Amesbury Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

Amesbury School Board of Trustees

Meeting: Wednesday 14 May, 2014 at 5.30 pm in Meeting Room, Te Rito, Amesbury School

AGENDA

1.       Attendance

1.1.          Present

1.2.          Apologies

1.3.          Conflict of Interest

2.       Minutes of previous meeting: 26 February 2014

2.1.          Confirmation

2.2.          Matters Arising

2.3.          Action Table

3.       Education/Curriculum/Student Achievement focus

4.       Property:

4.1.          Property management/caretaker update – caretaker versus managed solution

4.2.          MOU between School and Council for Provision of plants etc. – to be approved.

5.       Self-review

5.1.          Check- Annual Self – Review Programme 2014 (standing agenda item)

5.2.          Policies to be reviewed 

5.3.          Reimagining School Governance in the 21st Century  (note: this will be the main focus of this meeting) – Oral presentation and discussion

6.       Health and Safety 

7.       Legislation

7.1.          Recapitation: update

7.2.          Welcome to new board member, Frances Lear

7.3.          Investing in Educational Success – Update

8.       Personnel

8.1       NZCER National Survey Findings – a discussion - implications

9.       Charter Development

10.   ICT

10.1  ALF (update and next modules – e.g. for communication)

10.2  Fibre (Update)

10.3 Organise a date for a subcommittee meeting

11.   Finance

11.1.       Finance Report

11.2.       Financial Reports for March 2014

11.3.       Expenditure approval

12.   Community Engagement

12.1     Approval for wine and beer to be served at the Art Auction

13.   Next meeting:

13.1.       Wednesday, 25 June 2014