PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT - EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS POLICY
Purposes:
1. To maintain a long term equipment plan
(Ten Years) for replacement of major
furniture and equipment items over
the value of $250.00 (individually, or collectively in some cases).
2. To maintain the expenditure pattern adopted to meet the school’s
projected budget/cash flow.
3. To maintain the asset register of all
equipment items concerned with the delivery of curriculum areas,
administration, learning and teaching programme.
Guidelines/Procedures:
1. The Board of Trustees is responsible in consultation with the
Principal to maintain
(a) The equipment and furnishing
programme and its monitoring procedures
(b) The long term plan of
replacement.
2. The Principal is responsible for the day to day administration
of the programme. Authority may be delegated for administrating all or some of
the programme.
3. An
Asset Register and long term plan for replacement is in place. The Asset Register details all school
equipment and furnishings in excess of $250.00.
4. Consultants
may be used at required times for advice and guidance on the development of the overall plan.
5. The plan covers a ten year period.
(a) Value of items.
(b) The expected time over the
ten year period of replacement.
(c) The expected cost of
replacement. The plan is set up in grid
form on a year by year basis.
6. The Principal is responsible for reporting to the Board of
trustees Property/Grounds sub committee on aspects of Programme
Development. The Board will receive
regular reports from the sub committee
of their monthly meetings and subsequently will report annually to the community as part of the total
property management policy report.
Approved……………………..
Date…./08/99
Revised