Board Standing Committee Meeting Public Session

Monday, April 11, 2011 Board Room – 7:00 p.m.

Pages

1. Approval of Agenda

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest

3. Special Announcements

4. Public Forum

5. NEW BUSINESS

a) Introduction of York Region Parent Association 1 – 1 Delegation - Angela Chang & Nirmala Armstrong

b) Director’s Annual Plan 2 – 5 - Ken Thurston, Director of Education

c) Community and International Education Report 6 – 15 - Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education - Peter Tse, Secondary Principal, Community and International Education Services

d) Naming of New Schools 16 – 25 • Black Walnut Public School, Town of Markham • Rick Hansen Public School, Town of Aurora • Michael J. Fox Public School, Town of Markham • Beynon Fields Public School, Town of Richmond Hill • Wendat Village Public School, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville - Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education

e) Cash Disbursements, January 2011 26 – 28 - Bruce Richardson, Associate Director of Education

f) Cash Disbursements, February 2011 29 – 31 - Bruce Richardson, Associate Director of Education

6. Adjournment

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR’S ANNUAL PLAN

Background:

The Director of Education is responsible for operationalizing the goals established in the Trustees’ Multi-Year Plan, as well as priorities identified through the Board, school and department plans.

Rationale:

The Director’s Annual Plan is intended to provide direction regarding areas of Board-wide priority and to act as an accountability framework for the Director’s Annual Report and performance review.

Estimated Cost:

N/A

Timeline:

As determined by the Board.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board receive the Director’s Annual Plan report for information.

Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents April 6, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011

Presentation to Departments and at Principal/Vice-Principal meetings during the months of April and May 2011. System communication May 2011. Public communication June 2011.

Appended Data:

Appendix A – Director’s Annual Plan

Respectfully submitted, Ken Thurston

Date April 11, 2011

For further information, please contact Ken Thurston, Director of Education. Director’s Annual Plan

Literacy and Numeracy Student Achievement and Well-Being • Establish a strong early learning foundation and continuously improve student achievement in targeted areas: critical thinking skills; primary reading; junior math; and Grade 9 applied math Effective & Sustainable Educational Programs • Provide engaging programs for differentiated learning, higher-order thinking and inquiry based learning • Increase student, staff and parent awareness of career pathways and programs Stewardship of Board Resources • Increase opportunities and access to differentiated professional development related to digital literacy • Increase professional development and technological resources to support assessment and reporting

Equity Student Achievement and Well-Being • Increase achievement for English language learners and students with learning disabilities Effective & Sustainable Educational Programs • Embed equity and inclusivity goals and targets in every school and workplace improvement plan • Review and implement programs to improve inclusivity in the curriculum, classroom, and school environments Stewardship of Board Resources • Increase training and resources to support equitable and inclusive practices throughout the system • Increase access to multi-language support

Environment Student Achievement and Well-Being • Increase the number of schools and workplaces attaining Eco Certification Effective & Sustainable Educational Programs • Implement measures to improve safety in school and workplace improvement plans • Increase focus on environmental sustainability in the curriculum Stewardship of Board Resources • Reduce carbon footprint (e.g. electricity usage, waste reduction, increase in renewable energy initiatives, reduced water usage) • Enhance positive climates for learning and working in schools and workplaces

Engagement Student Achievement and Well-Being • Increase the level of student, staff and parent engagement and satisfaction Effective & Sustainable Educational Programs • Increase explicit curriculum connections to everyday life and experiences of students • Enhance Board and community relationships and partnerships Stewardship of Board Resources • Improve communication by enhancing the corporate website and introducing standardized school websites • Renew the Board’s public advisory committees and school councils

Well-Being Student Achievement and Well-Being • Promote and support student and staff participation in the Healthy Schools and Workplaces initiative Effective & Sustainable Educational Programs • Increase student and staff knowledge of resiliency and mental health issues • Increase support for students affected by mental health issues through school and community interventions and resources Stewardship of Board Resources • Partner with mental health agencies to support students, staff and families in need • Allocate resources and professional development opportunities to address well- being

YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Community and International Education Services (CIES) Report

Background:

In April 2010, Director Thurston presented his vision of integrating the programs and services offered by Community and Cultural Services, Continuing Education Services, e-Learning/Virtual Schooling, Funded Services, International Languages, and International Education Services into a singular grouping, Community and International Education Services (CIES), to be housed at the Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning.

Since then Community and International Education Services has, and is still in the process of organizational change which involves integrating physically and philosophically into a singular grouping that provides a better set of programs, services and partnerships to support clients.

