Board of Trustees
Rhys Davies (Presiding Member) - bot@winchesterrural.school.nz
Brett Ducher
Jon Gurr
Bethan Dennis
Brent Schrider
Kylie Haynes (Staff Rep)
Gemma Rout (Principal)
Concerns & Complaints procedure please follow the link below:
https://hail.to/winchester-rural-school/article/h5FFK78
Meetings
Meetings
Board of Trustees meeting are held twice a term on a Wednesday in the staffroom at 6:30 pm.
The Board reports to their community in the following ways:
In the bi-weekly Winchester Rural School Newsletter following their board meeting as required.
When necessary, consultation documents are circulated for parents and the school community to make submissions.
All reports are available to read in the school office
Education Review Office Report 2022
Profile Report
Context
Winchester Rural School is a state co-educational, contributing school located in Winchester (South Canterbury) and caters for students in Year 1 to 6. It is part of Te Oro Karaka Kāhui Ako.
Winchester Rural School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are that:
students will experience a curriculum that inspires curiosity and enables excellence and equitable outcomes
students will achieve their individual potential by learning how to learn and using technology to enhance their learning
students will be connected to their community and be active contributors to it
students will have a school environment that promotes and supports their well-being.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Winchester Rural School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate to what extent the localised curriculum provides and promotes equitable access to learning for positive student outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
there has been a drop in student achievement in literacy and numeracy
engagement and achievement levels are lower for boys
to determine how well classroom and curriculum programmes and planning respond to students’ identified strengths, needs and prior learning
to investigate how effectively current assessment, moderation and reporting processes meet the needs of students, staff, and parents.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to achieve excellence and equity in student achievement in literacy and numeracy:
the school has a positive focus for continuous improvement
teachers are actively engaged in the collection, analysis, and use of data to address equity and excellence
there are well established processes for internal evaluation.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
reviewing the teaching of literacy and numeracy
setting annual targets to reach high levels of achievement in Reading, Writing and Mathematics
monitoring achievement and valued outcome data to promote excellence and equity in outcomes for all students
continuing to encourage and support Māori children to succeed as Māori.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Board Assurance Report
Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative Requirements Report 2022 to 2025
As of March 2022, the Winchester Rural School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements:
Board Administration
Yes
Curriculum
Yes
Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Personnel Management
Yes
Finance
Yes
Assets
Yes
Further Information
For further information please contact Winchester Rural School Board of Trustees.
The next Board of Trustees assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years.
Information on ERO’s role and process in this review can be found on the Education Review Office website.