Irina FRANTSUZOVA, director of school No. 314, St. Petersburg:
Everything is transparent and there are no unnecessary structures
In my opinion, the board of trustees should resolve issues related to the school’s material resources and control over their expenses, and the parent committee should deal with other issues, that is, interact with the teaching staff.
In our school we have found, as it seems to me, a unique form of interaction between these two structures. We don’t have any parallels between “board of trustees and parents’ committee.” Their functions are separated. The parent committee includes one representative from each class. Within the committee, as an internal control body, parents elected one person from each level of education - primary, secondary and high school. These three school PTA members perform additional function: control paid educational services and interact with charitable organizations. This is the board of trustees, reporting to the parent committee.
What are the advantages of this scheme? There are no extra people, no extra structures, and everything is transparent. Our scheme has been working effectively and without failure for four years. Small composition board of trustees- it's convenient. When interests, say, primary school is represented by one member of the parent committee and all elementary school parents have the opportunity to coordinate their actions, write a statement, solve their problems, ask questions to one person who coordinates their activities - this is self-government. Because real powers have been delegated to members of the parent committee.
There are schools where the board of trustees is established as an independent body, as a legal entity. To do this, a serious team of parents must be selected who want to realize their ambitions as members of the board of trustees. I'm not sure if it's simple secondary school, where the financial contribution of parents is small, there will be a group of activists who want to create a board of trustees as a legal entity that must report to the tax authorities.
Tatiana KRUPKINA, director of school No. 88, Yekaterinburg:
Motivation is lacking
Our school does not have a board of trustees, but not because it is not needed. The question of its organization is very difficult. We have been working on this for the second year, and so far - only attempts, no results.
The first difficulty is that we have not yet found a person or organization that would become the basis of the board of trustees. Patronage in our country is not yet sufficiently developed. Those parents who have the means today often say this: “We pay taxes, what else do you want?” On the one hand, they are right. I am also a supporter of the fact that the state should provide schools. On the other hand, support for education from society is necessary.
In reality, we see that parents help most often if the child has some problems (with studies, behavior), and they are ready to “compensate” for school “costs” with material support.
The second difficulty is in paperwork. There is no stable legal basis for the functioning of the board of trustees.
In any business there must be motivation. The board of trustees cannot be based on constant persuasion, persuasion, or, especially, coercion. It is necessary that potential benefactors come to us themselves, and for this they must be interested both economically and for reasons of prestige. The problem of boards of trustees as public institutions of the educational environment should be solved not at the level of each individual school, but by shaping the attitude of the state and society towards education as the most important sector of our lives.
Roman NALIVKIN, director of the Komsomolskaya school, Ramonsky district, Voronezh region:
Why does the school need advice?
When I became the director of the school, and this was quite recently, at the end of 2008, there was already a governing council. And we started working together. In my opinion, governing councils as an instrument in education need to be nurtured and nurtured for a very long time. I can't boast that our advice works very well. But he is not idle either.
It consists of representatives from parents, school administration and teachers. Quite a heterogeneous composition, but it’s more correct. Because it turns out that this body has powers superior to the school director and accumulates different opinions.
But often the opposite happens. In the work of the governing council, the word “council” comes first, and not “manager”. That is, this is advice from the administration. The head of the school comes up with what needs to be done, and the governing council advises whether to do it or not. Although, perhaps this is also a way out, because the administration is in the school all the time and knows all its problems.
For a long time we lived in a situation where someone thought for us. Today times have changed, but education and people remain the same. Social activity does not depend on the emergence of new laws, it depends on the education of people. If there are activists in the school, they will be assistants regardless of whether there is a governing council or not. And if there are no such people, then accordingly they will not appear through the governing council. But I would not say that in a rural school the choice of people on the governing board is less wide than in a city school. After all, you can invite people who are not related to this locality territorially. There may be other connections, and people may live not in the village itself, but in the region. It seems to me that the main thing in the work of the governing council is not sponsorship, but public participation in the process of upbringing and education. Today, the school director is often looked at as a caretaker, although in fact he should be involved in the educational process. We also look at governing councils, but initially the idea was different - this is public management. And the school - yes, of course, it is an object that needs to be financially supported, which will not survive on its own and where there will always be a lack of funding. But the school first of all educates and teaches children! And if people, through the governing council, participated in this education, that would be great.
