THE WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION Board Room, Administration Building Telephone: (204) 775-0231 FAX: 774-6211 REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, March 7, 2016 7:00 PM AGENDA Page 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. READING AND CONFIRMING OF MINUTES 3.1 Regular Board Meeting - February 1, 2016 - DRAFT 5 - 13 3.2 Special Board Meeting - February 8, 2016 - DRAFT 14 3.3 Special Board Meeting - February 22, 2016 - DRAFT 15 - 16 4. READING OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS 4.1 Communication Listing 17 5. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS 5.1 Superintendent's Report No 2-2016 - March 7, 2016 18 5.2 Children's Heritage Fund Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated January 26, 2016 19 5.3 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 5-2016 - dated February 1, 2016 20 - 22 5.4 Governance Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated February 2, 2016 23 - 25 5.5 Central District Advisory Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated February 3, 2016 26 - 29 5.6 North District Advisory Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated February 4, 2016 30 - 32 5.7 South District Advisory Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated February 9, 2016 33 - 36 REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA Page 2 of 141 March 7, 2016 5.8 Inner City District Advisory Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated February 10, 37 - 40 2016 5.9 Student Advisory Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated February 24, 2016 41 - 42 5.10 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 6-2016 - dated February 29, 2016 43 - 44 6. ENQUIRIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Condolences "That the Board's sympathy be recorded, with regret, in the bereavement of the following: On February 17, 2016, Matilda Lafrance, Retired Head Secretary, a member of our staff for 20 years; On January 29, 2016, Margaret E. Beggs, Retired Admin Secretary/Supt. Dept., a member of our staff for 37 years; On February 4, 2016, Olive Burgess, Retired Library Clerk, a member of our staff for 26 years; and that this motion be adopted by a silent standing vote." 7.2 By-Law 1244 - FIRST READING 45 - 47 DEBENTURE BORROWING - $3,986,600.00 "That By-Law No. 1244 a by-law of the Winnipeg School Division for the purpose of borrowing THREE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($3,986,600.00) for certain building projects be introduced and read a first time in short." 7.3 Lord Nelson School - Grand Opening of New Gymnasium 48 "That the official opening of the new gymnasium and classrooms at Lord Nelson School be held September 23, 2016 at 2:30 p.m." 7.4 Recognition of Treaty Land 49 Notice of Motion by Trustee Naylor: a. That the Chair of the Board of Trustees acknowledge at the start of each Board meeting that the School Board meeting is taking place on Treaty One land and the traditional homeland of the Metis nation. REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 141 March 7, 2016 b. That the Board of Trustee Procedural By-Law 1203 Section 1 be amended to include provision for the acknowledgment that School Board meetings are taking place on Treaty One land and the traditional homeland of the Metis nation. c. That the Advisory Council on Indigenous Education be mandated to provide feedback to the Policy/Program Committee on developing a formal statement that acknowledges the traditional people of this land and our purpose for this acknowledgment.This statement shall be read annually at the First Meeting of the Winnipeg School Board. 7.5 KAIROS - Winds of Change Petition 50 - 59 Notice of Motion by Trustee Rollins: a. That the Board of Trustees of the Winnipeg School Division sign the Kairos – Winds of Change Petition and implement the Campaign Actions in support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s recommendation to call upon the Manitoba provincial government to develop curriculum on residential schools, Treaties, and Aboriginal peoples’ historical and contemporary contributions to Canada a mandatory education requirement for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve students. b. That the Notice of Motion requirements as outlined in the Procedural By-Law 1203, Section 25 be suspended to allow for discussion on the Kairos – Winds of Change Petition to meet the deadline requirements. 7.6 Indigenous Teacher Education Coalition (ITEC) 60 - 64 Notice of Motion by Trustee Wasyliw: “That the Chair of Board of Trustees write a letter of support to the Indigenous Teacher Education Coalition to call upon each of the political leaders from the Liberal, Progressive Conservative and New Democratic Parties to sign the pledge form prior to the upcoming provincial election.” 8. AGENDA INFORMATION ITEMS 8.1 "That Information Correspondence IC06-16 - IC08-16 be received as 65 - 68 information." 