The regular monthly meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board was held on
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 in the Board Room at 500 Victoria Road North, Guelph, starting at 7:00 p.m. All Trustees were present with Trustee Borden attending via teleconference. Student Trustees Brown and Dong were also in attendance.
Trustee Borden quoted a prayer from a book entitled Celtic Blessings and Prayers for
Everyday Life, entitled At School.
Trustee Bailey, Chair, reported that condolences were sent on behalf of the Board to the following: Susan Brighton, OCT President, on the loss of her husband; Dale Bane, Head
Caretaker at Guelph CVI, on the loss of his mother; Linda Black, EA at Centre Dufferin
DHS, on the loss of her father; Lana Pullen, EA at Centre Dufferin DHS, on the loss of her father; Terri Reeds, teacher at Sir Isaac Brock PS, on the loss of her mother; Greg
Hodder, Head Caretaker at Rickson Ridge PS, on the loss of his mother; Aileen Hodder,
Administrative Office Assistant at Orangeville DSS, on the loss of her mother-in-law;
Linda Woodbury, EA/ESL at various elementary schools in the Board, on the loss of her mother; Emily Keane, teacher at Westminster Woods PS, on the loss of her mother;
Nancy Blake, ABA Facilitator in the Program Services Department, on the loss of her sister; Susan Melnyk, teacher at Priory Park PS, on the loss of her father; Katelyn
Foster, caretaker at King George PS, on the loss of her grandmother; Bill Foster, caretaker at Centennial CVI, on the loss of his mother-in-law; Betty McKee, teacher at
Westwood PS, on the loss of her mother; Mary North, teacher at Ottawa Cres PS, on the loss of her mother; Noella English, Office Co-ordinator at Princess Margaret PS, on the loss of her mother; The family of Mika Bray, an SK student at Victory PS; Karen
Richards, recently retired French teacher from Rickson Ridge PS, on the loss of her husband, and Brenda Wood, an Administrative Assistant at Centennial CVI, on the loss of her father.
Dr. Rogers highlighted the Good News as follows:
Island Lake PS
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Emma, a grade 8 student at Island Lake PS entered a peace poster contest with the local Lions Club through the school. She was successful at the local, district and
Provincial level. Emma’s poster will now compete internationally. Congratulations
Emma and good luck at the international competition.
Centre Dufferin DHS
Conor, a grade 10 student at Centre District HS won an OSSTF Student Achievement
Award for a creative prose piece on the topic of mental illness. Conor’s work was successful at the school, district, regional and Provincial levels in the Intermediate 9-10 applied category for prose and poetry. Conor will be receiving a $1,000 award and recognition at the OSSTF’s upcoming annual general meeting in Toronto, along with seven other students from across the province. Conor has a keen interest in writing and this award is a wonderful encouragement for him. Congratulations Conor!
Wellington Heights SS
Wellington Heights SS staff and students raised a phenomenal $30,000 in one month for their Warm Winter Wishes Program! As a result, 153 children and 67 families, from
8 local schools, received Warm Winter Wishes of warm clothing, personal items and toys selected specifically for each child. Parents received gift cards to purchase groceries from local business.
Bullying Prevention – Beyond the Hurt
Two Child and Youth Counselors from four schools, Grand Valley, East Garafraxa,
Laurelwoods and Island Lake, put together teams of 9-10 students and one teacher from each school to launch the Canadian Red Cross program “Beyond the Hurt”.
“Beyond the Hurt” is a program aimed at large scale bullying prevention in schools and organizations. Its mission is to train children and youth to facilitate workshops for their peers with a message that bullying is not okay and ways that each and every person can stop it. The program builds empathy, knowledge, and confidence for those trained and those who are participants through interactive activities, multi-media use, and thought-provoking discussions.
The two-day training provided was a great success. Each school brought a different sense of community and a slightly different culture. The students were able to share openly about their experiences with bullying and build upon each other’s ideas for prevention as well as challenge each other to a higher level of thinking. The training provided then with concrete ways to spread the message in their schools, an opportunity for learning through peer and adult feedback, and a method of improving upon skills that they can use now and in the future.
