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A-C
| Term | Definition |
| BOT | Board of Trustees – five parent elected representatives, a staff representative and the Principal are responsible for governing the school. |
| CRT | Classroom Release Time of at least 1 hour/week must be provided for teachers as from Term 4 2005. At Fendalton the Board funds an additional 1/2 hour per week. This means that every 3rd week is a directed session often used for QLC planning. |
D-G
| Term | Definition |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunities for all staff |
EHSAS | Extending High Standards Across Schools is a Ministry of Education initiative to provide extra funding to high performing schools so they can develop their programmes further and collaborate with other schools to expand excellence. |
ERO | Education Review Office – external auditors of schools. They review schools approx every three years (www.ero.govt.nz). |
FFO | Fendalton Friends Outcomes are the outcomes we want all children to have achieved by the time they leave our school. There are a number of outcomes under the headings of Communicator, Dream maker, Team Player and Thinker. These relate to the Ministry of Education’s Key Competencies but are based on our own interpretation of these. Other documents outline the FFO in more detail – please ask! |
| FOS | Fendalton Open-air School (see the website for details of how we got this name www.fendalton.school.nz). |
H-L
| Term | Definition |
| ICTs | Information and Communication Technologies – computers, digital cameras, phones… |
M-Q
| Term | Definition |
| MAD | Make a Difference Learning – the model developed by Fendalton School, challenging us to make a difference to self, school and society. |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and Ngai Tahu regarding educational outcomes for Maori students. |
| NaG | National Administration Guidelines that schools are required to follow (see www.minedu.govt.nz for details). |
| PMI | Plus Minus Interesting – a thinking tool used in the school. |
| PTA | Parent Teacher Association – our support group of parents who help with community activities, fundraising, networking. Visit their Blog. |
R-Z
| Term | Definition |
SIAC | Science & Innovation Advisory Council reported to the Prime Minister regarding the future development of innovation in NZ |
| 10YPP | 10 year property plan which shows what we are going to spend funding on to maintain and develop our school buildings and facilities. |
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