THE NEW ZEALAND
CATHOLIC PRIMARY PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION
NZCPPA KONICA MINOLTA STUDY AWARD
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
The New Zealand Catholic Primary Principals Association invites applications
for the NZCPPA Konica Minolta Study Award.
Information and application forms available on www.nzcppa.com
Applications close on Monday May
5. Successful applicants will be notified by May 30 2008. Awards will be presented
at NZCPPA annual meeting on July 2 2008 in Christchurch
The application must be emailed to: The Secretary NZCPPA: principal@sj.school.nz
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
1. The award will be known as the NZCPPA Konica Minolta Study Award.
2. The Award is a study grant of $2500 (GST inc) each to assist up to 2 Principals
from Catholic Primary Schools to further their studies in areas related to
the Special Character of their school.
3. The Award is open only to Principals of Catholic Primary Schools of Aotearoa/New
Zealand who are financial members of their local Catholic Principals' Association.
4. The Award must be taken within the given year. The period of tenure in
general shall not be more than 12 months from the date of receiving the award.
The successful applicants are expected to complete their study in time to
report to the NZCPPA AGM the following year, unless an alternative date is
agreed to by NZCPPA for special reasons.
5.The Awards will be recorded in the AGM Booklet.
6.A sub-committee of the Executive of the NZCPPA will consider all applications.
The successful recipients will be notified after the March meeting of the
Executive. Results will be announced officially at the AGM.
7. The NZCPPA decision on allocation of awards is final and no correspondence
will be entered into. "If the successful applicant is unable to complete
their commitment/ intent of their application then the grant must be returned
to NZCPPA."
8. Within three months of completion of the study, the successful applicant
will be expected to provide a written report, (principal@sj.school.nz) which
will be posted on the NZCPPA Website.
9. The holder (s) of the award will report to the New Zealand Catholic Primary
Principals' Association at the following year's AGM. Award holders may also
be asked to address their local Catholic Principals' Association and contribute
to in-service courses, if appropriate.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTION
" " Topics should be relevant to the special character of our schools
and catholic education.
" " Applicants should demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to the
topic.
" " Priority will be given to topics not recently covered by recipients
of previous awards, although different angles on similar topics would be considered.
" " Recipients of the Awards need to be of good character and must
represent NZCPPA, Catholic Schools, NZ Education and our sponsors in a professional
manner.
" " Award recipients must be healthy enough to cope with the demands
of study.
" " Award recipients will need to have the ability to share information
relevant to their findings. They will need to be able to make high quality
oral and written presentations on their chosen topic.
INFORMATION REGARDING LEAVE AND SALARY
If applicants
need to apply to their Board of Trustees for leave, in order to undertake this
study, the leave must be pre-approved so that the award can be utilised.
All aspects of
leave on full salary during the period of study are the responsibility of the
award holder and his/her board.
CATHOLIC
PRIMARY PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION
NZCPPA kONICA MINOLTA STUDY AWARD
APPLICATION FORM
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name
______________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact
phone number (home)
_______________________________
(work)
_______________________________
(cell)
_______________________________
(e-mail)_______________________________
PRESENT APPOINTMENT
School ___________________________________________
Position held ___________________________________________
Time position held ________________
REFEREES
Name ____________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________
Phone no (home) _____________________ (work) _____________________
(cell) _____________________
E-mail ______________________________________
Capacity in which you have
known the person
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Name
_________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________
Phone no (home) _____________________(work)
_______________________
(cell) _____________________
E-mail ______________________________________
Capacity in which you have
known the person
______________________________________________________________________
Declaration:
I
certify that I am registered as a New Zealand Teacher. Registration number and expiry date:
s
Have you ever been convicted of any offence against
the law (excluding minor traffic offences) or know of any reason why you should
not be employed to work in the school environment?
Yes / No
If
so, please provide the date and details of the conviction, together with any
other comments you may wish to make.
(Please note that failure to provide correct and true details of any conviction,
or any other reasons, may make you liable for disqualification from eligibility
for the Award/Scholarship, should you be the successful applicant.
Health
s
To the best of my knowledge I am healthy in mind and
body: Yes / No
Are
there any areas of your health that could make it difficult for you to take up
and fulfil the requirements of this Study Award
s
I consent to the NZCPPA Study Awards committee seeking verbal or written
information on a confidential basis about me from my referees and authorise the
information sought, to be released by them to the Committee, for the purposes
of ascertaining my suitability for the award for which I am applying. I understand that the information received
by the committee is supplied in confidence as evaluative material and will not
be disclosed. Yes / No
s
Please indicate if you agree, to the Chairperson of
your present School being contacted, if you make the short list. Yes
/ No
I,
________________________, (full name) declare that to the best of my knowledge
the information supplied in this application is correct. I understand that if any false or
deliberately misleading information is given, or any material fact suppressed,
I will not be accepted as a recipient of this award. I understand the rules relating
to this award. I agree to meet the conditions set down and to repay all award
money if, through negligence, I fail to meet those conditions. I agree that NZCPPA will not be liable for
any additional expenses that I may incur as a result of my acceptance of the
award.
Signed ________________________________ Date ___________________