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THE WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION Board Room, Administration Building Telephone: (204) 775-0231 FAX: 774-6211 REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, March 4, 2019 7:00 PM AGENDA Page 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. DELEGATIONS 3.1 Noelle DePape Re: Equity Education Report 3.2 Abdi Ahmed Re: Equity Education Report 3.3 Sonia Prevost-Derbecker Re: Equity Education Report 4. READING AND CONFIRMING OF MINUTES 4.1 Regular Meeting - February 4, 2019 - DRAFT 4 - 10 4.2 Special Meeting - February 25, 2019 - DRAFT 11 - 12 5. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS 5.1 Superintendent's Report No 4-2019 - Dated March 4, 2019 13 5.2 WSD/Winnipeg Police Services Joint Committee Report 1-2019 – Dated 14 - 16 January 23, 2019 5.3 WSD Food Issues Council Report No. 1-2019 – Dated January 30, 2019 17 - 18 5.4 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 2-2019 – Dated February 4, 2019 19 - 20 REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA Page 2 of 124 March 4, 2019 5.5 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 3-2019 – Dated February 11, 2019 21 - 23 5.6 South District Advisory Committee Report 1-2019 – Dated Febraury 12, 2019 24 - 26 5.7 Inner City District Advisory Committee Report 1-2019 – Dated February 13, 27 - 29 2019 5.8 Building/Transportation Committee Report 1-2019 – Dated February 14, 2019 30 - 40 5.9 North District Advisory Committee Report 1-2019 – Dated February 19, 2019 41 - 43 5.10 Central District Advisory Committee Report 1-2019 – Dated February 20, 2019 44 - 46 6. ENQUIRIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 By-Law 1275 - Second & Final Reading 47 - 49 Debenture Borrowing/Promissory Note -$6,064,600.00 a) That By-Law 1275, a by-law of the Winnipeg School Division for the purpose of borrowing SIX MILLION SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($6,064,600.00) for certain building projects be read a second time in short. (By-Law 1275 then read accordingly) b) That the rules be suspended in order for By-Law 1275 to be read a third time. c) That By-Law 1275, a by-law of the Winnipeg School Division be read a third time in short and passed. (By-Law 1275 then read accordingly) 8. AGENDA INFORMATION ITEMS 8.1 "That Information Correspondence IC08-19 - IC10-19 be received as 50 - 58 information." 8.2 "That Superintendent's Information Report No. 1-2019 be received as 59 information." 9. BUSINESS MATTERS AS DEFINED IN RULE 44.7 10. COMMITTEE SUMMARIES 10.1 South District Advisory Summary of Discussions – February 12, 2019 60 - 64 10.2 Inner City District Advisory Summary of Discussions – February 13, 2019 65 - 82 REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 124 March 4, 2019 10.3 North District Advisory Summary of Discussions – February 19, 2019 83 - 96 10.4 Student Advisory Summary of Discussions – February 20, 2019 97 - 100 10.5 Central District Advisory Summary of Discussions – February 20, 2019 101 - 119 10.6 French Immersion Advisory Summary of Discussions – February 21, 2019 120 - 124 11. FOR INFORMATION Page 4 of 124 February 4, 2019 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees DRAFT of The Winnipeg School Division Board Room, Administration Building, February 4, 2019 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of The Winnipeg School Division was held this day at 7:00 PM. The Chair of the Board called the meeting to order. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL Present: Trustees C. Broughton (Chair), L. Naylor, J. Dumont, M. Wasyliw, C. Murdoch, Y. Chen, A. Reid, B. Edel, L. Schatkowsky In Attendance: P. Clarke, P. Kochan, C. Caetano-Gomes, F. Mota, R. Riel M. Rendulic, B. Lapointe, R. Carter, E. Barnaby APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Reid - Chen That the Agenda for the Regular meeting of the School Board to be held this evening, February 4, 2019, be approved. – Carried. READING AND CONFIRMING OF MINUTES A copy of the minutes to be considered had previously been distributed to the Trustees. A motion was now adopted for these minutes to be taken as read, and approved as follows: Murdoch - Schatkowsky Regular Meeting – January 14, 2019 – Carried. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS Superintendent’s Report No. 2-2019 Dated February 4, 2019 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 1-2019 Dated January 14, 2019 Governance & Public Relations Committee Report 1-2019 Dated January 21, 2019 Children’s Heritage Fund Committee Report 1-2019 Dated January 22, 2019 Superintendent's Report No. 2-2019 - Dated February 4, 2019 Wasyliw - Dumont That Clause No. 1 (Manitoba Hydro Easement Agreement Guelph Street) be approved. – Carried. Wasyliw - Edel That Clause No. 2 (Churchill High School – Generator Upgrade 2019) be approved. – Carried. Page 5 of 124 February 4, 2019 Wasyliw - Naylor That Clause No. 3 (Gordon Bell High School – Elevator Modernization) be approved. – Carried. Wasyliw - Chen That Clause No. 4 (Technical Vocational High School – Basement Gym Floor Renovation) be approved. – Carried. Wasyliw - Chen That Clause No. 5 (Daniel McIntyre High School – Stair Replacement) be approved. – Carried. Finance/Personnel