Events
Learn more about the events taking place as part of the future of education in Kaikōura process.
Events
Public Meeting
20 May 2008
On 20 May former Minister of Education, Hon Chris Carter, addressed a public meeting in Kaikoura. The former Minister noted he had been to Kaikoura frequently as Minister of Conservation and had been hosted several times at Takahanga Marae, and acknowledged those present he had met there.
Former Minister Carter encouraged the community to continue to support the education planning process currently underway. He also thanked the members of the Working Party who are leading it Peter Lawless and his company for facilitating the process.
To read more click on the download below: Public Meeting - Minister's visit.
Mark Brown, Principal Victory School, Nelson
Every Child Matters
8 April 2008
Highlights of this presentation included the transformation at Victory School. Mark described the school as being decile 3 with a rich diversity of cultures (approximately 40% Maori students).
Victory School used to have bullying reported by students and teachers, truancy and some stand downs. Staff were working hard, but not making a difference. Underachievement was high, especially for Maori students.
Mark contrasted this with how Victory School is now:
It is totally transformed. Everything now is positive, no exceptions!
To read more click on the download below: Victory School Presentation
Public Events
29-31 March 2008
Three public events were designed to be the start of the formal consultation phase, although the working group had already been hard at work meeting with those in their portfolios and running meetings for particular interest groups.
The first of these was an Open Space Forum, with the theme `Our Future - Your opportunity to shape Education in Kaikōura'. The second event held was an Educational Professionals' Workshop and the third was a community Leaders' Forum.
To read more click on the download below: Public Events 29-31 March
Future Events
Revised Timetable of Events
Timing Event
17 December 2007 Working Group Meeting finalises consultation plan
12 February 2008 Working Group Meeting
18 March 2008 Working Group Meeting finalising approach to leader's forum, child led programme, education professionals and open space
29 March 2008 Open Space Workshop
30 March 2008 Teachers' Workshop
31 March 2008 Leaders' Forum with public talks
31 March 2008 Formal consultation starts
8 April 2008 Working Group Meeting checking on progress, public talk by Mark Brown
30 April 2008 Formal consultation finishes
30 April 2008 Initial community consultation process is completed. Continue to receive further material until 30 June
6 May 2008 Working Group Meeting to review results of submissions process
13 May 2008 Working Group Meeting draft outcomes and to provide drafting directions for outcomes report
20 May 2008 Public Meeting to review draft outcomes. Minister of Education to attend.
27 May 2008 Working Group Meeting to review draft outcomes, vision and principles
30 June 2008 Initial community consultation complete
1 July 2008 Working Group Meeting - strategy drafting 1
8 July 2008 Working Group Meeting - strategy drafting 2
15 July 2008 Working Group Meeting - strategy drafting 3
22 July 2008 Working Group Meeting - strategy drafting 4
29 July 2008 Working Group Meeting - strategy drafting 5
5 August 2008 Working Group Meeting - strategy drafting 6
12 August 2008 Draft report to Public Meeting and other peer reviewers
19 August 2008 Public Meeting on draft report for public submissions
1 September to 26 September 2008 Public submissions
9 October 2008 Revised Draft Strategic Plan and submissions analysis to Working Group Members and summary of changes to Leader's forum members
28 October 2008 Public Meeting to review draft changes to Strategic Plan
4 November 2008 Working Group Meeting to decide on final changes to Strategic Plan
11 November 2008 Strategic plan submitted to Minister