Across School Leaders
Core function of the Across School Leaders (ASLs) in schools:
Build staff capacity in Cultural Relationships for Responsive Pedagogy
Facilitate the development of school based Action Plans: linked to each individual school's strategic direction and charter goals
Work with Senior Leadership and Within School Leaders to provide evidence of addressing the needs of priority learners
Enable connections between teachers to share innovation and best-practice
Be involved in the process of quarterly milestone reporting for each school and ensure they are shared:
a) School action plans
b) Term summaries
ASL Team - Ko wai mātou? Who are we?
Michelle Ormsby
Tauranga Boys' College
m.ormsby@tbc.school.nz
Ko Mauao te maunga
Ko Wairoa te awa
Ko Maniapoto te iwi
Nō Tauranga ahau
Ko Benjamin Ormsby tōku tane
Ko Jessica rātou, ko Alexandra, ko Sophie āku tamariki
Ko Michelle Ormsby tōku ingoa
Michelle is an experienced secondary school teacher at Tauranga Boys’ College where she is a teacher of Junior Science and Senior Chemistry.
She is involved in the transition of students between and within schools, and is interested in further exploring the moderation of both literacy and numeracy samples between schools in the Tauranga Peninsula Kāhui ako. She is passionate about sharing knowledge of the Science curriculum across all year levels.
Michelle has three school aged children who keep her busy with all of their extra curricular interests. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and also likes fishing, running, hikes and reading.
Workstream: Mahitahi/Collaboration
Liaison Schools: Tauranga Boys' College, Welcome Bay School and Tauriko School
David Plane
Pyes Pā School
d.plane@pyesps.school.nz
Ko Mauao tōku maunga
Ko Tauranga Moana tōku moana
Nō Tauranga ahau
Ko David Plane tōku ingoa
David is an experienced primary trained educator and is currently teaching a Year 7 & 8 class at Pyes Pā School. David’s role at Pyes Pā includes being the Senior Team Leader and he has a passion to engage students with eLearning.
His role as an ASL within the Kāhui Ako has been assisting with the Learning Support implementation of the Learning Support Model and providing opportunities for Literacy moderation across schools.He is enthusiastic with how a focus of wellbeing can make a positive impact on all our ākonga across the Kāhui Ako.
David has 4 children and enjoys spending time with the whole whanau. He enjoys golf, fishing, mountain biking and the beach
Workstreams: Learning Support
Liaison Schools: Pyes Pā School, Greenpark School & Tauranga Primary
Shirralee Hohaia
Merivale School
shirralee@merivale.school.nz
Ko Rangiuru te maunga
Ko Kaituna te awa
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Tapuika te iwi
Ko Ngāti Marukukere te hapū
Ko Tia te whare tūpuna
I tipu ake ahau i Adelaide
Nō Ahitereiria ahau
Kei Pukehinahina ahau e noho ana ināianei
Ko Owen Hohaia tōku hoa tane
Tokowhā ā māua tamariki.
Ko Brayden rātou, ko Kauri, ko Malachi āku tama
Ko Mackenzie tāku tamahine
Ko Shirralee Hohaia tāku ingoa
Shirralee is a warm, welcoming and vibrant classroom teacher at Merivale School who has been part of their progressive leadership team.
She is passionate about embracing culture as this has been a part of her whole life. It began with studying Aboriginal culture in Australia, followed by being immersed in the Filipino culture including speaking Tagalog when she lived in the Philippines for a year and a half, and being part of the Māori culture through marriage for the past 18 years. This has culminated in her strengths in localised curriculum, whakawhanaungatanga and actively listening to and communicating with others. Shirralee has a background in Early Childhood Education, which she worked in Australia and New Zealand prior to having her own children. She knows the importance of collaborating and working as a team to effect change and to work towards shared goals. Literacy and Inquiry are curriculum areas that Shirralee has strengths in.
Shirralee’s weekends are filled with transporting her children to their sporting commitments. She loves to watch them as they learn and excel in the sporting arena. Shirralee enjoys spending time with her family, laughing, having fun and building memories for life.
Workstream: Te Marau-a-rohe/Localised Curriculum
Liaison Schools: Merivale School & Greerton Village School
Haidee Jenkins
Greenpark School
haideej@greenparkschool.co.nz
Ko Mauao te maunga
Ko Waitao te awa
Nō Tauranga ahau
Ko Kyle Jenkins tōku tane
Ko Alivia tōku tamahine
Ko Cooper tōku tama
He kaiako au ki te kura o Greenpark
Ko Haidee Jenkins tōku ingoa
Haidee is a passionate educator currently teaching at Greenpark School in the Y5 hub. She is experienced ESOL teacher and oversees the second language learners program at her school.
Her responsibilities as an ASL include collaboration between schools and transitions.
Haidee and her husband Kyle, have two tamariki: Alivia and Cooper. As a family, they love to travel overseas exploring and immersing themselves in cultures. When not travelling abroad they adventure around New Zealand in their campervan.
Workstream: Mahitahi/Collaboration
Liaison Schools: Greenpark School & Tauranga Special School
Melissa Osmond
Greerton Early Learning Centre
acrossecelead@gmail.com
Ko Tarawera te Maunga
Ko Tarawera te Awa
Ko Te Arawa te Waka
Ko Te Arawa te Iwi
I whānau mai ki Parawai
Kei Poike tōku kaianga
Ko Shane tōku mātua
Ko Lyn tōku whaea
Ko Gareth tōku tāne
Ko Zavier rātou, ko Peyton, ko Eva āku tamariki
Kua whakaako au ki Greerton Early Learning Centre mo ngā tau tekau ma iwa
Ko Melissa Osmond tōku ingoa.
