OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Role of the Board
The Role of the Board
The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring the school complies with all legal directives made by the government and the Ministry of Education. This is done by ensuring we have robust policies and procedures in place. There is a clearly documented line between board work and management work. Boards of trustees govern (oversee management) and principals manage the school. It is not the role of the Board of Trustees to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the school, this is the responsibility of the principal and the school staff.
Board work is primarily about governance of the school. Governance involves setting strategic direction through our vision, core values and strategic goals. Core work of the board includes setting targets and tracking student progress. This also includes regular review of curriculum areas. The board monitors financial expenditure of the school and sets a yearly budget. We also establish long term property plans and prioritize property projects with allocated funds.
Board members are elected to act on behalf of the school’s community to ensure that the school continuously improves student progress and achievement.
Meet Our Board Members
Aaron Harris
Presiding Member Trustee
Shelley Gardner
Principal - CEO
Alex McKillop
Staff Trustee
Michelle Bellamy
Trustee
Lauren Ries
Board Meetings
Board Meetings
Board Meeting Minutes
Board Meeting Minutes
Contacting the Board
Contacting the Board
Annual Audited Accounts
Annual Audited Accounts
School Docs /Policies
School Docs /Policies
SchoolDocs a website designed to assist school principals, teachers and board members to ensure that their procedures and policies are; comprehensive, easy to use, up to date and effectively consulted on.
Our school works with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures. That site is live and available to our school community.
The school works on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well researched and align with the National Education and Learning Priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.
The collaborative, online self-review system helps to ensure policies are regularly reviewed and that they comply with New Zealand legislation, ERO and Ministry of Education requirements, and to reflect the outcomes of policy reviews by schools
SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our school board has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented. We will advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the review.
We invite you to visit the site at the link below.
Our username is "huiakama" and password "Strathmore 2173'.
As parents/caregivers we invite you to have your say. Please follow the instructions below:
Click on this link - School Docs
Enter the username ( huiakama) and password
( Strathmore 2173 ).Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
Read the policy.
Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
Select the reviewer type "Parent".
Enter your name (optional).
Submit your ratings and comments.
Board Documents
Board Documents
AMP.pdfAttendance Management Plan
STEP.pdfSTAR
Strategic Plan 2026.docx (1).pdfStrategic Plan
2024-2026
Annual Implementation Plan 2026.pdfImplementation Plan 2026
The New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA)
NZSTA provides governance and employment advice and support to help boards do the very best for their students and communities.
NZSTA is contracted by the ministry to support boards in the undertaking of their roles and responsibilities. NZSTA provides practical support, advice, resources and professional development opportunities to help boards govern and manage their schools.
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