The details of the invoice from Dunedin education consultant Cleave Hay, who spent various amounts of time spread over five weeks from the first week in June, is among information provided by the Ministry of Education under an Official Information Act request filed by the Otago Daily Times.
It says the invoice was sent to the school, which then forwarded it to the ministry for payment as ''informal support funding''.
That followed the public release of an edited version of Mr Hay's report, commissioned by the board.
Also requested from the ministry was an unedited version of the report, but that was withdrawn after a copy of the full report was obtained by the ODT.
The request was reduced to ''all documents (including emails, reports and any correspondence) between the Ministry of Education and the Waitaki Boys' High School board/school concerning the Cleave Hay report''.
The report's conclusion the school was ''certainly at a point of crisis'' was rejected by the board, but it adopted its nine recommendations and has since put in place an action plan, along with people to implement it.
Contacted on September 10 and asked if the cost was warranted, board of trustees chairman Garry McLeod said that was considered at the time and thought worthwhile.
The plan has a deadline of September 30 for recommendations being investigated by board appointees, although the date does not apply to those being looked at as part of a regular Education Review Office review.
The information request to the ministry was met with only minor deletions, mainly names. The ministry said there was no ''over-riding public interest'' in those being released.
The information shows no major conflicts between the ministry and school, except a delay in a request from the government department to the board of trustees for a meeting to discuss the Hay report.
The ministry emailed Mr McLeod on July 4 requesting a meeting to discuss the Hay report, suggesting three dates, but no response was received.
That was followed up with another email to Mr McLeod on July 14 proposing two further dates, the meeting being held on July 22.
Mr McLeod on September 10 said he thought those discussions had taken place by phone.
Notes from the meeting with the ministry's Dunedin-based manager of education, Kathryn Palmer, indicate extensive discussion over the Hay report, including the need for the board to provide an action plan, along with names of those involved. The ministry also wanted progress reports.
One issue in the notes made by Ms Palmer from the meeting was the written complaints received about the school management and administration.
The notes said the board ''feels matters have been dealt with - have gone through process of dismissing complaints'', but the Ministry wanted more including copies of responses to the complaints.
Another issue raised at the meeting was communications, with the board indicating it had ''a professional media adviser''.
