Staff++meeting+24th+Nov

=BLENNZ Wellington Staff Meeting= 24 November 2008

Present: Diane (Chair); Aven; Tania; Linda; Leigh; Elise; Cathy; Les; Leish.

Apologies: Ali

Good News: Well done Les for achieving your Active Challenge at the pool. Diane saw Ruth on Friday night, her spirits are high, according to doctors her cancer has retreated.

Matters arising: Lunch for tomorrow confirmed for 12 midday.

Correspondence:
 * The Lantern magazine - new Perkins showcased.
 * RNZFB Children's party Thursday 11 Dec 5.30pm
 * New referral - Holly Millar from RTLB Upper Hutt
 * SPEVI info for conference attendees
 * Sharon Goldsmith - final reminder for Immersion Courses Term 1 2009

Aven's Time: UEB changes - please get one from the mail basket Next Monday please have nibbles for welcome pack for Regional Days (Discussion ensued about 2009 Regional Days' issues - budget needs to be split evenly so each area has same amount. Wellington team prefers not Term 4 again!)

Meeting with outside agencies:

Equipment: Ben Rusbatch's desk - where is it? Leigh will check Rebecca's to see if that is it
 * Eclipse will not go to Sian this year bec moving schools
 * Tomas' laptop is back in - this was a donated laptop
 * Laptop from Steve McKay back for a while

VRC Housekeeping:
 * Strip lighting broken by accident today
 * Lock on toilet please!
 * Principal from KNS here tomorrow for morning the meeting for minor maintenance
 * Good News magazine had an article on Vision problems - letter to School News - note that Visique have free sunglasses again next year for 5 year olds
 * Immersion course list for Linda, Tania and Elise

Referrals: Databases to be done by enrolment New Referral: Holly (Linda) Withdrawals: Aven will ask for electronic copies of withdrawal forms

Homai Assessments:
 * Renee Baylis this week
 * Mary Fisher next week

Non-enrolments:Sean Prendeville; Sean Pulman-Tipa; Kezia;

Equipment applications:
 * Mary's for Pacmate
 * Renee for JAWS

ORRS applications:
 * Amanda Beaver
 * Ryan Sullivan
 * Mitchell's in-train

Henderson Fund: VRC business: Books: Linda has some good books for us to look at purchasing
 * Matthew Wilson's music therapy costs have come in

Website: Les saw new maths curriculum on Minedu website

Please look at the notes Cathy put on this wiki about Special Education and Numeracy workshop

Caseload news from Leigh
 * Ngane McGregor to have further cataract surgery
 * Asha to have respite care - the question of whether the respite facility will understand how to work with a totally-blind child was asked - is this for Gary and Rachel?
 * Sian Lloyd moving schools on 8 Dec - going to Paparangi School - GSE team change to Porirua.

NOTE: NO 8am meeting this Wednesday

Meeting closed: 4.30pm