Recent Developments
On 1 December 2009 the Minister of Education announced to the Assembly that she had decided to reconstitute the Education and Library Boards with transitional arrangements being put in place until the Education and Skills Authority (ESA) was established.
In the case of the North Eastern Education and Library Board she decided the Board should consist of 23 members –
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9 members representing the 9 District Councils in the area
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4 members representing the interests of transferors of schools
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2 members representing the interests of trustees of maintained schools
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8 members representing the services for which the Board is responsible (including teachers).
Recruitment for these positions has commenced and it is anticipated the Board will be fully reconstituted in the Spring of 2010.
In the meantime the Department of Education has decided to extend the terms of office of 9 members to provide governance arrangements until the Board is reconstituted. As a result we will be examining how we carry out our business and reviewing the committee structure established when the Board had 35 members.
