An introduction to the BLENNZ Board of Trustees
BLENNZ has a national board of trustees which is representative of BLENNZ parents and of the wider blindness education sector.
The role of the BLENNZ board is to govern the school, with a focus on providing an environment that fosters achievement for children and young people who are blind or low vision.
BoT Members and roles
Board Secretary: Janny Cooke (09) 266-7109 Extension: 2000
Chairperson: Nathaniel Louwrens and Parent Trustee Visual Resource Centres
Principal: Karen Stobbs
Homai Campus School Parent Trustee: Mitch Harris
Parent Trustees – Visual Resource Centres:
- Nathaniel Robson
- Letitia Patete
- Graeme Hood
Staff Elected Trustee: Jane Cox
Appointed Trustees:
- Wendy Chiang – Blind Citizens NZ
- Catherine Rae – Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind – Known as Blind Foundation
- Nigel Ngahiwi – Tangata Whenua
BoT Meeting venues and time
All BOT meetings are held on the Homai Campus on a Friday from 12.30pm
- February 23,
- April 6,
- June 22,
- August 24
- August 25 – Strategy Day,
- October 26,
- December 7.
BoT Newsletters and Documents
- 2016 highlights
- BOT Newsletter – Term 1 2018
- BLENNZ Board of Trustees – Term 4 2018 Newsletter
- 2018 BLENNZ Charter – Abridged Version
BLENNZ Official Documentation
Use these links to access the following documentation:
- 2017 Charter
- 2017 Annual Plan
- 2017 ERO Review
- 2017 Annual Report
- 2016 Financial Statements
- External Report Specialist Service Standards
BLENNZ Policy Documents
Child Protection
If anyone would like further information regarding this policy please make contact through BLENNZ email or by calling us on 0800 253669.