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Advice and Risk Assessment on Boards of Trustees’ Capability

Ronald made this Official Information request to Ministry of Education

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From: Ronald

Dear Ministry of Education,

Tēnā koutou,

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request copies of any briefings, reports, or formal advice provided to the Minister of Education or senior Ministry officials since 1 January 2023 that identify, assess, or discuss risks relating to Boards of Trustees’ capability to understand and use student achievement information, particularly in the context of recent or ongoing curriculum and assessment changes.

This includes, but is not limited to, advice relating to:

the introduction of progress descriptors;
changes to curriculum frameworks; and
the implementation of the SMART assessment tool.

This request is limited to formal documents relied upon for decision-making.

If no such documents exist, please confirm whether the Ministry has undertaken any evaluation of Board capability in relation to these changes, and if so, describe the nature of that evaluation.

Yours faithfully,

Ronald

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Ministry of Education

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Kia ora Ronald

Thank you for the information request below. The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 the Act).

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request on or before 29 May 2026. If more than 20 working days are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

The Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal information will be removed.

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email [email address]

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