Governance

Two groups that you will have contact with during your family’s involvement with Eastern Suburbs Montessori are the Trust and the PTA.

Eastern Suburbs Montessori Trust

Eastern Suburbs Montessori is governed and administered by a registered Charitable Trust which was formed as a body to manage, fund and supply all buildings, facilities and materials. The Trust was established to ensure a quality Montessori learning environment would be available to children in Auckland and would continue to flourish.

The Trust is also responsible for the sourcing of Montessori qualified staff and finances the provision of any teachers or teacher aides additional to government teacher funding entitlement.

The Trustees are a group of dedicated parents working together in conjunction with the Board of Trustees of Glendowie School, to provide Montessori learning as a special programme in Glendowie School.

Eastern Suburbs Montessori PTA

Eastern Suburbs Montessori also has a Parent-Teacher Association, commonly known as the PTA. All parents of children enrolled in Eastern Suburbs Montessori are automatically members of the Montessori PTA and are encouraged to become involved in the social and community events of our school. (This is a separate committee from the Glendowie School Parents Association.)