The Board of Trustees has the role of School
Governance, with its core focus being raising
student achievement
and improving the learning outcomes for all
students.
Our
current Board of Trustees:
Mr Kevin Darling (Joint Board Chairperson)
Dr Gill Flewers (Joint Board Chairperson)
Mr Larry O'Fee,
Mr Lincoln Jurgens,
Mrs Megan Skiffington,
Miss Dianne
Simpson (Staff Representative) and Mrs Sue Simpson
(Principal).
The next Board meeting
will be on Monday 11th June 2012 at 7pm in the
staffroom.
You are welcome to attend Board meetings to observe
Board process. Please contact the Board Chairperson
(via the School Office) if there are issues you
would like to discuss. An agenda will be available
on the Thursday prior to a meeting.
Our latest ERO Review was held in May 2012.
The initial feedback from the review team has been
very positive.
See our
week 4 newsletter for a summary. We look forward
to their full report in a few week's time.
What does the Board do?
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The Board is
responsible for developing the school's
Charter.
The Charter 2012 has been confirmed and is available
for you to view.
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The Charter is our
contract with the Ministry of Education and
provides the strategic direction for the school.
It sets out our plans and goals for the year
ahead.
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The Charter
includes our targets for student achievement in
spelling, reading, writing and maths, which are
set against
National Standards. It outlines how
the school will achieve its Vision and respect
its Values.
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The Board has
responsibility for school policy,
community
consultation, finance, property,
health & safety, curriculum development, student
achievement, employment and staff development.
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The Board
maintains a regular process of self review to
make sure it is achieving its goals.
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The Principal
provides the professional knowledge necessary to
guide the Board in its duties.
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Trustees receive
comprehensive training for this challenging but
rewarding role!
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The Principal is
the Board's "chief executive" and is responsible
for all aspects of school management (the
"day-to-day running") of the school.
Recent
BOT
newsletter items give you a good indication of
Board responsibilities.
At Halcombe School, up
to five elected parent
representatives, plus any
co-opted trustees, join the Principal and a staff
representative to form the Board. Elections are held every three years. Co-option can
occur between elections. We are always happy to hear from parents &
caregivers that are keen to be involved on the
Board!
The Board usually meets in Week 3 & 8 of each term.
Meeting details are advised in the school
newsletter.
Charter 2012
National
Standards webpage
BOT Resources webpage Community
Consultation
Board Resources for
Trustees
If you ever have
issues that you would like the Board to discuss,
please contact the school Office for details on how
to proceed.
You may like to check our
Concerns/Query process first: "What
should I do?"
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Excellent ERO
Reviews:
Our recent Education Review Office (ERO) report
was very positive:
"...a high-quality learning environment that
motivates and challenges students to achieve
success."
"A strong feature of the school is the high
commitment by trustees, school personnel and the
community to providing a high-quality learning
environment that motivates and challenges
students to achieve success."
Education Review Office Report, February 2009.
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HALCOMBE
SCHOOL