The Director and the seconded teachers
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| The Director and the seconded teachers
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| The Director of the European School Munich, Rudolph Ensing (seconded from the Netherlands) was appointed in 2010 by the Board of Governors. He is assisted by two Deputy Directors: Fausta Pressacco (seconded from Italy in 2008) is in charge of the primary section (kindergarten/primary school) and André Studer (seconded from France in 2005) who is in charge of the secondary section. The nationality of directors and deputies is determined by the Board of Governors. Some full-time teachers are seconded by their national governments for a period of 9 years. Additional vacancies, which cannot be filled with seconded teachers, are filled with contracted teachers, who are employed directly through the Director. The total number of teaching staff comprises 200 teachers (January 2010). | |||||||
| Staff Committee
Each School annually elects two representatives of the teaching staff (one primary, one secondary) to form a European Schools Staff Committee which is represented on the Board of Governors, the Teaching and Reform Committees, the Administrative and Financial Committee and the Administrative Board of each School. |
| The Parents' Association
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| It plays an important role in the various European Schools committees and working parties. The views and suggestions of parents concerning the organisation of the schools are put forward via their elected representatives to the Administrative Board and the Education Committee of the School (General Rules; chapter V). Parents are also represented on the Board of Governors and the Teaching and Reform Committees. | ||||
| Students' Committees
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| Each School has a Students Committee which is represented on the Enlarged Education Committee and the Administrative Board. Two elected representatives form the Central Students' Committee (COSUP), which sends two delegates in turn to meetings of the enlarged Teaching Committees. | |
| The Education Committee The Education Committee is a council for internal school matters both for the primary section and the secondary section, consisting of representatives of parents, teachers and pupils. Each Education Committee assembles regularly with the objective to create favourable conditions for efficient tuition and to promote positive and stimulating interpersonal relations. |
| The Administrative Board
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| As in all other schools of the European school system, the European School Munich has an Administrative Board chaired by the Secretary General of the European Schools, Michael Ryan. Its other members are the Director of the School, the representative of the European Commission, two elected representatives of the teachers, two representatives of the Parents' Association and, at the European School Munich, the representative of the European Patent Office. The Administrative Board deals with matters concerning the management and administration of the Schools, draws up budgets and monitors their implementation. They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of life in the school and ensuring its efficient operation. (General Rules; chapter II) |
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The Administrative Organs of the European Schools
| The Board of Governors
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This is the governing body of the European Schools, composed of the Ministers of Education, normally represented by senior civil servants from the Ministries of Education or Foreign Affairs of each European Union country, together with the representative of the Commission of the European Communities and the representative of the European Patent Office. It is competent in the educational, administrative and budgetary areas. When it is not in session its powers are exercised by its officially appointed Secretary General. |
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| The Preparatory Committees
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Matters for discussion and decision by the Board of Governors are first considered by preparatory committees, the two most important of which are: |
| The Joint Teaching Committee
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| Inspectors and directors, together with representatives of teachers, parents and pupils and a representative of the European Commission and the European Patent Office, examine proposals concerning the organisation and curricula of the schools. Detailed preparation is done by numerous sub-committees |
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| Budgetary Committee
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| Financial experts from the member states examine the financial implications of educational proposals and the budgets of individual schools and of the General Secretariat in Brussels. The European Commission and the European Patent Office are also represented on the Board of Governors. |
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| The Boards of Inspectors
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| Supervision of the education provided by the schools is carried out by two Boards of Inspectors, one for the nursery and primary sections and one for the secondary section, each consisting of 25 Inspectors. The Inspectors regularly visit classes, issue directives to Directors and teaching staff, meet periodically for discussions, form working parties consisting of Inspectors and teachers and submit proposals concerning syllabi, teaching methods and assessment to the Board of Governors. |
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