Bishop Mackenzie International School is a non-profit organization run by a Board of Trustees. The Board consists of nine elected members, three of whom are Malawian taxpayers, three non-Malawian taxpayers and three non-taxpayers. Each of these three groups shall have three voting members on the board. Board members are elected from the parent body by the Parents Association. The Director and Head Teachers of Primary and Secondary schools, an elected teacher representative from the Primary and Secondary schools and the Chair of the PTA are ex-officio members. The board may also appoint ex-officio members with particular skills in order to fulfill its obligation to facilitate the smooth running of the school.
The Board holds an open meeting on the last Tuesday of each month that school is in session. Times are advertised in the school newsletter, Tikambe. An AGM of the Parents Association is scheduled to be held in March of each year (completed audited reports permitting) where audited accounts and annual reports of the previous financial year and the provisional budget for the forthcoming financial year are presented. Vacancies arising in the Board during the year may be filled through co-opting a suitable parent and shall fill the vacancy until the next election cycle .
Board Profile
The structure of the BMIS Board of Trustees is laid down by the Articles of Association and is made up of nine parent members. The board is broadly representative of the different groups of parent members and is comprised of three Malawian parents, three non-Malawian tax payers, and three non-tax payers.
The 2019-20 Board members are:
Malawian
Express Moyo
Alfred Chitulu
Anita Mulemba
Non-Malawian Tax Payers
Gianluca Bizzaro
Mahima Nambiar
Guido Cornella
Non-Tax Payers
Matthew Pickard
Sean Stapleton
Karen van Buitenen
The term of office is three years, but with a highly mobile parent body, it is not uncommon to have a higher turnover. Elections are held annually, following the AGM and before the end of the academic year.
The Board Chairperson,
BMIS,
PO Box 102,
Lilongwe,
Malawi
Contact the Board: board@bmis.mw
From the Board: Grievance Procedures