The plan is to meet frequently with school teams in order to keep the message fresh in everybody’s minds. Schools will introduce the teams to the student body, brainstorm
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Board Meeting, January 28, 2014 other ways to keep active in bullying prevention throughout the year, and continue to train and plan for student-run classroom workshops.
Dr. Lynn Woodford
Congratulations to Dr. Woodford who recently had an article published in the January issue of “The Trillium”. The article is entitled “Mental Health and Well-Being in our
Schools: Resources for Educators”. You can read the article online at: The Trillium
January-2014 . ( www.kidsmentalhealth.ca/documents/res-building a better school environment for youth with mental health and addiction issues).
Trustee Fairbairn moved, seconded by Trustee Gohn, that the agenda be confirmed as printed.
The motion carried.
There were no conflicts of interest.
Trustee Waterston moved, seconded by Trustee Moziar, that the Minutes of the meeting held December 17, 2013, and the Minutes of the Committee of the
Whole meeting held immediately prior to the Board meeting, be approved as printed.
The motion carried.
Trustee Cooper moved, seconded by Trustee Topping, that the business transacted by the Committee of the Whole In Camera be now ratified by the
Board.
The motion carried.
Trustee Schieck moved, seconded by Trustee Topping, that the Board rise and sit in Committee of the Whole with the Chairperson presiding.
The motion carried.
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Amie Butchart, French Immersion, Centre Wellington
Amie Butchart, on behalf of a group of French Immersion Parents in Centre
Wellington, requested an accommodation review be conducted immediately, and the creation of a French Immersion Centre in Centre Wellington.
Julia Leary, French Immersion, Centre Wellington
On behalf of many families, Julia spoke in support of scenario 9-modified as outlined in the James McQueen Boundary Review.
Jackie Fraser, French Immersion, Centre Wellington
Jackie spoke in support of scenario 9 modified, and suggested that it be a temporary solution until the full JK – 8 FI school in Centre Wellington is created.
Shona Litchfield, French Immersion, Centre Wellington
Shona, a mother of two children currently in the FI program at James McQueen expressed her support of Scenario 9 modified as outlined in the James McQueen
Boundary review.
Dan Evans, Rockwood Grand-parented students
Dan Evans, together with Crystal Mackay, requested that two siblings of students currently in grade 1 at Brisbane PS, who reside in the new Rockwood FI attendance area be grand-parented to attend Brisbane PS, Erin PS and Erin
DHS. Mr. Evans noted that there is no additional transportation cost, and approval of this request would allow the children of each family to complete their elementary and secondary schools with their respective siblings.
Karen Baxter, French Immersion, Centre Wellington
Karen spoke on behalf of a number of parents, in support of Scenario 9 Modified, and an FI centre in Centre Wellington.
Sue Fitzgerald, James McQueen Boundary Review
Sue, a mother of 2 boys currently at James McQueen, spoke in support of scenario 9 modified and an FI centre in Centre Wellington.
Trustee Topping moved that the minutes of the Program Committee held January
21, 2014 be received and considered.
The motion carried.
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Trustee Moziar requested that item # 3, as contained in the Minutes of the
Program Committee Meeting be considered separately.
Trustee Topping moved the adoption of recommendations 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as contained in the minutes of the Program Committee Meeting, dated January 21,
2014 as follows: That:
1. The verbal report on the International Student Program be received.
2. The Wellington-Dufferin Guelph Charter of Rights as well as the Well-
Being of Youth Ages 14 to 18 A report Card for Wellington, Dufferin,
Guelph be received.
4. The verbal math presentation be received.
5. The verbal OPSBA report be received.
6. The verbal report from Student Trustees be received.
7. The Board appoint two or three Trustees to be named on the French as a
Second Language Committee.
The motion carried.
Trustee Moziar commended Dr. Woodford on her Mental Health article recently published in the Trillium and expressed her pride in the work this Board has done in the area of mental health.
