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Friday 22nd July
 
8.00 am
Whakatau
10.00 am
President’s welcome and introduction
10.10 am Opening Speaker - Karen Sewell, Secretary for Education
10.30 am
Morning Tea
11.00 am
Regional Meetings
12 Noon
Lunch
 
Seminar Session One
1.00 – 2.30 pm
·      Would you work for you? - The Board as a Good Employer – NZSTA
·      Student discipline - everything from bag searches to suspensions – Ron Mulligan
·      Making Your Team Effective (MYTE) - The board chair's big hairy goal – Chris France
·      The new National Monitoring: What it means for Schools – Jeffrey Smith (NEMP)
·      Measuring the fuel in your tank – Gillian Diprose
·      Role of the Ombudsman in relation to boards of trustees – Richard Fisher (Assistant Ombudsman)
·      The Pasifika Education Transformation Agenda for school governors: an uncompromising commitment to excellence – Lesieli Tongati'o (MOE)
·      NCEA for beginners (Large File, 14.6MB) – Sue Chalmers (NZQA)
·      Issues affecting integrated schools – Pat Lynch (NZ CEO)
2.30 pm
Afternoon Tea
3.00 pm
Keynote speaker - Prof Marie Brennan: Rich curriculum for inclusive outcomes; working against the grain in tough times
 
Seminar Session Two
4.15 – 5.45 pm
·      The Board's report card: How are we as a school performing? What are we good at and what do we need to improve on? – Elaine Hines
·      The board and the curriculum: What is our role? - Cleave Hay
·      Principal appraisal: A board's responsibility – NZSTA Industrial Advisors
·      The new National Monitoring: What it means for Schools – Jeffrey Smith (NEMP)
·      Measuring the fuel in your tank – Gillian Diprose
·      Success for all - Every school, Every child - Brian Coffey
·      The Pasifika Education Transformation Agenda for school governors: an uncompromising commitment to excellence – Lesieli Tongati'o (MOE)
·      Getting the most out of NCEA – Sue Chalmers (NZQA)
·      Issues affecting integrated schools – Pat Lynch (NZ CEO)
6.00 – 7.00 pm
Cocktail Function

Saturday 23rd July

7.45 am
Breakfast
  Seminar Session Three
8.30 – 10.00 am -       National Standards from a board's perspective – Elaine Hines
-       The board's policy framework: What is it really for? – Cleave Hay
-       Supporting curriculum and student learning for all – Marie Brennan (Victoria 
        University, Melbourne)
-      Smart tools to help boards improve student and teacher motivation – Richard Dingle
       and Graeme Cosslet (NZCER)
-      Trustee performance appraisal – Gillian Diprose
-      Positive behaviour for learning – Brian Coffey
-      Making Your Team Effective (MYTE) - The board chair's big hairy goal – Chris
      France
-     Assessment as a foundation for learning and improvement – Lisa Rodgers 
      (MOE)
-     Excellence in science and technology – Jessie McKenzie (Royal Society of NZ)
10.00 am
Morning Tea
10.30 am
Annual General Meeting
12.30 pm
Lunch
 
Seminar Session Four
1.15 – 2.45 pm
·      National Standards from a board's perspective – Elaine Hines
·      The board and the curriculum: What is our role? – Cleave Hay
·      Special Schools - A resource for mainstream education – James Le Marquand and Louise Doyle
·      Getting to grips with student achievement – Rachel Dingle and Graeme Cosslet (MOE)
·      Trustee performance appraisal – Gillian Diprose
·      An uncompromising commitment to raising student achievement – Joanne Allen (National Manager, Student Achievement function, MOE)
·      Effective meetings have to be DUMB (doable, understandable, manageable and beneficial) – Chris France
·      Assessment as a foundation for learning and improvement – Lisa Rodgers (MOE)
·      Excellence in science and technology – Jessie MacKenzie (Royal Society of NZ)
2.45 pm
NZSTA Plenary - Q&A session with Minister of Education Anne Tolley
3.30 pm
Afternoon Tea
4.00 – 5.30 pm
Keynote speaker - Tom Sharplin: A Kiwi icon with a can do attitude
7.00 pm
Conference Dinner

Sunday 24th July

8.30 am
Tea and Coffee
 
Seminar Session Five
9.00 – 10.30 am
·      The Board's report card: How are we as a school performing? What are we good at and what do we need to improve on? – Elaine Hines
·      The board's policy framework: What is it really for? – Cleave Hay
·      Assessment and reporting on students with special needs: Requirements and practicalities – James Le Marquand and Louise Doyle
·      Would you work for you? The board as a good employer – NZSTA Industrial Advisers
·      Valuing and children and young people - Sonya Logan (NZ Police)
·      Ultrafast broadband in schools - is your school ready for the rollout – Marg McLeod (MOE)
·      Effective meetings have to be DUMB (doable, understandable, manageable and beneficial) – Chris France
·      Student discipline - everything from bag searches to suspensions – Ron Mulligan
Principal appraisal: A board's responsibility – NZSTA Industrial Advisers
10.30 am
Morning Tea
11.00 am
Keynote speaker – Zuza Scherer: How is Gen Y creating and shaping the future of our workforce?
12.00 pm
Closing Ceremony
12.30 pm
Conference closes

 

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