When we held a meeting of the governing council last year, we did not raise the problem in principle sponsorship, but talked about raising children. Of course, first we surveyed parents and showed the results at a meeting of the governing council. Thanks to this, we were born syllabus for the 2009-2010 academic year. We thought about how to competently provide this plan within the funding allocated to the school so that teachers would have the opportunity for additional classes with children, and children would have new clubs and courses. The main thing is that, having secured the support of the council, it is much easier for me as a director to then talk with the staff, teachers and parents.
Board of Trustees – public form
management of an educational institution.
Plan
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..3
1. Board of Trustees (BS). PS functions……………………………..3
2. Regulatory framework of the PS…………………………………………………………….4
2.1. PS without legal entity status……………………………………...5
2.2. PS with the status of a legal entity…………………………………….6
3. Preparation of constituent documents…………………………………..9
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………10
References………………………………………………………...11
Appendix 1…………………………………………………………………………………12
Appendix 2…………………………………………………………………………………
Introduction
The basis for an optimistic view of the possibilities of guardianship in education can be the facts of the history of Russia. The attempts being made today to revive trusteeship reflect the need recognized by society and the state to create mechanisms to support schools.
The field of activity of the boards of trustees is: development of a development strategy educational institution carried out jointly with the school administration; control over the implementation of education programs and control over the use budget funds; implementation of public relations. Experience shows that in the competition that began to take shape in the process of ten years of development of market relations and in the market educational services, the winners are those organizations that have formed structures around themselves that ensure openness educational system- constant external assessment, “an outside perspective”, and actively participating in the development and resolution of school problems. Such structures include boards of trustees and other public organizations supporting the activities of an educational institution.
1. The board of trustees is a public form of management of an educational institution.
The Board of Trustees is one of the forms of public participation in the management of education; it is a non-state, non-governmental, public, non-profit organization that unites on a voluntary basis everyone who is interested in the development of education and a specific educational institution. There are two possible legal status: with or without the formation of a legal entity.
The Board of Trustees is not just support and funding, but a dialogue with the authorities on behalf of the school and a dialogue with the school on behalf of civil society.
Functions of the Board of Trustees
1) Social – Representatives of different social and professional groups of the population are involved in the activities of the Board of Trustees. This circumstance to a certain extent predetermines the nature of differentiation of educational needs social groups. People are all in to a greater extent understand that the quality of the education received will determine the future social status citizen.
2) Economic – Without the implementation of multi-channel schemes of extra-budgetary, shared financing of an educational institution, not only its development, but also its functioning is impossible. The presence of the financial, legal and property base of the Board of Trustees determines competitive advantages the staff of an educational institution in the labor market and educational services.
The property base of the Board of Trustees is the amount of financial, material and intellectual resources generated from contributions from trustees or founders, as well as received by the Board of Trustees in other legal ways for the purpose of providing assistance and support to the school.
3) Political – The municipal community, represented by the legislative and executive authorities, as well as other social partners, uses the Board of Trustees to implement certain educational policies.
The dominant economic function of the Board of Trustees, which is determined the following factors:
· Boards of trustees are considered as one of the channels for attracting additional sources of extra-budgetary funding for the school;
· financial resources of the Board of Trustees partially compensate for the lack of funds from the budget for provision educational process;
· voluntary investors of the Board of Trustees are, first of all, parents and students;
· real owner financial resources The educational institution becomes the board of trustees, and its administrator is its administration.
2. Legal framework of the Board of Trustees
With the introduction Russian Federation in 1997, the Council of Europe made its international legal acts mandatory for application on the territory of all European countries, including Russia. We are subject to the principle of international law, which is reflected in the following legislative acts:
a) Convention on the Rights of the Child (came into force in 1959);
b) European Social Charter (came into force in 1965);
c) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (entered into force in 1976);
d) UNESCO Convention on Technical and vocational education(came into force in 1989).
