Thursday, 5 August 2021

Agenda Board Meeting Tuesday 10th August, 6pm

 Board Meeting Tuesday 10 August 2021, 6pm Staffroom

USEFUL LINKS: Board review cycle - includes who's on prayers,  


ALL REPORTS ARE TAKEN AS READ - BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE COME READY TO REVIEW -
Review includes: Comments/questions, interpretation, action.
We want our time together to be purposeful and cannot wait for reports to be read in the meeting. The principal's report will be unpacked.

6pm: Prayer - Vic

6.05pm: Board training -instead of training this month:
PROPERTY UPGRADE - plans will be emailed to you.  Further explanation in meeting.  First draft feedback also emailed to Board.  Board to discuss and finalise feedback on this plan to project manager.

6.30pm: From the pews

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT & Matters Arising                

Mid Year Annual Plan and Target Update - this is here for reference. It has been covered by principal's reports during the year. We are tracking according to plan. Please bring any questions/clarifications to the meeting.

 6.50: Principal's NAG Report August 2021 - important information here in the personnel, finance, and health and safety sections.



MOVE: Board approve this budgeted statement of financial position


BOARD WORK TO DO
(based on our Board review cycle - (includes who's on prayers)

Curriculum -

Achievement report
7.05: Mid Year Achievement 2021 - How are we going? - please read and reflect before meeting.  Data will need questioning.

This video gives a more narrative/qualitative report on our student learning and achievement in the first half of the year:






Review Report

Development
7:30 Social Science Capabilities - Achievement/Development Review - please read this document before the meeting as it will not be read at the meeting and to give the work credit (teachers and students), it should be read.  Please come with comments/clarifications / musings etc.  We are proud of this work, this is our present development and the way we are moving forward.


Strategy
7:50: Wondering?  For our Maori consultation, this year would it be worth inviting key members of Moeraki Marae to the school, doing a welcome, and requesting their input into our building and what we should see in it.  We could ask Maori families to join us (probably term 4).  Thoughts on this or variations would be good to have.

ERO - line of sight documentation.  This is what has been put together to share with ERO in the first instance.  The board has gone through this whole process and does own the process but it's worth knowing where it is and keeping it on top.  We will not read this, it is for information.


Policies Review
(For information: Schooldocs self review schedule - Meeting schedule.)

General Policy review will go to next meeting. 
A new policy "Dogs on School Grounds" will be considered too and we are gathering final pieces of information before presenting this.

Consultation

 Health and Safety - nothing to report



NAG 6 Administration :
7.55pm

Request: Move to accept that School will be closed on Monday 30th August for a teacher wellbeing day in line with most other North Otago schools and the Teachers' Accord Agreement.
Note we are also closed (already passed) on Friday 17th September for staff to attend the diocesan Gathering.
Also a Teacher Only Day on 1st November to attend Structured Literacy Training with our COL.

Move to clarify that the delegations for recruitment also apply to approving "Flexible Working Arrangements," ie the principal has authority for one term, senior leadership has authority for more than one term and board personnel committee for a permanent change.

Personnel Committee to be formed in order to complete a permanent tagged position recruitment process in September. Committee will require a proprietor's representative. This will be put in motion in late September, awaiting Ministry approval after the September provisional staffing notice (due 27 September).

EOTC Committee to be formed to check through Year 6 camp paperwork before putting to Board for approval at next meeting.

Accept Minutes of last meeting (updated minutes need linking)

Correspondence:
Tukutuku Korero - 5 July
Education Gazette - 26 July

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Board Meeting Tuesday 22nd June, 6pm

Board Meeting Tuesday 22 June 2021, 6pm Staffroom

USEFUL LINKS: Board review cycle - includes who's on prayers,  

AGENDA - Tuesday 22 June, 6.00pm staffroom
ALL REPORTS ARE TAKEN AS READ - BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE COME READY TO REVIEW -
Review includes: Comments/questions, interpretation, action.
We want our time together to be purposeful and cannot wait for reports to be read in the meeting. The principal's report will be unpacked.

6pm: Prayer - Adrienne

6.05pm: Board Training including "From the Pews": Tagged Positions. St Joseph's Board work to form a response to St Kevin's principal appointment consultation process - https://www.stkevins.school.nz/vacancies/principals-appointment-process

Special Character Attestation Report - prepared by proprietor's representatives and to be signed off by board chair

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT & Matters Arising                

PERSONNEL: First report in principal's appraisal shared by email.