Trustee Moziar moved that item # 3 as contained in the Minutes of the Program
Committee meeting as follows: that the verbal report on Upper Grand District
School Board Mental Health Strategy, Supporting Minds and Leading Mentally
Healthy Schools be received.
The motion carried.
Trustee Borden moved that Trustees Cooper, Moziar, and Busuttil be named on the French as a Second Language Committee.
The motion carried.
Trustee Cooper moved that the minutes of the Business Operations Committee held January 14, 2014 be received and considered.
The motion carried.
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Trustee Busuttil requested that item # 9, as contained in the Minutes of the Business
Operations Committee Meeting be considered separately. The motion is as follows:
The Board direct staff to include the consolidation of the FI program in Centre
Wellington in one school as one consideration in the revision of the long term accommodation plan and in any resulting accommodation review objectives.
Trustee Cooper moved the adoption of recommendations a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 as contained in the minutes of the Business Operations Committee, dated
January 14, 2013 as follows: a) James McQueen Boundary Review
THAT:
1. Memo PLN:13-38 entitled “James McQueen PS Boundary Review –
Report # 3” dated January 14, 2014 be received.
2. The Board approves Scenario 9 - Modified as described in Section 5.2 of the report attached to memo PLN:13-38, which will restructure James
McQueen PS as a JK-3 RT and JK-2 FI school, Regular Track 4-8 students from the James McQueen attendance area will be directed to
John Black PS, and French Immersion 3-8 students will attend J.D.
Hogarth PS.
3. The Regular Track boundaries for James McQueen PS, John Black PS and J.D. Hogarth PS as outlined on Maps 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Appendix A, attached to PLN:13-38 effective September 2014 be approved.
4. The French Immersion boundaries for James McQueen PS and J.D.
Hogarth PS as outlined on Maps 13 and 14 in Appendix A, attached to
PLN:13-38 effective September 2014 be approved.
5. Effective September 2014, the implementation timelines applicable to
Scenario 9-Modified be approved as follows: a) JK-3 Regular Track students who reside in the new James
McQueen PS English JK-3 Attendance Area as shown on Map 9 would attend James McQueen PS. b) Grade 4-6 Regular Track students who reside in the new John
Black PS 4-6 English Attendance Area as shown on Map 11 would attend John Black PS. c) Grade 7 Regular Track students who reside in the new John Black
PS 7-8 English Attendance Area as shown on Map 12 would attend
John Black PS.
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Board Meeting, January 28, 2014 d) Grade 8 students who graduated to J.D. Hogarth PS from James
McQueen PS would be grand-parented for Grade 8 at J.D. Hogarth
PS. e) JK-2 French Immersion students who reside in the James
McQueen PS French Immersion JK-2 Attendance Area as shown on Map 14 would attend James McQueen PS. f) Grade 3-8 French Immersion students who reside in the new J.D.
Hogarth PS French 3-8 Immersion Attendance Area as shown on
Map 15 would attend J.D. Hogarth PS.
6. In the 2015/16 school year, Grade 7 & 8 students who reside in the new
John Black PS 7-8 English Attendance Area will attend John Black PS.
7. The Planning department monitor the enrolment projections for Centre
Wellington annually in March, and report to the Board in April.
8. Planning staff consider an accommodation review for Centre Wellington elementary students, both RT and FI in the upcoming long term accommodation plan.
The motion carried.
Trustee Busuttil clarified the intent of the separated motion, specifically, to note that the consolidation of an FI program in one school does not specify dual track or single track, and in looking at the big picture, a balance of everything, in an accommodation review,
Trustees can not be prescriptive, and pre-determine the outcome of an accommodation review.
Trustee Cooper moved that the Board direct staff to include the consolidation of the FI program in Centre Wellington in one school as one consideration in the revision of the long term accommodation plan and in any resulting accommodation review objectives.
The motion carried.
Trustee Cooper moved the adoption of recommendations b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, c) 1, and d) as contained in the minutes of the Business Operations meeting dated
January 14, 2014 as follows: b) New Rockwood Elementary School Boundary Review
THAT:
1.
