Call for Nominations to the UTS
Board of Directors
Since January 2004, pursuant to the UTS By Law, the UTS Board of Directors included at least one individual who is not, at the time of election, either a parent or an alumnus/alumna.
Past unaffiliated directors included Professor Vivek Goel (former U of T Provost) Professor David Farrar (former Deputy Provost and Vice-Provost Students – U of T); Professor Jane Gaskell (former OISE/UT Dean), Gen Ling Chang (the Senior Student Achievement Officer with the Literacy & Numeracy Secretariat, Student Achievement Division, Ministry of Education) and Dr. Avis Glaze, (retired Education Commissioner and Special Advisor to the Minister of Education of Ontario, and head of Ontario’s Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat).
In recent months, professional obligations and on-going out of town commitments have made it necessary for the most recent unaffiliated appointments, Avis Glaze and Gen Ling Chang, to submit their resignations to the Board, with great regret.
The Board would now like to invite members of the UTS community to recommend candidates for appointment to the Board, who are not at the time of nomination or election, either a parent or an alumnus/alumna. The term for the unaffiliated directorships is 3 years.
The UTS Board is committed to attracting Directors who will share their enthusiasm for the school along with specific expertise that can help UTS move forward. Such expertise may include general business experience, education, risk management, fundraising, communications or marketing and finance. All recommendations will be reviewed and considered by the Board.
The election of two new directors is expected to take place in September 2010.
The Board is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes nominations from visible minority group members and women. If you would like to recommend an individual who is not at this time or at the time of election, a parent or an alumnus/alumna, or would like to put your own name forward, please complete the nomination form and return it in confidence to Bob Lord, Chair UTS Board at UTSBoard@utschools.ca.
GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE DIRECTORS OF UTS
The responsibilities of effective directors of UTS are to:
- Ensure that UTS mission is clear, appropriate and relevant as times change.
- Determine that the School's curriculum, programs and activities support the School's mission and achieve both short-term goals and long-term purpose.
Exercise fiduciary responsibility to obtain and appropriately use the resources required to carry out UTS' mission and sustain it.
To fulfill these responsibilities and to ensure the long-term success of UTS, directors must work together to:
- Cultivate a deep understanding of what UTS is doing.
- Act as ambassadors for UTS, explaining its purpose and needs to the community.
- Select, establish conditions of employment for, work with and evaluate the Principal.
- Make sure that UTS fulfills its ethical, legal and regulatory obligations.
- Attend board meetings fully prepared to discuss, ask questions and make decisions related to UTS' purpose, goals, and activities.
- Support and monitor UTS' fundraising and use of funds.
- Evaluate the composition and performance of the board and recruit future board leadership.
