Official information request: correspondence and relevant documents for Out of Hours Music Centre policy
M Hunt made this Official Information request to Ministry of Education
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From: M Hunt
Dear Ministry of Education,
Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA) :
- Correspondence between the Ministry of Education Wellington Regional office and National Office between January 2021 and October 2024 regarding the correct and incorrect application of policy in relation to what the total hours allocation covers for Out of Hours Music Centres. This will include discussion about when it was realised that Wellington and other regions were calculating administration hours as separate to tutor hours, instead of including both types of hours as part of the total allocation.
- Correspondence and documents from the same time period discussing how any overspend in relation to code 11240 had been accounted for over the past 10 years.
- A copy of the in-depth analysis of the programme budget and wage spend, which revealed many schools were claiming more hours than they had been allocated.
- Correspondence and documents relating to the recent decision to inform Wellington Region host schools that total hours include both tutor and administration hours, and the approach to take.
- Any briefings to the Minister regarding the above, and the Minister's responses.
If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as possible.
I understand that a decision on a request for information under the OIA should be
made within 20 working days of receiving that request
Yours faithfully,
Marilyn Hunt
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From: Enquiries National
Ministry of Education
Tēnā koe Marilyn
Please find attached a letter regarding your request under the Official
Information Act.
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