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THE YORK REGION BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES, REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING MARCH 25, 1991 The Regular Meeting of The York Region Board of Education was held in the Board Room of the Administrative Centre at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 25, 1991 with Chairman Harry Bowes presiding and all members present; Trustees Atkins, Barker, Bennett, Caine, Cooper, Crothers, Dunlop, Grand, Jonsson, Kadis, Robertson, Sinclair, Stevenson, Taylor, Wakeling, and Walter. Regrets: Trustees J. French, D. Middleton and R. Wallace INVOCATION Trustee P. Grand opened the meeting with the invocation. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. Moved by A. Atkins, seconded by K. Taylor: That the Agenda be approved as written. - Carried - APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. Moved by K. Taylor, seconded by N. Dunlop: That with the following amendment the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of February 25, 1991 be approved. That motion #15 be amended to read as follows, "In accordance with Board By-Law #2:01:05, a recorded vote be conducted to approve continuation of the meeting to 12:00 a.m." - Carried - ROUTINE REPORTS 3. Moved by H. Sinclair, seconded by L. Walter: That the Board adopt the following routine reports in accordance with Board procedure: CHAIRMAN’S COMMITTEE REPORT #3, MARCH 18, 1991 1) Request for Sponsorship - United Way That The York Region Board of Education not support the request for sponsorship from the United Way organization. Minutes, Regular Public Meeting Page 2 March 25, 1991 2) Trustee Conference Registrations That the following Trustee conference registrations be approved under the terms of Policy #120.0, Clause 2(a)(v). Ontario Association for Curriculum Development, Curriculum Connections Conference, Toronto, April 3 - 5, 1991 - Trustees Dunlop and Wakeling. Primarily Learning Conference, Toronto, April 19 - 20, 1991 - Trustee B. Crothers GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT #3, MARCH 5, 1991 1) Lobbying ComSoc and the Ministries of Health and Correctional Services a) That H. Bowes raise the issue of lobbying ComSoc and the Ministries of Health and Correctional Services at the next meetings of the Growth Boards’ Coalition and the Joint Committee - York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board. b) That S. Wakeling prepare a letter as Chair of the Government Relations Committee to ComSoc, and the Ministries of Health and Correctional Services identifying the concerns of the committee. 2) Messages in Tax Bills a) That trustees from East Gwillimbury and Georgina contact their local councils to discuss their unfavourable responses to the Board’s request for space in the annual notice to the taxpayers. b) That trustees from King and Markham contact their local councils to discuss their lack of response to the Board’s request for space in the annual notice to the taxpayers. 3) GTA Presentation - Three Models for Growth a) That the Greater Toronto Area Presentation - Three Models for Growth be made to the Board in Caucus on Tuesday, April 23, 1991. SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT #3, MARCH 7, 1991 1) Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children Conference That SEAC recommend to the Board approval of funding up to a maximum of $400.00 for the attendance of Dara Taylor at the Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children Conference in Vancouver on April 18 - 20, 1991. Minutes, Regular Public Meeting Page 3 March 25, 1991 PROGRAM POLICY AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT #3, MARCH 18, 1991 1) Y.M.C.A. Presentation That a Y.M.C.A. representative(s) be requested to appear at a Program Policy and Program Management Committee meeting at the beginning of 1991/92 to present their annual report and respond to questions. 2) Richmond Hill High School - Student Exchange That The York Region Board of Education approve an individual student exchange between a Richmond Hill High School student during the period February 25 - May 19, 1991 and a student from Kronberg, Germany during the period September 9 - November 29, 1991. 3) Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School - Extended Student Travel That The York Region Board of Education grant final approval for Penny Sedore, a teacher at Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for grade 10-OAC students from Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School to California during the period May 9-14, 1991. 