Board of Trustees Minutes November 2018

Date: Wednesday 28 November 2018

Time: 6.35 pm

Venue: Staffroom, Ridgway School

1. Administration

Attendees: Kathryn Smith (Principal), Richard Ngatai (Chair), Julie Hanify, Barbara Dean, Sarah Wood, Rachel Kirkman, Vicki Pewhairangi-Kremm, Architects Brian and Rebecca

New declaration of interests - 2018 - none

2. Confirmation of Minutes

Resolved, That the 24 October 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes are accepted and approved (Moved, B Dean; Seconded, S Wood; Carried, Unanimously).

3. Meeting the Architects

• Thanks to architects for joining us and talking with the board.

• Thanks to board for attending some of the school community events.

• Architects summary:

• • Staff: very competent group with great ideas.

  • Senior management team: broad overview.

  • Spoken with 3 children's groups:

  • • youngest, all got to share verbally.

    • Oldest group made drawings and lists - really enjoyed it and gave valuable feedback.

    • Middle children - all got a say.

  • 2 Parents groups - very good and have recorded all feedback. Reinforce what was discussed with staff and management group.

  • • Importance of entrance area.

  • Collecting data of building and site.

  • Engineers coming in next two weeks.

  • By this Friday all front end data will be assembled which enables start of master planning process.

  • 3 key things

  • • $6million from ministry for building (total $8.4 project)

    • Ministry requirement to keep existing main building (Staffroom and Room 1)

    • Access to the school is problematic - need to consider that and The Ridgeway as primary entrance because BigSpace and other classes will be demolished.

  • 1445m2 - goal maximise the teaching space within this meterage.

  • Will request early feedback on Master Plan from Senior Management Team and BOT in 2 weeks - establish priorities.

  • Will come back to the wider community in February.

  • Information from groups will be shared.

  • Community ok, Ministry process - can be a couple of months, construction process. Confident that project may be finished end of 2020.

  • • Possible construction time Oct 2019 - late 2020.

• ACTION: R Kirkman - Forward meeting invitation for 18/12/2018 with architects to BOT.

4. Strategic Discussions

• Previous meeting action updates

• Cultural Narrative - R Ngatai. Met with man who provides a paid service. He coordinates different packs for schools ie cultural narratives. Waiting on more information.

• • There are tools that exist to explore further.

• STA facilitation meeting.

• • STA have said they don't facilitate meetings.

  • Board needs to do this work on themselves.

  • Meeting date: Wednesday 30 January at 6.30pm

• Language strategy action point - Done (B Dean)

• ACTION: Language and culture strategy to be put online - K Smith.

• ACTION: Need to consider sign language as part of language strategy and where it fits - B Dean.

• Property Update

• Discussion surrounding engagement session for wider community in February.

• ACTION: K Smith to talk to architects about date in February to meet with community and architects.

• Charter (KS/RN)?

• Board has planned meeting for Wednesday 30 January at 6.30pm.

• Recognising the staff

• Resolved, that the board will allocate $500 to staff for end of year 'function/thank you' (Moved: R Ngatai, Seconded: Julie Hanify, Carried: Unanimously).

• Public recognition in the final assemblies 14/12/18 from the Board.

• ACTION: R Ngatai to speak or organise speaker for the two assemblies on 14/12/18.

• ACTION: K Smith to pick up card and movie tickets on behalf of the board to thank office staff.

5. Principal's Report - tabled.

Achievement: Nothing further to report from October meeting.

New Teachers:

• Ms Cowan - a lot of excitement over this appointment. New teacher in Tui. Great experience in Maths and Drama.

• Ms Kensell - has previously volunteered at Ridgway. Another great asset to the school. Great experience in languages.

6. General business/AOB

• Positive feedback and excitement over new French teacher. Do we need to provide more information to parents for French unit?

• Question asked about whether departing staff have leaving interviews.

• • ACTION: S Wood to arrange and conduct leaving interviews with departing staff.

• ACTION: End of year newsletter from BOT to come out 12/13 December.

• • Need to give a huge thank you to Fiona and to Ewan McMaster for project managing the sandpit and for all the hours spent.

  • ACTION: R Kirkman - building update.

  • Update of French bilingual unit, also notifying that it is open to all with support at home and 3 year commitment.

  • Acknowledge leaving teachers

  • Welcome new teachers

  • Thank you to the office staff

  • Thank you to Jason Eady and team for all their hours and hard work driving the bike track.

  • Reminder that board elections will be happening next year.

• Confirm Sarah Taylor is delegated authority to sign off on payments in K Smith's absence.

• Pridelands are finishing at Ridgway at the end of Term 4, 2018.

• • After School Care Contractors license to occupy:

  • • decide amount to charge

    • • $12.50 hour

    • decide on term

    • • 1 year

Resolved: That the Board approves the proposal to make a Third Party Occupancy Application for Approval in Principal for Enjoy Childcare to use Ridgway School for its After School Care Programme to Ridgway Students (Moved: K Smith; Seconded: R Kirkman; Carried Unanimously.)

• Thank you to K Smith for her hard work and commitment to the school.

7. Admin

• Correspondence: none

Next meeting: Wednesday 30 January 2019, 6.30pm

Supper duty: TBC

Meeting closed: 8:58pm

Signed as a correct record: ____________________________________

Chairperson / /2019

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