January 2018 - present

Te Uho o te Nikau Primary School

Flat Bush

Auckland

New Zealand

Foundation Principal

Achievements:

· Led staff and community through establishment year [2018] to school opening January 2019

· Being the instructional leader of a school where everyone's focus is on maximising student opportunities to achieve the highest possible expectations in learning

· Effectively communicating the school's mission and vision to all members of the community so that everyone shares in and collaborates towards continuous improvement

· Leading a living, breathing culture of shared core values that impacts teaching and learning

· Establishing an effective learning community

· Translating a vision into reality

· Being visible: knowing my kaiako (teachers), our tamariki (children) and their whānau (families)

Responsibilities:

· School culture

· Curriculum design

· Resourcing for learning

· Staff appointments and recruiting

· Engagement and attendance at school

· Policy review

· Professional learning - both for staff and our parent community

· Performance Management

· Board of Trustees

· Strategic & Annual Plan

· Budget & Finance

· Community and Iwi

· Staff Wellbeing

· Health & Safety

· Property with PPP [Public Private Partnership]

· Educational leadership of the extended school community