Policies & Procedures
School Policies & Procedures
Our school works with SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures.
We invite you to visit the site at http://teaomarama.schooldocs.co.nz/
Our username is teaomarama and password inspire
We work on a subscription basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies which have been well researched and follow the Ministry of Education National Administration Guidelines. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.
SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines, significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from the SchoolDocs team. Our board of trustees has the opportunity to view changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented. We will advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the review.
Attendance Management Plan
The Stepped Attendance Response (STAR)
We want to ensure all tamariki at Te Ao Mārama attend regularly, supporting their right to access education and reach their full potential.
Our school has a target of 80% regular attendance.
Our goal aligns with the government's national target: 80% of students attend more than 90% of the time by 2030. This means that tamariki should be absent for no more than one day a fortnight to ensure that they can have continued success at school.
Parents have legal obligations to ensure their children attend school (Education and Training Act, s244).
We expect parents to notify the school as soon as possible if their child is going to be late or absent, arrange appointments or trips outside of school hours or during school holidays where possible, work with us to manage attendance concerns.
The Stepped Attendance Response (STAR) sets expectations for school, student, parent/guardian, Ministry of Education and broader system responses to student absence. The STAR also outlines actions at various absence thresholds. This plan outlines our proactive and responsive strategies to improve and sustain student attendance.
