PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m. ________________________________________________________________________________ “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” John F. Kennedy A G E N D A A. OPENING PROCEDURES ITEM 1 1. Call to Order 2. Electronic Board Meeting Procedures 3. Correspondence • Minister Robinson, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing • P. Faoro, President, CUPE BC • K. Carreras, Chairperson, School District No. 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) • K. Palmer Isaak, Chairperson, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) • R. Zandee, Chairperson, School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) • J. Watters, Chairperson, School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Invitation for Public Input to matters on the Agenda - Members of the public can provide input on decision items on the Agenda by emailing [email protected] by no later than 5:30 pm on September 23, 2020. The email subject line should read: INPUT regarding Decision Item. All public input received will be shared with trustees electronically. This agenda item has a time limit of 10 minutes. B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. July 22, 2020 ITEM 2 C. PRESENTATIONS - Individuals and groups invited by the Board to make presentations. Time limits for individual presentations will be established to allow all speakers to present within the time limit for this item. This agenda item has a time limit of 20 minutes including questions; extension is at the discretion of the Board. D. DELEGATIONS - Registered delegations can make presentations to the Board. Time limits for individual delegations will be established to allow all registered delegations to present within the time limit for this item. This agenda item has a time limit of 20 minutes including questions; extension is at the discretion of the Board. E. DEFERRED ITEMS F. DECISION ITEMS 1. Chairperson 2. Superintendent of Schools 3. Secretary Treasurer 4. Board Committees a) Budget i. 2020/21 Budget Changes ITEM 3 b) Finance i. Audited Financial Statements ITEM 4 c) Facilities Planning d) Board Policy Development i. Update on Policies and Procedures ITEM 5 e) Education f) Aboriginal Education G. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Chairperson 2. Superintendent of Schools a) Summer Learning Update ITEM 6 b) Superintendent’s Update ITEM 7 3. Secretary Treasurer 4. Board Committees & Advisory Committee Reports a) Budget b) Finance c) Facilities Planning d) Board Policy Development e) Education f) Aboriginal Education H. TRUSTEE MOTIONS AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS I. TRUSTEE REPORTS 1. District Parent Advisory Council ITEM 8 2. Social Policy Advisory Committee ITEM 9 3. Youth Planning Table Sub Committee - UPlan ITEM 10 4. Ridge Meadows Overdose Community Action Table ITEM 11 5. Good News Items J. QUESTION PERIOD – Question period will be restricted to questions only –statements and debate will not be permitted. Questions, with the exception of Trustee questions, will be limited to one question per person. Members of the public can submit questions for the board by emailing them to [email protected] prior to the start of question period. The email subject line should read: QUESTION PERIOD. All questions received before the start of the question period will be answered in the order they are received. This agenda item has a time limit of 10 minutes; extension is at the discretion of the board. K. OTHER BUSINESS L. ADJOURNMENT ITEM 1 To: Board of Education From: Chairperson Korleen Carreras Re: OPENING PROCEDURES Date: September 23, 2020 (Public Board Meeting) Decision 1. CALL TO ORDER We would like to acknowledge that this meeting is taking place on the shared traditional and unceded territories of Katzie First Nation and Kwantlen First Nation. We welcome and recognize all of our First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students and families in our schools and community. We welcome and recognize the many different cultures that are represented in our schools and community. 2. ELECTRONIC BOARD MEETING PROCEDURES For purposes of determining a quorum, at the start of an electronic meeting or during an electronic meeting, the Chairperson shall count as present any trustees who are connected to the meeting by electronic means. In the absence of pre-circulated material, the Board Chairperson and Officers of the Board as required, shall brief the meeting regarding the matter, or matters before it and shall read the resolution requiring Board consideration and voting. Voting shall occur by each Trustee identifying him/herself and indicating their vote either for or against the resolution. 3. CORRESPONDENCE • Minister Robinson, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing • P. Faoro, President, CUPE BC • K. Carreras, Chairperson, School District No. 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) • K. Palmer Isaak, Chairperson, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) • R. Zandee, Chairperson, School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) • J. Watters, Chairperson, School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) RECOMMENDATION: THAT the Board receive the correspondence, for information. Attachments Public Agenda Page 1 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA RECOMMENDATION: THAT the Agenda be approved as circulated. 5. INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA - Members of the public can provide input on decision items on the Agenda by emailing [email protected] by no later then 5:30 p.m. on September 23, 2020. The email subject line should read: INPUT regarding Decision Item. All public input received will be shared with trustees electronically. This agenda item has a time limit of 10 minutes. Public Agenda Page 2 ATTACHMENT September 14, 2020 Ref: 256439 Honourable Lisa Beare, MLA Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Bob D’Eith, MLA, and Community Partners 104-20130 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge BC V2X 2P7 Dear Lisa Beare, Bob D’Eith and Community Partners: Thank you for your letter regarding a youth supportive housing project in Ridge Meadows. It is wonderful to see this group come together in support of vulnerable youth in your community. The Supportive Housing Fund was created to deliver projects such as the one you have described, and the Province of British Columbia is excited to join you at the table to develop youth supportive housing for the Ridge Meadows area. Since forming government in 2017, we have made great progress with our partners on urgently needed housing for the people of Ridge Meadows, delivering hundreds of safe, affordable homes for young families, seniors and other people who have been left behind by the housing crisis. But we also know that after many years of inaction by the previous government there remains much work to do. The recently opened youth housing project in Chilliwack is a perfect example of what we can accomplish when we work together, and our government is committed to developing similar projects in communities across British Columbia. BC Housing staff will work with you and various community groups on the details for this proposed project. We recognize that every community is unique, and as we move forward with a proposal for youth supportive housing in your community, we are committed to continuing to engage with you as partners to ensure this important project meets the needs of Ridge Meadows. Thank you again for writing, and for your ongoing advocacy for the needs of your community. Sincerely, Selina Robinson Minister Ministry of Municipal Affairs Office of the Minister Mailing Address: Location: and Housing PO Box 9056 Stn Prov Govt Room 310 Victoria BC V8W 9E2 Parliament Buildings Phone: 250 387-2283 Victoria BC V8V 1X4 Fax: 250 387-4312 http://www.gov.bc.ca/mahPublic Agenda Page 3 ATTACHMENT July 31, 2020 Honourable Selina Robinson Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 RE: Youth Supportive Housing in Ridge Meadows Dear Minister Robinson, As leaders of the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, School District 42, the Katzie and Kwantlen First Nations, and provincial and federal government representatives, we are writing to demonstrate our support for the development of a youth supportive housing project here in our community as part of the overall housing continuum. We would welcome an opportunity to work with the Province and to access the Supportive Housing Fund. There are many homeless youth in the Ridge Meadows community, as well as others at risk of homelessness, as they leave situations of abuse, poverty and exploitation, and as some struggle with their mental health and addictions. They are some of the most vulnerable in our community. Providing youth housing with 24/7 wraparound supports would both allow them to overcome the barriers to housing, and provide them with the tools, resources and staff supports they need to succeed. Young people in our community should always have a safe and secure place to call home, and a supportive housing project similar to that recently funded in the City of Chilliwack would help to alleviate this need. We appreciate and recognize there are processes we must undertake together, and look forward to working through any necessary steps to ensure successful delivery of this much needed service for the youth in our communities. We, as representatives of all levels of government here in Ridge Meadows, are all in strong support of youth supportive housing for our community moving forward quickly, and look forward to working with the Province on this project. Public Agenda Page 4 Sincerely, Grace George Chief, Katzie First Nation Marilyn Gabriel Chief, Kwantlen First Nation Bill Dingwall Mayor, City of Pitt Meadows Michael Morden Mayor, City of Maple Ridge Korleen Carreras Chair, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District (SD42) Lisa Beare MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Bob D’Eith MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission Marc Dalton MP for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge Public Agenda Page 5 ATTACHMENT September 2, 2020 Honourable Rob Fleming Via email: [email protected] Minister of Education Government of British Columbia Dear Minister Fleming, On behalf of the more than 30,000 CUPE members who work in British Columbia’s K-12 public schools, I’m writing with respect to the BC allocation of the federal government’s recently announced Safe Return to Class fund.