REGULAR BOARD MEETING Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 7:00 P.M
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1325 California Avenue Windsor, ON N9B 3Y6 CHAIRPERSON: Barbara Holland DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: Paul A. Picard REGULAR BOARD MEETING Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Windsor Essex Catholic Education Centre John Paul II Boardroom AGENDA 1. Call To Order Page # 2. Opening Prayer 3. Recording of Attendance 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Disclosure of Interest - Pursuant to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. 6. Presentations: None 7. Delegations: By-Law 3:09: Any person(s) wishing to appear before the BOARD and speak to an item appearing on the -- agenda of the BOARD meeting has until noon the day before the BOARD meeting to make a request to the SECRETARY. They shall explain briefly the matter on which the presentation is to be made, the organization or interested parties to be represented, the identity, and if applicable, the authority of the spokesperson. A Delegation Form, located on the BOARD’s website, must be completed and forward to the SECRETARY. 8. Action Items: a. Approval of Minutes i) Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Board In-Camera Meeting of February 11, -- 2014 ii) Minutes of the Special Committee of the Whole Board In-Camera Meeting of February 25, 2014 iii) Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of February 25, 2014 1-6 b. Items from the convened In-Camera Board Meeting of March 18, 2014 -- 9. Communications: a. External (Associations, OCSTA, Ministry): None b. Internal (Reports from Administration): i) Verbal Report: Faith Development within the Board (P. Picard) -- ii) Report: Appointment of Student Trustees for the 2014-15 School Year (C. Geml) 7-8 AGENDA Regular Board Meeting Page 1 Tuesday, March 25, 2014 iii) Report: 2014-15 Budget Pressures and Challenges (M. Iatonna) 9-17 iv) Report: Accommodation Review Committee Reports to the Director of Education: 18-88 Central Windsor, Riverside and Tecumseh Areas (P. Picard) 10. Committee Reports: None 11. Unfinished Business: (Includes Deferred and Tabled Reports): None 12. New Business: a. Report: Regular Board Meetings for the Months of July/August 2014 and for the 2014- 89-91 2015 School Year (P. Picard) b. Report: Trustee Determination for the 2014 Municipal Election (M. Iatonna) 92-99 c. Report: Deferral of the Closure of St. Bernard (Windsor) and the Closure Our Lady of 100-101 Lourdes Catholic Elementary Schools (M. Iatonna) 13. Notice of Motion: None -- 14. Remarks and Announcements: -- a. Chairperson b. Director of Education c. Board Chaplain 15. Remarks/Questions by Trustees -- 16. Future Board Meetings: Unless stated otherwise, all meetings will be held at the Windsor- -- Essex Catholic Education Centre - 1325 California Avenue, Windsor beginning at 7:00 pm. Monday, April 14, 2014 - Special Board Meeting for Public Input – Central Windsor Accommodation Review at Catholic Central HS (6:00 pm) Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - Special Board Meeting for Public Input – Riverside Accommodation Review at F.J. Brennan HS (6:00 pm) Wednesday, April 16, 2014- Special Board Meeting for Public Input – Tecumseh Accommodation Review at St. Anne High School (6:00 pm) Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Tuesday, May 27, 2014 MONDAY, June 23, 2014 Committee of the Whole Board In-Camera Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm (closed sessions). 17. Closing Prayer -- 18. Adjourn to Committee of the Whole Board In-Camera meeting, if required: -- 19. Adjournment -- Barbara Holland Paul A. Picard Chairperson of the Board Director of Education and Secretary of the Board AGENDA Regular Board Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, March 25, 2014 (Page 1 of 6) Addition to the Regular Board Meeting Agenda for March 25, 2014 Addition: Item 7a) 1325 California Avenue Windsor, ON N9B 3Y6 CHAIRPERSON: Barbara Holland DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: Paul A. Picard Telephone: (519) 253-2481 FAX: (519) 253-4819 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION March 25, 2014 Kelly Vandenberghe Sent via email [email protected] Dear Ms. Vandenberghe Re: Request to Appear as a Delegation This letter acknowledges your correspondence dated March 24, 2014 requesting an opportunity to appear as a delegate at the March 25, 2014 Regular Board meeting of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm in the John Paul II Board Room at the Catholic Education Centre located at 1325 California Avenue, Windsor. Delegations will be heard at approximately 7:10 pm. Your correspondence indicated that you will be present to speak on the Deferral of the Closure of St. Bernard (Windsor) and the Closure of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary