Under section 78M of the Education Act 1989, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I hereby direct the appointment of a limited statutory manager for the James Cook High School (100) Board of Trustees (“Board”).

The following functions, powers and duties of the board are to be vested in a limited statutory manager:

• All functions, powers and duties of the Board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise);
• all functions, powers and duties of the Board in curriculum management, including teaching and assessment practice (whether statutory or otherwise);
• all functions, powers and duties of the Board in financial management (whether statutory or otherwise);
• all functions, powers and duties of the Board (whether statutory or otherwise) to develop and implement an action plan to address the recommendations and compliance issues identified in the 15 May 2017 Education Review Office Report; and
• the functions, powers and duties of the Board (whether statutory or otherwise) to review health and safety policies, systems and processes for managing student behaviour, student safety, and the provision of Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC).

The Board will retain its primary duty of care as a person conducting a business or undertaking, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, above and beyond all functions, powers and duties of this limited statutory manager.

This notice takes effect on the date of publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of June 2017.

KATRINA CASEY, Deputy Secretary, Sector Enablement and Support, Ministry of Education.