The federal regulatory framework sufficient for the creation, operation and development of boards of trustees is represented by the following federal laws:
Articles 118-121, paragraph 5, chapter 4, part 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (dated 01/26/96);
Article 2, paragraph 6; Article 32, 35, 36 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Education” (dated January 13, 1996);
Articles 10, 15, 24, 26 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Non-Profit Organizations” (dated 01/12/96);
Articles 8, 12, 17, 18 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Public Associations” (dated 05/19/95).
2.1. Board of Trustees without legal entity status
The principles of state policy, in line with which the activities of educational institutions should be built, are defined in paragraph 6 of Art. 2 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Education”. They establish the democratic, state nature of management and the autonomy of educational institutions. Article 32 of the law defines the competence and responsibility of the educational institution and authorizes the administration to independently involve additional sources financial and material resources, but in relation to public bodies self-government administration left only coordination functions their activities (clause 21 of article 32 of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Education”).
Article 35 establishes that the management of a state and municipal educational institution is based on the principles of unity of command, i.e. carried out by the school director (clause 3 of article 35) or by a self-government body. One of the possible forms of self-government is the Board of Trustees (clause 2 of article 35)
The activities of the Board of Trustees, created without the formation of a legal entity, does not require separate licensing, because in this case the license of the educational institution is valid.
The areas of activity established by the charter and license of the institution are also permitted for the activities of its Board of Trustees.
The board of trustees, which does not have the status of a legal entity, cannot independently own property, but may have a separate personal account in an educational institution, serviced by one of the accounting employees.
2.2. Board of Trustees with legal entity status
The Board of Trustees acquires the rights of a legal entity only from the moment state registration. You can register a board of trustees yourself or use the services of special companies.
The founders of the Board of Trustees as a public organization or public initiative body must be at least three legally capable individuals. The founders of the Board of Trustees as an autonomous non-profit organization can be individuals and legal entities (Article 15 of the Law “On Non-Profit Organizations”). The board of trustees, as a legal entity, must have its own charter.
The following documents are provided for state registration:
An application signed by members of the Presidium (Board) of the Board of Trustees indicating the place of residence of each;
Charter of the Board of Trustees in two copies;
An extract from the minutes of the founding meeting, including information about the creation of the Board of Trustees, the approval of its charter and the formation of its governing bodies and audit commission;
Information about the founders;
Document confirming payment of the registration fee;
Document about legal address Board of Trustees.
At the same time, the name of the council is registered. Documents for state registration are submitted no later than three months from the date of the constituent meeting. The activities of the Board of Trustees do not require separate licensing if its founder (educational institution or its administration) has state license and an agreement was concluded between them. The same situation arises if several institutions are co-founders of the Board of Trustees. Licensing is mandatory if the Board of Trustees conducts independent activities.
The council may be created in one of the following, provided for by law organizational and legal forms of a non-profit organization:
Public organization;
Public initiative body;
Autonomous non-profit organization.
To choose the form of the Board of Trustees that is optimal for a particular educational institution, we offer their legislative definitions.
Article 8 of the Law “On Public Associations” states that a public organization is a membership-based public association that acts to protect common interests and achieve the statutory goals of united citizens. Members of a public organization can be both public associations and legal entities. The supreme body is general meeting members of the organization, and a permanent elective collegial body accountable to the general meeting.
Parents whose children enter first grade often complain about fees to school funds, which collect boards of trustees created at schools. In order to understand this issue, you first need to know what is a board of trustees, who can be part of it and what are its functions.
For advice, we turned to a member of the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the Russian Lawyers Association, head of the legal support department of the Rospotrebnadzor Directorate for Nizhny Novgorod region - Lyapina Evgenia Valerievna.
"The Board of Trustees is a collegial governing body of an educational organization, uniting on a voluntary basis everyone who is interested in the development of education and specific educational organization(clause 1.2.4. Methodological recommendations on the development of state- public administration education in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation for specialists from executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, carrying out public administration in the field of education, and local government bodies exercising management in the field of education, sent by a Letter from the Department of State Policy in the field general education Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated October 22, 2015 No. 08-1729). The grounds for creating a board of trustees are enshrined in Part 4 of Article 26 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ “On Education in the Russian Federation.”
The board of trustees may include representatives government agencies, local governments, organizations of various forms of ownership, business and scientific circles, funds mass media, public unions and associations, regardless of their form of ownership, teaching staff, students, their parents, and other persons interested in improving the activities and development of an educational organization. Members of the board of trustees may be legal entities that act through their representatives.
