The Board of Directors is known as the Journey School Council (Council). The table that follows summarizes the major responsibilities of Council within the context of the seven principles.
| PRINCIPLES |
RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Govern as Stewards |
- Uphold by-laws, Council Code of Conduct, operating principles, and other policies
- Develop, review and approve policies
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Establish Organizational Purpose
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- Establish and uphold the school’s mission, vision, and core values
- Support and promote the school
- Build strategic alliances
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| Exercise Fiduciary Responsibility |
- Safeguard stakeholders’ right to safety in the school
- Safeguard the school’s finances and property
- Grow the school’s resources
- Support and promote fundraising efforts
- Ensure legal and financial stability
- Provide oversight or final approval of hiring, dismissal, job descriptions and employment agreements
- Provide oversight or final approval of expulsions
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| Delegate Authority and Ensure Accountability |
- Delegate authority to School Administrator
- Ensure attainment of performance outcomes
- Maintain clarity of roles and responsibilities within the governance structure
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Speak and Act as One
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- Uphold by-laws, charter, council code of conduct, operating principles, policies, and meeting agreements or norms
- Redirecting operational conversations to appropriate staff
- Ensuring Council business is done within the framework of Council meetings, as per applicable open meeting laws (e.g. Brown Act)
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| Do What Matters Most |
- Monitor school‟s progress on performance outcomes
- Adopt Council policy
- Oversee school financial health
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Invest in Our Capacity
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- Engage in ongoing and focused professional development
- Schedule capacity-building opportunities
- Recruit and seat capable, qualified and diverse Council members
- Evaluate Council‟s performance
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