Committee Report 1-2019 Naylor - Wasyliw That the Finance/Personnel Committee Report 1-2019 be received as information. – Carried. Governance & Public Relations Committee Report 1-2019 Dumont - Schatkowsky That the Governance & Public Relations Committee Report 1-2019 be received as information. – Carried. Dumont - Edel That Policy EGC – Records Management and Retention be approved. – Carried. Children's Heritage Fund Committee Report 1-2019 Murdoch – Chen That the Children's Heritage Fund Committee Report 1- 2019 be received as information. – Carried. ENQUIRIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 91 – Elmwood High School EduFair Trustee Reid thanked Elmwood High School for inviting her to attend at their EduFair as a judge. Trustee Reid indicated that the grade seven and eight students did an excellent job. 92 – Queenston School PAC Trustee Wasyliw informed trustees that on January 15, 2019, he was invited to attend the Queenston Parent Advisory Council meeting to discuss the Budget and Education review. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that he was amazed with the excellent turnout of the meeting. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that the parents were very concerned with amalgamation and keeping their small school. The parents indicated that there is a large elementary school down the road and they were concerned the Province will amalgamate schools into larger ones. Trustee Wasyliw expressed that the Division needs to partner with parents to express concerns publicly. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that there was a consensus that the parents would support a greater than 2% property tax increase. Page 6 of 124 February 4, 2019 93 – Robert H. Smith School PAC Trustee Wasyliw informed trustees that on January 15, 2019, he was invited to attend the Parent Advisory Council meeting at Robert H. Smith School. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that they had a lively discussion. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that the parents were very concerned that the District Advisory Committee was not talking about the French language issues. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that the Division should provide some leadership to make sure these issues get addressed. 94 – Gladstone School PAC Trustee Wasyliw informed trustees that on January 21, 2019, he was invited to attend the Parent Advisory Council meeting at Gladstone School for budget discussions. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that they had an excellent discussion and the parents were supportive of more than 2% increase on property tax. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that they also discussed the lunch program which is not offered at the school because they don’t have the capacity or the Parent Council to run the program. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that it is something that the Board can look at in the future. 95 – River Heights Band Concert Trustee Wasyliw informed trustees that on January 24, 2019, he attended the École River Heights Band Concert. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that they have over 250 students enrolled in the Band program. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that it was something powerful to see. The school also hired two full time band teachers to handle the demand. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that it was amazing to see Grade seven students who picked up the instrument a couple of months ago and how they have progressed in a short period of time. 96 – Earl Grey School PAC Trustee Wasyliw informed trustees that on January 31 2019, he was invited to attend the Parent Advisory Council meeting at Earl Grey School. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that about four years ago they had a controversial period in history where there were some conflict between Earl Grey and another school. At that time, Earl Grey School was not at capacity, they had declining enrollment, and there were some issues whether or not the programming should stay there or be moved elsewhere. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that the Board at that time went to the school and the community asked them to offer some innovative programs. The Board supported a full day kindergarten and Spanish language program. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that after four years the school has blossomed and is now vibrant. Trustee Wasyliw indicated that the parents were also supportive of more than 2% tax increase. The parents were asking for information and fact sheet that they can hand out to other parents and educate them about other issues. 97 – Holiday Concerts Trustee Edel informed trustees that she attended holiday concerts at Machray and Strathcona School. Trustee Edel wished to acknowledge the teachers and students for a great event. 98 – Lansdowne and Ralph Brown PAC Trustee Edel informed trustees that she had an opportunity to attend the Parent Advisory Council meeting at Lansdowne and Ralph Brown Schools. Trustee Edel indicated that the parents want the Division to look at expanding its partnership and collaboration with people contributing in different departments.