In any case, the procedure for the formation and competence of the board of trustees is determined by the Charter of the educational organization and the Regulations on the board of trustees. The Board of Trustees has the right to control the financial and economic activities of the development fund of an educational organization and to assist in attracting extra-budgetary funds to ensure the activities and development of the educational organization, including through voluntary donations from parents of students."
Thus, it turns out that the board of trustees is an organization that collects money from parents and sponsors and spends it on the needs of the school.
In this regard, in lately many parents face regular requests to hand over money to the board of trustees.
We conducted a survey which showed:
- 44,3% respondents either do not pay contributions at all, or determine the amount of contribution at their own discretion,
- 18% pay an amount of from 1 to 3 thousand rubles,
- 14,8% paid from 3 to 5 thousand rubles, the same number of respondents voted for the option - more than 10 thousand rubles.
Thus, amounts trustee fees in Nizhny Novgorod schools vary this year from 1,000 to 10,000 rubles.
Collected money, as a rule, are coming for school repairs, sports grounds, classroom equipment, and landscaping.
Depositing the amount is voluntary, however, the management of the educational institution often makes it clear that if the child refuses to pay the fee, chances of admission decrease. Often most parents are outraged by such fees, because each school is allocated funds both for repairs and for the purchase necessary equipment, equipment. Naturally, many people have a question: How legal are the demands? about making guardianship fees and can a child be refused admission if the fees are not paid?
Evgenia Valerievna Lyapina explained: "First of all, I would like to immediately note that no refusal to admit a child to educational institution in the absence of a “guardianship contribution” from the parent, there is no question. Part 1 of Article 55 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ “On Education in the Russian Federation” guarantees equal conditions for admission to training in an organization that provides educational activities, for all applicants. At the same time, the legislation does not prerequisite for payment of any fees necessary for the child’s enrollment in an educational institution.
Thus, educational institutions do not have the right to require any fees to enroll a child in an educational institution. At the same time, even in the absence of fees, the educational institution is obliged to provide educational services to the child.
The absence of such contributions, all the more, cannot entail the expulsion of the student, since the grounds for forced expulsion are enshrined in Article 61 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ “On Education in the Russian Federation”
1. General provisions
1.1. This Regulation has been developed in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Federal law dated January 12, 1996 N 7-FZ “On Non-Profit Organizations”, Federal Law dated December 30, 2006 N 275-FZ “On the procedure for the formation and use of endowment capital non-profit organizations" and the Charter of the Foundation and determines the procedure for the formation and activities of the Foundation's Board of Trustees.
1.2. The Board of Trustees is the body of the Foundation that exercises control over its activities.
1.3. The Board of Trustees carries out its activities on a voluntary basis. Members of the Board of Trustees are not entitled to receive remuneration for performing the functions assigned to them.
2.1. The competence of the Board of Trustees includes:
1) exercising supervision over the activities of the Fund, the adoption of decisions by other bodies of the Fund and ensuring their execution, the use of the Fund’s funds, and the Fund’s compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
2) review of reports executive body Fonda;
3) carrying out activities that contribute to increasing the effectiveness of the Fund’s activities;
4) organization of interaction between the Fund and federal authorities state power the Russian Federation, government bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, with commercial and non-profit structures on issues of the Fund’s activities;
5) preliminary approval financial plan Fund and changes to it;
6) determining the purpose and purposes of using income from the endowment capital, as well as the recipients of income from the endowment capital, the period for which the endowment capital is formed, the volume of payments from income from the endowment capital, the frequency and procedure for their implementation in cases where a donation agreement or a will the specified conditions are not defined;
7) preliminary approval of the standard form of the donation agreement concluded with donors during a public collection cash to replenish target capital;
8) approval of an internal document defining the procedure for monitoring the implementation of the financial plan of a non-profit organization, including the procedure and timing for consideration of incoming complaints, appeals and applications, forms and timing for the submission of reporting documents;
9) preparation of proposals on the powers of the Council for the use of endowment capital and their submission to the highest management body of the Fund for approval;
10) monitoring the implementation of the Fund’s financial plan and preparing proposals for changes to it;
11) other powers provided for by law and the Charter of the Fund.