4) Thornhill Secondary School - Extended Student Travel That The York Region Board of Education grant final approval for Mrs. M. Arlidge, a teacher at Thornhill Secondary School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for grade 11-13 students from Thornhill Secondary School, to Texas during the period May 13-19, 1991. FINANCE, FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT #3, MARCH 18, 1991 1) Morning Glory Public School, Proposed Addition and Alterations - Working Drawing Approval (a) That The York Region Board of Education approve the Working Drawings for the Morning Glory Public School addition and alterations, Town of Georgina. (b) That staff be authorized and directed to call tenders for the construction of the addition and alterations as soon as Working Drawing Approval has been received from the Ministry of Education. (c) That the Finance, Facilities and Organization Committee appoint a trustee to serve as Chairman of the Opening of Tenders Committee. The date, time, and place for the opening of tenders will be communicated to all trustees by staff when determined. Minutes, Regular Public Meeting Page 4 March 25, 1991 2) School Boundaries - Area A (a) That effective September 1991, the Area A French Immersion grades 1-5 be housed in the R.L. Graham portable complex administered by Deer Park Public School staff. (b) That grade six be added for September 1992. (c) That effective September 1993, Carrick Avenue Public School open as a "dual track" school with grades 1-7 English and grades 1-7 Area A French Immersion students and proceed to grades 1-8 English and grades 1-8 Area A French Immersion students from September 1994 onward. 3) School Boundaries - Area D (O.M. MacKillop and Crosby Heights Public Schools That effective September 1, 1991, the Board approve the boundaries for Silver Pines Public School, O.M. MacKillop Public School, and Crosby Heights Public School as follows: (a) Silver Pines Public School: North - The centre line of Gamble Road. East - The centre line of Yonge Street. South - The centre line of Elgin Mills Road West. West - The centre line of Bathurst Street. Silver Pines Public School will also act as the holding school for students living in the western section of the Elgin East planning area defined as follows: North - The centre line of Nineteenth Avenue. East - The railroad track which runs in a northeasterly direction through Elgin Mills Road East and Nineteenth Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. South - The centre line of Elgin Mills Road East. West - The centre line of Yonge Street. (b) O.M. MacKillop Public School - Three Areas: Area 1 (West Central) North - The centre line of Elgin Mills Road West. East - The centre line of Yonge Street. Minutes, Regular Public Meeting Page 5 March 25, 1991 South - The centre line of Major Mackenzie Drive West. West - The western boundary will begin at the intersection of the centre lines of Major Mackenzie Drive and Trench Street and extend northerly along the centre line of Trench Street to the intersection of a point representing the centre lines of Trench Street and Rumble Avenue. It will then extend west along the centre line of Rumble Avenue to a point where it intersects with the tributary of the Don River, or stream to the north of Mill Pond, and then extend northwesterly along the Don River to a point where it intersects with Elgin Mills Road West. Area 2 (Woodland Acres) North - The centre line of the extension of Gamble Road. East - The centre line of Bathurst Street. South - The centre line of Elgin Mills Road West. West - From a point on the centre line of Elgin Mills Road West, 1.3 km. west of Bathurst Street, the boundary extends north to a point on the centre line of the extension of Gamble Road, also 1.3 km. west of Bathurst Street. Area 3 (East Elgin East) North - The centre line of Nineteenth Avenue. East - The centre line of Bayview Avenue. South - The centre line of Elgin Mills Road East. West - The railroad track which runs in a northeasterly direction through Elgin Mills Road East and Nineteenth Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. (c) Crosby Heights Public School: North - The centre line of Elgin Mills Road East. East - The centre line of Bayview Avenue. South - The back of the lots on the north side of Centre Street East. West - The centre line of Yonge Street. Minutes, Regular Public Meeting Page 6 March 25, 1991 4) School Boundaries - Area E (Buttonville and Coledale Public Schools) That effective September 1, 1991, The York Region Board of Education approve the following boundaries: (a) For Buttonville Public School: North: The centre line of Sixteenth Avenue east to hydro corridor East: The Ontario Hydro Corridor south to Hwy No. 7 South: The centre line of Hwy No. 7 west to Hwy No. 404 West: Hwy No. 404 north to Sixteenth Avenue (b) For Coledale Public School: North: The centre line of Sixteenth Avenue east to Warden Avenue East: The centre line of Warden Avenue south to Apple Creek Blvd. South: The centre line of Apple Creek Blvd. west to the hydro corridor West: The hydro corridor north to Sixteenth Avenue 5) School Boundaries - Area E (Bayview Fairways and Bayview Glen Public Schools (a) That the area bounded by Leslie Street on the east, John Street on the south and the CNR railway tracks to the north be added to the attendance zone for German Mills Public School, effective September, 1991.