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THE YORK REGION BOARD OF EDUCATION BOARD MEETING - PUBLIC SESSION SEPTEMBER 27, 1993 The Board Meeting - Public Session of The York Region Board of Education was held in the Board Room of the Education Centre - Aurora at 8:20 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 1993 with Chair B. Crothers presiding and the following members present; Trustees Barker, Bennett, Bowes, Caine, Dunlop, French, Hackson, Hogg, Irish, Jonsson, Kadis, Krever, Middleton, Nightingale, Pengelly, Sinclair, Stevenson, Wakeling and Wallace. INVOCATION Trustee N. Dunlop opened the meeting with the invocation. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. Moved by D. Caine, seconded by R. Wallace: That the Agenda be approved with the changes announced by the Board Chair. - Carried - APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. Moved by P. Bennett, seconded by J. Jonsson: That the Minutes of the Board Meeting - Public Session, of August 30, 1993 be approved as written. ROUTINE REPORTS 3. Moved by K. Barker, seconded by B. Hogg: That the following routine reports be adopted in accordance with Board procedure. CHAIRS’ COMMITTEE REPORT #9, SEPTEMBER 20, 1993 1) Trustee Conference Registration That the Board approve the following requests for Trustee conference registration. Trustee Conference, Date and Location Expenditure Approval Policy #120.0 L. Pengelly The Canadian Institute Clause 2(a) Violence in Schools Toronto, November 17 & 18, 1993 Board Minutes - Public Session Page 2 September 27, 1993 2) Selection Committee - Superintendent of Employee Services That the following trustees be appointed to the Selection Committee for the Superintendent of Employee Services; B. Crothers, N. Dunlop and H. Krever. 3) Committee to Review Board Structure and Reporting Process That the following trustees be appointed to the Committee to Review the Board Structure and Reporting Process; B. Crothers, N. Dunlop, J. Jonsson, L. Pengelly and S. Wakeling. 4) Correspondence - Society of Public Insurance Administrators of Ontario That The York Region Board of Education support the correspondence from the Society of Public Insurance Administrators of Ontario objecting to insurance premium taxes as a result of the 1993 Ontario Budget. 5) Request for Funding - Ontario Public School Boards’ Association That the request from the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association for funding to assist with the social contract process be deferred to the October Chairs’ Committee meeting, pending the receipt of further information. 6) Race Relations Advisory Committee That the composition of the Race Relations Advisory Committee be amended to include two additional student representatives, effective immediately. STAFF RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT #9, SEPTEMBER 7, 1993 1) Formation of a Sub-Committee To Examine the Employee Suggestion Program That a sub-committee of Staff Relations be formed to investigate the motion regarding an Employee Suggestion Program and that the sub-committee report back to the November 1, 1993 Staff Relations Committee meeting with parameters and guidelines. 2) Appointment of Chair, Employee Suggestion Program Sub-Committee That Director of Employee Relations, C. Nemni, be appointed as Chair of the Employee Suggestion Program Sub-Committee. BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT #1, SEPTEMBER 8, 1993 1) Budget Committee Meetings That the Budget Committee hold a total of four meetings outside the Education Centre in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western locations Board Minutes - Public Session Page 3 September 27, 1993 of the Region, with suggestions being: Newmarket High School, Deer Park Public School, Thornhill Secondary School and any other suggestions being sent to Christine Lewis. 2) Budget Sub-Committee That the Budget Committee strike a staff/trustee sub-committee composed of not more than eight (8) members (four staff and four trustees). These members understand they must attend all meetings. Other Trustees of the Board may also attend the meetings as monitors. This sub-committee will identify significant budgetary issues and strategies for consideration by the Budget Committee and Negotiation Teams. SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT #9, SEPTEMBER 9, 1993 1) Motion Re Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting Times That the Special Education Advisory Committee meetings be held from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and that a motion be put forth to extend the meetings beyond 10:00 p.m., if necessary. 2) Province-Wide Testing That the Special Education Advisory Committee recommends to The York Region Board of Education that accommodations for exceptional pupils be made during province-wide testing in all areas to be carried out later this year. