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The Gardens School Board of Trustees is made up of an elected group of parents who are responsible for the Governance of the school. This group is elected by the parents of children who attend the school, triennially.

The Board prepares an Annual Plan which outlines the actions the school will take each year, to meet the Strategic Plan (3-5 Year Plan)

Our Board meets each month and times and dates are advertised in the school Bulletin and on the shared calendar.  We encourage interested parents to attend the meeting, should they wish and we are always keen to hear from those community members who may be interested in standing for the Board or fulfilling vacancies as they may arise.

Many of you will be aware of the Government’s decision to remove the requirement from the ‘Education and Training Act’ (2020) for school boards to ‘give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi’. We can assure our community that The Gardens School Board will continue to work to ensure our plans, policies and curriculum reflect tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori, and teaching te ao Māori and te reo Māori.  While we recognise the legislative change, it does not alter our own commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 

The current Board of Trustees is as follows:

Richie Gray - Presiding Member

Alli Trood - Vice Presiding Member

Natalya Yakoleva - Parent Representative

Preeti Gill - Parent Representative

Rob Lyle - Parent Representative

Kate Gifford - Staff Representative

Susannah Fowler - Principal

Should you wish to contact The Board of Trustees, please do so through reception@thegardens.school.nz

Should you wish to access our School Policies, please do so here using the user ID: thegardens and password: tgis2105

For the latest Principal's Report to the Board of Trustees, please click here