Agenda

1. Welcome

2. Apologies

3. NZSTA Sharlene Rodgers visit: Board make up

3. Minutes of the Last Meeting

4. Matters arising from those minutes

5.  Correspondence

Inwards:

21/12/2023 Puawai Reed School House

24/01/2024 Siobhan Lambert RSE

31/01/2024 Trony and Tania Priscott RSE

8/02/2024 Kristy Knudsen RSE

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Outwards:

Reports

Financial: Cyclical Maintenance Review

Property: Break in and tools stolen

Staff:

Principal:

Board Review Programme

General

MoE Reporting and planning document

Budget for 2024

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In Committee

Minutes

MINUTES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

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Date: 28th February 2024.

Time: 6.40pm.

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Present: Sharlene McCormick, Greg Campbell, Chi Whitehead, Bruce Leslie, Nik Massey, Sharlene Rodgers from NZSTA

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Apologies: Nil

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In Attendance: Anna O’Malley taking the minutes.

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Chi Whitehead welcomed everyone to the meeting with a karakia.

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  • Sharlene Rodgers (NZSTA) presented School Board responsibilities and make-up to members.
  • Courtney (Presiding Member) left Dec 2023.
  • Discussing constitution of Board and mid-term / 3-yearly election. Members to shoulder tap.  
  • Bruce Presiding Member for this meeting.  Chi Presiding Member for next meeting.

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Minutes from Last Meeting: Read as true and correct. Moved - Chi / Bruce.

Matters Arising:

  • Plumbing under library messy after library removal.  Large bill. Most water issues resolved.
  • Some trees saved, whare getting fixed.

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Correspondence: as tabled

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  • RSE concerns in committee. 
  • School house correspondence in committee.
  • Accepted by Chi / Bruce.

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Financial Report:

  • Cyclical maintenance review. Accepted by Bruce / Chi.
  • Budget 2024. Extra for special needs - x2 new children as well as existing special needs children without funding.  More ICT (Chromebooks).  Accepted by Bruce / Nik

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Property Report:

  • Caretaker’s shed broken into and tools stolen. Wooden bars to be put across windows. Sharlene and Greg to look at security cameras.
  • MoE will pay for staff carpark damage by the cyclone.
  • KDC (Kaipara District Council) responsible for public car park.  Sharlene meeting with them in March 2024.

             

Staff Report:

  • Staff doing lots of PD (Professional Development).
  • Staff with bereavements.
  • Staff and school with covid.
  • Positive for start of the school year.

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Principal’s Report:

  • Roll low after leavers, numbers slowly building.
  • Principal’s wellbeing: Principal wellbeing course, PLC, personal coach for professionalism (Springboard), leadership team on conference together, how to measure strategic plan, visit mokopuna in Australia.

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Reports: Moved – Shar / Chi.

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Board Review Programme - next meeting.

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General:

  • MoE reporting and planning document. Accepted by all.
  • New sports shirts for tamariki.

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Dates for 2024:

March: 21/3/24

April: school holidays

May: 23/5/24

June: 27/6/24

July: 25/7/24

August: 22/8/24

September: 26/9/24

October: 31/10/24

November: 21/11/24

December: 12/12/24

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Meeting went into committee - 9:26pm

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In Committee meeting:

In accordance with s48(d) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, went into committee to discuss community, staffing and student issues.

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Meeting finished at – 9:40pm

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Signed: Signed meetings can be viewed at the Kaiwaka School office.

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…………………………………………… Presiding Member    Date: ……………………………

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Kaiwaka School Board of Trustees                           

Sharlene McCormick Mb: 021 083 60424     Principal

Nik Massey Mb: 021 2144 235 Staff Rep

Chi Whitehead Mb: 021 0259 6889 Parent Rep

Bruce Leslie Mb: 021 126 8015 Presiding Member

(this meeting only)

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Additional Documents
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