Board Meeting Tuesday 15 February 2022, 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.
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
Committee Compositions: Personnel, property, finance, committee dealing with mandatory requirements
Compliance - sufficient parent representatives - check.
Recognition for Rory.
6.30 -Board Training: - ERO compliance information. Health and Safety checklist (shared with the ERO folder). Record of self audit to be signed off.
6.45pm Strategy
Charter 2020-22 - Please pre-read charter, annual plan and targets.
Motion: to approve our 2022 charter, annual plan and targets
PRINCIPAL'S REPORT & Matters Arising
6.50pm Principals Report February 2022 (including NAG report)
7.05pm Discussion of Roll analysis and staff cuts (supplied by email).
EMPLOYMENT - Year 4/5 teacher for term 2+, Within School Teacher
Curriculum -
7.40pm - Development report
7.45pm (try and keep this section to 15 minutes)
Property, H&S, personnel and finance
Health and Safety - to be noted
All reported within principal's report
Draft Budget 2022 - emailed.
Move that the Board accepts the budget for 2022 with a deficit of $41,607.
Policies Review
Policies to be Reviewed from Schooldocs. Please read in advance so that we can have discussion around how these look in practice.
To go to the Schooldocs site:
The community login for the site is at schooldocs.co.nz. To login, click the link and enter the following details when prompted:username: stjosephsoamaru
password: veritas
Go to the "Current Review" tab
Polices to review this term:
Health and Safety
Note: this is a big review. It is a good idea to check it now and review it in light of the Health and Safety discussion done in the Board training section.
Consultation
pm -
NAG 6 Administration :
8.00pm
Correspondence:
Education Gazette - February 2022