Community and International Education Services is a very large service centre serving over 45,000 students through 1,500 teachers/instructors (pre-kindergarten to adult). At a quick glance, CIES: • supports students and clients with 30 different programs, services and partnerships; • uses approximately 100 locations (Board and leased sites); • has most of its full-time infrastructure at the Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning; and • operates 12 months of the year, with a budget of approximately $ 13,000,000.

The purpose of this report is to update the Board of Trustees of the progress as the Community and International Education Services continues to move forward.

Rationale:

“Community and International Education Services support the achievement, well-being, and life-long learning of the diverse communities through our programs, services and partnerships.” With this philosophy in mind, it is important to remember: • the wide range of students from pre-Kindergarten to seniors and members of the community; • the wide range of programs from credit bearing to non-credit general interest to courses; and • the wide range of services from employment support and newcomer orientation locally in York Region, to language and literacy development globally beyond Canada.

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Through reorganization, Community and International Education Services is integrating and streamlining without reducing the variety of programs, services and partnerships that are provided to clients.

Programs, Services and Partnerships

Community and International Education Services has organized 29 programs, services and partnerships which can be grouped into the following three major areas: • 13 Programs – Non-credit; • 10 Programs – Credit; and • 7 Services and Partnerships – Community and International.

Please refer to Appendix 1 for the Program Organization Chart.

Some of the highlights on Community and International Education Services programs, services and partnerships, including new initiatives and refinements, are as follows:

New Initiatives • reorganizing the summer learning infrastructure – integrating Building Blocks for Kindergarten, Summer Institute, Summer English Language Academy, Elementary, Secondary and Adult Summer School, and Summer Teaching Abroad, servicing 14,800 students; • incorporating credit recovery opportunities into summer learning – personalizing programs for students (with expanded teacher resources and support to students) to align with Ministry protocol: Growing Success, 2010; • expanding the Adult English as a Second Language and Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs - partnering with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to provide more English as a Second Language classes at the new Reception and Welcome Centres; and • expanding the services provided by the Reception Centre to two new locations – Markham South and Richmond Hill (see Facilities section).

Refinements • reorganizing and aligning the hiring and staffing processes within Community and International Education Services – ensuring consistency between different areas (e.g. Continuing Education Services, e-Learning, International Languages posting and selection process, pay scales); • aligning all night school and summer school credit-bearing programs to day school standard of 110-hours;

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• accrediting the 300-student Personal Support Worker Program under the Ontario Community Support Association and Ministry guidelines; • streamlining the programs and services offered by International Education Services and aligning the process for forming partnerships with schools around the world; and • expanding the Summer Teaching Abroad Program with three new elements – conducting foundational classes to practicing educators on teaching Science and Mathematics (Hong Kong), and bringing student volunteers with educators to Beijing.

Service Organizational Matters

Please refer to Appendix 2 for the Program and Facilities Overview Chart and Appendix 3 for the Service Organizational Chart. a) Facilities From the four major locations (Richmond Green Secondary School, Uplands Community Learning Centre, Elgin Community Learning Centre and Richmond Hill Community Learning Centre) occupied in September 2010, Community and International Education Services has integrated most services and programs into a single location at the Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning. The goal is to have the Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning as the main site of operation, with some International Language programs managed at Uplands Community Learning Centre, and the two Reception Centres, one in Markham South (May 2011) and another in Richmond Hill (August 2011) receiving and welcoming new comers to schools of the York Region District School Board.

The two new reception centres, to open in May and August, have been made available through new funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. In addition to reception (English Language Learner testing, assessment and placement of newcomers to York Region schools) these centres will also offer additional English as a Second Language instruction to newcomers in locations closer to adult student residences.

At a glance, approximately 100 programs and services supported by the Community and International Education Services are housed in Board sites (elementary and secondary schools) and external sites (e.g. libraries, community centres, welcome centres). b) Personnel In terms of administrative support structure, Community and International Education Services is gradually transitioning from the six existing groupings, namely Community and

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Cultural Services, Continuing Education Services, e-Learning/Virtual Schooling, Funded Services, International Languages, and International Education Services, into a singular organization.

Estimated Cost:

The budget for 2010 – 2011 is approximately $13,000,000 ($9,000,000 from Ministry grants and $4,000,000 that is cost recovered or funded through partnerships).

Timeline:

Immediate.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board receive the Community and International Education Services report for information.

Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents April 6, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011

Appended Data:

Appendix 1 – Program Overview Chart Appendix 2 – Program and Facilities Overview Chart Appendix 3 – Service Organizational Chart

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Harper Coordinating Superintendent of Education

April 11, 2011

For further information, please contact Coordinating Superintendent of Education Bob Harper, Principal of Community and International Education Services Peter Tse or Director of Education Ken Thurston.