Memo PLN: 13-35 entitled “New Rockwood Elementary School Boundary
Review – Report #3” be received.
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2. The Board approves Scenario 2 which will establish the new Rockwood elementary school as a JK-5 Dual Track school (both Regular Track and
French Immersion programs) and Rockwood Centennial PS as a JK-8 RT and Grade 6-8 FI school as described in Section 5.1 in the report attached to memo PLN: 13-35.
3. a) The RT boundaries for the new Rockwood elementary school and
Rockwood Centennial PS as outlined in Maps 1,3,4 & 5 of
Appendix A, attached to memo PLN:13-35 “New Rockwood
Elementary School Boundary Review – Report #3”, effective
September 2014 be approved; and b) The FI boundaries for the new Rockwood elementary school,
Rockwood Centennial PS, Brisbane PS, Erin PS, Erin DHS and
John F. Ross CVI as outlined in Maps 2 & 6-10 of Appendix A, attached to memo PLN:13-35 “New Rockwood Elementary School
Boundary Review – Report #3”, effective September 2014 be approved.
4. Effective June 2022 when the first class of FI students graduates to Grade
9, students in the Rockwood FI program will attend John F. Ross CVI.
This secondary school assignment is subject to change by any Board process that occurs prior to this date which may alter secondary school attendance areas.
5. Effective September 2014, the RT program implementation timelines applicable to Scenario 2 be approved as follows: a) Rockwood Centennial PS JK-4 RT students who reside within the new Rockwood elementary school boundary will attend the new
Rockwood elementary school. b) Rockwood Centennial PS Grade 5 RT students who reside within the new Rockwood elementary school boundary will be grandparented at Rockwood Centennial PS. c) As of September 2015, Grade 5 RT students who reside within the new Rockwood elementary school boundary will attend the new
Rockwood elementary school.
6. a) For the 2019/20 school year, Grade 6 FI students will remain at the new Rockwood elementary school for one year only. b) For the 2020/21 school year, Grade 6 and 7 FI students will move together to Rockwood Centennial PS.
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d)
Board Meeting, January 28, 2014 c) Health and Safety report
THAT:
1. The verbal report on Health and Safety be received.
Resignations and Retirements
The report “Resignations and Retirements” dated January 14, 2014 be received.
The motion carried.
In response to the delegation heard earlier this evening, and in respect for the two students currently in Grade 1 at Brisbane PS, Trustee Cooper supported the request to grandparent these two students.
Trustee Cooper moved that siblings of students in Grade 1 at Brisbane PS in
2013/14, who reside in the new Rockwood FI attendance area, and whose families delegated the January 28 th
2014 Board meeting be grand-parented to attend Brisbane PS, Erin PS, and Erin DHS.
A Recorded vote was requested.
Yeah: Trustees Bailey, Borden, Busuttil, Cooper, Fairbairn, Gohn, Schieck, and
Topping,
Nay: Trustees Waterston, and Moziar,
The motion carried.
Trustee Fairbairn moved that the minutes of the Special Education Advisory
Committee held January 8, 2014 be received.
The motion carried.
Judith Nyman, Nyman Consulting and Design Limited, Student Success Lead Zen,
Superintendent of Program Lindsay, and Sarah Mason, student at Centennial CVI, presented the Final Report of the Environmental Education and Management
Committee (EEMC) dated January 22, 2014. The report was presented in detail, highlighting the four pillars: learning and teaching, staff and student engagement, environmental leadership, and community connections and partnerships. Also
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Board Meeting, January 28, 2014 highlighted were 14 key deliverables, some of which have financial implications. It was suggested that the plan be completed over a number of years.
Trustee Busuttil moved that the report entitled: Final Report of the Environmental
Education and Management Committee (EEMC) dated January 22, 2014 be received.
The motion carried.
Trustee Busuttil moved that recommendations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 as contained in the Final Report of the Environmental Education and Management Committee
(EEMC) dated January 22, 2014 be deferred to the February Business
Operations meeting and the February Board Meeting.
The motion to defer, having precedence, was put first.
The motion carried.
