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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

Principal		Deputy Principal Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (S.E.N.C.O.) Director of School Tone
Dr Paul Potaka		Christine Harrison

Te Pouahi Syndicate - Years 0 - 6

Te Pouahi Team Leader Teacher Rm 9	Teacher Rm 16	Teacher Rm 17
Whāea Chanel	Moana Forbes	Erina Tuhakaraina
	Teacher Rm 10
	Carly Ave

Kowhai Syndicate - Years 0 - 2

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
Teacher Rm 12		Teacher Rm 12A
Lesley Schafer		Lynley Walters

Pohutukawa Syndicate - Years 2 - 3

Teacher Rm 13	Pohutukawa Team Leader Teacher Rm 14	Teacher Rm 15
Rachel Randup	Helen Zachariassen	Katrina Read

Kahikatea Syndicate - Years 3 - 4

Associate Director of Teaching and Learning - Inquiry Learning Kahikatea Team Leader Teacher Rm 8	Teacher Rm 5	Associate Director of Teaching and Learning - Science Teacher Rm 6
Sue McLean	Sally Russ	Choi Fu
	Teacher Rm 7
	Joanna Glassford

Totara Syndicate - Years 5 - 6

Director of Assessment and Reporting Assistant Principal Teacher Rm 1	Teacher Rm 2	Totara Team Leader Teacher Rm 3
Freya Sonneland	Dave Palmer	Fiona McDonald

Administration & Support Staff

Secretary	Finance Officer	Office Administrator
Judy Williams	Shirley Whitmore	Michelle Melville
Librarian	Before School Care	Sports Coordinator
Val Nilsen	Jody Nilsen	Sheryll McKeage
Support Staff	Support Staff	Support Staff
Brenda Black	Donna McKinnon	Jenny Quaide
Support Staff	ICT Officer	Caretaker
Anne Devlin	Roger Cotton	Peter Marshall
Caretaker	Caretaker	ICT Teaching Support
Bruce Lauchland	Ian Robinson	Tania O'Meagher
	ICT Teaching Support
	Tim Jackson

Attached Teachers

Reading Recovery	Children With Special Abilities	Children With Special Needs
Jean Allen	Jean Edwards	Jane Anderson
Team Leader - Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour (RTLB)	Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour	RTLB - Māori
Helen Talbot	Maggie Bielski	Horiana Kaaho
Resource Teacher of Learning & Behaviour	Resource Teacher of Literacy	Choir/Orchestra/Music
Diane Rose	Liz Oldridge	Tanya Nock
Choir/Orchestra/Music		Drama
Bridget Thomson		Jo Say

Dental Therapists

Dental Therapist		Dental Assistant
Wendy Shearer		Rosemary Waterson