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Appendix 1 Community and International Education Services Program Overview Chart

All figures are estimates based on current data and projection for 2011.

Programs Programs Services and Partnerships

Non-Credit Credit Community and International

After School Literacy and Numeracy e-Learning (Virtual Schooling) Night Community and Cultural Services School 2,200 students 4,600 students Summer School e-Learning (Virtual Schooling) Reception Centre Elementary Summer School 1,800 students 1400 students 1,800 students served International Languages- ACCESS Student Community Liaison 8 liaison workers 12,000 students 96 students (max) International Students – Elementary Adult Day School Vision Citizenship and Immigration Project 65 students 3,800 students (Partnership) International Student Exchanges e-Learning (Virtual Schooling) York Works – Career Employment Day School Service 75 students 700 students (Partnership) Summer English Language Academy International Students International Teacher Training, Secondary Mentorship and Internship 60 students 610 students 30 educators Summer Institute and Building Night School Summer Teaching Abroad Blocks for Kindergarten 72 staff, 22 students (YR) 4,200 students 1,800 students 2040 students (abroad) World Classroom – Personal Support Worker

35 students 300 students Beginning Driver’s Education Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition 550 students 10 students English as a Second Language Summer School – Secondary Adults 680 students 8,500 students General Interest

1,340 students Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada 125 students Literacy Basic Skills

100 students

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Appendix 2 Community and International Education Services Program and Facilities Overview Chart

Area School

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ESL

r School LINC Skills Vision Abroad Courses Access Adult Language Secondary Schooling) Elementary Elementary York Works Kindergarten International School Credit Literacy Basic Literacy Basic Prior Learning Learning Prior & Assessment Learning (Virtual Summer Teach Teach Summer Summer School Summe - General Interest Interest General Secondary Night Adult School and Reception Centre Summer Institute Summer Building Blocks for e Elementary Schools E Aldergrove P.S. (Unionville) √ √ √ E Armadale (Markham) √ √ N Ballantrae (Stouffville) √ N Black River (Sutton) √ C Bayview Fairways (Thornhill) √ W Blue Willow (Woodbridge) √ √ W Carrville Mills (Thornhill) √ E Cedarwood (Markham) √ √ E Coppard Glen (Markham) √ C Crosby Heights (Richmond Hill) √ √ N Deer Park (Keswick) √ W Discovery P.S. (Maple) √ E Donald Cousens (Markham) √ E Ellen Fairclough (Markham) √ √ N Fairwood (Keswick) √ W Forest Run (Maple) √ W Fossil Hill (Woodbridge) √ E Highgate (Markham) √ √ N Jersey (Keswick) √ N Lake Simcoe (Keswick) √ C Lake Wilcox (Richmond Hill) √ N Lakeside (Keswick) √ √ E Legacy (Markham) √ W Maple Creek (Maple) √ N Maple Leaf (Newmarket) √ E Markham Gateway (Markham) √ √ N Meadowbrook (Newmarket) √ E Milliken Mills (Unionville) √

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Area School

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ESL

Secondary Schools C Alexander McKenzie HS √ √ C Aurora H.S. C Bayview S.S. √ √ E Bill Crothers S.S. E Bur Oak S.S. √ √ W Emily Carr S.S. √ √ C G.W. Williams S.S. √ N Huron Height S.S. √ √ N J.M. Denison S.S. √ N Keswick H.S. √ √ √ C King City S.S. C Langstaff S.S. √ √ W Maple H.S. √ E Markham D.H.S. √ E Markville S.S. √ √ E Middlefield C.I. √ E Milliken Mills H.S. √ √

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Area School

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ESL

External Sites Ahmaddiyya Mosque √ Angus Glen Library √ Bathurst Clark Resource Library √ Blue Willow - Elspeth Centre √ Bridle Trail Baptist Church √ Community Church of Richmond √ Hill Crescent Village √ Georgina Public Library - Keswick √ Branch Federation of Chinese Canadians √ in Markham Markham Chinese Baptist Church √

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Area School

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Sutton √ √ Stouffville √ √ Markham South √ Richmond Hill √

Beijing – China √ Hong Kong – China √ QingDao - China √

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Community and International Education Services Appendix 3 Service Organizational Chart Interdisciplinary, integrated Leadership through Partnership Building, Community Development, Programs and Services for Continuing Education, E-Learning (Virtual Schooling), International Education (YRLC), Community and Cultural Services, Funded Services

