Napier Kindergartens has started a consultation process with our Members and staff regarding how our kindergarten committees operate and what their roles and responsabilities should be.
A review committee comprised of parents, teachers and the Board Vice President completed a review over a series of meetings and made 9 key recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
These recommendations are now available for Members and staff to provide feedback on by the
28th October 2011. Feedback can be given to kindergarten teaching teams or to the General Manager ( Helen McNaughten, ph 06 835 7890 extn 1 or email: gm@napierkindergartens.co.nz).
Summary of Key Changes Recommended:
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Current |
Proposed |
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Committee responsible for running of the kindergarten apart from Curriculum and Employment areas |
Committee supports teachers and the Association to ensure the kindergarten runs smoothly (excluding Curriculum and Employment areas) |
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Committee responsible for general upkeep of buildings, grounds and equipment |
Limited responsibility for kindergarten maintenance |
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No requirement to strategically plan for fundraising |
Kindergartens and Committee Members establish a 5 year strategic funding plan for resources or projects for which the committee will fundraise |
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Fundraising required to cover costs of running the kindergarten as well as projects (used to include payment of power, phones, materials, food etc if needed) |
As the basic operating costs of kindergarten are now covered by the Association fundraising is required to cover resources not provided for in the kindergarten’s operating budget and/or which supports the kindergarten’s strategic funding plan |
Fundraising grant applications and other initiatives implemented by the Committee.
Fundraising ideas shared at Council meetings (these meetings no longer occur) |
Fundraising support provided by Association for grant applications as well as providing written resources and website access to help committees with fundraising ideas.
Possibility the Assn will run a large fundraising event with assistance from various kindergarten committees, with proceeds being shared with kindergartens. |
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All Kindergarten expenditure ratified by Committee |
Kindergarten expenditure ratified by Association.
Funds raised by Committee – only expenditure from this source ratified by Committee & separate accounts provided to Committees to track their fundraising results and expenditure. |
Formal committees operating, within a formal structure
Burden of most of committee responsibilities fall on Committee Members |
Provision for informal, more relaxed committees to operate
Committee may co-opt parents or form sub committees to share responsibilities |
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Committee Members shall support the teachers and co operate with them in encouragement of parent participation and the running of the kindergarten |
Committee Members will liaise with the teachers regarding appropriate ways to welcome new families into the kindergarten community & new parents onto the Kindergarten Committee.
In liaison with the teachers, may organise whanau events that provide an opportunity for families and extended families to engage with each other outside of a fundraising context. |
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No requirement to sign a Code of Conduct agreement |
Introduction of a Code of Conduct agreement for every Committee Member to sign |
For further in depth information regarding the above recommendations click here
