Scoil Mhuire Girls National School, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 DC04
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Board of Management
The Board of Management of Scoil Mhuire is responsible for the running of the school according to its ethos and the Rules of Primary Schools. The Board ensures that all legal requirements are met and correspondence with the Department of Education and Skills is conducted by the Chairperson.   
The Board of Management is the  corporate body which takes  responsibility for all aspects of school life - its role  now described under the following headings:
  • the leadership and management and
  • the teaching and learning.     
The Board works  closely with the Staff and the Parents, ensuring that there is regular consultation and good communication to achieve the highest possible outcomes in the teaching and learning and the management and leadership of Scoil Mhuire. 
The Board also supports and is supported by a very active Parents Association.
The structure of the Board of Scoil Mhuire is according to the Catholic Primary School Managers  Association and consists of :
  • 2 Patron's Nominees
  • Principal and Teacher
  • Mother
  • Father  
  • when these 6 people have been elected, they must unanimously agree on the two representatives from the wider community.. 
Scoil Mhuire has been lucky to have people of the highest calibre elected to its Board of Management and currently these include: 

Ms. Josephine Henry (Chairperson)              Archbishop’s Nominee
Fr. John Mc Donagh                                    Archbishop’s Nominee               
Mr. Donncha Cleary                                    Principal
Ms. Leona Martley                                      Teachers’ Nominee
Ms. Louise Curran                                       Mothers’ Nominee
Mr. Billy Murnane                                        Fathers’ Nominee
Mr. Finian Loftus                                         Community Nominee - Treasurer
Mr. Derek Tynan                                         Community Nominee  

The Board meets once a month (or at least once a term) to discuss the running of the school and to discharge  its legal and mandatory requirements as a Board.
An Agenda is drawn up by the Chairperson and the Principal, and members are free to submit items for the Agenda ten days before the next meeting.  This allows time for items on the Agenda to be prioritised and timed.
At the end of each meeting, those that should be reported to teachers, staff and /or parents are noted and the relevant communication is decided upon.   

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