Coordinating Superintendent of Education Workplace and Learning Environment Services Bob Harper

Community and International Education Services Peter Tse, Principal

Continuing Education Services International and English Language Community, Cultural and International Services Education Services

27,000 students 13,000 students 5,000 + schools and families

Dr. Ivy Chan, Principal Drew MacNaughton, Principal Jose Fernandes, Administrator Kelly McLeod, Principal Elizabeth Kennedy, Vice-Principal Laura Mackenzie, Manager

Wally Stankov, Principal Peter Tse, Principal Otilia Olteanu, Vice-Principal

Comments - Stage 2/Full Integration

• Leadership Infrastructure will be at the Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning, transitioned from four (Richmond Green; Uplands, Elgin Mills and Richmond Hill Community Learning Centres) to one. • Move from 6 major service areas to 3 • Leadership team keeps responsibilities begun in September 2010 • Uplands Centre becomes a site (satellite) for service Communitydelivery as opposed and to a Internationallocation for leadership Education infrastructure Services (some secre tarial to remain) • Reception Centre to be relocated to Markham South opening May 2011, with a satellite location at Richmond Hill (opening July 2011).

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YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Naming of a New Elementary School Town of Markham

Background:

This report is being provided to obtain approval to name the elementary school located on the corner of Shady Oaks Avenue and John Allan Cameron Street in the Town of Markham.

Rationale:

The York Region District School Board is scheduled to open a new elementary school in Markham in September 2012. The site is on the corner Shady Oaks Avenue and John Allen Cameron Street. The attendance area for this new school was approved March 24, 2011.

A community consultation process was initiated with the following names proposed for consideration: Tony Roman Public School, Fred Varley Public School and Black Walnut Public School. There was overwhelming support from the community for the name, Black Walnut Public School.

This land was originally owned by Christian Reesor. On the opposite side of Reesor Road is the original homestead where immigrant Christian Reesor lived. In front of this house is a huge Black Walnut tree that is said to have grown from a nut brought to Canada from Pennsylvania and planted on the site. Also there was a row of Black Walnut trees along the south side of 16th Avenue just west of Reesor Road. The Reesor family settled in this area because of the black walnut trees that grew here. They knew that the soil where the black walnut trees grew was good farm land.

As such, Black Walnut Public School is the name for this new school which is recommended in this report.

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable.

Timeline:

Immediate.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board approve the name “Black Walnut Public School” for the unnamed public elementary school located on the corner of Shady Oaks Avenue and John Allan Cameron Street in the Town of Markham.

Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents March 30, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Harper Coordinating Superintendent of Education

For further information, please contact Ruth Lambert, Superintendent of Schools – Community Education Centre East, Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education, or the Director of Education, Ken Thurston. YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Naming of a New Elementary School Town of Aurora

Background:

This report is being provided to obtain approval to name the elementary school located on the corner of Hartwell Way and Mavrinac Boulevard in the Town of Aurora.

Rationale:

The York Region District School Board is scheduled to open a new elementary school in Aurora in September 2012. The site is on the northwest corner of Hartwell Way and Mavrinac Boulevard. The attendance area for this new school was approved March 24, 2011.

A community consultation process was initiated with the following names proposed for consideration: Silken Laumann Public School, Gordon Lightfoot Public School and Rick Hansen Public School. There was significant support for the name, Rick Hansen Public School.

Richard M. Hansen is a Canadian Paralympian and an activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man in Motion World Tour.

In June 1987, Hansen was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada. His citation reads: Already a world-renowned wheelchair athlete, this British-Columbian fulfilled a dream of wheeling around the world to make others aware of the potential of the disabled and to raise funds for spinal cord research among other things. His 44,000 km journey, recently completed, took him to four continents and 33 countries, inspiring people around the world to realize their potential and raising many millions of dollars for the cause.

Hansen is currently President and CEO of the Rick Hansen Foundation, which has generated more than $200 million for spinal cord injury related programs and initiatives.

As such, Rick Hansen Public School is the name for this new school which is recommended in this report.

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable. Timeline:

Immediate.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board approve the name “Rick Hansen Public School” for the unnamed public elementary school located on the corner of Hartwell Way and Mavrinac Boulevard in the Town of Aurora.

Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents March 30, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011 Approval by family Following Board Approval

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Harper Coordinating Superintendent of Education

For further information, please contact J. Parappally, Superintendent of Schools – Community Education Centre Central, Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education, or the Director of Education, Ken Thurston. YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Naming of a New Elementary School Town of Markham

Background:

This report is being provided to request approval to name the elementary school located on the corner of Russell Dawson Road and Murison Drive in the Town of Markham.