Whanaungatanga sits at the forefront of Melissa’s teaching philosophy, and she believes that relationships based on respect, empowerment and kindness sit at the heart of her teaching practice. In order to reach their full potential, Melissa believes that all ākonga, regardless of their age, must feel that they are part of a culture that invites and values their place within the learning community. In order to create this culture Melissa see’s her role as working in partnership, where learning is co-driven and mutually responsive, ensuring at all times that the mana of all parties are not only upheld, but broadened and deepened.
Melissa is excited about her role as Across School ECE Lead for the Tauranga Peninsula Kahui Āko and is keen to bring a strong ECE voice to the table.
Melissa has three children who are all part of Tauranga Peninsula Kahui Āko kura. Zavier attends Tauranga Boys College, Peyton and Eva attend Greenpark School. Her husband Gareth is a teacher at Tauranga Boys College and also a Within School Leader for the TPKA. Melissa has also served the Greenpark School Community as a Board of Trustee Member from 2010 - 2016 and 2019-2022.
Workstream: ECE
Liaison: All ECE Centres and New Entrant Pathways for all Contributing and Full Primary Schools
Jihan El-Labany
Tauranga Boys' College
j.ellabany@tbc.school.nz
Ko Observatory Hill te maunga e rū nei taku ngākau
Ko Avon te awa mahea nei aku māharahara
Nō England ahau
Ko taku whānau no Ingarangi me Ihipa
Ko Yousry tōku pāpā.
Ko Eileen tōku māmā.
Ko Nadine tōku tuakana
Ko Sharif tōku tungāne
Ko Jihan El-Labany tōku ingoa
E mihi ana ki ngā tohu o nehe, o Tauranga e noho nei au
Jihan is a passionate and enthusiastic educator, who specialises in teaching Science and Biology at Secondary School level. She is originally from the UK, where she began her teaching career in a variety of school settings, before moving to New Zealand to broaden her horizons.
Jihan is currently teaching Junior and Senior students at Tauranga Boys College and has been working as a Within School leader, focussing on enhancing the Wellbeing of students and staff. Prior to working at Tauranga Boys College, Jihan worked in Auckland as a Within School Leader within the Pupuke Kāhui Ako. Here she operated in the Hauora/Wellbeing realm and focussed on the successful and supportive transition of Year 8 students, into Year 9 at Secondary School.
Her current role as an Across School Leader is centred around embedding a positive culture of Wellbeing across the Tauranga Peninsula Kāhui Ako. Jihan will focus on the development of a localised whānau-centred model of Hauora, that supports the development of a positive culture of Wellbeing.
Jihan enjoys the outdoors and has a passion for rock climbing, triathlon and surfing, as well as tending to her veggie garden at home.
Workstream: Hauora
Liaison Schools: Tauranga Intermediate School & Kaimai School
Rachel McClue
Pyes Pā School
r.mcclue@pyespa.school.nz
Kei Tauranga Moana ahau e noho ana.
I tipu ake ahau ki Tāmaki makaurau.
Ko Tamaroa te waka.
Ko Maungakiekie te maunga.
Nō Ingarangi, nō Kōtirana ōku tupuna.
Ko Norman, ko McClue ōku whānau.
Ko Rachel McClue tōku ingoa.
He kaiako ahau ki te kura o Pyes Pā.
Rachel is an experienced educator who has worked across the education sector both as a teacher and a Resource Teacher: Learning and Behaviour. Currently, she works at Pyes Pā School teaching a New Entrant class with overview of the junior school. She is passionate about inclusive and holistic education; always striving to improve student outcomes. Her strengths include literacy, numeracy and working with diverse learners.
As an Across School Leader within the Kāhui Ako, Rachel’s focus is implementing the Learning Support Delivery Model within our Early Learning Centres.
In her spare time, Rachel enjoys connecting with whānau and friends. She loves reading, baking sourdough and anything beach related.
Workstream: Hauora, Learning Support
Ann-Marie Morris
Gate Pā School
amorris@gatepa.school.nz
He mihi tēnei ki te maunga rangatira, ko Mauao, ki te Moana o Tauranga, me ngā iwi e toru, Ko Ngāti Rangi Nui, Ko Ngāi Te Rangi, me Ngāti Pūkenga
Ko Mauao te maunga
Ko Tauranga te moana
Nō Tauranga me Rotorua ahau
Ko Huria tōku marae
Ko Glen tōku hoa tane
Ko Aislinn rātou, ko Louis, ko Babette, ko Jerome āku tamariki
Ko Ann-Marie Morris tōku ingoa
Ann-Marie is an experienced teacher, having taught throughout Aotearoa in a range of communities, deciles, year levels, ethnicities and learning environments. She is currently the Year 3 & 4 Team Leader at Gate Pā School.
She is passionate about working with whānau for the best holistic outcomes for students.
She has a particular interest in Literacy and has completed research around improving progress in literacy with Priority Learners.
Ann-Marie loves spending time with her young adult fanau who now live throughout NZ. Any time for herself involves exercise, reading, and soaking in her spa pool.
Workstream: Hauora