3. Developmens Boards, Constitution of Schooi Development Boards,
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A Board established for a school shall consist of—
the following ez officio members, namely, the
Principal of that school, who shall be the Chairman of the Board, and the Senior Deputy Principal of that school ;
the following other members—
{i) three teachers of that school, elected by secret ballot by the teachers teaching in that school at a meeting of such teachers summoned for the purpose by the Principal or in his absence, the Senior Deputy Principal of that school, or where the number of teachers teaching in that school is three or less than three, all the teachers teaching in that schoal. Where the number of teachers so elected is less than three, the other members of the Board shall elect or nominate to the
Board such number of members as are required to make up the difference between three and the number of teachers so elected, from among the parents of pupils of that school, past pupils of that school and wellwishers of the school community, endeavouring to ensure, as far as practicable, that all such categories are equally re-presented on the Board ;
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three parents of pupils presently studying in that school, elected by secret ballot at a meeting of such parents summoned for the purpose by the Principal or in his absence, the Senior Deputy Principaf, of that school.
A legal guardian of a pupil studying in that school shall be deemed to be a parent of that pupil for the purpose of this section
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three past pupils who are members of the Past
Pupils Association of that school, elected hy secret ballot at a general meeting of the
Past Pupils Association, or where there is no such Past Pupils Association of that school, three past pupils of that school elected by secret bailot at a meeting of such past pupils summoned for the purpose by the
Principal or in his absence, the Senior
Deputy Principal, of that school. Where there are no such past pupils or the number of past pupils present are inadequate for the purpose of holding an election, the otner members of the Board shall elect or nominate to the Board, three members from among the teachers of the school, parents of pupils of that school and the wellwishers of the school community, endeavouring to ensure, as far as practicable, that all such categories are equally represented on the Board
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a person elected by the members of the Board to represent the wellwishers of the school community.
In electing or nominating members to a Board established that school shall endeavour to ensure, that as far as the parents of the pupils of that school and past pupils of that school shall endeavour to ensure, that as far as practicable, both sexes are equally represented on the
Board.
A member elected or nominated under this paragraph, is hereinafter, referred to as.an “ clected member”.
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