THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT 68

MINUTES OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

6:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

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 BY Trustee Stanley
  IT WAS SECONDED BY Trustee Keller

  That the Agenda be approved.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

• E21/04/07-02
  IT WAS MOVED BY Trustee McKay
  IT WAS SECONDED BY Trustee 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

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

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

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 BY Trustee Robinson
  IT WAS SECONDED BY Trustee 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 BY Trustee Stanley
  IT WAS SECONDED BY Trustee McKay

  That the meeting be adjourned.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY