Board Meeting Tuesday 27 October 2020 6pm Staffroom
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.
We have to fit this meeting within an hour so we are streamlining
Board Training: Board Composition, brief
(based on our Board review cycle - (includes who's on prayers), linked above and the Schooldocs 2020 Review Cycle)
6.55: To review at this meeting:
Ways we implement the privacy policy
The principal is the privacy officer.
Need to update our enrolment letter to say what the information is being used for – Ministry purposes, school management and some for diocese.
We have individual logins for computers, locked filing cabinets for personal information and files needing to be kept for a period of time are kept in the attic.
We frequently request updates in information and all families have access to their own personal information if requested.
As a general rule, information about any person is not given to a third party without the person's knowledge, unless:
· the information is already publicly available
· it is being passed on in connection with a purpose for which it was obtained, for example, to the student's new school.
· the right to privacy is over-ridden by other legislation
· it is necessary for the protection of individual or public health and safety. [11]
The parts where information most directly affects us is in the case of separated parents. We keep parenting orders as file notes on our Student Management System and also in hard copy. We ensure both parents have information regarding educational achievement and pastoral items unless there is a court order specifying otherwise.
Requests under the official information act are usually advised through NZCEO or the Ministry. In doubt we would contact the Ministry.
NOTE: under new legislation privacy breaches have to be notified to the Privacy Commissioner. We need to assure we have sufficient cyber insurance.
See St Joseph’s Staff Handbook – sections: communication, confidentiality, parenting orders, progress and record keeping.
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