Monday, 9 May 2022

Attendance

Mr. Gaynor, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Pheasey, Ms. Foley, Mr. Gayer, Ms. Johnston and Ms. Doyle. Apologies were received from Sr. Helen.

In the absence of Sr. Helen, Mr. Quigley was appointed to chair the meeting. As Secretary to the Board, Mr. O’ Shea also attended.

Minutes

The minutes of the last meeting (31 March 2022) were adopted following the proposal of Ms. Doyle, seconded by Ms. Pheasey.

Correspondence

The Board received a letter from Mr. O’ Shea dated 5 May 2022 indicating his intention to retire as Principal on 22 August 2022.

Board members paid very generous tribute to Mr. O’ Shea for his work in the school since 1999. He, in turn, thanked all members of the Loreto school community for their great support and commitment at all stages during his term of office.

Appointment of a new Principal

The Board discussed and agreed the process to be followed for the appointment of a new Principal in the coming weeks.

Staffing 2022/2023

The Board was informed that all Covid staffing supports would be removed for 2022/2023, resulting in a reduction of 1.69 teaching positions. Mr. O’ Shea also reported that work was progressing on constructing the 2022/2023 timetable and that teaching vacancies would be advertised in the coming week.

Report from Finance Sub-Committee

Mr. Gaynor presented the meeting with an Income and Expenditure Report covering the period from 1 September 2021 to 4 May 2022.

Student Care

Mr. O’ Shea presented the Board with a Child Protection Oversight Report covering the period since the last meeting on 31 March 2022.

The Board was advised that, to the school’s knowledge, no case of bullying was currently unresolved.

School Calendar, 2022/2023

The Board formally approved the school calendar for 2022/2023.

Leadership and Management – biennial review

It was decided by the meeting to defer further consideration of the Leadership and Management roles and responsibilities until August/September so that the new Principal could have an input into the process.

School Planning / Teaching and Learning

The Board approved new policy documents on healthy living for students as well as the appointment of Head Girls.

Principal’s Report

Mr. O’ Shea made mention of the following in his report to the meeting:

• Forthcoming school events – graduation ceremonies for TY and 6^th year students, school prizegiving and sports day
• Recent school tours to Spain and France that were successfully and safely completed over the Easter holiday

Any other business

The Board discussed the contents of its Agreed Report to be placed on the school website by Mr. O’ Shea.

The date of next meeting will be fixed at a later stage in accordance with the timeframe for the appointment of the new Principal.

Billy O’ Shea,

Secretary to Board of Management. Tuesday, 10 May 2022.