27 March 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principals supporting Principals… Principals supporting Principles!

Kia Ora

Please find this week’s Monday Mailing below.

You can access all previous Monday Mailings by clicking here or going to http://www.wpa.ac.nz/1/newsletter_sets/1-monday-mailing/years/2017 in your web browser.

Schools' Challenge - Trots Night

Book your table today!!!!

Help!!!

I am after a flow chart (or similar documentation) in relation to the vetting process when having contractors on your school grounds. Do you have anything? Please email it to principal@deanwell.school.nz and I will pass it on.

WPA Dates

Schools' Challenge - Trots Night

April 13, last day of term 1.

$150 a table of 10.

For further information email johnc@cdh.org.nz or phone John Coulam on 0272 538 634.

WPA Road Trip – Auckland!

If you are thinking about going please book now. We have only a limited number of rooms available for our accommodation and these are filling up. Once the rooms are filled up it is unlikely we will be able to book more. We do need to know the final numbers by the 7th of April. Go on to the WPA website to make your booking.

Visit a range of Auckland schools from Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th May 2017.

NZPF Conference Queenstown

Tuesday 19th September - Friday 22nd September 2017.

The WPA is subsidising this trip by $35,000.

Accommodation

1. Accommodation will be at The Glebe – individual rooms in apartments.

2. If you want to stay outside the above dates, you will need to make your own arrangements for these nights.

Flights

3. The WPA will reimburse a maximum of $300+GST to each school for flights. Send a school invoice & ticket details to Sandra Jeffrey (WPA admin support) rtlb.admin@mi.school.nz to be reimbursed.

4. WPA Recommended flight for leaving is Flight 617 departing from Auckland on Tuesday 19th Sept @ 10.30am and return flight is Flight 622 on Friday 22nd Sept @ 2.30pm

5. Please note that flight prices are subject to change very quickly.

6. Some members may prefer to fly earlier/later on the many options out of Auckland.

Scholarships

7. We are proud to be able to offer x10 $700 scholarships for Principals in U1/2 schools (grading roll).

8. We also encourage U1-3 Principals to apply for the NZPF Don Le Prou award (10 awards of $1,000 each)

9. If successful in securing a Don Le Prou award, this can then reduce our costs or provide an opportunity for another colleague.

Registration

10. NZPF Conference:

11. WPA:

Register at the link below by clicking Add to Cart.

Catch Up Day – James Nottingham’s Presentation

You can access James Nottingham’s notes from the Catch Up Day at the link below. If you are blocked accessing this site at school (like I was), try at home.

There is also a flyer with his books attached - this is through his NZ agents, Learning Network.

Educational Leadership Network – March 30

The Centre for Educational Leadership Network has a session for school leaders focusing on student leadership development on the 30th of March. We are being hosted at Hamilton West School.

Kind regards
Rachel
Dr Rachel McNae / Te Whiringa - School of Educational Leadership and Policy
Director of Te Puna Rangahau o Te Whiringa - Centre for Educational Leadership Research
The Faculty of Education
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105 / Hamilton 3240 / New Zealand

MOE – Principals Wanted for PLD Panel

As you know, the allocation of centrally funded PLD has changed. A key change is the mechanism for allocating centrally-funded PLD. PLD Allocation Panels comprising sector and community representatives meet each term to review PLD proposals from kura, schools and Communities of Learning I Kāhui Ako against national criteria, and make recommendations about the allocation of centrally funded PLD.

The Ministry is seeking panel members with relevant experience, knowledge and understanding from the Early Learning, English and Māori medium sectors, and Kāhui Ako as well as the wider community. Release time is provided for meetings but not the review of proposals.

If you would like to be considered for this role or would like more information, please contact your education advisor or email PLD.Waikato@education.govt.nz

Ngā mihi
Alison
Alison Harold | Manager Education I Waikato
DDI +64 7 858 7311 Mobile +64 27 275 0312
19 Home Straight, Hamilton

WPA Elections

Below are the results of the WPA Executive elections held earlier this month:

President: Hamish Fenemor
Elected members: Tony Grey, Nathan Leith, Marcus Freke, Tony Mangan, Linda McCabe.
Co-opted members: Geoff Booth and Paul Cooper.

Rant – Fire Service

In Hamilton, the NZ Fire Service allows schools two ‘free’ false alarms. After that, they charge the school $1,000 for each call out.

I consider this an outrage!! It implies that schools are not maintaining their fire systems; and that the false alarms are within our control.

The policy of charging schools has the potential to cause harm to children.

I strongly urge schools to take this matter up with the Fire Service if you get an invoice.

Chat to your MP about it too… it is election year!

Hmmm…

Hauora… Health & Happiness

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle

Great articles about what not to do (and therefore what to do).

A Reading…

A Thought…

A Laugh

The life of a Principal…

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