8.2 "That Superintendent's Information Report No. 2-2016 be received as 69 information." REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA Page 4 of 141 March 7, 2016 9. BUSINESS MATTERS AS DEFINED IN RULE 43.7 10. COMMITTEE SUMMARIES 10.1 Central District Advisory Committee Summary of Discussions 70 - 86 10.2 North District Advisory Committee Summary of Discussions 87 - 102 10.3 South District Advisory Committee Summary of Discussions 103 - 106 10.4 Inner City District Advisory Committee Summary of Discussions 107 - 128 10.5 French Immersion Advisory Committee Summary of Discussions 129 - 134 10.6 Student Advisory Committee Summary of Discussions 135 - 141 11. FOR INFORMATION Page 5 of 141 February 1, 2016 Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees DRAFT of The Winnipeg School Division Board Room, Administration Building, February 1, 2016 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 M. Wasyliw, C. Broughton, L. Naylor, K. Freedman, C. Collins, A. Beach, D. Koshelanyk In Attendance: P. Clarke, T. Bobby, K. Seiler, C. Caetano-Gomes, F. Mota, M. Rendulic, B. Lapointe, R. Carter Regrets: M. Babinsky, S. Rollins APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Koshelanyk – Freedman That the Agenda for the Regular meeting of the School Board to be held this evening, February 1, 2016, be approved. Koshelanyk – Freedman That a For Information item regarding Proposals be added to the Agenda. – Carried. The Agenda as amended was voted on and declared. - 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: Koshelanyk - Collins Regular Board - January 11, 2016 (Revised as requested by Trustee Koshelanyk) Freedman - Collins Special Board - January 18, 2016 Page 6 of 141 February 1, 2016 READING OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS The following correspondence was dealt with as indicated: OC02-16 From Healthy Child Manitoba Inviting the Division’s Grade 5 teachers and students to participate in Manitoba’s province-wide survey of mental health in middle childhood in May 2016 and that the Division select a survey coordinator to assist the Provincial Coordinator. Naylor – Broughton That this correspondence be referred to administration. – Carried. OC03-16 From Gerard Lesage, A/Executive Director, The Public Schools Finance Board Announcing Capital Support to the Winnipeg School Division in the amount of $202.7 million for the 2016/17 fiscal year. Broughton – Naylor That this correspondence be received as information. – Carried. OC04-16 From Drew Caldwell, Minister of Municipal Government and James Allum, Minister of Education and Advanced Learning Providing an update on The Planning and Land Dedication for School Sites Act. Beach – Collins That this correspondence be received as information. – Carried. OC05-16 From Albert Pilgrim, Division resident Providing feedback to a 5% proposed increase in property tax. Requesting confirmation regarding the current debt load of the Division and interest costs paid yearly by the Division. Broughton – Koshelanyk That this correspondence be referred to administration. – Carried. OC06-16 From Kerri Irvin-Ross, Minister of Family Services and James Allum, Minister of Education and Advanced Learning Announcing a new plan to create more high-quality child care for families across the province including an investment of an additional $25 million in capital funding. Freedman – Collins That this correspondence be received as information. – Carried. Page 7 of 141 February 1, 2016 PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS The following reports were considered. Superintendent’s Report No 1-2016 Dated February 1, 2016 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 1-2016 Dated January 5, 2016 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 2-2016 Dated January 11, 2016 French Immersion Advisory Committee Report No. 1-2016 Dated January 12, 2016 Public Relations/Communications Committee Report 1-2016 Dated January 19, 2016 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 3-2016 Dated January 19, 2016 Pension Fund Committee Report 1-2016 Dated January 20, 2016 Policy/Program Committee Report No. 1-2016 Dated January 25, 2016 Finance/Personnel Committee Report 4-2016 Dated January 25, 2016 Building/Transportation Committee Report No. 1-2016 Dated January 28, 2016 Superintendent's Report No 1-2016 - Dated February 1, 2016 Broughton - Naylor That Clause No. 1 (Accounts List/Summaries of Salaries and Wages) be approved. – Carried. Finance/Personnel Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated January 5, 2016 Broughton - Naylor That the Finance/Personnel Committee Report 1-2016 be received as information. - Carried. Finance/Personnel Committee Report 2-2016 - Dated January 11, 2016 Broughton - Naylor That the Finance/Personnel Committee Report 2-2016 be received as information. - Carried. French Immersion Advisory Committee Report No. 1-2016 - Dated January 12, 2016 Collins - Beach That the French Immersion Advisory Committee Report No. 1-2016 be received as information. - Carried. Public Relations/Communications Committee Report 1-2016 - Dated January 19, 2016 Koshelanyk - Freedman That the Public Relations/Communications Committee Report 1-2016 be received as information.