Correspondence about charter schools, partnership schools and other alternative schooling.

Allan Alach made this Official Information request to Ministry of Education

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From: Allan Alach

Dear Ministry of Education,

Please supply copies of correspondence between the Minister of Education and Associate Ministers of Education, and the Ministry of Education, that discusses the development and introduction of charter (partnership) schools, and other alternative private schooling models, including Private Public Partnership schools, over the period 1/12/2009 to 1/12/2011.

Yours faithfully,

Allan Alach

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Good Morning

Attached you will find an acknowledgement letter of your 24 June 2013 request regarding charter (partnership) schools.

Kind regards.

Monique Sigley
Senior Support Officer | Schooling Policy
Ministry of Education | Level 2, St Paul's Square, 45-47 Pipitea St, Thorndon | PO Box 1666 Wellington 6011

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From: Enquiries National

Dear Allan Alack
 
Thank you for your OIA request of 24 June 2013. Your request asked for
“copies of correspondence between the Minister of Education, Associate
Ministers of Education, and the Ministry of Education, that discusses the
development and introduction of charter (partnership) schools, other
alternative private schooling models, including Private Public Partnership
schools, over the period 1/12/2009 to 1/12/2011.”
 
Part of your request refers to “Private Public Partnership schools”. The
use of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) is not an alternative private
school model. The PPP utilised by the Ministry of Education for two
schools in Hobsonville Point, Auckland, is a long term contract for a
private sector organisation to design, build, finance and maintain the
school property. Provision of educational services remains the
responsibility of the board of trustees and the schools themselves are
full state schools.
 
More information on the Ministry’s use of PPP can be found at the
following web address, including a number of pre-released documents
relating to the agreements.
[1]http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/Ed...
 
As your request appears to relate to private school models, which the
Hobsonville Point schools are not, I wanted to clarify if you wanted the
information in relation to the Hobsonville Point PPP. If the Hobsonville
Point PPP is what you were referring to then we will need to extend the
date on which you receive a reply to your OIA as there is a great deal of
information to prepare for release. If the PPP is not what you were
referring to could you please re-confirm the scope of your request, for
example:

* “copies of correspondence between the Minister of Education, Associate
Ministers of Education, and the Ministry of Education, that discusses
the development and introduction of charter (partnership) schools and
other alternative private schooling models, over the period 1/12/2009
to 1/12/2011.”

 
Thank you
 
Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education
45-47 Pipitea St, Wellington, New Zealand
Email [2][Ministry of Education request email]| [3]http://www.minedu.govt.nz
 
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From: Allan Alach

Dear Enquiries National,

I am happy with the suggested wording as set out in your reply.

Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Allan Alach

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From: Allan Alach

Dear Enquiries National,

I'm happy with the revised wording as you suggested.

* “copies of correspondence between the Minister of Education, Associate
Ministers of Education, and the Ministry of Education, that discusses
the development and introduction of charter (partnership) schools and
other alternative private schooling models, over the period 1/12/2009
to 1/12/2011.”

Yours sincerely,

Allan Alach

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From: Allan Alach

Dear Enquiries National,

To date the information requested has not been received. By law the response should have been received by August 7 2013.

Yours sincerely,

Allan Alach

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