CHAIRMANS REPORT FOR LAKE ROTOMA PRIMARY JULY 1992 - MARCH 19?3

The?new Board Cam? ?n after the "electipna?g in an anfielimatit fury amid much
Th? previous Beard hadnt had a.meeting for some tim?a;s

con?usion and mayhem. I .
_having_virtually down tabled and a?f?ifB-Wgrg dpErating at a fairly 

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Such was the layel Sypport within the commuhi?y that-the four_pgople?y?p?had
put=thbir games fcrward-yere automatically sel?cted without the-nge?gfgr ?g '1
eladtibn at all, ?Nqne of the previous_Bomrd were Willing tg stand 
the new Boar? had no'one with previous expefiEnqg as a Sghg?l?frustgg.

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Howeygr?our.first move was tb ?ppbint as gur financial sgff??g_advisors
a?d kaePEIs which hag bee? a great and+has taken aahu?equad off 
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shd?idgrs pf the BOT TrEasurer. 

The Board has made a number of pufghases thezease an??i??ni?g of the 

?a?el?y a ugr? prqceSSor f?r ?ut irreplaggbla ?hich cast 
b: ardund.$1390 in IEal terms afi?r?GST refand? ?hg?i;urned out be be abbut ?ne
hundred dollar5.mgrg than ?he Boards original gh??s?gg?t?.

As_??ll, the Board agreed td p?rcha??_a f$3 mag?i?y?in ;att9r part cf the year..
which was subsequently bmig?t ?afl?d Christmas. This is pro?ting El
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boon for Correspondigg with BEST in Put?g?r?ggand hop? it Will serve tn?
secondary purpose of ?tbviding .,at service inspur cnmmunity

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where faxes are few and far 
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The entire ??hgpl want on a campfin OEtd??r whi?h the Par??t Support Group helpad
to, hind.- This genagoug sure that all puipils. ceuld a?fbrd 'tq attena
the we?k long camp, 35 in Eyiwgg?munity wg have many parents and Caxggivers whose
only means 6f ??P?Drt Big ngg?its, 
IQ a similar hr.PD Boys-as-they are affec?ibgat?ly
called are;cge of life supp?mt'gystems. Led by ah ax Bpafd MEmb?r:
nth? EDK?ggcers pxovide valuable f?nds far tha??ghobl by chopping
9H2 ?Which grant 'Sup?grt; Group sells and. ii?l?'sthiS period. did much of
painting a?mgye adhoql..which was un?artaken by the ESG.
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_h.o at a maidr r??amp Of the iibrary wag ?iSCussed and i?Stigat?d; which
Hoyeingmuch pf the Bg?rdS'?img and energy was spent trying to ??30;te what appeared
b?tWee? $taff, the Prih?ip?ls this qurd

?toqk?over in Jun?! problems between the prgvious-Board and the Prindi??l'w?re


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,m?fcd?mon knowledge (amall gummunityj. HhN??gr i? was felt that the,pr 
?eSsibnal failings. 16 this

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mqye personali?y elaSh?S than ?rw . .
en?s-ourag?m?nt fer the Principal-

End we a?d

Matters cam? ?b a head when mapy paregtg in the cummunity signed an ?p?n iett?r 
gontaining min?tes of a'?dmmUQity in which allegations pf teadhing

fE theFPrincipai, B?ft?tt wa? ?o?pled with a call far the Board tb canc?l

his gantract with us. t?e le?t?r_CQntain?? much disgourse from

previo?s E?ard members who had.in fact hiyed Mt Barrett, thig display 9f ig?oranca

bf the HZEI qulegtife award! was surpris?ng.

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The Baafd?s biggest tohearn at this time is the schodl_rnle; whith as it stands

Jenny Mich-1e

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is eVent (in Noiamber)_the three other staff members at the school

.Just prior to th
the Principal,

had engaged the NZEI to halp resolVe their own difficulties with
Naturally the Boat? was not privvy to the private meetings but we know the
Staff memberfs concerns had to do with mr Barretts administrative role as Head
of the sehool. A 
This is an area where the Board also-has had some difficulty. At this time 
NZEI were called in to act on Mn Burrett-g-s behalf and we spent muc   5.9.2 3 Olly
consultation with our STA advisor,[i Aexs ware eXchahge? hatwe?h 

the Principal and the Board and meaa?teaineie put in place to.help resolVe the 

phoblems. i
The Board was stuck betyeen and rock and a hard place trying to placate an? support
the parents'and care giVera who are taking ahildien out of Mr Burrethgjelass (the
sohOol rel1,has dropped from 70 pupils ?n November 90 to around Alxs? the preSent
time) at the same time protiding a?pporh for Bob; who must be ungag%EGnsiderahie
supporting the other staf? Who also are vefy stressed, with

 
 

    



morale at an all time 10w. 
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Net surprisingly we have had three resighation? so are finding it
very difficult to hang on to our fifth member. 

Fortunately, the Ghtistmas break everyone a time to

reflect. and reaupe?r'ateq -
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The Board came had; 'to' sehgol munch work ahead of them.._.aa budget-s needed

to be draWH uh, an BRO inspectign WhiCh is about to gat underway! and policy 5



review work to be done. . g;
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Unfortunately the previOus'Eeara problems followed us into the new year (not
surprisingly) and the stress?faetor at the school is quite high. Fortunately
my male colleagues on_the:Board are made of-sternei stuff than me and dont
lat it dominate their to the same extent I Ho.

The?Board is hol?itha byaeleetion in the hope of getting and retaining our
elusive fifth hamb?t. 
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The Prina?l??fgl i3 321.511; combieting' a teaching appraisal with?and .
its hoped this will highlight and weakness sq ??pf?pfiatg action 5
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has just another lather from parents gelling for the resignation 
of Mt Burrett and'weino doubt be back in consultation with and STA over 

will.leave us in the ?n?hviahle positibh 6f having to dfop a grade A teachar
afte: the July rall_return. Natorally our two teachers extremely worried'
about are we all1 

Chairp?rSon
Rotoma Board of Trustees.

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