Board of Management
The Board of Management of Woodland NS operates on a four year term. The current term is from 1st December 2019 to 30th November 2023. The Board manages the school on behalf of our Patron, Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ.
The Board is responsible to both the Patron and the Minister for Education. The Board is required to uphold the characteristic spirit and ethos of the school.
The Principal Teacher is charged with the day-to-day management of the school, including guidance and direction of teachers and other staff. The Principal is accountable to the Board for that management.
The Board acts in accordance with the Department of Education’s Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2019-2023.
Board members give their time and expertise in a voluntary capacity and we are hugely grateful for everything they do for our school.
The current members of the Board of Management of Woodland NS are:
Ms Susan Kenny (Chairperson)
Patron Nominee
Fr Ciarán Harkin
Patron Nominee
Carol McDaid
Parents Representative
Dr Manuel Catena
Parents Representative
Séamus Hughes
Community Representative
Evelyn O’Malley (Treasurer)
Community Representative
Margaret Peoples
Staff Representative
Dr Patricia Slevin (Secretary to the BOM)
Principal Teacher