MINUTES Newton Central School Board of Trustees
Tuesday 30th Poutū te rangi 2021
Apologies: Hannah, Vasiti (Te Whao), Tiopira (Te Whao), Kim for early departure, Kiri for lateness
Attendance - trustees: Kim (staff representative), Riki (principal), Rebecca, Kiri (by Zoom), Moa (Te
Whao), Sarah, Geoff
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other: Christine (secretary/treasurer), Dena Jacob (parent)
Led
Discussion:
Ac t i
on /who:
by:
Karakia: (7:20)
Riki
Decided: Geoff wil chair the
Welcome to Dena
hui in the absence of
the chairs
Selection of chair for
tonight
2020 achievement data
Kim & English for Te Uru Karaka and Te
Riki
Awahou is assessed in relation to
mainstream curriculum: Te
Awahou data overal not as good
as hoped for but everyone
impacted by Covid; good to note
that there is improvement as they
progress through the years
Te Uru Karaka has issues that
Kiri joined at 7:40
need to be addressed for years 5
Kim left at 7:50
and 6; have received some Covid
response funding that could be
used to address this
MOTIONS APPROVED:
1. Administration
That the minutes be approved
as a true and correct record.
1.1 Minutes from last
Chairs
meeting are a
correct record
1.2 Signing of
hardcopy of last
minutes
1.3 Matters arising
from minutes
1.4 Update on
assigned actions
– see table below
minutes
1.5 Annual work plan
- FYI
MOTIONS APPROVED:
2. Strategic Decisions
2.1 Need to track progress
That the annual update of the
throughout the year – that’s the
Strategic Plan be approved
2.1. Strategic Plan
Riki
main role of the Board; maybe
annual update
add some review points to the
That the draft budget be
2.2. Budget
Workplan
approved
Decided: Special character
3. Strategic Discussions
process on hold until Te Whao
Te Kawehau Hoskins would be
confirms they want to proceed,
3.1. Special Character Christi available to support Te Whao
but a decision is urgently
(policies, comms) ne
make this decision
needed
4 .Te Whao matters
Vasiti n/a
&
Tiopira
MOTIONS APPROVED:
5. Other Business
5.1 recent developments in Kahui
Ako mean it may col apse as the That Hannah is endorsed to
5.1. Kahui Ako Update
whole co-leadership model is
attend the NZSTA AGM on
collapsing with Pa Chris having
behalf of the school
5.2. Staffing
withdrawn; no role for the Board
yet beyond recognising the extra
5.3. Property Update
workload for Riki, but also may
impact on the school if the
5.4. Students
funding for released time doesn’t
come through
5.5. NZSTA AGM -
Rotorua
5.2 n/a
5.3 Block 8 pushing ahead,
maybe as soon as term break;
water leak has been found –
under new toilet block; canopy –
ready to go; 2 extra future classes
on site – possibly by end of year
depending on funding
5.4 In Committee from 8:55-9:23
to consider risks relating to two
different children
MOTIONS APPROVED:
6. Financial
6.1 There is a risk about the
Riki & school camp because we can’t
6.1. Financial report
Christi
require parents to contribute; if
ne
too many don’t pay we may
6.2. Fundraising and
have to cancel the trip
optional donations
6.2 Could have a system where
we indicate key areas for which
people might wish to make a
contribution; there may be an
issue that people don’t realise
that the school’s funding doesn’t
cover operational costs
7 Correspondence
Riki
(listed below Minutes)
7.1 Correspondence In
7.2 Correspondence
Out
• invite Māori medium staff to
8. Agenda Items for
a BoT meeting each year to
Next Meeting
discuss pedagogical and
curriculum plans
• possibility of opening
swimming pool for a fee
• look at timeframe for Special
Character decision
Whakamutunga:
Rebec
(time 9:25)
ca
Note 1: Correspondence is listed on the back of the agenda
Note 2: List of current delegations attached to agenda
Inward Correspondence:
01/03/21 RSM Audit Notification for 2021
04/03/21 NZSTA Matters Report – Violent Students
23/03/21 ERO Report – Learning in a Covid World – Summary Report
26/03/21 NZSTA AGM notification
28/03/21 Global Asthma Network Report – Newton Central School
Outward Correspondence:
NEXT MEETINGS:
Please review Meetings document here.
hui
action
who
RAG status
24/08/20
Engage specialist to review Support Staff structure Riki
Urgency diminished; wil
wait for NZEI process
24/08/20
Draft thank you letters to:
See names
One done, one started,
Tipene (Hannah), Sheila (Hannah), Andrew Melvil e
one to do
(Kiri)
24/8/20
Resolve bil board situation to remove
Riki
Sarah wil become
involved
15/05/2018 EXIT interviews to be conducted
Riki
wil ask Tiopira at the
and Hannah next hui
24/08/20 Riki to invite Māori medium staff to a BoT meeting Riki
Next Board hui
each year to discuss pedagogical and curriculum
plans on an annual basis.
11/09/2018 Arrange parent survey re online achievement
Hannah, Kim, In progress
reporting Link to questions
20/10/2020 Engage Andrew Melvil e re graduate profiles
Riki
no need to take further
24/11/2020 Spread Special Character info to whanau
Christine, et al in progress
23/2/21
comms re special character
Christine
in progress
23/2/21
meet with Gavin Pol ard (MoE)
CH/Riki
in progress
30/3/21
principal to arrange meeting for Te Whao with Te
Riki
new
Kawehau Hoskins
STATUS OF ACTION ON DECISIONS
I certify that these minutes were approved as a true and correct record of the Board of Trustees meeting
of Newton Central School, dated 30 March 2021
Signature / Name
Co-chair ________________________
Date: _____________________________