Board of Trustees Meeting – August 2024
Tēnā koutou katoa. Our latest Board meeting was on August 19. We read through the Mid-Year Reading Report; it was encouraging to see high percentages of children already reading at or above their chronological age. We believe investing in the Duffy Books Programme has been a positive initiative for our students. We discussed the contents of the unconfirmed ERO School Evaluation Report. Hopefully, this will be published on the ERO website in the near future. During our meeting, we reviewed a couple of school policies and received a financial update. It was fascinating to discuss the Term Two School Attendance Report put out by the Ministry of Education. Interestingly, Mondays are the most frequent day for unjustified absences. It was pleasing to see that our regular attendance rates have increased since a year ago. We also received a Ministry of Education Verification Visit Report on our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programmes and current situation. Nearly one third of our students are learning English. This cultural diversity is currently being celebrated at school. Ask your children about the cultural foods and activities they are experiencing.
Warm regards,
Katie Turner
Current Presiding Member of RRS BOT