THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT 68

MINUTES OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING

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ONLINE MICROSOFT TEAMS MEETING
Trustees
  • L.M. Barron, Chair
  • T. Brzovic, Vice Chair
  • S. Higginson
  • G. Keller
  • C. McKay
  • C. O'Neill
  • B. Robinson
  • J. Stanley
  • E. Wilkinson
Staff
  • S. Saywell, Superintendent/CEO
  • M. Walsh, Secretary-Treasurer
  • T. Davie, Deputy Superintendent
  • D. Burgos, Ex. Dir. of Communications
  • K. Matthews, Manager Admin. Services
Representatives

  • DPAC Representative: Jessica Krog-Irving

    CUPE Representative: Jamie Smith 
    NDTA Representative: Jo Cornthwaite
    NSAA Representative: Jeff Hasenauer

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1.
CALL TO ORDER
 

The Chair will call the meeting to order. With great respect and humility, we acknowledge and honour the lands of the Snuneymuxw people. The Snuneymuxw people maintain their profound, unique and spiritual connection to the land through ageless traditions, teachings, stewardship and expressions of reciprocity.

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm.

2.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
 

There were no additions.

3.
DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
 

There were no deletions. 

4.
CHANGE IN ORDER
 

There was no change in order. 

5.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
 

  • E21/04/07-01
    IT WAS MOVED BYTrustee Stanley
    IT WAS SECONDED BYTrustee Keller

    That the Agenda be approved.

    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
This item has attachments. 

1.March 2021.pdf
  • E21/04/07-02
    IT WAS MOVED BYTrustee McKay
    IT WAS SECONDED BYTrustee Stanley

    That the minutes from the Education Committee meeting held on March 3, 2021, be approved.

    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

7.
PRESENTATIONS
 

There were none.

8.
SENIOR STAFF REPORTS
 

8.1
Secretary-Treasurer Mark Walsh
This item has attachments. 

1.IS 2021 22 Budget.pdf

Re: 2021-22 Budget Discussion 

Secretary-Treasurer Mark Walsh shared next steps in the 2021/22 budget process.  The Information Sheet is attached to the Agenda. 

8.2
Directors of Instruction Margaret Olsen, Kerri Steel and Jacquie Poulin,  Dover Bay Principal Geoff Steel and Vice Principal, Scott Christianson, Cinnabar Valley Principal Marisol Chatton
This item has attachments. 

1.Educative Preventative and Restorative Approaches to Student Conflict and Bullying (002).pdf

Re: Educative, Preventative and Restorative Approaches to Student Conflict and Bullying

Department of Learning Services staff, together with administration teams from Dover Bay Secondary and Cinnabar Valley Elementary presented on the district's educative, preventative and restorative approaches to student conflict and bullying.  This presentation is attached to the Agenda. 

8.3
Director of Instruction - Indigenous Learning, Ted Cadwallader
This item has attachments. 

1.NLPS Student Performance Data PPT.pdf

Re: Student Performance Data

Director of Instruction - Indigenous Learning, Ted Cadwallader presented the district's student performance data.  The presentation is attached to the Agenda. 

  • E21/04/07-03
    IT WAS MOVED BYTrustee Robinson
    IT WAS SECONDED BYTrustee Stanley

    That the meeting be extended to 9:15 pm. 

    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

8.4
Assistant Superintendent Laura Tait and Assistant Superintendent Don Balcombe
 

Re:  District Outreach Teams

Assistant Superintendents Laura Tait and Don Balcombe provided information on the newly created District Outreach Teams. 

9.
CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED FROM THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING
 

There was none.

10.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
 

There was no Unfinished Business. 

11.
NEW BUSINESS
 

There was no New Business.

12.
QUESTION PERIOD
 

Question Period is intended to enable the public to obtain clarifying information regarding a current agenda item.


Individuals wishing to ask questions of the Board upon completion of Committee and Board sessions shall do so in writing on the form provided which includes their name, street address and email address.  The individual will be asked to verify his/her self and be afforded the opportunity to read out their own question.  Each individual shall be limited to one follow-up question upon receiving a response. Forms are available in the information rack near the entrance of the Board Room.


If the meeting is being held online, individuals wishing to ask questions of the Board shall type their question in the Q&A compose box on the right side of the screen and then select send. Your question will be read by the Board or Committee Chair.


Questions and responses will be included in the video of the meeting and the meeting minutes and will be part of the public record.

There were no questions this evening. 

13.
ADJOURNMENT
 

The meeting adjourned at 9:08 pm.

  • E21/04/07-04
    IT WAS MOVED BYTrustee Stanley
    IT WAS SECONDED BYTrustee McKay

    That the meeting be adjourned.

    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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