Advisory Board

The Colegio Gran Bretaña school is governed by the Board of Directors (Junta Directiva), an Advisory Board (Consejo Directivo), a Director and a General Manager in accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities as determined by school policy.

Advisory Board members serve a one-year, renewable term of office. The 12- month term is from October through September. The composition of the Advisory Board shall be as follows:

• The CGB Director
• Two delegates named by the Board of Directors (one of these shall be the General Manager and the other shall be a member of the external community).
• Two faculty members, elected by the faculty. One of these shall be a foreign-hired faculty member, and the other shall be locally hired.
• One student representative (chosen by the secondary school students)
• The Public Relations Officer of the school (who also serves as the secretary of the Advisory Board)
• Two parents, named by the PTA. One parent shall be foreign and one shall be Colombian.
• The PTA President
• Two representatives of the international business community. One of these shall be named by the British Petroleum Company and one shall be named by Schlumberger. It is not necessary that these representatives have children in the school.
• The British and U.S. Ambassadors to Colombia shall each name a representative to the Advisory Board. It is not necessary that these representatives have children in the school.