Schools. Please be advised you have up to five minutes to make the presentation, which shall be limited to the nature of the petition. Please contact the Executive Assistant to the Board, Beth Marshall at extension 1289 if you have any questions about the presentation process. Sincerely, Paul A. Picard Director of Education c.c. Barbara Holland, Board Chairperson Mario Iatonna, Executive Superintendent of Corporate Services /bm “Learning together in faith and service” (Page 2 of 6) Addition to the Regular Board Meeting Agenda for March 25, 2014 Addition: Item 7a) Delay in closure of St. Bernard and OLO Delegation Report By: Kelly Vandenberghe Delegation Date: March 25, 2014 Name: Kelly Vandenberghe, parent St. Jules, also Riverside ARC member Personal Information: Two children, one in grade 2 and one starting JK in Sept 2014 Background: Due to the age of my children, I just missed the 2009 St. Bernard/OLO/St. Jules ARC. I have learned the outcome of this ARC was to leave St. Jules ‘status quo’. From what I learned in the current Riverside ARC, I don’t understand why this outcome was decided when it is known that St. Jules building is extremely old and falling apart and it will eventually not meet the accessibility ministry requirements. Status quo really means a delay in closure for St. Jules. I also understand that the Ministry does not typically give out new school funding to older neighbourhoods and the likelihood of getting ‘another’ new elementary catholic school approved for the St. Jules site is slim if not almost impossible. Since the St. Bernard and OLO decision has not been physically realized yet, and St. Bernard and OLO are mentioned in the current Riverside ARC recommendations, it makes sense to include these communities in further discussions. Purpose of Delegation: St. Jules wants board to defer the closure of St. Bernard and OLO (other than the reasons listed in the current Mar 25th, 2014 board report) to allow review of having the new build on the St. Jules property (4.43 acres) instead. It is requested the board review this proposal with the Ministry (to re-direct funds to St. Jules site) and City of Windsor (for City to use entire property at St. Bernard site for their development plans) to ensure the long term viability of catholic schools in our area. Reason for Delegation: I realize this request comes with many challenges with the main one being all the work, time, effort board has put into the property negotiations with the city, ministry approval and design layout for the new school at St. Bernard site. Also, St. Bernard was promised at new build on their site, OLO was promised to move into a new build as their site cannot be maintained, and St. Jules was promised nothing. St. Jules being promised nothing is just as bad as St. Bernard being promised a new build with a change in location. Page 1 of 5 (Page 3 of 6) Addition to the Regular Board Meeting Agenda for March 25, 2014 Addition: Item 7a) Delay in closure of St. Bernard and OLO Delegation Report By: Kelly Vandenberghe Given the fact that the city unexpectedly recently announced plans for a new fire station on the same property area, this request comes with more weight and should be taken seriously. Despite the board report stating ‘verification city will not interfere on the property identified for the new school’, it should be also viewed related to increase in traffic congestion and safety concerns. What parent wants a school beside a fire station? This is a safety risk if responding to an emergency when the school gets let out and they have to fight to get out due to parent cars picking up their kids (ie. increased FDK parent drop off and increase student population with more buses and/or foreseen parent drops offs). The community in this area will be fighting parent cars and now a fire station all in the same location. Does this really make sense? Reasons to build on St. Jules Property instead of St. Bernard: 1) Board already owns 4.43 acres of land, which could accommodate St. Jules, St. Bernard and OLO. It is known ministry funding would be required to accommodate a bigger school for JK-8, but it could be done sooner with JK-6 option (as ministry funding is not necessarily required for additional spaces). 2) There is no doubt there would be less bussing of kids to the St. Jules property when compared to the St. Bernard site. We don’t have full stats for St. Bernard or OLO, but is it possible some of OLO students could even walk to St. Jules site? a. We don’t have a student distribution map of St. Bernard and OLO, but it would be interesting to see where the students would be coming from in relation to the two sites (St. Jules vs St. Bernard). *Highly recommended the board review these current stats if not already done so* b. St. Jules – 375 students – 70%+ walk c. St. Bernard – 213 students – ?% walk d.