Rationale:

The York Region District School Board is scheduled to open a new elementary school in Markham in September 2012. The site is on the Southeast corner of Russell Dawson Road and Murison Drive. The attendance area for this new school was approved March 24, 2011.

A community consultation process was initiated with the following names were proposed for consideration: Sir John A. McDonald Public School., Michael J. Fox Public School, Tony Wong Public School, and Robertson Davies Public School. There was significant and equal support for the names, Sir John A. McDonald and Michael J. Fox. Michael J. Fox Public School is the name selected by the trustee.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Michael J. Fox is a successful actor, author, comedian, producer, activist and voice-over artist. In 1991, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He has since become an activist for research toward finding a cure. This led him to create The Michael J. Fox Foundation. In 2007, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 people "whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world". In 2010, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

As such, Michael J. Fox Public School is the name for this new school which is recommended in this report.

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable.

Timeline:

Immediate.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board approve the name “Michael J. Fox Public School” for the unnamed public elementary school located on the southeast corner of Russell Dawson Road and Murison Drive in the Town of Markham. Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents March 30, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011 Approval by family Following Board Approval

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Harper Coordinating Superintendent of Education

For further information, please contact Gayle Brocklebank-Vincent, Superintendent of Schools – Community Education Centre East, Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education, or the Director of Education, Ken Thurston. YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Naming of a New Elementary School Town of Richmond Hill

Background:

This report is being provided to obtain approval to name the elementary school located on the corner of Stockbridge Avenue and Selwyn Road in the Town of Richmond Hill.

Rationale:

The York Region District School Board is scheduled to open a new elementary school in Richmond Hill in September 2012. The site is on the southwest corner of Stockbridge Avenue and Selwyn Road. The attendance area for this new school was approved at the March 24, 2011 Board Meeting.

John Beynon (1773 – 1847) arrived at York (Toronto) in November, 1819 from Ireland with his wife Jane (Whitten), their five sons and two daughters ages 1 - 16, as well as a son from a previous marriage. During the voyage, he changed his surname from Bannon to Beynon as an indication of the new start in life his family was anticipating. He was eager to leave behind sectarian politics and the violence that accompanied it in Ireland at the time. The family was temporarily housed in Government Quarters in York. John Beynon and his oldest son James applied for land allotments in December of that year, first settling on Yonge Street just south of Stouffville Road, and then moving to Vaughan. Over time, most of the sons acquired farmland of their own in the area, which was then known as Love’s Corners (named for a local family) and later became the community of Temperanceville.

An additional three children were born in the next 12 years. All but one of the sons and daughters married. Most became successful farmers and carpenters, and one became a minister.

The family built several homes and contributed to the military, social and religious life of the community. Two granddaughters (Francis and Lillian Beynon) became well-known suffragettes in Manitoba, working with Nellie McClung to advocate political and social rights for women.

Many descendants still farm and live in Richmond Hill, Vaughan and King Townships today, having attended Jefferson School and other local schools built over the years.

The school site is currently located where one of the Beynon family’s farms previously existed. As such, Beynon Fields Public School is the name which is recommended for this new school.

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable.

Timeline:

Immediate.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board approve the name “Beynon Fields Public School” for the unnamed public elementary school located on the southwest corner of Stockbridge Avenue and Selwyn Road in the Town of Richmond Hill.

Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents April 6, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Harper Coordinating Superintendent of Education

For further information, please contact J. Parappally, Superintendent of Schools – Community Education Centre Central, Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education, or Director of Education Ken Thurston. YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Naming of a New Elementary School Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

Background:

This report is being provided to obtain approval to name the elementary school located at the intersection of Southeast corner of Reeves Way Boulevard and Isabella Garden Lane in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Rationale:

The York Region District School Board is scheduled to open a new elementary school in Whitchurch-Stouffville in September 2012. The site is located at the intersection of Reeves Way Boulevard and Isabella Garden Lane. The attendance area for this new elementary school was established and approved by the Board in March 24, 2011.

The proposed school site is located adjacent to a 16th century ancestral aboriginal community site known as the Wendat Mantle site. The local trustee had a great deal of input from the community and there was a clear indication that the community wanted to honour and recognize the history of this site.

The York Region District School Board engaged Ronald F. Williamson, Chief Archaeologist and Managing Partner of Archaeological Services Inc. to liaise with leaders of the Huron-Wendat Nation in Canada for the purpose of seeking their endorsement and involvement in the naming of this new elementary school. In consultation with Heather Bastien and Luc Laine, the charges d'affaires for Ontario, the name Wendat Village has been recommended for consideration.