The deferred motions are as follows:
2. The staged environmental sustainability action plan 2014-2019 be approved.
3. An aligned priority regarding environmental stewardship and sustainability be established within the Upper Grand District School Board’s overall strategic plan.
4. The creation of an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator position for a three-year renewable term, be approved in principle, subject to budget prioritization.
5. The Upper Grand District School Board use the approved environmental sustainability vision, where possible, as one of the lenses for Board decisions and on-going review of Board policies.
6. The Environmental Education and Management Committee continue in the role to monitor, guide and amend the Board action plan as required.
7. The Environmental Education and Management Committee submit an annual report of progress to the Upper Grand District School Board.
8. The environmental sustainability action plan 2014-2019 be updated and revised as necessary.
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Executive Officer of Human Resources presented the Retirement report dated January
28, 2014. Trustee Schieck expressed his thanks to our long serving staff for the tremendous amount of time served in education.
Trustee Schieck moved that the report Resignations and Retirements (Appendix
A) dated January 28, 2014 be received.
The motion carried.
Trustee Topping moved that the Upper Grand District School Board endorses the
Youth Charter of Rights as well as the Well-Being of Youth Ages 14 to 18, A report Card for Wellington-Dufferin, and Guelph.
The motion carried.
Trustee Fairbairn moved that:
1. The Upper Grand District School Board endorses the OPSBA Charter of
Commitment on First Nation Métis, and Inuit Education.
2. The Upper Grand District School Board joins OPSBA in asking the
Federal government to commit to a shared approach with First Nations to the development of First Nation Education legislation and to equitable funding for education for First Nation children.
The motion carried.
Trustee Waterston moved that the Upper Grand District School Board endorses the vision of the Yorklands Green Hub as presented at the Program Committee meeting on January 21, 2014.
The motion carried.
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Trustee Gohn advised that he attended the Committee for Sustainable Agriculture for
Food at Centre Wellington, and on behalf of the Board will attend the Mayor’s breakfast.
Trustee Schieck, requested that, in light of the length of some of meetings, and in consideration of Student Trustees, that staff consider Student Trustee reports be placed on the agenda at an earlier time.
Trustee Fairbairn advised that he, together with Trustee Bailey attended the graduation ceremony for the Cadence Program, held at Norfolk United Church. He was inspired by the event, and appreciated how the program truly turns lives around for at-risk students.
Trustee Borden thanked Dr. Rogers for her handling of a very difficult situation in the
Dufferin area, and a thank you to Superintendent Talbot for making a bad situation better.
Trustee Fairbairn moved that the February schedule for Board and Standing
Committee Meetings be approved as follows:
Program Committee
Business Operations
Board Meeting
February 4, 2014
February 11, 2014
February 25, 2014
The motion carried.
Director Dr. Rogers added the following dates of future meetings:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Policy Management Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
(not 7:00).
Monday, February 10, 2014 Safe, Equitable and Inclusive Schools Steering
Committee, 4:45 – 6:00, in the Boardroom
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Lee Street Naming Committee (tentative) room 3,
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Monday, February 24, 2014 The Learning Foundation, room 3 at 5:30 pm
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Accessibility Committee Meeting cancelled
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Pink shirt day in Canada (anti- bullying)
Trustee Fairbairn moved that the Dates of Future Meetings, as amended be received.
The motion carried.
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It was suggested by Trustee Waterston, and agreed by other Trustees, that the Chair correspond to Yorklands Green Hub, OPSBA, and representatives from Wellington-
Dufferin-Guelph Youth Charter of Rights and First Nation Métis and Inuit Education advising of the endorsements made by the Upper Grand District School Board earlier this evening.
Trustee Cooper moved that the Committee of the Whole rise and report to the
Board.
The motion carried.
Trustee Borden moved, seconded by Trustee Topping that the business transacted by the Committee of the Whole be now ratified by the Board.
The motion carried.
Trustee Waterston moved, seconded by Trustee Gohn, that the Board adjourn and this meeting now close at 9:40 p.m.
The motion carried.
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