Matau School

Principals Report.
Matau School BOT Meeting
February 2005

Staffing - Unchanged

Roll - Eight

Administration
This year is shaping up to be reasonably busy as far as administration goes. We seem to be heading down a path that requires us to work more on external timetables. For this reason I think it’s a good idea to tighten up our own reporting and review timetable and I have attached a draft timetable to this report. I realise that there is nothing scheduled for June and August but these are really needed to follow up on tasks started at earlier meetings. I also realise that we reviewed NAG 5 at the end of last year but there are two excellent workshops on EOTC requirements and this will give us the opportunity to include changes arising from them.
A pressing need is to set up a new system of peer review for myself as principal. There is no chance of joining the Kaimata cluster on their new system and nothing seems to have eventuated in our cluster. It may be that we need to bring in someone from outside.

Curriculum
The goals this year still centre around developing an integrated literacy /ICT programme and the development of the new maths programme. The literacy programme will continue to develop as outlined last year. The maths will introduce a focus on the senior school while continuing the integration of the new junior programme.

Staff Training
Literacy /ICT – Infolink course through University of Auckland and ICT cluster. This involves six day sessions and three assignments.
Maths Six day sessions and an online component.
Plus one day courses for literacy and workshops for developing health and safety.

Timetable.
February 16th Roadsense Workshop in New Plymouth. 18th Computer teechnician visits plus Infolink w/shop 19th Infolink 22nd Science Roadshow at Stratford High, 23rd Kayaks at New Plymouth, 24th Rachel Jeffares to visit 25th Reading course at Douglas.
March 1st Swimming Sports at Stratford, 3rd EOTC workshop, 4th ITC course Stratford,

Richard Barnes - Principal