 6.50: In committee conversation required

BOARD WORK TO DO
(based on our Board review cycle - (includes who's on prayers)

Curriculum -

Achievement report
Health and Physical Education Self Review (begun April meeting, further to be added this meeting)

Review Report
Reading Self Review - to be done at board meeting

Development
The curriculum capabilities continue to be the pivot point for the development of our inquiry curriculum.  This is being tracked and monitored through our annual target for 2021 which is about student engagement.  This will be shared further in the next meeting.

Strategy

Policies Review
Reporting to Parents on Student Progress - there has been lots of information shared about this process in the newsblogs this term and late last term.  Two parent information meetings were held to help parents understand reports.


Consultation

7.45pm.  Health and Safety

1. Request to seek to employ a person in a teacher aide capacity who has experience with tackle rugby and can safely supervise children who wish to play tackle rugby or bullrush at lunchtime.  Cost for 45 minutes each lunchtime until the end of term 3 is $1,156.  We still have $2000 for one off projects which will benefit our year 6-8 students.

2. Camp arrangements are not straightforward this year.  A separate document, "Teacher in charge of camp" will be sent by email.

Board to consider - the principal needs to be teacher in charge of camp and is also needed at school as the end of term 4 is a very challenging time for students and the community and the principal is needed on site.  So there is a plan around this in the notes.
Also note principal's surgery provision.

Move that the Board accept the initial proposal for intermediate camp in 2021 subject to all health and safety, permissions, health and behaviour forms and suitable parent help being presented at October Board Meeting.  Board accepts the plan around the "teacher in charge" of camp doc which will be shared by email.

3.

Board to consider the notes and risks identified in the teacher in charge of camp doc which will be shared via email.

Move:
EITHER that the Board accept the initial proposal for year 6 camp in 2021 subject to all health and safety, permissions, health and behaviour forms and suitable parent help being presented at September Board Meeting, accepting liability for loss of camp if principal is not able to do it, or if another solution can't be found.

OR: the Board opts for 3-4 EOTC days for year 6 at a cost of $1500.

NAG 6 Administration :
8.05pm
Request: Last year the Board offered to contribute to the end of year staff function but we had already had it and the offer was put on hold. Would the Board like to contribute to this year's function?
Accept Minutes of last meeting
Inwards and outwards correspondence:
Tukutuku Korero - May
Deloitte - Auditors Report - to be tabled at meeting
H Wilson - to be tabled at meeting
Education Gazette - June
NZCEO - Summary Annual Report - to be tabled at meeting
Caritas - Winter 2021 - to be tabled at meeting

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Board Meeting Tuesday 18 May, 6.00pm

 Board Meeting Tuesday 18 May 2021 6pm Staffroom

USEFUL LINKS: Board review cycle - includes who's on prayers,  

AGENDA - Tuesday 23 March, 6.00pm staffroom
ALL REPORTS ARE TAKEN AS READ - BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE COME READY TO REVIEW -
Review includes: Comments/questions, interpretation, action.
We want our time together to be purposeful and cannot wait for reports to be read in the meeting. The principal's report will be unpacked.

6pm: Prayer - Andy

6.05pm: Board Training: Management and Governance (to support new board members)

6.15pm: From the pews

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT & Matters Arising                



BOARD WORK TO DO
(based on our Board review cycle - (includes who's on prayers), linked above and the Schooldocs 2020 Review Cycle)

Curriculum -
To be aware of and question/discuss if necessary otherwise taken as read

Property - Planting Project
Responses from our learning picture questions:
 
-: Strategy
Board communication for upcoming Property Work
Awareness of Cybercrime and do we need insurance?  See principal's Report.  See booklet from New Era.  A data breach now requires a mandatory to the Privacy Commissioner's Office.  There is an insurance quote for Cybercrime which can be shared at the meeting.


Policies Review
(For information: Schooldocs self review schedule - Meeting schedule.)

-: not at this meeting

Consultation
Our Health Program Statement in line with Catholic Special Character - will be shared with parents for review - then to proprietor and our curriculum website.

NAG 6 Administration :
7.45pm
Accept Minutes of last meeting
Inwards and outwards correspondence:
 Education Gazette - March
Tukutuku Korero - April
Education Gazette - May
Caritas - Annual report - cartias.org.nz/annual report
Caritas - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sl1k9zoc88e0-YATeftKtq3W3CkhB90P/view?usp=sharing

Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Meeting 23 March 2021

Board Meeting Tuesday 23 March 2021 6pm Staffroom

USEFUL LINKS: Board review cycle - includes who's on prayers,  

AGENDA - Tuesday 23 March, 6.00pm staffroom
ALL REPORTS ARE TAKEN AS READ - BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE COME READY TO REVIEW -
Review includes: Comments/questions, interpretation, action.
We want our time together to be purposeful and cannot wait for reports to be read in the meeting. The principal's report will be unpacked.

