25th+Feb+Week+4

STAFF MEETING 25 February 2009

Fantastic inservice - well-done everyone. Getting great feedback - school are reporting that they are taking on board what they learnt and it is affecting their practice already..
 * GOod News**


 * Matter Arising**
 * Thankyou letter to Henderson Fund done - awaiting Ali's signature.
 * Aven will be liaising re phones - please talk to her if anything comes up.
 * Appraisals going well so far.
 * Equipment in and out - Ali, Linda will work out a system.
 * Proposal re Solway PArk for Regional Days has been kicked upstairs - Karen is looking at it.
 * Helen Lynch will be down 30-31 March
 * Karen suggested we buy an external hard drive and we back-up everyone's laptops on this.

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 * Correspondence**

Book "Which Shape " given to Tania
 * Aven's Time**


 * Outside Agencies**
 * Aven met with Mercer Group - support staff review (in Auckland). The group absolutely got what support staff do!
 * RNZFB meeting this morning - very productive. Good meeting. Special thanks to Rachel and Gary for coming to both in-service days.

Query from Resonance Board **-** check if Gary is going that way otherwise courier. Desk is back from Malcolm Hodson - this is ours. Team filled out form for Sharon re equipment applications to the Ministry.
 * Equipment**

Rule now is to put this on the Wiki as soon as possible. Remember there must be two of you.
 * Meeting with outside agencies**

Last week's meeting went on too long. Keep gossip to the minimum please and please put items on agenda. If not on the agenda it will not be dealt with until the next meeting. Please clear messages on the phone. If you are writing down a message please delete the saved message. If you here the ring that let's you know a message has come through while you were using the phone please check it. Induction package - manual has arrived. Please everyone look through it and write down your comments before next week. Please, if you are leaving the Centre after 3:00 pm and there is no-one here then set alarm and check windows.
 * Housekeeping**

Maths, Let's Get Physical and Careers and Future Planning notifications have gone out. Lesley collected some further names for Careers.
 * Immersion Course**

Where is the other Lea test - one of the big ones is awol. Binoculars missing from magnifiers kits. Lesley will get 3 "I Spy" books.
 * Vision Tests**

Last year's - 2-3 still waiting to be seen. Alex Gibson at Kelburn still to be seen - Diane and Cathy. Colleen Elizalde and Christian Martin to be followed up by next meeting.
 * Referrals**

Ali promises this folder will be ready for next week.
 * ORRS Students Time**

Booklets
 * NZEI**

Emily's has gone through - furniture. Diane's query re funding for teacher aide support at camp - Ali said Halberg Trust will fund this if you apply early enough.
 * Henderson Fund**

Corran, Alanya dn Doris. Cathy and Diane have timetabled Thursday 12 March to get these done.
 * ORRS Applications**


 * RTV General Business**
 * 1) Lecturer from Victoria wants someone to speak to class on 25th March. Ali will contact.
 * 2) If Ali delegates a job she doesn't want all the details - happy to do gold stars at the end but only wants to hear from you at completion unless you end up in the mire. Then very happy to mount a rescue mission!


 * Meeting closed at 4.30 pm**