Governance

Tree Tops is a Section 21 Co (An Association not for Gain) that has PBO status with SARS. While fulfilling the requirements of the Companies Act of 1973 , Tree Tops has a democratic governance structure, which ensures input from all relevant ‘ stakeholders’ and provides continuity of leadership. The Board of Directors/Governing Body is made up of a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 14 members, and further members can be co-opted for their input.

The composition  of the Board for 2010 is as follows:

Patrick Robert (Chairman)

 Carolyn Robinson-Thurlow (Principal)

Sharon Golding (Vice Chair)

 Kerry McNevin (Deputy)
 

Elected Members:

Jane du Rand
Marlin Govender
John Legemaate
Daryl Francois
Andrew Hepburn
Debi Wells

 Co-opted members:

Clive Bradshaw
Wendy Knowler
Lyndsay Strachan
Arthur Mzimela
Barbara Singleton (Treasurer)
Sue Pretorius (Honory secretary)
Bev Davies (Fund-raising)
Karen Wilson
Ronelle Sterkenburg
Denise Ruggunan

 

Representation includes:

· The Prinicipal
· A minimum of 5 parents elected at the AGM.
· 2 educators (elected by their colleagues)
· A Treasurer (the Financial Secretary of the School, appointed by the Board)
· 3 non-parent members elected at the AGM
· An Honorary Secretary
. Co-opted members

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected by the Board and, whereas parent and educator members serve 2 year terms, these office bearers serve 5 year terms. This helps to ensure continuity with regard to longer term development and institutional memory.

Board members convene a number of sub-committees, eg: Finance, Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Fund-Raising, Maintenance, Security and Risks, etc to which members may be co-opted.

The Board meets once a month and, in addition to normal agenda items, members of the parent community can table additional items for consideration.