THE BOARD of EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 5:00 PM (PT) – 7:00 PM (PT) 1. Call to Order 2. Acknow
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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 5:00 PM (PT) – 7:00 PM (PT) In person: School Board Office, 811 Stanley Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 1N7 By video conference: Prince Charles Secondary School, Room 104, Creston, BC 1. Call to Order A. Welcome new Director of Human Resources Services – Chair Trenaman B. Welcome Student Trustees – Chair Trenaman 2. Acknowledgement of Aboriginal Territory We acknowledge, respect and honour the First Nations in whose traditional territories the Kootenay Lake School District operates and all Aboriginal people residing within the boundaries of School District No. 8. 3. Insertions/Deletions to proposed Agenda 4. Adoption of Agenda Proposed Resolution: THAT the Agenda for this October 1, 2019 meeting, BE ADOPTED, as circulated. 5. Receiving Presentations: A. Equity Scan – District Principal Higginbottom 6. Opportunity for Comments by the Public 7. Consent Package (p. 3) App. 7 8. Adoption of Minutes (p. 12) App. 8 Proposed Resolution: THAT the minutes from the September 10, 2019 Regular Meeting, BE ADOPTED. 9. Future and Action Item Tracking 10. Old Business: Nil 11. Education A. Superintendent’s Report (p. 18) App. 11A B. Recognize World Teacher Day (Oct 5, 2019) – Superintendent Perkins / Chair Trenaman 12. Finance & Operations A. Long-range enrolment projections and demographics analysis (Baragar) Handout 12A B. Draft Letter to BCSTA Regarding School Site Acquisition Charges (SSAC) (p. 31) App. 12B Proposed Resolution: THAT the Board respond to BCSTA regarding SSAC as proposed. October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 1 Agenda – Regular Meeting Board of Education – School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) October 1, 2019 13. Policy & Governance: Nil 14. Human Resources A. Staffing Update – Director Holitzki / Director Singh B. Enrolment Update – Director Holitzki / Director Singh Handout 15. Trustee Verbal Reports 16. Question Period 17. Meeting Schedule & Reminders (p. 32) App. 17 A. BCSTA – Meeting of Board Chairs Thursday, October 17, all day, Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver B. BCSTA - MoE Joint Liaison Meeting Friday, October 18, all day, Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver C. Board Meetings The next COW Meetings & Board Meeting are scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 12:30pm. Location: PCSS, Creston D. Facilities Plan - Family of Schools Consultation Meetings Kaslo Wednesday, October 23, 5:30 pm at Jewett Slocan Valley Monday, October 28, 5:30 pm at Winlaw Elementary Salmo Tuesday, October 29, 5:30 pm at Salmo Secondary Crawford Bay Wednesday, October 30, 5:30 pm at CBESS Creston Wednesday, November 6, 5:30 pm at PCSS Nelson Thursday, November 7, 5:30 pm at Trafalgar E. BCSTA Provincial Council Friday, October 25 & Saturday, Oct 26, all day, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver F. BCSTA Trustee Academy Thursday, November 28 – Saturday, Nov 30, 2019, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver G. BCSTA – Provincial Council Friday, February 21 – Saturday, Feb 22, all day, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver H. Board’s Budget Dinner Thursday, April 2, at 5pm, at the Prestige, Nelson I. PVP Meeting with Trustees – Budget Internal Consultation Wednesday, April 8, 12pm - 2pm, JVH Kaslo J. BCSTA AGM Thursday, April 16, 12pm – Sunday, April 19, 12pm, Westin Bayshore, Vancouver 18. Adjournment of Meeting October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 2 Appendix 7 SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 KOOTENAY LAKE CONSENT PACKAGE – REGULAR OPEN OCTOBER 1, 2019 ITEM The following Consent items are routine items received for information. 1. Board Correspondence Package p. 4 2. Receipt of Record of August 13, 2019 Special Closed Board Meeting p. 11 3. Annual Financial Discussion Handout October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 3 SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 KOOTENAY LAKE BOARD CORRESPONDENCE PACKAGE OCTOBER 1, 2019 ITEM DATE 1. F. Nay, K. Allaire, L. Bourassa, D. Hill (parents from Kaslo) to J. Horgan, Premier of BC September 3, 2019 and R. Fleming, Minister of Education, relative to Our Children’s Right to Equitable Education 2. B. Eaton, Director of Instruction SD8, to F. Nay, K. Allaire, L. Bourassa, D. Hill (parents September 10, 2019 from Kaslo), relative to letter from September 3, 2019 3. V. Adrian, Co-Chair SD74, N. Rempel, Co-Chair SD74, to Minister R. Fleming, Ministry September 10, 2019 of Education, relative to Recruitment and Retention October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 4 October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 5 October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 6 October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 7 October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 8 School District No. 74 (Gold Trail) School District No. 74 (Gold Trail) PO Box 250, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250 453 9101 FAX: 250 453 2425 www.sd74.bc.ca September 10, 2019 The Honourable Rob Fleming, MLA Minister of Education PO Box 9045 STN Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E2 Dear Minister, Re: Recruitment