Pursuant to section 78M of the Education Act 1989, I direct the Secretary for Education to appoint a limited statutory manager for the board of trustees of Rongomai School (1468) because of risks to the operation of the school related to the board's responsibilities as employer of the Otara cluster of Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB).
The following functions, powers and duties of the board are vested in the limited statutory manager:
? Employment powers of the board relating to the Otara cluster of RTLB.
The limited statutory manager must also advise the board on the following:
? Adherence to the Ministry of Education guidelines regarding RTLB clusters;
? financial management of the RTLB cluster and Learning Support Fund; and
? implementation of the organisational structure of
the RTLB cluster that best reflects the needs of the school.
This notice takes effect the day after the date of publication.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of March 2004.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.