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Performance
The school operates a performance management system based on guidelines provided by the Ministry of Education.
Staff performance is appraised twice per year, professional development needs are identified and professional development programmes planned accordingly.
Staff Photos
Senior Management
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| Principal | Deputy Principal Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (S.E.N.C.O.) Director of School Tone |
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| Dr Paul Potaka | Christine Harrison |
Te Pouahi Syndicate - Years 0 - 6
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Te Pouahi Team Leader |
Teacher Rm 16 | Teacher Rm 17 |
| Whāea Chanel | Moana Forbes | Erina Tuhakaraina |
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| Teacher Potiki 1 | ||
| Carly Ave |
Kowhai Syndicate - Years 0 - 2
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| Acting Deputy Principal Director of Teaching and Learning - Maths Kowhai Team Leader Teacher Renwick 2 |
Teacher Renwick 3 | Teacher Rm 11 |
| Dianne Thomson | Neroli Sullivan | Tracy Watkin |
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| Teacher Rm 12 |
Teacher Rm 10 | Teacher Rm 12A |
| Sally Russ | Lesley Schafer | Lynley Walters |
Pohutukawa
Syndicate - Years 2 - 3
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| Pohutukawa Team Leader Teacher Rm 14 |
Teacher Rm 13 | Teacher Rm 9 |
| Helen Zachariassen | Rachel Randup | Katrina Read |
Kahikatea Syndicate - Years 3 - 4
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| Associate Director of Teaching and Learning - Inquiry Learning Kahikatea Team Leader Teacher Rm 3 |
Teacher Rm 5 | Associate Director of Teaching and Learning - Science Teacher Rm 6 |
| Sue McLean | Viv Leachman | Choi Fu |
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| Teacher Rm 4 | ||
| Joanna Glassford |
Totara Syndicate - Years 5 - 6
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Director of Assessment and Reporting |
Teacher Rm 2 | Teacher Rm 7 |
| Freya Sonneland | Dave Palmer | Jonathan Holland |
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| Totara Team Leader Teacher Rm 8 |
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| Fiona McDonald |
Administration & Support Staff
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| Secretary | Finance Officer | Office Administrator |
| Judy Williams | Shirley Whitmore | Michelle Melville |
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| Librarian | Before School Care | Sports Coordinator |
| Val Nilsen | Jody Nilsen | Sheryll McKeage |
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| Support Staff | Support Staff | Support Staff |
| Brenda Black | Donna McKinnon | Jenny Quaide |
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| Support Staff | ICT Officer | Caretaker |
| Anne Devlin | Roger Cotton | Peter Marshall |
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| Caretaker | Caretaker | ICT Teaching Support |
| Bruce Lauchland | Ian Robinson | Tania O'Meagher |
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| ICT Teaching Support | ||
| Tim Jackson |
Attached Teachers
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| Reading Recovery | Children With Special Abilities | Children With Special Needs |
| Jean Allen | Jean Edwards | Jane Anderson |
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| Team Leader - Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour (RTLB) | Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour | RTLB - Māori |
| Helen Talbot | Maggie Bielski | Horiana Kaaho |
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| Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour | Resource Teacher of Literacy | Choir/Orchestra/Music |
| Diane Rose | Liz Oldridge | Tanya Nock |
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| Choir/Orchestra/Music | Drama | |
| Bridget Thomson | Jo Say |
Dental Therapists
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| Dental Therapist | Dental Assistant | |
| Wendy Shearer | Rosemary Waterson |