29 APRIL NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1087

practices involving curriculum, employment, financial and property matters applying to schools. Further details of these requirements are found in the relevant legislation, appropriate contracts of employment and, from time to time, guidelines promulgated by the Secretary for Education.

1. Boards of Trustees must foster student achievement by providing a balanced curriculum in accordance with the national curriculum statements* (i.e., the New Zealand Curriculum Framework and other documents based upon it).

In order to provide a balanced programme, each Board, through the Principal and staff, will be required to:

i implements learning programmes based upon the underlying principles, stated essential learning areas and skills, and the national achievement objectives; and

ii monitor student progress against the national achievement objectives; and

iii analyse barriers to learning and achievement; and

iv develop and implement strategies which address identified learning needs in order to overcome barriers to students’ learning; and

v assess student achievement, maintain individual records and report on student progress.

*Note

• Existing syllabuses are to be regarded as national curriculum statements until they are replaced.

2. According to the legislation on employment and personnel matters, each Board of Trustees is required in particular to:

i develop and implement personnel and industrial policies, within policy and procedural frameworks set by the Government from time to time, which promote high levels of staff performance, use educational resources effectively and recognise the needs of students;

ii be a good employer as defined in the State Sector Act 1988 and comply with the conditions contained in employment contracts applying to teaching and non-teaching staff.

3. According to legislation on financial and property matters, each Board of Trustees is also required in particular to:

i allocate funds to reflect the school’s priorities as stated in the charter;

ii monitor and control school expenditure, and ensure that annual accounts are prepared and audited as required by the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Education Act 1989;

iii comply with the negotiated conditions of any current asset management agreement, and implement a maintenance programme to ensure that the school’s buildings and facilities provide a safe, healthy learning environment for students.

4. Each Board of Trustees is also required to:

i document how the national education guidelines are being implemented;

ii maintain an ongoing programme of self-review.

5. Each Board of Trustees is also required to:

i provide a safe physical and emotional environment for students;

ii comply in full with any legislation currently in force or that may be developed to ensure the safety of students and employees.

6. Each Board of Trustees is also expected to comply with all general legislation concerning requirements such as attendance, the length of the school day, and the length of the school year.

The National Education Guidelines specified in notices published in the New Zealand Gazette on 9 November 1989, No. 198, page 5669 and 11 January 1990, No. 1, page 6 are hereby revoked.

This notice comes into force the day after the date of this publication.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of March 1993.

LOCKWOOD SMITH, Ph.D., Minister of Education.

93301

Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1990

Cancellation of Licence for an Early Childhood Centre

Pursuant to regulation 14 of the Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1990, and acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of Education, I hereby cancel the licence, dated 4 February 1991, which was granted under those regulations to Carolyn Johnson in respect of Kindy Corner, 1 Lowtherhurst Road, Massey, Auckland. This notice shall take effect the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

M. D. DELLOW, Acting Senior Manager, National Operations, Ministry of Education.

93463

Cancellation of Licence for an Early Childhood Centre

Pursuant to regulation 14 of the Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1990, and acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of Education, I hereby cancel the licence, dated 14 January 1991, which was granted under those regulations to Deryck Hunt in respect of Penrose Childcare, L/665 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland. This notice shall take effect the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

M. D. DELLOW, Acting Senior Manager, National Operations, Ministry of Education.

93464

Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975

Supplementary Integration Agreement

Pursuant to section 10 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975, notice is given that a supplementary integration agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Education on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen acting through the Senior Manager, National Operations, Ministry of Education, pursuant to delegated authority, and the proprietor of the following school:

Michael Park School, Auckland

The said supplementary integration agreement was executed on the 26th day of April 1993. A copy of the supplementary agreement is available for inspection without charge by any member of the public at the district office of the Ministry of Education, 6–10 Nugent Street, Auckland.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of April 1993.

M. D. DELLOW, Acting Senior Manager, National Operations.

93465

Supplementary Integration Agreement

Pursuant to section 10 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975, notice is given that a supplementary integration agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Education on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen acting through the Senior Manager, National Operations, Ministry of Education...