An individual trustee does not become involved in specific management, personnel, or curricular issues. A trustee accepts and supports board decisions and respects board confidentiality. A trustee guards against conflict of interest, whether business-related or personal. The trustee takes care to separate the interests of the school from the specific needs of a particular child or constituency. A trustee has the responsibility to support the school and its head and to demonstrate that support within the community.
Authority is vested in the board as a whole.
A trustee who learns of an issue has the obligations to bring it to the head of school, or to the board chair, and must not deal with the situation individually. A trustee contributes to the development program of the school, including financial support and active involvement in annual and capital giving. Each trustee, as well as the treasurer and finance committee, has fiduciary responsibility to the school for sound financial management.