Open letter from the Yeshivah Centre Board of Trustees
16 June 2015
Dear Friends,
We write to you regarding the Governance of the Yeshivah Centre, including Yeshivah and Beth Rivkah Colleges.
The Members of the Associations (The Trustees) have met this week to implement a transition for stronger governance and renewed capability. All agree that we must implement the changes with vigour and immediacy to enable our schools and community to continue to thrive.
An interim new Committee of Management is being appointed until such time as a new constitution is drawn up and adopted. This body will be comprised of individuals with recognized and proven skills set and experience, from our community and beyond. They will support the Principal in his role, as well as supporting the other leadership staff of the organisation, as we go through this transition.
The interim Committee will be held to strict timeframes and will only hold office until the Annual General Meeting which must be held no later than 31 December 2015, at which time it is expected that a new constitution and set of Rules will be adopted.
Alongside this interim Committee of Management, a Constitutional Review Committee will be formed comprising a group of professionally qualified, legal and governance experts, together with a Rabbinic advisor from our community. Their mandate will be to recommend a new governance structure and set of Rules for the Association which meet the requirements for good governance and conform to the VRQA governance charter. It is expected that the new rules will be adopted by the Members of the Association at the AGM which will be held later this year.
We look forward to communicating with you as each of these changes take place, and will advise you the names and curriculum vitae of the individuals involved in each of these stages of our governance transition.
With best wishes
Mr. Mendel New
Mr. Samuel Gurewicz
Rabbi Sholom Mendel Kluwgant
Mr. Hersh Cooper
Mr. Don Wolf
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner
Rabbi Shimshon Jurkowicz
Mr. Yirmi Loebenstein
Mrs. Nechama Bendet
Members of the Yeshivah Centre Associations
We write to you regarding the Governance of the Yeshivah Centre, including Yeshivah and Beth Rivkah Colleges.
The Members of the Associations (The Trustees) have met this week to implement a transition for stronger governance and renewed capability. All agree that we must implement the changes with vigour and immediacy to enable our schools and community to continue to thrive.
An interim new Committee of Management is being appointed until such time as a new constitution is drawn up and adopted. This body will be comprised of individuals with recognized and proven skills set and experience, from our community and beyond. They will support the Principal in his role, as well as supporting the other leadership staff of the organisation, as we go through this transition.
The interim Committee will be held to strict timeframes and will only hold office until the Annual General Meeting which must be held no later than 31 December 2015, at which time it is expected that a new constitution and set of Rules will be adopted.
Alongside this interim Committee of Management, a Constitutional Review Committee will be formed comprising a group of professionally qualified, legal and governance experts, together with a Rabbinic advisor from our community. Their mandate will be to recommend a new governance structure and set of Rules for the Association which meet the requirements for good governance and conform to the VRQA governance charter. It is expected that the new rules will be adopted by the Members of the Association at the AGM which will be held later this year.
We look forward to communicating with you as each of these changes take place, and will advise you the names and curriculum vitae of the individuals involved in each of these stages of our governance transition.
With best wishes
Mr. Mendel New
Mr. Samuel Gurewicz
Rabbi Sholom Mendel Kluwgant
Mr. Hersh Cooper
Mr. Don Wolf
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Groner
Rabbi Shimshon Jurkowicz
Mr. Yirmi Loebenstein
Mrs. Nechama Bendet
Members of the Yeshivah Centre Associations
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