BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

The Board of Management is a body made up of appointed and elected individuals to oversee the running of a school. This is a requirement of the Dept. of Education.

The school Manager, who in the case of St.Paul's is the parish Priest, leads the Board. He in turn appoints people from the parish to assist him. The teachers in the school have two representatives - the principal and a teacher. The parents association also elects two members from parents who have children presently at the school to represent their intrests on the Board. The term of office is three years and at the end of this term elections are held for the parent's representatives and the school manager appoints new people to the Board.

The Board takes important decisions about the running of the school but cannot actively raise additional funds. They implement the budget and depend on the parents association to raise extra money to help provide "extra's" for the school.