o Rerekohu Area School (213) and
Whakaangiangi School (2734)
Pursuant to section 78M of the Education Act 1989, I direct the Secretary for Education to appoint a limited statutory manager for the combined board of trustees of Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School and Whakaangiangi School because of risks to the operation of Whakaangiangi School and
the educational performance of its students.
The following functions, powers and duties of the combined board, with respect to Whakaangiangi School, are vested in the limited statutory manager:
? Implementation of the Education Review Office action plan;
? personnel management;
? ensuring the new requirements for planning and reporting are developed and implemented;
? development of a school-wide system of self review with effective analysis and improvement systems; and
? development of effective curriculum management systems.
The limited statutory manager must also advise the combined board on the following:
? Ensuring that equal emphasis is given to the governance issues of both schools and that a mechanism is developed to ensure that the combined board has equal representation of trustees from each school.
The following condition applies to the exercise of the powers of the combined board and the limited statutory manager:
? The powers of the limited statutory manager shall be exercised in consultation with the combined board.
This notice takes effect the day after the date of publication of this notice.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of August 2003.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.