April 03, 2024
Team picked to reestablish charter schools
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has named an eight member board to oversee the reestablisment of charter chools or kura hourua.
It will be chaired by Justine Mahon, who has just retired from heading elite Auckalnd girls’ private school St Cuthberts.
It also includes former Tall Black and Wellington College headmaster Glen Denham from Te Arawa and Ngati Rangitihi, Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust chair Rōpata Taylor, controversial education sociologist Elizabeth Rata from the University of Auckland, NZ Institute of Sports founder John Fiso, academic and Education Hub founder Nina Hood, Neil Paviour-Smith, the managing director of investment firm Forsyth Barr, and Russell McVeagh partner Doran Wyatt.
Mr Taylor was the Maori advisor on new applications for Partnership Schools Kura Hourua during the pilot phase in 2013.
The board will work with the ministry to have schools up and running next year.