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CONSTITUTION OF THE SWEDISH SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION SCHOOL
Name and Address
The name of the school shall be Swedish Supplementary Education School and its address (place of business) is 1 Woodleigh Lane, Singapore 357684. Correspondence should be sent c/o the Embassy of Sweden, 1 Temasek Avenue, #14-03, Singapore 039192
Aims
To provide Swedish Supplementary Education and to stimulate Swedish cultural understanding for Swedish-speaking children in Singapore. The school activities help to facilitate the student return into the compulsory Swedish education system and enable family transition from Sweden to Singapore.
Committee of Management
- The Committee of Management for the school, from here on known in this document as the CoM, shall operate according to the Education Act, Cap 87 (1985 Ed) and the Schools Regulations (1990 Ed).
2. The CoM for the school shall be appointed by the Swedish Supplementary Education School Society
(registered under the Societies Act, Cap 311) and is subject to the approval of the Director-General of
Education.
The CoM shall comprise of up to 9 members, as follows:
(i) Supervisor
(ii) Secretary
(iii) Treasurer
(iv) 1 – 6 other members if necessary
The CoM members will be appointed at the Swedish Supplementary Education School Society Committee Annual General Meeting (AGM).
3. The term of office of the CoM shall be 1 year.
4. The CoM shall meet regularly throughout the school year. Meetings shall be held no less than (minimum)
4 times during the school year.
Duties of Supervisor
5.The Supervisor shall:
a) conduct all correspondence with the Director-General of Education concerning the administration of the School
b) observe that the appointment and dismissal of any member of the staff of the school shall be determined by a majority vote of all CoM members and that action for the appointment and dismissal of staff shall be initiated by him/her;
c) be responsible for issuing, upon request, to every teacher engaged to teach in his/her School a Letter of Appointment which shall set out:
(i) the conditions of service;
(ii) the salary scale; and
(iii) the conditions upon which the appointment may be terminated;
d) be responsible for ensuring that the salaries of all teachers are paid in full when due; e) ensure that no
instructions shall be given in the school except in accordance with a syllabus approved by the Director-General of Education;
f) comply with directions given by the Director-General of Education in writing to him as to the preparation or alteration of the time-table of work of any class and submit for the approval of the Director-General of Education any such new revised time-table;
g) cause a copy of the time-table of each class to be displayed, upon request, in the classroom it normally occupies;
h) inform the Director-General of Education of any change in the hours of school work;
i) ensure that subscription or fees shall be collected from pupils other than fees approved by the Director-
General of Education
j) submit to the Director-General of Education for approval a list of the proposed (1) Education Fee, (2) any other fees;
k) ensure to keep proper books of account, in which shall be shown every item of income and expenditure received and incurred on behalf of the School;
l) ensure that all books of account shall be audited annually by an auditor approved by the Director General of
of Education;
m) ensure that the health requirements as stated in the Schools Regulations (1990 Ed) and/or as recommenden by the Commissioner of Public Health shall be complied with and maintained.
n) ensure that in every classroom or room used as such, there shall be displayed a certificate signed by the Director-General or an Officer authorized under Section 5 of the Education Act, Cap 87 (1985 Ed), specifying the maximum number of persons to be accommodated in that room at any one time and that no person other than the Director General of Education or such officer shall remove, deface, cancel or alter such certificat
o) keep in his/her custody the seal of the School, a copy of title deeds of school property and other important
documents
p) obtain approval of the Director-General of Education for the closure of school before such is effected;
q) be responsible for the organization of the curriculum both in and out of the classroom, for the control of the teachers and for the maintenance of discipline of the pupils of the School
r) ensure entry of fees paid by pupils in proper books of account as income of the School; s) ensure that receipts
are issued to the payment of fees by every pupil;
t) ensure to keep all accounts books which shall be available at all reasonable times for scrutiny by an Inspector of Schools;
u) have powers to delegate part of his duties specified above to other members of the CoM provided that prior approval to that effect has been obtained from the Director-General of Education.
Duties of Secretary
6. The Secretary shall:
record and keep minutes of all proceedings and resolutions passed at meetings of the CoM.
Duties of Treasurer
7. The Treasurer shall: a) be responsible for all financial transactions of the School, including but not limited to (1) enter fees paid by pupils in proper books of account as income of the School, (2) issue receipts to the payment of fees by every pupils;
b) maintain proper books of account of the School and keep such books available for scrutiny by an Inspector of schools
c) prepare annual statements of accounts for audit by an auditor approved by the Director General of Education; and submit such audited statements to the attention of the Supplementary Education School Society ahead of their AGM.
d) submit a copy of audited annual statements of accounts to the Ministry of Education on or before the 30th June, in the following year.
Signature of Supervisor: <<Signature>>
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Constitution Swedish Supplementary
