Week+3

=Minutes of VRC staff meeting Monday 3 November= Present: Ali, Leigh, Lesley, Cathy, Diane, Aven, Tania, Aleisha, Elise, Chrissie and Ruth =Minutes Good News:= Ali has had two booking for 'Frankly food'. Aleisha shared that seventeen white swan chicks have been hatched.

=Matters Arising:= Discussed the wall hanging. As it hasn't been picked up it has gone to someone else. =Mail:= ICEVI Paraparaumu College paid $10 Gazette Email regarding Survey. To be completed together. =Aven's time/ Petrol Chits= New referrals go on to the board will be assigned at staff meeting Withdrawal student moved to this section of the board. Please leave magnetic strips on the board. For enrolments all information will be in a manilla folder until a data base has been made. Petrol chits given to Aven. =Meeting with Outside Agencies:= Diane meeting with Aleisha will be having meeting with Cat Seaward GSE. =Equipment In/ Out:= MLS back in from Erupi. Laptop from Steve Mckay.

=VRC Housekeeping= Can we get as many file into the filing cabinet so we can rearrange. Phone lists have been redesigned and put back in a much more easy find organisation. Bring students form for end of year to next staff meeting. On meeting Monday 1 December bring 'petite fore' in to put sweet packs arrival gifts together. $5.00 gifts to be here on Thursday Thursday and Friday regional days Home baking for morning and afternoon teas. Wednesday food prep 1.30 onward. Desks to be moved to make more space in the centre. Lunches will be catered. Lesley and Cathy will bring in cane plate holders and paper plates. Aven to bring handcrank ice cream maker and Aleisha to bring a chocolate fountion. Linda will be back on 17 November. Looking at students for her to take up. =Immersion Course= Ruth shared the courses for 2009. Discussed courses offered. Future discussion to follow. =Timetables:= Discussed vision test and the sheets to be included with tests. =Referrals:= Ali looking at having the assessment team to come down to be discussed with Homai assessment team when she is up in Auckland. Discussed current referrals. Please remember to fill in the initial contact date. =Database:= =Assessments:= Homai Assessments Shannon going up in Week 6. (Full week) Gaye Boys going up week 5 Mary Fisher going in week 8 Renee Balise going in Week 7

=NZEI= Nothing really

=Henderson Fund/ Equipment applications/ ORRS applications= Discussed Orrs funded students and the role numbers for next year. =RTV Business:= RTV to ask about the ORRs Points Training day on Tuesday 9 December with Rachael to brush up on O/M skills. Meeting at RNZFB. On Wednesday at RNZFB meeting need to discuss possibility of others to attend. Values meeting on Tuesday 25 November 1.30 pm shared lunch. Discussed the issues with equipment, ordering, and delivery and the companies supplying equipment. Be very wary when dealing with these companies. Make sure that all the equipment you need is included with the quote. Welcome to Ruth and Chrissie.