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Ballyraine N.S.

Ballyraine NS is a co-educational primary school in the town of Letterkenny under joint Church of Ireland/Presbyterian management. While it is a school with a Protestant ethos, all pupils of whatever background or religious persuasion are equally valued and respected.

Religious education Ballyraine NS is a Protestant school under joint Church of Ireland/Presbyterian management and as such believes that nurturing the child in an atmosphere of faith and ensuring the child's religious formation is a core activity of the learning experience. A weekly assembly is held on Thursday mornings with Junior and Senior assemblies on alternate weeks.

Teaching Staff There are currently eleven teachers in the school. The classes are single grade and there are eight classroom teachers. The school has an administrative principal, a fulltime learning support teacher and a resource teacher shared with Stramore NS and Lurgybrack NS.
Class/Position	Teacher
Administrative Principal	Mr David Oliver
Deputy Principal Learning Support Teacher	Mrs. Marina Sterritt
Resource Teacher	Mrs. Sinead Kelly (currently on maternity leave - we welcome Mrs. Anita Mustapha )
Language Support Teacher (temp.)	We welcome Andrew Hogg
6th class Special Duties teacher - Visual Arts and Resources	Ms Karen Boreland
5th class	Mrs. Fiona Bowe
4th class	We welcome David Barnes
3rd class	Mrs Sara Martin
2nd class Special Duties teacher - Website and ICT	Mrs. Lesley Wilkinson
1st class Special Duties teacher - P.E. and Health and Safety	Ms Linda Moore
Sn. Infants	Ms Catherine Robinson
Jn. Infants	Ms Arlene McConnaghy
Mrs. Elaine Maguire, Mrs. Maureen Durack and Ms Nina Leech are Special Needs Assistants. Ancillary Staff: Lynn Robinson School Secretary Malachy Keeney School Caretaker and Cleaner Michelle Moore and Ronnie Moore School Cleaners

Board of Management The Board of Management is responsible for the governance of the school on a day to day basis. The Chairperson acts on behalf of the Board in certifying school returns, policy documents and other official forms as required. The Board of Management is responsible for the adoption of school policies and overall management, in accordance with Rules for National Schools, including the appointment of staff, maintenance of appropriate standards of behaviour within the school and implementation of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 through the school's safety agreement. The Board of Management is also responsible for the general maintenance of the school building and grounds and the provision of satisfactory heating and cleaning in the school. The Board's term of office is three years. It has eight members, comprising two patron nominees, two teacher nominees, and two parent nominees from the wider community. Rev. Stewart Wright is currently Chairperson of the Board of Management. Telephone: 074 9122573. To see the other board of management members click here



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