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT #5, SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 1) Greater Toronto Area Harvey Nightingale suggested that the Board plan a seminar with the Greater Toronto Area to discuss land use intensification. 2) Report From Breakfast Meeting Bill Crothers and Bill Hogarth met with the CAO’s from municipalities in the Region and discussed various educational issues surrounding the quality of education, the cost of education, the amalgamation of the Separate Board with ours, and the Vision 2010 paper. It was decided that a task group would be struck to examine the strategies for dealing with these issues in cooperation with one another. Frank Bobesich, Bill Hogarth and Eldred King will put the framework together for this task group. 3) Trustee Response Regarding Governance to the Royal Commission on Learning Harvey Nightingale, Paul Bennett, Karen Barker, Bill Crothers and Bill Hogarth will assist in putting together this response for the Commission on Board Minutes - Public Session Page 4 September 27, 1993 Learning. It was decided that this report will be submitted with the report from Supervisory Officers’ Council which will deal with learning and curriculum. This meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 22 at 5:00 p.m. PROGRAM POLICY AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT #9, SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 1) Continuing Education Recommendations 1. That Continuing Education staff proceed with systematic implementation of the following recommendations during the school year 1993-1994. Summer School a) Discontinue offering reinforcement courses at the OAC level in order that courses at this level be re-taken to ensure completion of the entire course of study. b) Monitor those secondary students who enrol in summer courses to determine special curriculum needs. Night School a) Define the term "special curriculum needs" and develop criteria to assist principals in making recommendations for night school courses. b) Appoint a committee to develop the aforementioned criteria, considering the following: i) If a course is available in a regular day program, principals should not be recommending admission to a night school course; ii) Principals should be more involved in the in-school process for considering admission to night school courses; iii) Monitor those students taking night school courses to determine special curriculum needs. Other recommendations a) Require students to provide their own textbooks as of September, 1993. b) Continue to work co-operatively with the York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board staff to avoid duplication of programs in specific areas such as Woodbridge and Markham. c) Continue to work co-operatively with local municipalities to avoid duplication of recreational programs. Board Minutes - Public Session Page 5 September 27, 1993 d) Continue to consolidate courses into specific centres for 1) credit courses and; 2) interest centres for more efficient administration and supervision. 2. That staff be authorized to bring forward for the September 1994 Board Meeting, a progress report concerning these recommendations. 2) Extended Student Travel Huron Heights Secondary School - Extended Student Travel That The York Region Board of Education grant approval for Andrew Slonetsky, Major Head of Music at Huron Heights Secondary School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for Grade 10-OAC students from Huron Heights Secondary School to Nice, Barcelona and Paris from March 9 to March 23, 1994. King City Secondary School - Extended Student Travel (Florida) That The York Region Board of Education grant approval for Michael S. Harris, teacher at King City Secondary School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for grade 12-OAC students from King City Secondary School to Florida during the period March 30 - April 6, 1994. King City Secondary School - Extended Student Travel (New York City) That The York Region Board of Education grant approval for Mr. Larry Lubin, Drama Teacher at King City Secondary School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for students from King City Secondary School to New York City, New York during the period March 30 - April 4, 1994. Markham District High School - Extended Student Travel That The York Region Board of Education grant approval for William Thomas, a teacher at Markham District High School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for Grade 10-OAC students from Markham District High School to London and Paris during the period of March 9 to 19, 1994. Woodbridge College and Richmond Hill High School - Extended Student Travel That The York Region Board of Education grant approval for Mr. Dan Linton, teacher at Woodbridge College and Mr. Rob Pozdrowski, teacher at Richmond Hill High School, to conduct an extended student travel trip for grade 11-OAC students from Woodbridge College and Richmond Hill High School during the period March 11 to 20, 1994. FINANCE FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT #9, SEPTEMBER