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BOT and Principal

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Education Act 1989/80.
Boards to control management of schools - Except to the extent that any enactment or the general law of New Zealand provides otherwise, a school’s Board has complete discretion to control the management of the school as it thinks fit.

The Board of Trustees agrees to adhere to the following code of conduct.

Each Board of Trustees is charged with governance of its school. Effective governance is a successful blend of professional expertise and community involvement. This co-operation should lead to effective and positive relationships between the Trustees and Staff and ensure that the educational well-being of students is maintained.

Trustees shall:

  1. Ensure that the needs of our students and their learning are the focus of this charter.
  2. Ensure that all students are provided with an education which respects their dignity, rights and individuality, and which challenges them to achieve personal standards of excellence and to reach their full potential.
  3. Serve their school and their community to the best of their ability and be honest, reliable and trustworthy in all matters relevant to their roles and responsibilities.
  4. Respect the integrity of staff, the Principal, parents and students.
  5. Be loyal to the school and its Charter.
  6. Maintain the confidentiality and trust vested in them.
  7. Ensure strict confidentiality of papers and information related to the Board’s position as employer.
  8. Act as good employers.
  9. Ensure that any disagreements with the Board’s stance on matters relating to the employers position are to be resolved within the Board.
  10. Exercise their powers of governance in a way that fulfils the intent of the Treaty of Waitangi by valuing and reflecting New Zealand’s dual cultural heritage.
  11. Ensure that consultation with our Maori community is an on-going process that is cognisant of Maori protocol.


THE PRINCIPAL

Education Act 1989/80
Section 76 Principals

  1. A school’s principal is the Board’s chief executive in relation to the school’s control and management.
  2. Except to the extent that any enactment, or the general law of New Zealand, provides otherwise, the principal -
    a] Shall comply with the Board’s general policy directions and
    b] Subject to paragraph [a] of this subsection, has complete discretion to manage as the principal thinks fit, the school’s day to day administration.

The Board of Trustees accepts the following:
That the Principal is the professional leader of the school and is responsible to the Board of Trustees.

The Principal in carrying out his/her duties will:

  1. Ensure that the needs and the learning of our students are given full consideration when planning, developing and implementing learning and teaching programmes.
  2. Demonstrate a commitment to the belief that each student is entitled to an education which challenges him/her to achieve personal standards of excellence and to reach full potential.
  3. Abide by any statutory obligations.
  4. Be loyal to the Charter so that the Principal’s activities reflect the spirit and objectives of it.
  5. Demonstrate a commitment to the belief that each students is of equal value and is entitled to an education which respects the student’s dignity, rights and individuality.
  6. Respect the integrity of staff, members of the Board of Trustees, parents and students.
  7. Demonstrate a commitment to the continuing personal and professional growth and development of staff.
  8. Work co-operatively with the school staff, but will have the final responsibility for making decisions within the Principal’s authority.
  9. Freely divulge all information on a student to any person who requests it providing they have legal rights to this information.
  10. Respect confidentiality by with-holding information on students from those who have no right to it.
  11. Not vote in Board of Trustees decisions in relation to the Principal’s employment.
  12. Have an understanding and commitment to the elimination of discrimination through race, sex, age or disability with respect to both equal educational opportunities and equal employment opportunities.
  13. Exercise responsibility in a way that fulfils the intent of the Treaty of Waitangi by valuing and reflecting New Zealand’s dual cultural heritage.
 
 
 
 
 
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