3.1. The founders approve the initial composition of the Board of Trustees consisting of [number] members. In the future, the Foundation's Board of Trustees is formed by co-opting new members into it.
3.2. The Board of Trustees may include the founders (their representatives), investors, representatives of state authorities and local governments, [fill in as appropriate].
The number of members of the Board of Trustees is not limited.
3.3. The Board of Trustees cannot include persons who are members of the Fund’s management bodies.
3.4. The Board of Trustees is headed by the Chairman, who is elected at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees by a majority vote for a period of [fill in as appropriate].
3.5. Chairman of the Board of Trustees:
Prepares proposals for the agenda of the meeting of the Board of Trustees;
Chairs meetings of the Foundation's Board of Trustees;
Represents the Foundation's Board of Trustees in the Foundation's governing bodies, state, public and other organizations;
Provides control over the implementation of the Fund’s information policy;
- [fill in what you need].
4.1. Members of the Board of Trustees have the right:
Participate in meetings of the Board of Trustees;
Participate in the events and programs of the Foundation;
Gain access to the Fund's resources information databases and resources;
Receive consulting, expert and other assistance consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fund’s activities;
Submit proposals on issues of the Fund’s activities for consideration by the Fund’s governing bodies;
Require reports on the activities of the Fund;
Enjoy protection of your interests by the Fund within the framework of its legal capacity;
Submit proposals to the Foundation Council on amendments and additions to these Regulations;
Terminate your membership in the Board of Trustees at any time.
4.2. The responsibilities of the members of the Board of Trustees include:
Personal participation in achieving the goals and solving the tasks of the Foundation with one’s own financial, technical and intellectual resources;
Assistance in attracting voluntary donations and contributions from citizens and legal entities to the Fund;
Contributing to the dissemination of information about the activities of the Foundation;
Providing comprehensive assistance in the implementation of the Fund's programs;
Carrying out supervisory functions over the use of funds received by the Foundation for targeted programs;
5.1. Meetings of the Board of Trustees are held as needed, but not less frequently [fill in as required].
5.2. The decision to convene and hold a meeting of the Board of Trustees is made by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees on his own initiative or at the request of one of the members of the Board of Trustees.
5.3. Members of the Board of Trustees are notified of the convening and holding of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation in writing no later than [period] before the day of its holding.
Notification of the convening and holding of a meeting of the Foundation's Board of Trustees is carried out by sending registered letters, telegrams, telephone messages, through the use of fax and other communications.
This notice must indicate:
Time and place of the meeting of the Board of Trustees;
Agenda for the meeting of the Foundation's Board of Trustees.
All attached to the notice necessary materials related issues on the agenda.
5.4. The meeting is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and if his presence is impossible, by a member of the Board of Trustees appointed by the Chairman.
5.5. Decisions of the Foundation's Board of Trustees are made by voting of its members, each of whom has one vote.
5.6. Decisions on agenda items are made by a majority of at least two-thirds of the total number of votes of members of the Board of Trustees, unless the need for a larger number of votes to make such a decision is provided for by law or the Charter of the Foundation.
5.7. The person presiding over the meeting of the Board of Trustees shall organize the keeping of minutes.
The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees are drawn up no later than three working days from the date of the meeting in two copies. Both copies are signed by the chairman and secretary of the meeting of the Board of Trustees.
5.8. The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees indicate:
Place and time of the meeting;
Total number of members of the Board of Trustees;
Chairman, secretary, meeting agenda.
The protocol must contain the main provisions of the speeches, the issues put to vote and the results of voting on them, and the decisions made.
Board of Trustees - what is it? The term is defined by the Criminal Executive Code of the Russian Federation and some others regulatory documents. Parents of schoolchildren, people whose children ended up in educational institutions, as well as employees of such organizations should have an idea of what the council represents. This will help you operate in accordance with current laws.
Criminal Code: definition
Board of Trustees - what is it? The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation proposes to characterize this term as follows: a body that is formed in a certain colony for the maintenance and education of convicts. Main task PS - help with administrative issues related to the activities of the colony, as well as strengthen the material base. PS can solve problems social protection wards, engage in employment for those released, and their everyday self-realization.