At one time there existed an Aboriginal people who lived in what is now central Ontario between Lake Simcoe and Lake Huron. French explorers called them "Huron" because the bristly way the men wore their hair reminded the explorers of wild boar, which were called "hure" in French. The Huron referred to themselves as Wendat, which means "people who live on the back of a great turtle." The Wendat believed that the back of this great turtle was an island that supported the whole world. After the Wendat were forced from their land, some of them called themselves Wyandot, meaning "floating islanders", because they no longer had a homeland to live on. Today the descendants of the Wendat have a community just north of Quebec City in the province of Quebec.

As such, Wendat Village Public School is the name for this new elementary school which is recommended in this report.

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable.

Timeline:

Immediate.

Recommendation:

That the York Region District School Board approve the name “Wendat Village Public School” for the unnamed public elementary school located at the southeast corner of Reeves Way Boulevard and Isabella Garden Lane in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Communications Implementation Plan:

Coordinating Council of Superintendents March 30, 2011 Board Standing Committee April 11, 2011 Board Meeting April 28, 2011

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Harper Coordinating Superintendent of Education

For further information, please contact Chris McAdam, Superintendent of Schools – Community Education Centre East, Bob Harper, Coordinating Superintendent of Education, or the Director of Education, Ken Thurston. YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

REPORT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS – JANUARY 2011

Background:

To report to the Board’s Standing Committee the Cash Disbursements for the month of January 2011 for the York Region District School Board.

Rationale:

Section 170 (3) of the Education Act R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 2 states that “every board shall give the necessary orders on the treasurer for payment of all money expended for school purposes and of such other expenses for promoting the interests of the schools under the jurisdiction of the board”.

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable.

Time Line:

Immediate.

Recommendations:

The York Region District School Board approve the following recommendations.

1. That Cash Disbursements for January 2011 for all expenditures, except item #55, in the sum of $19,362,895.66 be approved.

2. That Cash Disbursements for January 2011 for item #55, in the sum of $80,796,282.86 be approved.

Appended Data:

Respectfully submitted,

Report of Cash Disbursements – January 2011.

April 11, 2011

For further information please contact B. A. Richardson or the Director of Education. The Over 15,000 Report for the month of January 2011

