Governance

Woodlands Park School Board

All of New Zealand's state and state-integrated schools have a School Board. The Board is responsible for the governance and strategic direction of school. It is accountable for ensuring that the school is run in the best interests of its students, staff, and community.

The Principal is the Board’s chief executive and has complete discretion to manage the day-to-day administration of the school as they think fit, so long as it complies with the Board’s general policy decisions.

Who is on the Board of Trustees?

At Woodlands Park School, our Board is made up of:

The Principal of the School
One elected staff representative
Five parent elected trustees
Co-opted trustees (as needed)

Members are elected by the parent community and staff members. Elections for staff trustees are held every three years (or 18 months). Parent trustees are elected for a three-year term however, elections are held on a staggered basis with three trustees being re-elected every 18 months (next election for three parent trustees in November 2027).

Board Meetings

The Board meets twice per term; see the school calendar for details. Meetings are open to the public, however they are not public meetings where everyone has the right to speak. Speaking rights can be granted in advance by the Presiding Member. In some instances, parts of Board meetings are closed to the public when the Board is discussing confidential matters.

Getting Involved

Standing for the BOT is a great way to get involved in your child’s education. Training and support are available to assist with carrying out this responsibility. The New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) website contains information for current or potential trustees www.nzsta.org.nz

WPS Board

Principal and Board CEO Ngaria Stephenson
Staff Representative: Kirsty Dalglish
Presiding Member Michelle Lucke

Board Members

Chris Jones
Belynda Groot
Yulia Schamrel
Cynthia Manion

Board Secretary Shelley McKeown

Contact the Board

Email: Board WPS wpsboard@woodlandspark.school.nz

Board Meeting Dates

Tuesday evenings 6:30 pm
Term 1 - 24 Feb, 24 March
Term 2 12 May, 9 June
Term 3 11 August, 8 September
Term 4 - 3 November, 1 December

Agenda for upcoming Meeting

Public attending board meetings

The board fosters open and transparent governance. It welcomes public attendance at and observation of board meetings. Members of the public include staff, students and parents’ families and whānau of the school community who are not members of the
board.

A copy of the following procedures will be provided to members of the public attending meetings so that they understand the rules that apply and are to be followed unless otherwise authorised by the board:

Board meetings are not public meetings but meetings held in public
If the meeting moves to exclude the public (usually to protect the privacy of individuals), members of the public will be asked to leave the meeting until this aspect of business has been concluded
Members of the public may be given copies of the meeting agenda and associated reports but must return them at the conclusion of the meeting
Members of the public may request speaking rights on a particular item that is on the agenda. This request will have been made in advance. Public participation is at the discretion of the board.
Speakers shall be restricted to a maximum of 3 minutes each per subject, with a time limit of 15 minutes per interest group, after which no additional time shall be added.
No more than one speaker will be permitted on any one agenda item
Speakers are not to question the board and must speak to the agenda item
Board members will not address questions or statements to speakers
Speakers shall not be disrespectful or offensive or make malicious statements or claims
If the person presiding over the meeting believes that any of these conditions have been breached or the speaker has gone over time, they may be asked to finish and/or be asked to leave the meeting

Board Documents

A link to the previous meeting minutes can be found at the bottom of this page

Strategic plan and analysis of variance
The school's strategic plans set the direction and key priorities for the current and future years.
The school's analysis of variance provides a summary of the school's annual progress in relation to its goals, targets and priorities

Education Review Office report
Our latest Education Review Office Report can be found here

Annual audit report

This report is produced by our school auditors each year. It is a legal requirement of the Ministry of Education

Board policies

Our Board of Trustees governance and operational policies can be found here;
woodlandspark.schooldocs.co.nz/
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