The law on a board of trustees of this kind is Article 142 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. They create a situation inside. It will regulate the operation of the PS.
Who, what and how
In the colony, the composition of the board of trustees is made up of government employees, activists who have expressed a desire to try themselves in this area, persons from public organizations. Only those whose moral, business features individuals allow them to cope with the tasks assigned to the PS.
The creation of a PS is the area of responsibility of a specialized government agency. She is responsible for approving the regulations and selecting the composition. The country's highest executive authority decides who gets the position of "chairman of the board of trustees." But local authorities will control the work of the PS and its leaders.
Members of the council can regularly visit the wards, get acquainted with the internal “kitchen”, talk with the defendants held in the colony and monitor issues of justice. In particular, if there are complaints, it is the council members who can advance them so that consideration occurs quickly and correctly. If in the course of such work it is possible to discover shortcomings in the functioning of the colony, the chairman of the council sends a request to the administration and formulates proposals aimed at improving the situation. At the same time, the police department has no right to interfere in the operational work of the colony and the search.
PS: what else are there?
The described type of PS is far from the only one. Similar bodies are created in a variety of non-profit organizations and foundations. Thus, the PS must function in the pension fund. He controls how the organization works and defends the interests of the participants. The law regulating the activities of the board of trustees in the Pension Fund is called “On Non-State pension funds" PS is discussed in Article 31. It describes how such a council is formed, where participants are taken from, and who is appointed as leader.
The Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund is an association of persons representing the interests of participants and depositors. For a decision to be made, at least half of the votes must be in favor of a particular option. At the same time, PS participants do not receive payment for their work in this body.
A number of features
In different organizations, the work plan of the board of trustees, as well as the specifics of the work process, are different. So, in one case, the PS is engaged only in supervision and control, but in another it will have much broader functions. The simplest example is the board of trustees at a school. Here PS is a type of self-government. Back in 1999, the government of the country established an approximate situation for PS schools. If you study it, you will notice that the organ:
- helps to attract extrabudgetary funds for school development;
- helps improve working conditions;
- organizes contests, competitions, and other events;
- deals with issues in the area of competence.
First, the regulation on the board of trustees is adopted, and only on its basis is the PS itself created. In a non-profit organization, this requires organizing a meeting of all shareholders, during which (this event must be recorded and registered according to the rules of document flow) a decision is made on how to create a PS and how it will work.
The PS is a collegial body, which means that it must have five or more participants. When a certain issue is brought to the board of trustees, each member reports his recommendations. Usually the issues are directly related to those relevant to the shareholders meeting.
What to consider:
- liquidation, reorganization;
- amendment of the charter;
- change in the invested, reserved share of the income received.
Who conducts the meeting of the board of trustees? Usually these are people who carry out such activities for free, that is, they do not receive remuneration for their work. As for the composition, in general, three-quarters of the votes in the PS belong to the insured, participants, and depositors of the organization. However, these may not be the people themselves, but their official representatives.
PS: terminology
Guardianship allows you to effectively protect the rights and interests, as well as provide guardianship over an unprotected category of citizens.
Trustees are those who are officially chosen.
In some institutions, managers are called trustees.
There is also a special title that can be assigned to a citizen - and then he becomes a trustee. Finally, these are those who manage or participate in the CoP.
Regulatory regulation of PS in Russia is carried out on the basis of law No. 1134 adopted in 1999. It follows from it that educational institutions must have boards of trustees without fail. Such bodies will control how the organization operates, as well as monitor targeted contributions and voluntary donations. The task of the PS is to ensure that all the money goes to the needs of the educational institution itself, and not to third-party purposes.
Responsibility: on everyone and everyone
Even a first-grader knows that the most important person in school is the director. His task is to choose a development strategy for the educational institution and provide funding. But just one person cannot cope with a large organization. Therefore, the idea of boards of trustees appeared, providing assistance to the head of an educational institution on a free basis. As they say, divide and conquer. Here this principle is fully reflected - by dividing power between himself and the activists, the chief manager solves even complex problems with great success.
