Board of Trustees

NEXT GENERAL MEETING: 28th April 2025

Where: CAS Boardroom

Time: 3.00pm

2025 Upcoming BOT Meetings: 19th May, 23rd June, 21st July, 18th August, 13th October, 17th November, 8th December

Cooper Ricketts: 2024/5 Student Trustee

All New Zealand state and state-integrated schools are required to have a Board of Trustees under the New Zealand Education Act. Basically the Board administrates the school whilst the Principal manages the day to day running of the school. The Board is the Crown entity responsible for the governance of the school. The Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the school, overseeing the management of personnel, property, finance and administration. It is the Board’s responsibility to deal with employment matters referred to them by the Principal as well as ensuring the school communicates effectively with the community. Our Collingwood Area School Board of Trustees is made up of elected parent and kura whānau representatives, the school principal, a staff representative and one student representatives:

Brendan Richards – Elected Parent Trustee (Presiding Member) E: brendan.richards@collingwood.school.nz
Melissa Dixon – Principal/Tumuaki E: melissa@collingwood.school.nz
Pete Taylor – Staff Trustee E: p ete@collingwood .school.nz
Dan Jessep – Elected Parent Trustee E: dan.jessep@collingwood.school.nz
Briar Hayton-Seeyle – Elected Parent Trustee E: briar.hayton@collingwood.school.nz
Carrol Roberts- Elected Parent Trustee E: carrol.roberts@collingwood.school.nz
Clay Paton – Elected Parent Trustee E: clay.paton@collingwood.school.nz
Anne Harvey – Manawhenua ki Mohua E: anne@collingwood.school.nz
Cooper Ricketts – Student Trustee

Our Board is committed to the values of:

Manaakitanga / A culture of care
Ngākaunui ki te ako / Passionate engaged learning
Kaitiakitanga poipoia ngā tāonga / Nurture and protect

We are proactive in:

focusing on governance and strategic leadership
setting the vision for the school and supporting its mission and values
monitoring the school’s performance in raising student achievement and learning
ensuring compliance with legal and policy requirements
consulting with and working on behalf of, all stakeholders

Our Board’s key areas of contribution to Collingwood Area School are:

determining the school’s strategic direction; setting long- and short-term objectives through the Charter and the Strategic and Annual Plans, and monitoring progress against these
ensuring the school complies with all Guidelines and Policies (Section 75 and 76 of the 1989 Education Act)
monitoring student achievement against the strategic objectives and national guidelines
ensuring that there is effective communication and consultation with the school’s community
developing and approving policies
appraising and supporting the Principal’s performance
setting the budget and taking overall responsibility for property and financial management
in support of Restorative Practices in the school, adjudicating serious disciplinary matters through the Disciplinary Sub-committee if required

Our meetings:

BoT meetings are normally held once a month (usually the third Monday of the month) at 3:30pm in the school board room. Meeting dates are posted in the school newsletter, the school calendar and on this website. Members of the school community are welcome to attend and observe at any General Board meeting however the provisions of Part 7 of the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act 1987 apply. The Presiding Member runs the meeting and their decision on procedural matters is final.

2025 Annual Implementation Plan – CAS Annual Plan 2025.pdf

CAS Charter and Annual Plan 2022: CAS Cha rter 2022 .pdf

CAS Annual Report 2023: Annual Report 2023.pdf

CAS Annual Report 2022: 2022 Annual Report.pdf

CAS Child Protection Policy: Child P rotection Policy.pdf

CAS Stategic Plan: Strategic Plan 2024PDF.pdf

CAS Health Statememt – Health Statement.pdf

Minutes:

The community are welcome to read the Board Minutes. A paper copy is held in the Office.

Previous Approved Meeting Minutes:

O ctober 21st 2024.pdf

Sept 23rd 2024.pdf