BOARD NO. 12 June 16, 2015 Page 84
A BOARD MEETING of The River East Transcona School Division was duly called and held on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., in the Allen Rouse Room, 589 Roch Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
TRUSTEES PRESENT: C. Carswell W. Ritcher R. Giesbrecht J. Sodomlak P. Kotyk J. Toews B. Olynik M. West E. Prysizney
ALSO PRESENT: K. Barkman, Superintendent/CEO G. Daniels, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources J. Drysdale, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services and Planning B. Isaak, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Programming J. Trubyk, Assistant Superintendent, Student Services V. Mariani, Secretary-Treasurer G. Caithness, Recording Secretary
SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR C. CARSWELL IN THE CHAIR:
The meeting opened with the Invocation by Trustee Olynik.
Adoption of Agenda
203/15 MOVED by Trustee Kotyk, (S) Trustee Prysizney THAT the Agenda dated June 16, 2015, be adopted as presented.
Unanimous
Adoption of Minutes
Board No. 10
204/15 MOVED by Trustee Giesbrecht, (S) Trustee Sodomlak THAT the Minutes of Board Meeting No. 11 dated June 2, 2015 pages 78 to 83 be approved, confirmed and adopted as amended.
Unanimous
Receiving of Minutes
205/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT the following be received:
a) Minutes of the Meeting of the Finance Facilities and Transportation Committee dated June 9, 2015 pages 24 to 27 inclusive.
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Business Arising out of Minutes
Recommendations of the Finance Facilities and Transportation Committee
Confirmation of Accounts Payable
206/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Giesbrecht THAT we confirm the accounts payable as follows:
a) for the month of May 2015 in the amount of $15,508,504.75. Unanimous
Requests for Continued Operation
207/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT the following requests for continued operation for the 2015- 2016 school year be approved:
a) Radisson School Before and After Program for continued use of Radisson School for the before and after and kindergarten program.
Unanimous
Capital Reserve Account
208/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Giesbrecht THAT administration be authorized to apply to Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning for the establishment of a capital reserve account in the amount of $630,570.00 for the locker replacement project.
Unanimous
Westview School Greening Project
209/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT the Westview School Greening Project be approved as presented.
Unanimous
Princess Margaret School Playground Project
210/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Giesbrecht THAT the Princess Margaret School Playground Project be approved as presented.
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Business Arising out of Minutes (continued)
Story Book Daycare Centre Playground Improvement Project
211/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT the Story Book Daycare Centre Playground Improvement Project be approved as presented.
Unanimous
Communications for Action
Requests for Shared Services Calvin Christian School/The King’s School
212/15 MOVED by Trustee West, (S) Trustee Olynik THAT the Shared Services Agreements with the following schools for the 2015-2016 school year be approved:
a) Calvin Christian School with respect to the provision of Clinician Services, Transportation and Home Economics and Industrial Arts;
b) The King’s School with respect to the provision of Clinician Services, Transportation and Home Economics and Industrial Arts.
Unanimous
Trust Fund Trustees – École Centrale East Playground Project
213/15 MOVED by Trustee Sodomlak, (S) Trustee Prysizney THAT the Board concur with the Trust Fund Trustees and confirm the approval of the request from École Centrale, which is that the River East Transcona School Division Trust Fund receive donations for the École Centrale East Playground Project, issue tax receipts and disburse the donations pursuant to the Specific Purpose Donations Procedures.
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Communications for Action (continued)
Trust Fund Trustees – École Regent Park Green Project
214/15 MOVED by Trustee Sodomlak, (S) Trustee Toews THAT the Board concur with the Trust Fund Trustees and confirm the approval of the request from École Regent Park, which is that the River East Transcona School Division Trust Fund receive donations for the École Regent Park Green Project, issue tax receipts and disburse the donations pursuant to the Specific Purpose Donations Procedures.
Unanimous
Debenture By-Law 2015-04
215/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Giesbrecht THAT By-law 2015-04 in in the amount of $780,700.00 with respect to Donwood School Elevator and Grooming Room, John de Graff School Two Classroom Addition, John W. Gunn Middle School Ramp Lift and Stairs, Valley Gardens Junior High Grooming Room, Kildonan-East Collegiate Renovations of One Science Classroom, Miles Macdonell Collegiate Renovation of Two Science Classrooms, Miles Macdonell Collegiate Steam Heating System Replacement – PH II (1954), Munroe Junior High School Steam Heating System Replacement, Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Roof Replacement, Radisson School Steam Boiler Replacement, and Sherwood School Day Care be now introduced and read a second time and considered clause by clause and approved for third reading.
Unanimous
216/15 MOVED by Trustee Ritcher, (S) Trustee Olynik THAT By- law 2015-04 be now read a third time and passed.
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Reports for Information
Superintendent’s Report
217/15 MOVED by Trustee Prysizney, (S) Trustee West THAT the superintendent’s report on ethical leadership and the River East Transcona Administrative Council Conference be received for information.
Unanimous
Out-Of-School Education Excursions
218/15 MOVED by Trustee Olynik, (S) Trustee Sodomlak THAT the Out-of-School Education Excursions for Chief Peguis Junior High, John Henderson Junior High School, Kildonan-East Collegiate, Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Murdoch MacKay Collegiate, River East Collegiate and Transcona Collegiate be received for information.
