25+March+Week+8

Aven, Diane, Lesley
 * Apologies:**

__Good News__

 * A good game is a fast game!
 * Tania is going to Homai next week
 * Transport day was wonderful - write a thank-you on Shanon's card with photos.
 * Chef's Toolbox evening a success.

__Matters Arising__
Please make sure timetables are up by 8.30 am Monday morning

__Mail__
Education Gazette Referral from Miramar Central Interface magazine

__Meeting with outside agencies__
Ali presented at Vic Uni today (2nd years) which was very well received and has beeen asked to do this again. Chrissie and Tania talked to Early Intervention group in the Hutt

__Equipment in and out__
Leigh is designing a booking system for keeping tabs on equipment -

__VRC Housekeeping__
Complex Needs course week 1 Wednesday Cell phones - jamming; hard to hear and be heard; keypad small; coverage not good; not robust; keeps ringing when set for silent; takes good photos; Mentoring Wednesday - Chrissie (what do we actually want to learn?) Working Party feedback: BLENNZ website is live! Regional days, Wellington 7th, 8th May - one day with Mary-anne Mills, 2nd day, UEB maths, Chrissie - Technology, google calendar on equipment booking; Bernie Faifua; Using your laptop session with Chrissie - switch-it maker; Catering by Attitude for food; dinner possibility - Istanbul.
 * Ali read out the BLENNZ policy on her delegated authority
 * BOT parents' reps -
 * Kickstart on-track for move
 * annual plan to be sent out
 * difficulties for University braille students noted
 * ULearn conference, Christchurch, 2nd week Septemner hols
 * Accessible format material
 * Lucy in library keen to do podcasts
 * Performance appraisals
 * Moderate learners - Denise working on this
 * VEA transferring $$ to BLENNZ for moderate learners

Ideas for next regional days - Talk to Learn (Linda); Intensive Interaction (Scott Miller, Speech Language Therapist); Sue McLean (Early maths) Louis Braille competition - to be written in braille - end of term 3. Sue Spooner - may be some students coming for section. Corolla cars up for renewal soon. New books

__Immersion Course__
Tania - Term 3, Blind Learners 2 - 5yrs Wellington has 35 days teacher-release for Immersion - well done team!

__Timetables/ Itinerant Visits/ Vision Tests__
Denise - week 1 term 2

__Referrals__
Ticalia Ah Ching (returned to Auckland) Cole Jennings

__Homai Assessments__
Cassidy Pervan (?)

Patrick Pink is coming 9-12 June, Friday Teacher only Day for Inservice with Patrick Helen Lynch here 30th March

__NZEI__
Teachers Matter - career pathways

__Henderson Fund/ Equipment applications/ ORRS applications__
Henderson Fund`application for electronic microscope for Mary Fisher agreed by meeting

__RTV Business__
Staffing - ad going into paper on Saturday; Chrissie will follow up Hank at Miramar Central School Muffin Break funds still available for Tania to buy equipment for EC.

Please bring laptops to mentoring meeting next week.