1009 Minutes 14 September

14 September 2010

Kaikohe East School Board - Minutes

Administration

Present

Mary Davis (Chair), Tracy Clarke, Chicky Rudkin (Principal), Kaz Chamberlain, Alf Tango, Angie Davis, Graeme Shaw, Don Edmonds (Secretary).

Apologies

Maraea Kea

Minutes

RESOLVED    Mary/Tracy

That the Minutes are a correct record of the previous meeting.

Correspondence

RESOLVED    Tracy/Kaz

That the inward correspondence is received and the outward approved.

Matters Arising

RESOLVED     Alf/Mary

The board of trustees including the principal resolve that the National Standards are fundamentally flawed and our school has no confidence in them. Therefore, we will defer setting our achievement standards based on National Standards until these concerns are addressed. We will, however, continue to use reliable data to set high expectations for our children which reflects the intent of the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Matauranga.

RESOLVED    Tracy/Kaz

That Renata’s leave is approved.

Financial Reports

RESOLVED   Angie/Tracy

That the Financial Reports are received.

Policy Review

RESOLVED   Tracy/Alf

That the Personnel Policy Review Report is received.

Curriculum Review

RESOLVED   Mary/Kaz

That the Social Sciences Curriculum Review Report is received.

Special Topics

Teacher Registration

RESOLVED    Alf/Kaz

That the Teacher Registration report is received.

Principal’s Performance

RESOLVED   Mary/Kaz

That the Principal’s Annual Performance Agreement is approved.

Funding Applications

RESOLVED   Chicky/Alf

That the board approves the applications to gaming trusts for funds for Riding for the Disabled fees.

Combined Boards

Note that there is a meeting for Kaikohe school boards at 6:00pm 2 November 2010 at Northland College.