Unanimous
Communications For Information
219/15 MOVED by Trustee Olynik, (S) Trustee Sodomlak THAT the following communications be received as information:
a) From Manitoba Education:
1) e-bulletin June 3, 2015;
2) Copies of letters June 4, 2015 from Ken Cameron, President to Rana Bokhari, Liberal Party of Manitoba, the Honourable Brian Pallister, PC Manitoba Caucus and the Honourable Greg Selinger, NDP Caucus re: fall meetings;
3) June 10, 2015 from Carolyn Duhamel, Executive Director re: 2015 Fall Regional Meetings – Hold the Date;
4) Strategic Priorities 2015-2016; BOARD NO. 12 June 16, 2015 Page 89
b) From Manitoba Education:
1) News Release June 5, 2015 re: Province announces funding for 18 new and expanded classrooms to support small k to 3 classes;
2) News Release June 9, 2015 Province launches new task force to improve educational outcomes of children in care;
3) News release June 9, 2015 Province proposes law, partners with cybertip.ca to assist victims when intimate images are distributed without consent;
4) News Release June 11, 2015 Province announces new child-care centre at Donwood Elementary School; c) Knowles Centre Inc. Insights, Volume 23, Number 2, Spring 2015; d) Thank you cards and letters:
1) Peter Nicholls, Principal, Emerson School;
2) Sherri Black, Vice-Principal, Springfield Heights School;
3) Jamie Evans, Vice-Principal, Neil Campbell School;
4) Anita Kumar, Vice-Principal, Robert Andrews School;
5) Dino Busceti, Vice-Principal, Transcona Collegiate;
6) Vernon Eby, Vice-Principal, Bernie Wolfe Community School;
7) Scott Lysack, Vice-Principal, John Pritchard School;
8) Donald Kupiak, Vice-Principal, Murdoch MacKay Collegiate;
9) Andrew Hirst, Vice-Principal, Kildonan-East Collegiate.
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Notice of Motion
220/15 MOVED BY Trustee Ritcher, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT Senior Administration be directed to do an analysis of current practices and supports in the Division regarding student achievement in the areas of Mathematics, Science and English and present a report to the Board with the aim to improve both the individual achievement and overall scores in these areas.
221/15 Moved by Trustee Sodomlak, (S) Trustee Olynik THAT this matter be referred to senior administration to be reviewed following the presentation of the report on the overview of current divisional assessment policies and including areas in which we obtain student data within the larger context of student achievement.
In Favor Opposed Carswell Ritcher Giesbrecht Kotyk Olynik Prysizney Sodomlak Toews West Carried
Board to Camera
222/15 MOVED by Trustee Toews, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT we do now recess and move into a meeting of the Committee of the Whole Board In Camera at 8:30 p.m.
Unanimous
SCHOOL BOARD VICE-CHAIR B. OLYNIK IN THE CHAIR
Camera to Board
223/15 MOVED by Trustee Prysizney, (S) Trustee Toews THAT we do now reconvene into a meeting of the Board at 9:20 p.m.
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BOARD CHAIR C. CARSWELL IN THE CHAIR:
Student Appeal to Specialized Learning Environment Student Met # 105 544 563
224/15 MOVED by Trustee Ritcher (S) Trustee Prysizney THAT we concur with the Recommendation of the Whole Board in Camera THAT Student Met# 105 544 563 be permitted to attend the Specialized Learning Environment (SLE).
Unanimous Appeal for Special Needs Funding
225/15 MOVED by Trustee Ritcher, (S) Trustee Sodomlak THAT we concur with the recommendation of the Whole Board In Camera that the request to top up the funding from Level 2 to 3 and further, the request for the parents to pay for a private ABA consultant to work with their student at the school be denied.
Unanimous
Assistant Superintendent – Educational Programming
226/15 MOVED by Trustee West, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT we concur with the recommendation of the Whole Board In Camera that Karen Boyd be appointed to the position of Assistant Superintendent Educational Programming effective August 4, 2015.
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Negotiations Committee Technical and Support Staff
227/15 MOVED by Trustee Giesbrecht, (S) Trustee Sodomlak THAT we concur with the recommendation of the Whole Board In Camera THAT the recommendations of the negotiations committee with regard to Technical and Support Staff be approved as presented.
In Favor Opposed Carswell Kotyk Giesbrecht Ritcher Olynik Prysizney Sodomlak Toews West Carried
Negotiations Committee Middle Management
228/15 MOVED by Trustee Giesbrecht, (S) Trustee Kotyk THAT we concur with the recommendation of the Whole Board In Camera THAT the recommendations of the negotiations committee with regard to Middle Management be approved as presented.
In Favor Opposed Carswell Ritcher Giesbrecht Kotyk Olynik Prysizney Sodomlak Toews West Carried
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Motion to Adjourn
229/15 MOVED by Trustee West, (S) Trustee Ritcher THAT we do now adjourn at 9:25 p.m.
Unanimous
______Board Chair (C. Carswell)
______Secretary-Treasurer (Vince Mariani)