Pursuant to section 78M of the Education Act 1989, I direct the Secretary for Education to appoint a limited statutory manager for the Opononi Area School Board of Trustees because of the risks to the operation of the school and the educational performance of the students at the school.
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); and
ensuring areas for improvement identified in the current and any future Education Review Office reports are implemented.
A limited statutory manager must also advise the board on the following:
Effective community consultation; and
board organisation and management.
This notice takes effect the day after the date of publication.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April 2008.
HON CHRIS CARTER, Minister of Education.