Juanita Nathan Chair Board Meeting - Public Session (Markham) Cynthia Cordova Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Vice-Chair (Georgina) Electronic Meeting - 7:30 PM Lauri Hoeg Access Instructions on page 5 (Indigenous Trustee) Revised Linda Gilbert (Newmarket) Pages Cindy Liang 1. Roll Call (Richmond Hill) Christina Lin 2. Land Acknowledgement (Student Trustee) Ron Lynn 3. Canadian National Anthem (Markham) 4. Approval of Agenda Nadeem Mahmood (Vaughan) 5. Declaration of Conflict of Interest Felix Nomerovsky (Student Trustee) 6. Report from the Board Meeting - Private Session September 15, 2020 Bob McRoberts (Aurora and King) 7. Special Announcements David Sherman (Markham and Vaughan) 8. Student Trustee Report - Christine Lin, Felix Nomerovsky Dr. Elizabeth Sinclair and Ashton Wood (Vaughan) 9. Director's Information Report Allan Tam (Markham) 10. Ontario Public School Boards' Association Report Elizabeth Terrell-Tracey (East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville) 11. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes (a) Board Meeting, June 30, 2020 (*) 7 - 23 Ashton Wood (Indigenous Student (b) Special Board Meeting, July 6, 2020 (*) 25 - 31 Trustee) (c) Special Board Meeting, August 5, 2020 (*) 33 - 42 Vacant (Richmond Hill) (d) Special Board Meeting, August 25, 2020 (*) 43 - 52 60 Wellington Street West, Aurora Ontario L4G 3H2 (905) 727-3141 (905) 895-7216 (905) 722-3201 (416) 969-8131 Fax: (905) 727-1931 www.yrdsb.ca 12. Routine (*) and Non-Routine Presentation of Minutes and Recommendations of Board Committees: (a) Policy and By-Law Committee, July 6, 2020 (*) 53 - 57 (b) Special Chair’s Committee, August 25, 2020 (*) 59 - 63 13. New Business (a) York Region District School Board Reopening Strategy 65 - 75 Update (b) Renaming of Vaughan Secondary School 77 - 82 14. Meetings and Events (*) (a) September and October 2020 (*) 83 15. Adjournment 60 Wellington Street West, Aurora Ontario L4G 3H2 (905) 727-3141 (905) 895-7216 (905) 722-3201 (416) 969-8131 Fax: (905) 727-1931 www.yrdsb.ca Page 2 of 83 Welcome to the York Region District School Board The Parent, Family and Community Engagement All about Board Other Board Advisory Committee meets at least Meetings Committee meetings four times annually, usually on the second Thursday of the month beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Education Centre – Aurora. For further information please contact Board Meetings are usually held on Members of the public are welcome to Education and Community Services, the first Tuesday of each month at the attend and observe any of the following extension 2242. Education Centre, 60 Wellington Street public Advisory and Board Committee West, Aurora. The meeting schedule is meetings. Agenda packages are posted on The Policy and By-Law available on the Board website. the Board website prior to the meeting. 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Please review the Board’s privacy statement and policy for more information. Alternatively, you may access the meeting by telephone which does not register or share your personal information. Page 5 of 83 Page 6 of 83 YORK REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BOARD MEETING MINUTES - PUBLIC SESSION JUNE 30, 2020 The Board Meeting - Public Session of the York Region District School Board was held electronically at 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 with Chair J. Nathan presiding and the following members present; Trustees C. Cordova, L. Gilbert, L. Hoeg, C. Liang, R. Lynn, C. McBain, B. McRoberts, J. Nathan, D. Sherman, E. Sinclair and A. Tam Also in Attendance: Student Trustees M. Chou and N. Hamzea and Student Trustee Elects C. Lin, F. Nomerovsky and A. Wood Authorized Absent: Trustee E. Terrell-Tracey LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT Board Chair J. Nathan provided remarks and an acknowledgement of thanks and appreciation to the First Peoples of the Williams Treaty First Nations, other Indigenous Peoples and the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as the Board’s closest community and partners in education.