Week+3+18th+Feb


 * Staff Meeting 18th February 2009**
 * Started 3.30 pm**


 * Present:** Ali, DIane, Cathy, Leigh, Linda, Chrissie, Aven, Tania


 * Good News:**
 * 1) Henderson Fund has given us $8000 for the year - this will pay for one day a week for Carolyn. Big thank you to the trustees of the fund -Ali and DIane will liaise re a thank you letter.
 * 2) Dennis is in a Little Room and he is having a lovely time - Tania has videoed him and it looks great.
 * 3) Cathy had a lovely session with Matthew Wilson at ACE House yesterday.
 * 4) At Paparangi School today Sian used the large tennis ball - Leigh had never seen her catch a ball before. Saw ball coming in plenty of time. Leigh reported that all relevant paintwork has been done at the school and it is only Week 3!
 * 5) Renee sat a PAT maths test today and **guessed** 3 answers! No stress!
 * 6) Support staff review is tomorrow! Aven and Ali on the plane tomorrow.
 * 7) Lesley has won the position of Immersion Co-ordinator for the rest of the year. Well-earned and well-done Lesley - where's the wine to celebrate?
 * 8) Cole and Lesley went kayaking yesterday and despite his best efforts to tip them both out Lesley's strength of character prevailed and they stayed on board.

__Phones__: Texting is really expensive. Phone and don't leave message because the 707 call costs. Just ring back. After some discussion it was decided the Alli will organise an additional texting package for us all. __Leave__ - Ali just checked that we know the process of applying for leave. Forms are in the staffing folder. See Aven.
 * Matters Arising:**

__In__
 * Correspondence:**
 * 1) Extra Curriculum leaflets
 * 2) Clicker 5 + resource pamphlets from Catherine Brill
 * 3) Sports Distributors catalogue.

William Pope wants his file. Lesley will look it out and pass it on. We need to be up-to-date with withdrawals - remember a student going to Kickstart is not a withdrawal. Need more mugs and spoons for the in-service. Cathy, Lesley and Diane - don't forget. Aven showed off her new shape book and took orders.
 * Aven's Time:**

The roll needs updating - everyone please look through and check your student details. Highlight the name of any student where there is a change. Your responsibility to get the name of a student who needs withdrawing on to the form ready for the Enrolment and Withdrawal meeting.
 * Housekeeping**

Forms have been given to everyone and meetings started. Well done Ali and Linda.
 * Appraisals**

RNZFB last week and Coralie attended Service Manager O&M
 * Meeting with oputside agencies:**

What is the process now that equipment is held by PN? Linda and ALi will look at this next week and discuss with Meredith.
 * Equipment**

What about using Solway Park in Masterton for every regional day? Hosts could change around the region but the venue staying the same.
 * Regional Days**

Lesley wants names of Years 4 - 8 students with vision worse than 6/36 for PE course.
 * Immersion Courses**

Well done people. Chrissie having some problems with the logistics but she is using Google Calendar so Ali, Linda and Tania can look there.
 * Timetables**

With Lesley's secondment we will be looking for a new staff member.
 * Job Advertisement**

10-14 August tentatively. Is there a possibility that Patrick can come down on his own? Ali will discuss with Helen tomorrow. It would be good politics if the local Child Development Service Manager was included in the loop.
 * Assessmen Team Visit**

We need to get Carolyn's assessments and programmes written up in IEPs and this will be gathering of the evidence to get music therapy on the same footing as O&M. This evidence can then be taken to GSE.
 * Music Therapy**

An impromptu survey of staff was undertaken by Lesley - she was very pleased to note that all staff belong to union. Some news on support staff was passed on. On January 14th there was a 2% increase in the union subs which might not have come through yet. It will be backdated if it hasn't come through on your pay yet. Oh joy!
 * NZEI**

Emily's application has been sent through. Matthew Wilson and Henderson Fund is a problem. Cathy has spoken to the school about this.
 * Henderson Fund**

Suggestion that we change from social skills to technology for the video demonstration of "managing self", "working with others" will get rid of the problem of getting permission to video other students. Using the new cell phones you can send a photo through bluetooth to your laptops - Cathy has found how to do this.Cathy will do a cheat sheet for us. But go into Gallery, Images, highlight a picture, go to options, go to send, pick bluetooth and look for your laptop. Cathy and Ali each successfully sent a phot to Chrissie's computer as the rest of us sat here expressing awe and wonderment in our own individual styles. Because it is so easy cull, first on camera so that you don't load your computers too much.
 * Videoing of students**

Meeting closed at 5.10 pm.
 * General Business**
 * 1) Cooking show fundraiser. Please take tickets to sell.
 * 2) Digital Microscope for $176.00 from Office Plan. Cathy will contact re a demonstration.
 * 3) Cathy concerned - are our students backing up their laptops. There is now the ability to get a free site on-line to backup your files. Ali will talk to Karen about whether this is feasible for us - confidential files backed up on the internet.
 * 4) Mentoring - Google Calendar from Chrissie, backup from Cathy on March 4th.