6pm: Prayer - Sharni

6.05pm: Board Training: Management and Governance (to support new board members) - request to change this to:
learning engagement reflection and board input - this will support our work on our annual target

6.15pm: From the pews

6.20pm: SPECIAL CHARACTER - Self Review for 2021 - Proprietors Reps, DRSs and Principal need to engage in this. As a reminder this is what our self review looks like.

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT & Matters Arising                

 6.45: Principal's NAG Report - Finance, Property, Compliance and Personnel

Two Decisions from Personnel to be moved and agreed:
1. Move that the proposed Staffing during the principal's leave is accepted
2. Move to accept Paddy Ford as the principal's appraiser for 2021.

Principal appraisal for 2021 - Principals performance agreement

Draft Annual Accounts to be accepted and signed


BOARD WORK TO DO
(based on our Board review cycle - (includes who's on prayers), linked above and the Schooldocs 2020 Review Cycle)


Unscheduled (emerging) report: Behaviour Term 1 2021


Policies Review
(For information: Schooldocs self review schedule - Meeting schedule.)

-: not at this meeting

Consultation
Nothing at this meeting.

NAG 6 Administration :
7.45pm
Accept Minutes of last meeting
Inwards and outwards correspondence:
Callan Goodall - School Wellbeing Report
Letter from Bishop - School attestation
Education Gazette - February
Tukutuku Korero - March





Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Agenda Tuesday 9th February 2021

 Board Meeting Tuesday 9th February 2021 6pm Staffroom

AGENDA - Tuesday 9th February, 6.00pm staffroom
ALL REPORTS ARE TAKEN AS READ - BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE COME READY TO REVIEW -
Review includes: Comments/questions, interpretation, action.
We want our time together to be purposeful and cannot wait for reports to be read in the meeting. The principal's report will be unpacked.

6pm: Prayer - Lorraine

6.10pm: Board Chair election

6.15pm: Delegations:
Motion: the board delegates authority to the Board Chair to be an administrator and signatory on bank accounts.

Principal's Delegation
Move that the Board delegates the following responsibilities to the principal:
  • The day-to-day curriculum and resource management of the school and the achievement of the Government's key achievement areas and requirements as specified in official educational  policy documents;
  • The implementation of any other requirements specified by Act of Parliament, the Secretary of Education, any other permanent head of a Government department and for individual and collective employment contracts;
  • Approval of any orders for goods and services provided such an order will not exceed the Board approved budget allocation for the expenditure item involved;
  • Transfers to at-call deposits of amounts less than $5,000 and for periods less than 12 months;
  • Ordering fixed assets for which the capital expenditure has the prior approval of the Board, or fall within the asset replacement budget;
  • The appointment of relieving, casual staff and support staff provided such appointment is within the budget allocation for this particular person and provided this delegation is not given to any other staff member;
  • Communication with parents, officials, representatives of educational organisations and other firms and organisations with whom the Principal deals as part of their curriculum and resource management responsibilities;
Board Code of Conduct to be signed by all members


6.25pm: Board Training: Our review cycle Board review cycle

6.30pm: From the pews

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT & Matters Arising                

Move that draft budget with an operating deficit of $81,535 is accepted by the Board.

7.20: Property - 10 year maintenance plan for reference

7.20: Health and Safety - nothing to report - compliance items noted in principal's report

7.25: Personnel  - Cleaner update
Principal appraisal for 2021 - proposal (will put up on screen at meeting) Principals performance agreement


BOARD WORK TO DO
(based on our Board review cycle - (includes who's on prayers), linked above and the Schooldocs 2020 Review Cycle)


Curriculum -

7.30 - Leadership retreat camp proposal for Board to approve.  Safety Action Plan
               

 
7.35: Strategy
Discuss and move to accept annual plan and target for 2021



Policies Review
(For information: Schooldocs self review schedule - Meeting schedule.)

7.50: To review at this meeting:

Complaint procedure - update on complaint procedure with regard to Schooldocs.


Consultation
Nothing at this meeting

NAG 6 Administration :
8.00pm
Accept Minutes of last meeting
Inwards and outwards correspondence:
B Rooney - Resignation
R McGeown - Resignation as Board Chair
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ixK5demtyf8aNop25FMZFLx_h6prxRAZ/view?usp=sharing
We need to file in committee minutes and other information from the end of 2018 complaint

8.10pm
Personnel (in committee update)