Term 4 review topics

Our Schools Policies and Procedures are managed online by SchoolDocs. They are maintained and updated regularly to make sure they comply with the Ministry of Education requirements and follow the Ministry best-practice guidelines.

To familiarise yourself with SchoolDocs go to Parents and Whānau section on SchoolDocs site – it has a brief description of SchoolDocs, and important information about parent involvement, communication and reporting, community conduct expectations, and social media guidelines. There is also a Quick Links for Parents and Whānau topic with links to the most relevant policies and procedures.

Policies are reviewed at regular intervals. Reviews are open to board, staff, and parents/caregivers/whānau. Parents will be informed via school newsletter when a policy is up for review. Reviewers can rate policy content as well as its implementation and they can offer comments on both.

In term 4 we are reviewing topics in the Finance and Asset Management Policy section.

Who reviews our policies and procedures?

• All reviews are open to board, staff, students, and the school community parents/ caregivers/whānau).

• Anyone can review any policy/procedure that has a review button.

• The board is responsible for board-level overarching policies. Note that other reviewers can review these topics too; they're not exclusively for the board.

Visit the website https://avonside.schooldocs.co.nz/

Enter the username avonside and password empower.

• Click on Current Review

• Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.

• Read the policy.

• Click the blue Start your review button.

• Under Reviewer type select your role (board member, staff member, or parent/caregiver) from the drop-down list.

• Enter your name (optional).

• Select either: No comments or if you would like to comment.

If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.