and Retention The Gold Trail Board of Education met on September 3, 2019 and discussed its ongoing difficulty with recruitment and retention. This is the second school year the Board has written to you to express concerns regarding this ongoing challenge. In September, Gold Trail started the school year with eight classroom teaching positions unfilled. In September 2018, the district had twelve unfilled teaching positions. These positions remained vacant throughout the school year. As a result, the district transferred and reassigned teachers from valuable non-enrolling positions to ensure students had classroom teachers. The decrease from twelve to eight vacant positions is not an improvement. It is a result of the district choosing not to post non-enrolling positions while it seeks to fill classroom positions. This year the district has also been unable to fill a principal position which required the re-assignment of the District Principal of Aboriginal Education to a school principal position. This role is important to the work of the district and even more so now as the district implements the BC Tripartite Education Agreement and supports employees to understand and work towards the Calls to Action within the Truth and Reconciliation Report. The Board is limited in its ability to incentivize people to join our team. We observed the provincial efforts to recruit French Immersion teachers from France and Belgium and would value similar efforts to increase awareness in the value and importance of teaching in rural districts. The Board appreciate the efforts of the school staff to meet the needs of students, families and communities during these shortages, however, we worry the shortages will negatively impact our ability to retain staff in future years. We are also concerned this will October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 9 To: The Honourable Rob Fleming, MLA From: Co-Chairs, Adrian and Rempel 2 | Page negatively affect the learning of our students. Gold Trail’s increasing graduation rate shows the dedication and hard work of the team in the district to improve the learning experience for each student; however, we are unsure how long the district and staff can sustain this work with such significant shortages. To address the recruitment and retention challenges in Gold Trail, the district has made difficult choices: • closing the Gold Trail Distributed Learning program, • restructuring grade levels at Sk’il’ Mountain Community School which requires Grades 8-12 students to travel three hours per day on a rural mountain road to Lillooet for the second school year, • eliminating non-enrolling collaborative teaching positions, and • requiring some principals to teach full-time affecting their capacity to lead learning and build relationships with students, caregivers and community. We look forward to hearing from you as to how we can work together to continue to provide quality education in Gold Trail. Sincerely, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALERIE ADRIAN NANCY REMPEL Co-Chair Co-chair Cc Jackie Tegart, MLA Deborah Jeffrey, FNESC First Peoples Education Council BCSTA (for distribution to BC Boards of Education) October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 10 SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 KOOTENAY LAKE RECORD OF AUGUST 13, 2019 SPECIAL CLOSED MEETING CALL TO ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ABORIGINAL TERRITORY INSERTIONS/DELETIONS TO PROPOSED AGENDA CLOSED MEETING PROCESS ADOPTION OF AGENDA RECEIVING PRESENTATIONS/DELEGATIONS – Nil CONSENT PACKAGE - Nil ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Nil OLD BUSINESS – Nil EDUCATION – Nil FINANCE AND OPERATIONS - Nil POLICY AND GOVERNANCE – Nil HUMAN RESOURCES – Personnel TRUSTEE VERBAL REPORTS - Nil QUESTION PERIOD – Nil MEETING SCHEDULE AND REMINDERS ADJOURNMENT October 1, 2019 Open Board Meeting Agenda Page 11 Appendix 8 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 6:00 PM (PT) – 7:00 PM (PT) In person: School Board Office, 811 Stanley Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 1N7 By video conference: Prince Charles Secondary School, Room 104, Creston, BC BOARD: L. Trenaman B. Maslechko S. Walsh A. Gribbin D. Lang DISTRICT STAFF: C. Perkins, Superintendent M. McLellan, Secretary-Treasurer B. Eaton, Director of Inclusive Education D. Holitzki, Director of Human Resource Services N. Ross, Acting Director of Innovative Learning Services N. Howald, Director of Information Technology B. MacLean, Director of Operations S. Whale, Executive Assistant C. Riehl (via Video Conference at PCSS) PARTNERS: D. Kunzelman, KLTF (via Video Conference at PCSS) GUESTS: T. Harper, Nelson Star A. Ruggiero, Grant Thornton R. Lynch, Grant Thornton REGRETS: S. Nazaroff, Trustee C. Beebe, Trustee S. Chew, Trustee B. Coons, Trustee 1. Call to Order Chair Trenaman called the meeting to order at 5.58 pm. She welcomed everyone back to the new school year. 2. Acknowledgement of Aboriginal Territory We acknowledge, respect and honour the First Nations in whose traditional territories the Kootenay Lake School District operates and all Aboriginal people residing within the boundaries of School District No. 8. 3. Insertions/Deletions to proposed Agenda: Nil 4. Adoption of Agenda Moved by Trustee Walsh, seconded by Trustee Lang and RESOLVED: 19/20-001 THAT the Agenda for this September 10, 2019 meeting, BE ADOPTED, as circulated.