10th+November+Staff+meeting


 * Apologies**: Diane, Elise and Leigh

Good News
- Appraisals well underway - well done Ali! - Ben Rusbatch is cameraman for his group advert - they won the Moviemaker ad of the year for their syndicate. - Mary Fisher nominated for Junior Sportsperson of the Year, we are waiting to hear!! - 29 teaching days left!

Mail
NZEI Rourou has arrived

Aven's time
Book for Adam - his passport for transition Timetables - please do not remove

Meeting with outside agencies
Leish met with GSE and will write a report on this wiki.

__Equipment in/out__ - Ben Rusbatch's desk has gone to Brin for trial - Another desk has gone to Cameron at HVHS - resonance board to Morgan

__VRC Housekeeping__ - Wiki: please read the minutes of meetings on here and watch this space!!!! It is a private space. - Regional Days: Preparation Wednesday 3 December. Dinner 7pm Thursday. Roster for the days to be posted. Thursday morning airport pickups to be arranged.

__Immersion courses__ - Ruth has emailed to everyone - Les and Ali to discuss print/braille course for Matthew and Mary - Possible Going Mouseless course for Wellington learners

__Timetables__ - Please ensure these are up by Monday morning; email if necessary

__Referrals__ - Shaun Pullman-Tipia starts at Titahi Bay North last week this term - Hughie Paul, Trentham School

__Homai Assessments__ - 7 - 11 September: 10 full assessments and some incidental assessments - Discuss possible assessments at staff meeting before application

__Calendar 2009__ Two formats to be trialled next year; month-to-month version and term version. Diaries for next year - purchase your own (under $20 please).

___NZEI__ - Leslie kindly offered to be staff rep, nominated by Ali, seconded Aleisha; Carried. - Nomination of support staff representative for Council table - Les will ring about t-shirt ordered for Aven

__Henderson Fund__ - Please be aware that this should not be our first "port of call"

__Equipment Applications__

__ORRS applications__ - Mitchell: Aleisha and Ali to discuss with Tania - Amanda: Elise and Cathy working on this on Wednesday - Hughie: to be discussed with School and RTLB - Liam: to be discussed with school and RTLB

RTV Business
Regional Days__ - we need 3 laptops - Diane, Ali, Cathy; Downloads required before then.

Property
ERO Peromance Appraisal Senior Teachers will now be Managers, H.R.H was not a flyer!!!The next tier down will be Senior teacher. Process of appointing this has not yet been decided. ICT AFM Policy
 * Homai Re-development has been given approval.
 * Looks like re-building and re-designing will start next year and be based on Wilson special school in Takapuna
 * They have accepted the spread sheet of the formula which will give us 100m2 more Christchurch and Auckland will be first.
 * Working on 3rd party agreement
 * so money will be ringfenced and they will be audited so they have to use it on us
 * We are just waiting for finialised report. Report all looks very positive.
 * Will based on the Key Competencies for the next two years thes will be the Network, Regional and Centre goals.
 * Teacher Only days will have Mark Treadwell doing the overview and Marianne Mills the nitty gritty.
 * Job descriptions need to be looked at by us and commented on and see what we need to review.
 * 21st of November: all performance appraisals need to be completed by 21st November.
 * Wellington needs to lift their game from now to the end of the year every second Wednesday will be ICT.
 * We need to let them know what subjects they are doing if we can't get books so they can book slots in when they do get them.
 * Still request large print. Talk to Lucy about students like Olivia and Felix for large print journals
 * Collage Survey to completed by each person in the centre.
 * Lucy is making podcasts from students at Homai on book reviews. Maybe look at Renee and Shannon doing this?
 * There is a mistake on the Hitchhiker's Guide to UEB. We will get stickers to go over this. To make Cathy and Diane feel better on the Duxbury website is wrong.
 * At regional level we will look at: Treaty, Safe lifting, child protection, curriculum areas.
 * EOTC two people from each region will take this on.
 * Locally: First Aid Certificate person in each centre have one.

ICT Package: We are looking at a package for phones which is vodafone. They are looking at internal phones and internet still ongoing
 * $25 a month
 * 500 txt a month for $8.94 to any network
 * Free blennz mobile to blennz mobile.
 * Externally 25c a minute
 * Possibly a blackberry for managers?
 * Nokia 2630
 * This will work-out at around $500 per phone a year.

Asset register needs to be updated by end of term 1 2009. Embosser and Transend need to be looked at.

Teacher registration must be kept up-to-date.

Any feedback on EOTC forms need to be given to Karen by the 21st of November.

There may be a policy on cars been driven home and distances.

Student Achievement: survey about service next year. Braille Reading levels survey continuing.

24th November - Juli and Steve here for the day.

Note: Maths course 20 November for Teachers of Children with Complex Needs; see separate notice on here!

Induction package for new staff still coming.