2009 Operations Policy Review Report - Personnel - 14 September 2020

Personnel Policy

• • The Kaikohe East Board's Personnel Policy is part of the board's Operations Policy and is published on the school website.

  • It is restated here for board members' convenience:

Personnel

The board delegates responsibility to the principal all matters relating to the management of staff. Therefore the principal may not fail to:

• Ensure that personnel policies and procedures comply with current employment legislation

• Ensure that staff are managed in a sound, fair, and respectful manner in accordance with the terms of their current employment agreements

• Ensure that all employees’ rights to personal dignity, safety and access to an approved and fair internal grievance process are maintained

• Take reasonable steps to protect staff from unsafe or unhealthy working conditions

• Ensure that all required staff are registered or have a current Limited Authority to Teach

• Ensure that all staff have an annual performance appraisal

• Provide a smoke free environment

• Provide Protective Disclosure protection

Principal's Interpretation

• • My interpretation of the board's requirements in this area is that the board wants to be assured that it is acting as a good employer and meeting all its obligations to its employees.

Data to Verify that the Policy Interpretation is Being Fulfilled

• • The Personnel section of the online staff handbook contains procedures that are developed in consultation with staff to ensure that the board's requirements are met.

  • All staff were given the opportunity to respond to a survey of their perceptions of whether or not the principal is meeting the requirements of the policy.

Link to Summary of Survey Results

Note

• • Annual performance appraisals are no longer required by the Teachers’ Council.

Conclusion

• • Survey results suggest that the board's requirements are being met.

  • Consideration should be given to removing this clause from the policy statement: “Ensure that all staff have an annual performance appraisal”.

Chicky Rudkin

Principal