The Regulations on the Board of Trustees make it possible to introduce self-government into working practice as effective method improving the quality of services provided by the institution. The PS receives some managerial powers, which implements government practice public management. Of course, only a competent director who is able to appreciate all the advantages of this method will resort to this. Based on the example of numerous educational institutions that have organized PS, it is clear that here budget money is spent more efficiently, and the institution itself quickly gains independence: financial, economic.
Some nuances
Certain difficulties are associated with the situation when a PS is created in an educational institution, but nothing is registered as a legal entity. This means that any funds coming from different sources are directed to the school, even if the council has its own account. Income and expenses will be reflected in the school budget, which will lead to bad consequences. The second option is “black cash”. He looks even worse.
To find a way out of the situation, you need not only to form a PS in an educational institution, but also to open a new legal entity corresponding to it. It will be independent and classified as a non-profit organization. The profit received by the CoP is not distributed among the participants, but is used to improve the situation of the school for which the CoP works.
In the form of a legal entity, the PS accumulates money without being accountable to anyone outside. When extra-budgetary sources are under the control of such a legal entity, officials do not have access to them, which completely eliminates the possibility of illegal fraud. And these occur very often if local government trying to cut costs educational institution: it simply enters funds received from sources outside the budget as school profits, and declares that the educational institution is provided with everything. Of course, there is no need to dream about grants here.
Benefits for parents
Why is PS at school useful not only to the director, but also to the parents of all children studying in the institution? They receive a guarantee that the funds they collect will be spent in a targeted manner. This means that it is the ordinary people who will control where and how the money goes. The trustees work with the parents of all schoolchildren, and the funds raised are used strictly for educational purposes.
The PS must work closely with the school administration, but he does not report to it, but controls the work of managers. This affects not only financial aspects, but also a number of other issues. In order for the work to be as effective as possible, it is important to establish interaction without conflicts, based on the ideas of partnership. At the same time, parents, through the board of trustees, can take part in the organization educational process and in solving school problems.
PS: not only for general education students!
One of the important tasks of the PS is support educational program. If we are talking about an institution where they give additional education, then the PS makes sure that underprivileged gifted children can get the best. Activists organize clubs, sections, and hold sports and cultural events aimed, on the one hand, at attracting public attention to problems, and on the other, giving children the opportunity to show themselves. The PS also provides legal protection for the educational institution, its students, teachers, and can take part in organizing summer holidays for schoolchildren and teachers.
PS: who to include in the lineup
Practice shows that the most effective PSs are those that include businessmen. Good results show councils that include local officials working in areas adjacent to the organization's field of activity. But it is recommended not to include “celebrities” if possible. Such conclusions were made in the course of a study organized by the Process-Consulting company and the Garant center.
It must be said that a lot has changed in recent years. If 7-8 years ago celebrities were often included in the PS, but in recent years this practice has come to naught. But much depends on the characteristics of a particular fund. The most striking example is a fund whose chairman is the president of the country. This is the “Connection” organization created to help disabled people. It was formed with the participation of the state. There are three tips. One is controlled and is supreme body, the other is PS, the third is expert, decider financing.
When does PS work effectively?
As experts say, the PS is most effective when the composition of its members is balanced. This means that there must be persons who will represent the organization, institution in society, those who have established connections with business, as well as people through whom one can work with government agencies. It is impossible to do without an activist who would move the PS and, through it, the organization itself forward. This person must attract interested parties from whom a collegial body can be created. As analysts say, if such an active participant was successfully selected, he will definitely form an authoritative PS.
The council must have a core that can work actively, but there must also be a passive reserve. These are the members who real work minimal participation. The active core takes upon itself interaction with the media and planning of development strategies for the institution. Activists must participate in all events in their area.
Exchange of experience and new opportunities
Many recommend involving foreign citizens in the CoP whenever possible. This is necessary for those institutions that plan to work with foreigners in the future. legal entities. By involving such people in advance, you can gain invaluable first-hand experience in a similar field in another country.
By the way, you should not think that this condition only works for large non-profit organizations. Even the PS at the most ordinary school on the periphery of Russia receives great benefits if it interests a foreign citizen in its work. It will probably be possible to establish fairly strong connections and take schoolchildren on excursions and educational programs to the country from which the person came. You can set up a language exchange program, and declare all the benefits in special program development, for which to request a grant from the administration of the locality.
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