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Managing Challenges at Heathcote Valley School: A Canterbury Perspective

Explore the welfare, policies, procedures, and communication systems at Heathcote Valley School in Christchurch. Learn about the experiences with the Ministry of Education, future challenges, and key lessons for school management in the region.

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Managing Challenges at Heathcote Valley School: A Canterbury Perspective

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  1. Challenges A Canterbury Perspective

  2. Overview • Background • Welfare • Policies & Procedures • Communication systems • Experiences with MoE • Other Challenges • Future Challenges • Key lessons

  3. Heathcote Valley School

  4. Principal’s New Vocabulary

  5. You know you’re in CHCH when … • Geonet is your home page • The most expensive bottles are now on the bottom shelf • Rangiora is considered the new Fendalton • Looking over the fence you discover that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side

  6. You know you’re in CHCH when … • You DON’T call the police when there is a massive group of students in your street • A game of Jenga only ever takes 3 minutes • You have to compete with your cat to find a new place to crap in the garden

  7. Welfare • Staff • Student • Community • Principal

  8. Policies Procedures

  9. Policies Procedures • Emergency provisions • Classroom re-entry • Ultimate responsibility • School closures • Delegation to school leaders • Off-site procedures • Emergency drills • Tsunamis

  10. Communication • Emergency Text • Server • Email database • Website • Cloud options

  11. The Ministry of Education • Pressure to reopen (especially after June) • Liaison people • Mixed-messages • Email traffic Minedu website • Schools left on their own to get emergency supplies • Interim response fund & staffing support • Zone exceptions

  12. Other Challenges • Effect on roll – displacement factor • Challenge of keeping things going

  13. Future Challenges • Property funding • Christchurch network system • Finance • Opportunities – community hubs, CCC • Impact on student learning

  14. Key Lessons • Be prepared • Policies and procedures • Communications systems

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