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School Governance

This section provides information about our Board of Trustees and provides links to our key governance documents

What a Board of trustees does

The key work areas of every school board are set out in law and cover important governance-related areas such as strategic leadership and setting the vision for our school, legal compliance, policy development and defining the delegations of the principal. 

In a nutshell, the board is responsible for school leadership and strategy and for having the policies and processes in place to monitor and report on the school’s progress and to engage with the school community.

​More information can be found here

About our Board of Trustees

.Our Board of Trustees comprises of six parents, one staff trustee and the principal

They are:
Amy Reason, Board Chair
Renee Kenyon
Amy McLean
Lisa Hansen
​Mark Galloway
Stacy Huaki
Stephanie Lidington, staff trustee

The Board of Trustees is elected every three years. The next elections are in 2022. 

Board documents

School charter and analysis of variance

The school charter sets the direction and key priorities for the school for the current and future years. 

The school's analysis of variance provides a summary of the school's annual progress in relation to its goals, targets and priorities

Current versions
​2020 charter
2019 Analysis of Variance

Older versions
2019 charter
2018 analysis of variance
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Annual audit report

This report is produced by our school auditors each year. It is a legal requirement of the Ministry of Education

Current versions
2019 report and accounts

​Older versions
​
2018 annual audited accounts
2018 audit report

Board policies

Our Board of Trustees governance and operational policies are available on request. Email the Board to request them

bot@whatawhata.school.nz

Board calendar

The board meets eight times each year. The meeting dates can be found on the school calendar

Kia Whakatupu, Kia Whakatutukitanga, Kia Manaaki