Board of Trustees

WOODVILLE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

We extend a heartfelt mihi to our outgoing board member, Amy Ames-Durey, for her tremendous contribution and aroha to our kura and community. Thank you for always keeping our tamariki at the heart of decision-making as the health and safety liaison on the Board for the past 3 years. Ngā mihi nui

Thank you to Andrew Bolton and Karen O’Rourke who continue their service and dedication to our kura. We look forward to your ongoing committment, alongside all our board members, to lift the profile of our amazing kura.

A massive warm welcome to Nicola Ngametua-Smith, nau mai hoki mai! We are very excited to work alongside you as we continue to build Woodville School as a great, safe, and fun learning institution within our Tararua region. You will be supported by 6 experienced board members making for a smooth transition.

Lastly, we thank everyone who showed courage and passion to put Woodville School as a priority alongside your mahi, whānau, and life committments by standing in our Board elections. We very much value your aroha and your ongoing support for our kura.

THE SCHOOL BOARD’S ROLE First and foremost, boards are accountable for student achievement. We achieve this by providing a positive and safe environment for the delivery of quality educational outcomes. We are responsible for ensuring our strategic planning focuses on improving student achievement and teaching and learning programmes, particularly for those students who are not achieving to their full potential. The school board has the overall responsibility for the school including legal obligations covering property, personnel, school finances, reporting to the Ministry and school community, and setting the school’s strategic direction. School boards ensure effective delivery of the curriculum, are the employer of all staff, establish long term goals, develop and review policies, monitor performance, and support and manage the performance of the principal. The board does not involve itself in the administrative details of the day-to-day running of the school.

For 2025, the Board meet in the school meeting room on a Tuesday at 6pm in Week 2 and Week 7 of each term.    

You can find our school’s recent annual reports below: