents of children who are all at different stages in their primary school learning journey. We were fortunate to have parents stand for re-election at the previous BOT elections to ensure continuity and we would very much like to see this happen again.

By becoming a Board of Trustees member you can and will play a significant role in governing our school. Please take the time to ask current Board members about the responsibility. Their email address and contacts are available here on this site. You can also speak to teachers or to Jocelyn McAlpine, Pam Thomas or to the principal Sherilee Swanepoel about this opportunity.

You can also come along to any of our Board meetings to find out what we do.

Be sure to think about this. We need you!

Timeline for Oratia District School Board of Trustees elections 2013 

Tue 9 April, 7.30pm – Information evening for prospective candidates

Mon 15 April – Nomination papers posted to all parents/caregivers on the school's electoral roll

Tue 16 April, 7pm – April meeting of the current BOT. All welcome 

Thurs 16 May, 5pm – Nominations close 

Tue 21 May – Voting papers posted to all parents/caregivers on the school's electoral roll

Tue 21 May, 7pm – Final meeting of the current BOT. All welcome 

Wed 22 May, 7pm – Meet the Candidates evening for parents/caregivers 

Thurs 30 May, 5pm – Voting closes 

Wed 5 June – Votes counted 

Thurs 6 June – New BOT announced

Tue 18 June – First meeting of the new BOT