Charter 2011

Introduction

Education Act 1989, Sections 75 and 76

s.75 Boards to control management of schools –

Except to the extent that any enactment or the general law of New Zealand provides otherwise, a school’s board has complete discretion to control the management of the school as it thinks fit.

s.76 Principals –

(1) A school’s principal is the board’s chief executive in relation to the school’s control and management.

(2) Except to the extent that any enactment or the general law of New Zealand provides otherwise, the principal –

Shall comply with the board’s general policy directions; and

Subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, has complete discretion to manage as the principal thinks fit the school’s day to day administration.

Governance

Management

The School and its Community

National Education Priorities

National priorities are:

The school integrates the National Educational Goals and National Education Priorities at governance and operational levels by giving them full consideration when planning school developments or school/class programmes.

Cultural Diversity

Te Reo

Procedural Information

Strategic Plan

Vision

To be:

Core Values

We value the 4 Cs:

Goals

To create a community of learners with:

 

To create a community of Maori learners with:

Strategies

 

Annual Plan – 2010-2013 Goals

Goal One - Literacy Achievement

Measures and Targets

 

Actions

 

Goal Two - Numeracy Achievement

Measures and Targets

Actions

 

 

Charter Consultation Plan

The Kaikohe East School Board consults annually with the Maori community and wider community.   

Processes for consultation include:

Variance Report 2010

Link to download printable version of Variance Report (PDF 324k)

Goal 1 (literacy)  By the end of the year at least 66% of year 6 children will be reading at or above the school reading age target of PM level 27 – 28 (10 – 11 year reading age)

Rationale

What happened.

Monitoring and reporting.

Next Steps - Suggest acknowledge shortcomings of Running Records and adjust targets.....comprehension

Goal 2 (numeracy)  By the end of the year at least 50% of year 6 children will be working at or above stage 5 (EA) as measured by the cluster Place Value test.

Rationale

Monitoring and reporting.

Next steps - adjust goals to reflect results

Amendment Required by the Ministry of Education

"...[T]arget:

1. Kaikohe East School will collect base-line student achievement data against National Standards for all year levels for Reading,Writing and Mathematics. ...

2. The board will develop its aims, directions, objectives, priorities and targets for the management of the school’s and board’s capability, resources, assets, and liabilities, including human resources, finances, property and other ownership matters.

3. The board will develop its aims, directions, objectives, priorities and targets for meeting general government policy objectives for all schools as set out or referred to in the National Education Guidelines and specific policy objectives applying to the school."

 

Note: 

Ministry Letters

 

Printing the Charter