The New Zealand Teachers Council's first year (A)

Abstract

This is the first of a three-case series (408-041-1 to 408-043-1). Each part can be used for discussion. On 6 March 2003, Margaret Kouvelis reviewed her proposal to solve the teacher registration crisis. She was meeting Education Minister Trevor Mallard in an hour and she would have to justify her position. Five months into her job as the first permanent director of the New Zealand Teachers Council, Kouvelis was struggling with a huge bulge in teacher registrations, a phone system swamped with hundreds of calls, and a restructuring that had unsettled and demoralised staff. She was passionate about positioning the council as the professional voice of teaching. But first, she had to get through the immediate crisis. See also: New Zealand Teachers Council's first year case (B) Case Centre Case Reference no. 408-042-1 and New Zealand Teachers Council's first year (C) Case Centre case Epilogue Reference no. 408-043-1