Staff
Staff – 2024
Jennifer Horgan – Principal
jennifer@east-taieri.school.nz
Natalie King – Junior School Dean / SENCO
Sarah O’Neill – Middle School Dean
Tōtara – Room 8: Year 3/4
Janine Clague – Senior School Dean
Kohekohe – Room 1: Year 5/6
SENIOR TEACHERS
- Kohekohe – Room 1: Year 5/6 – Janine Clague – Senior School Dean
- Nīkau – Room 2: Year 5/6 – Lisa Agnew
- Pōhutukawa – Room 3: Year 4/5 – Peter Thorn
- Kahikatea – Room 4: Year 4/5 – Jo Bryson
jobryson@east-taieri.school.nz
MIDDLE TEAM
- Kānuka – Room 5: Year 2/3 – Hayley Miller
hayleymiller@east-taieri.school.nz
- Kōwhai – Room 6: Year 2/3 – Belinda Duff
- Kawakawa – Room 7: Year 3/4 – Lewis Howell
- Tōtara – Room 8: Year 3/4 – Sarah O’Neill – Middle School Dean
JUNIOR TEAM
- Rātā – Room 9: Year 1 – Melanie Cruickshank
melaniec@east-taieri.school.nz
- Rimu – Room 10: Year 1 – Anna Devereux
- Mataī – Room 11: Year 1/2 – Jessica Hall
jessicah@east-taieri.school.nz
- Mānuka – Room 12: Year 1/2 – Jo Hackfath
- Kauri – Room 13: Year 0/1 – Sarah Esplin
sarahesplin@east-taieri.school.nz
- Karaka – Room 14: New Entrant – TBC
Office Administrator
Annette MacRae – annette@east-taieri.school or etaieri@east-taieri.school.nz
Michelle Day – michelleday@east-taieri.school.nz
Specialist Teachers
Rachel Phillips – PE Specialist and Classroom Release Teacher
Alison Tay – Music Specialist
Denise Hannagan – Learning Support Coordinator
Bronwyn Holgate – Classroom Release Teacher
Catherine McRae – Classroom Release Teacher
catherine@east-taieri.school.nz
Lyn Donaldson – Classroom Release Teacher
Vicky Eden – Classroom Release Teacher
Diane Hyslop – Librarian
Caretaker
Ross Ballantyne
Gardener
Christina King
Cleaning Staff
Malcolm Richardson
Teacher Assistants
Diane Hyslop
Olivia Thomson
Kirsten Beeby
Kate Cotter
Susan Irvine
Tracy Ruddenklau
Donnya Blair
Amy Moir
Ethan Horne
SCHOOL STRUCTURE
Senior School: Rooms 1,2,3,4
Middle School: Rooms 5,6,7,8
Junior School: Rooms 9,10,11,12,13