School Board

School Board

As an Independent Public School (IPS), our School Board actively works alongside the Principal and administration to initiate, monitor and review the school’s strategic direction. The Board’s activities have included reviewing the current Business Plan, school data and policies, endorsing the Annual Report and monitoring the school’s budget.

Our Board

The Board comprises 12 members, including six school community representatives, five staff members and a representative from the P&C.

 

Board Members

Kerrie Chapman

Board Chair

Mark Walters

Principal

Matthew Wright

Staff Representative

Jemima Salisbury

Staff Representative

Owen Linehan

Staff Representative

Kim Powell

Staff Representative

Bec Hunt

P&C President

Alice Mills

Parent Representative

Sarah Lambert

Parent Representative

Akhil Girma

Parent Representative

Steve Hendry

Parent Representative

A significant responsibility for the Board is to develop, finalise, endorse and monitor the Floreat Park Primary School Business Plan. This 3-year plan communicates the school’s strategic direction in line with Education Department priorities, as well as local, national and global factors that apply to our context.

The Independent Primary School initiative is founded on empowered school communities by giving them greater capacity to shape the ethos, priorities and directions of their schools. As an Independent Public School, we assume greater responsibility for our own affairs and have greater flexibility to respond to our community and the needs of our students.

In general, terms the School Board participates fully in:

  • endorsing the Delivery and Performance Agreement;
  • endorsing and regularly reviewing the one-line school budget and business plan;
  • processes to review the school ‘s performance through receiving regular reports and data on student achievement;
  • processes to determine satisfaction levels of parents, staff and students during the life of the DPA, with results reported in the annual school report;
  • endorsing the annual school report;
  • selecting the principal when a vacancy arises;
  • and to promote the school and form relationships that may assist in improving the performance of the students and the quality of the learning.

Our School Board is now actively working alongside the School’s administration to develop whole-of-school policies and strategies for the benefit of all students and the wider school community.

Guiding Documents

The School Board meets at least once each term. Any Floreat Park Primary School parent or caregiver is welcome to raise a matter for consideration on the Board’s meeting agenda, in accordance with the School Board and School Community Communication Guidelines. Items are required to be put forward to the Board Secretary in writing, by email, at least two (2) weeks prior to the published Board meeting schedule. An Open Public Meeting, to which all members of the school community are welcome, is scheduled in term 3. Meeting dates and previous minutes are provided below:

2025 Board Meeting Dates

Term 1 – Thursday 3rd April
Term 2 – Tuesday 27th May and Tuesday 24th June
Term 3 – Tuesday 2nd September – Open meeting
Term 4 – Two meetings (TBC)

Our School