About the Board of Management:
The Board of Management (BOM) is the body responsible for managing the school on behalf of the Patron (Educate Together) and is accountable to the Patron and the Minister. The BOM is the employer of all school staff and also responsible for the school finances, policies, school planning and many other things. It is the duty of the BOM to ensure the running of the school remains child centred and true to the ethos of the Patron.
It is made up of eight members: The Principal, a Teacher's nominee, two Patron nominees, two Community nominees and two Parent nominees. The patron, community and parent nominee positions are all voluntary.
The GETNS Board tries to meet around once a month during the school year. If you would like to contact the Board please email us at getns.bom@gmail.com.
It is made up of eight members: The Principal, a Teacher's nominee, two Patron nominees, two Community nominees and two Parent nominees. The patron, community and parent nominee positions are all voluntary.
The GETNS Board tries to meet around once a month during the school year. If you would like to contact the Board please email us at getns.bom@gmail.com.
Meet the Board:
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Sinead has been a teacher at GETNS since 2002, and the Teachers Nominee to the Board of Management since 2013. She has worked all over the school and is currently a Junior Infants teacher.
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Parent Nominee - Paul Hardy
Paul is the parent's nominee to the Board. He works as a trade union official and has two daughters in the school.
Treasurer - Ross Curran
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Ross Curran is a community nominee and Board Treasurer. He lives in Barna, Ross has two children in the school and runs his own financial services firm in Salthill.
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Principal - John Farrell
John qualified as a teacher in 1988 and over the years has experienced a diversity of school systems having taught in schools in London, New Jersey USA, and Clare Island Co. Mayo. He joined the GETNS staff in 1996 when it was called Galway School Project. The school has developed a lot since those days of temporary premises and an enrollment of about 90 children. He was a classroom teacher for 5 years before becoming principal in 2001.
Patron Nominee - Charlotte Sandberg
Charlotte joined the Board of Management as a Community Representative in 2012. In November 2015 she was nominated as one of the Patron Nominees. Before having children of her own she spent many years working as a professional nanny in the USA. She has three daughters in the school.
Parent Nominee - Antoinette O'Mahony
Antoinette was appointed as a Parent's Nominee to the Board in 2016. She works as a teacher in VTOS, an Adult Education with GRETB. She has three daughters in the school.
Community Nominee - Luke Anthony
Luke is a Community Nominee. He has had two children complete their primary school education at GETNS. Luke works as the General Manager of McCambridges of Galway.
Latest meeting minutes:
| bomminutesnov8th2016.docx |
| agreed_principal_report_nov_16.docx |
| phattachment.pdf |