COMPANY LOCATION DESCRIPTION AMOUNT TOTAL

1 Adonis Enterprises Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 73,224.00 2 Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Education Centre Insurance- Property - 2010 / 2011 $ 532,908.72 3 Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Education Centre Insurance- Boiler and Machinery - 2010 / 2011 $ 28,485.00 4 Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Education Centre Insurance- Automobile - 2010 / 2011 $ 57,890.00 5 Apple Canada Inc. Information Technology Services Computers $ 16,658.46 6 Audio Cine Films Inc. Learning Resource Services Educational VHS/DVD site license - Dec 1'10 - Nov 30'11 $ 31,062.57 7 Aupel Inc. Education Centre Agendas/Planners - common pages $ 25,117.55 8 BDO Canada LLP Education Centre Professional services re: Capital wrap-up template $ 16,272.00 9 Burrows Landscaping Various Snowplowing $ 27,120.00 10 C.E.T. Contracting Various Snowplowing $ 59,325.00 11 Career Cruising Education Centre Course planner license $ 39,060.00 12 CAYRE Education Centre Artslink - Music Alive Sept 1/10 to June 31/2011 $ 25,000.00 13 Christie Lites Sales Hartman Public School Supply and install retractable drape system $ 38,692.33 14 Colpac Construction Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 23,730.00 15 Corporation of the Town of Georgina Education Centre Sutton Multi Use Facility - 50% Librarian $ 28,672.50 16 (The) Custom Deck Company Various Snowplowing $ 23,391.00 17 DBP Systems Inc Markham District High School Install projectors $ 38,979.35 18 Detect Investigations Various (2) CCTV equipment upgrades $ 45,126.32 19 Farmer Jack's 1993 Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 131,690.20 20 Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti Education Centre Professional services re: labour relations $ 23,997.49 21 Giant Steps Giant Steps Educational Services - January 2011 $ 50,000.00 22 Gibraltar Solutions Inc. Information Technology Services Enterprise servers $ 17,527.25 23 Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Various Computers $ 319,648.75 24 Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Various (2) Computers $ 35,544.71 25 Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP Director's Office Legal Fees $ 68,762.59 26 I & I Construction Services Markville Secondary School Mould Abatement $ 56,577.97 27 IBM Canada Ltd. Information Technology Services NOEL-YORK Collaboration - Cognos developer resources - recoverable $ 21,696.00 28 Markham Property Services Various Snowplowing $ 50,850.00 29 Markville Carpet Centre Various (2) Supply and install VCT(vinyl composite tile) flooring $ 36,189.21 30 Mercer Human Resources Consulting Limited Human Resource Services Employee Benefits Consulting Services/ August 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 $ 37,290.00 31 Model Builders (Aurora) Limited Vaughan Secondary School Interior renovations re: washroom partitions $ 18,051.75 32 Municipal Maintenance Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 29,832.00 33 Powell Plumbing Supply Ltd. Maintenance Services Cost of plumbing supplies and related items $ 16,890.81 34 Richmond Hill Public Library Education and Community Services Library Services Agreement: September - December 2010 $ 64,700.00 35 Rogers Business Solutions Education Centre Wide area network costs $ 56,693.04 36 Rutherford Contracting Ltd Aldergrove Public School Office Renovations $ 35,190.49 37 Semple Gooder Roofing Corporation Various (37) Roofing $ 59,272.96 38 Sensyst Education Centre Interior renovations re: Directors area $ 42,555.10 39 Shepell-fgi, a division of HRCO Inc. Education Centre Employee Assistance Program - Sept / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan $ 93,564.00 40 Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Leadership Development 2010 Quest Conference - recoverable $ 199,995.94 41 Sirsidynix Education Centre Dynix software maintenance -library automation program $ 32,420.84 42 Stilescape Various Snowplowing $ 35,425.50 43 Stitt Feld Handy Group Plant Services Alternative dispute resolution workshops $ 19,492.50 44 Swish Maintenance Ltd. Various (38) Parts and service for caretaking equipment $ 18,741.32 45 TSMJC Properties Community and International Education Rent -January 2011 $ 24,672.93 46 Viri Property Services Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 68,647.50 47 West Metro Contracting Inc. Plant services Portable re-location $ 144,493.67 48 Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Education Centre Workplace Safety and Insurance Board payments $ 55,464.60 49 Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Education Centre Physician Fees / Administration Charge $ 25,294.63 50 York Catholic District School Board Education Centre Sutton Multi Use Facility Maintenance Billings - Dec & Jan 2010 $ 62,739.10 51 Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board Curriculum & Instructional Services Literacy Numeracy Secretariat (LNS) summer program 2010 - recoverable $ 29,326.29 52 Thames Valley District School Board Curriculum & Instructional Services LNS Summer Program 2010 - recoverable $ 18,055.61 53 YRDSB - Capital Fund Education Centre Transfer of funds to Capital $ 10,000,000.00 54 Total Disbursements under 15,000 $ 6,230,886.11 $ 19,362,895.66 Prior Years Expenditure for January 55 Disbursements by type Debentures Transportation 3,918,861.04 $ 5,134,750.62 Payroll deductions 22,571,401.96 $ 35,118,216.31 Utilities - telephone 130,676.11 $ 111,970.82 heating - gas/oil 522,655.89 $ 394,994.91 water 1,448.60 $ 12,177.00 waste 145,855.53 $ 46,277.88 hydro 1,024,119.58 $ 1,200,016.66 Fuel 60,026.08 $ 25,591.07 Net payroll 37,224,453.72 $ 38,752,287.59 Total disbursements by type $ 80,796,282.86

Grand Total $ 100,159,178.52 YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

REPORT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS – FEBRUARY 2011

Background:

To report to the Board’s Standing Committee the Cash Disbursements for the month of February 2011 for the York Region District School Board.

Rationale:

Estimated Cost:

Not applicable.

Time Line:

Immediate.

Recommendations:

The York Region District School Board approve the following recommendations.

1. That Cash Disbursements for February 2011 for all expenditures, except item #49, in the sum of $8,083,895.61 be approved.

2. That Cash Disbursements for February 2011 for item #49, in the sum of $74,151,889.16 be approved.

Appended Data:

Respectfully submitted,

Report of Cash Disbursements – February 2011.

April 11, 2011

For further information please contact B. A. Richardson or the Director of Education.

The Over 15,000 Report for the month of February 2011

COMPANY LOCATION DESCRIPTION AMOUNT TOTAL

1 Access 2 Networks Inc. Education Centre Software support and maintenance $ 60,061.13 2 Arbell, a Division of Active Tech Electronics Inc. Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning Computer workstations $ 29,731.45 3 Bell Canada Education Centre Hardware/software purchase to increase core network capacity $ 68,930.00 4 Burrows Landscaping Various Snowplowing $ 27,120.00 5 C.A.F. Electric Plant Services Cost of electrical supplies $ 17,574.91 6 C.E.T. Contracting Various Snowplowing $ 59,325.00 7 Canadian Tech Air Systems Inc. Community Education Centre - Central Install rooftop air system $ 24,774.12 8 City of Vaughan Westmount Collegiate Institute Maintenance services $ 34,360.83 9 Colpac Construction Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 23,730.00 10 (The) Custom Deck Company Various Snowplowing $ 23,391.00 11 Deciantis Construction Limited Thornlea Secondary School Foundation wall repair re: Thornlea pool $ 63,815.85 12 Farmer Jack's 1993 Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 115,599.00 13 Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti Education Centre Professional services re: labour relations $ 22,433.59 14 Giant Steps Giant Steps Educational services - February 2011 $ 50,000.00 15 Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Various (8) Computers $ 139,208.97 16 IBM Canada Ltd. Information Technology Services School connect annual maintenance $ 319,797.52 17 Jing Zhao Community Education Centre - Central Tuition refund $ 24,000.00 18 Lehmann Bookbinding Ltd. Aurora High School Books $ 18,042.71 19 Markham Property Services Various Snowplowing $ 50,850.00 20 Monster Worldwide Canada YRDSB Employment Service - Sutton Job posting, training onsite, media $ 19,784.04 21 Municipal Maintenance Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 29,832.00 22 Orano Education Centre Orion connection and service fees: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011 $ 70,681.50 23 Paradigm Shift Technology Group Inc. Information Technology Services Annual Maintenace & Support - re: elementary staffing allocation software $ 16,950.00 24 Pitney Bowes Education Centre Copier usage, January 2011 $ 38,372.48 25 RJB Construction Ltd. Various (2) Classroom renovation $ 51,607.10 26 RJB Construction Ltd. Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School Interior renovation re: window replacement $ 171,417.04 27 RJB Construction Ltd. Langstaff Secondary School Replace non-compliant fire doors $ 19,147.85 28 Rogers Business Solutions Education Centre Wide area network costs $ 66,647.98 29 Rutherford Contracting Ltd Thornlea Secondary School Building renewal re: stair replacement $ 16,087.81 30 SafePlay Recreation Inc. Education Centre Playground safety inspection $ 16,188.10 31 Seaforth Building Group (1992) Ltd. Education and Community Services Interior renovation $ 24,023.58 32 Semple Gooder Roofing Corporation Various (11) Roofing $ 25,427.54 33 Shaoqian Hu Community Education Centre - Central Tuition refund $ 20,415.60 34 Shepell-fgi, a division of HRCO Inc. Education Centre Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Installment - February 2011 $ 18,712.80 35 Siemens Holland Landing Public School Building automation system - re: sensor and valves $ 15,010.92 36 Stilescape Various Snowplowing $ 35,425.50 37 The York Region Ontario Principals' Council Education Centre Professional development funds for 10/11 school year $ 153,240.00 38 Tool Box Auto Shop Maintenance Services Board vehicle repairs $ 15,457.83 39 TSMJC Properties Community and International Education ServicesRent- February 2011 $ 24,672.93 40 Viri Properties Services Inc. Various Snowplowing $ 68,647.50 41 West Metro Contracting Inc. Various (2) Portable relocation: additional work $ 103,635.46 42 West Metro Contracting Inc. Vellore Woods Public School Portable repairs $ 24,515.92 43 Williams Marijan + Associates George Bailey Building Individual Education Support $ 16,532.47 44 Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Education Centre Physician Fees / Administration Charge $ 25,003.23 45 York Catholic District School Board Education Centre Sutton Multi Use Facility Maintenance Billings - Feb 2011 $ 31,369.55 46 York University Education Centre Learning Connections Program Services: Oct 1 to Dec 31, 2010 $ 64,615.98 47 YRDSB - Capital Fund Education Centre Transfer of funds to Capital 48 Total Disbursements under 15,000 $ 5,727,726.82 $ 8,083,895.61 Prior Years Expenditure for February 49 Disbursements by type Debentures Transportation 1,946,246.60 $ 3,321,031.59 Payroll deductions 32,284,723.83 $ 26,475,044.57 Utilities - telephone 138,501.53 $ 84,064.09 heating - gas/oil 886,531.61 $ 829,984.83 water 53,753.84 $ 45,000.67 waste 0.00 $ 5,736.22 hydro 1,431,288.79 $ 1,473,643.33 Fuel 105,179.06 $ 80.92 Net payroll 39,499,255.47 $ 41,917,302.94 Total disbursements by type $ 74,151,889.16

Grand Total $ 82,235,784.77