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School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
BOARD OF EDUCATION
INAUGURAL MEETING
AGENDA
Monday, December 14, 2015, 6:30 P.M.
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE
425 Jermyn Avenue
Pages
1.
CALL TO ORDER
We hereby acknowledge that we are on the territory of the Okanagan First
People.
Pursuant to the School District's Procedural By-law 1, the chair of the inaugural
meeting shall be the secretary-treasurer ("the interim chair") until such time as
the board chair has been elected.
2.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
That the agenda be adopted.
3.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
The school district's Procedural By-law 1 states:
"The interim chair shall call for nominations for board chair three times and
declare nominations closed. A secret ballot shall be held and the person
receiving more than one-half of the total number of votes cast shall be declared
elected. If no person receives a clear majority, that person with the least number
of votes shall be dropped from the nominees and a further ballot conducted. Any
vote involving only two trustees that ends in a tie vote shall result in the
appointment of an interim chair to serve until the next regular meeting at which
time the nomination and election process will be repeated. The interim chair
shall be selected from the first available trustee in the following order:
4.
a.
The most recent chair;
b.
The more recent vice chair;
c.
The two remaining trustees nominated for chair drawing lots."
ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR
The newly elected chair will conduct the election of the vice chair. The election
of the vice chair shall follow the same procedures as that for the chair.
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5.
B.C. SCHOOL TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
According to British Columbia School Trustees Association by-laws, a provincial
councilor and an alternate are to be elected annually between December 1 and
the following January 15 to act as the Board's representative to the Provincial
Council of the B.C. School Trustees Association.
6.
5.1
Election of Provincial Councilor
5.2
Election of Provincial Councilor Alternate
B.C. PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCIL
According to the bylaws of the British Columbia Public School Employers'
Association, each member board of education shall appoint one delegate to the
Association, who must be a trustee of the member school board. In the past, this
appointment for the delegate and alternate has been made by election.
By-law 2.4 of the BCPSEA by-laws states:
"No person with a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, within the meaning of the
School Act, in teacher or support staff collective bargaining, is eligible:
a.
To be elected to the Board of Directors of the Association;
b.
To represent a member at any general meeting of the Association;
c.
To represent a member at any other function of the Association.
Definition of direct pecuniary interest
Section 55 of the School Act states:
"Pecuniary interest" means, with respect to a trustee, an interest in a matter that
could monetarily affect the trustee and includes an indirect pecuniary interest
referred to in Section 56.
Section 57 of the Act also defines a deemed pecuniary interest:
For the purposes of this Part, the pecuniary interest of a spouse or of a parent or
child of the trustee is, if known to the trustee, deemed to be also the pecuniary
interest of the trustee.
7.
6.1
Election of BCPSEA Delegate
6.2
Election of BCPSEA Alternate Delegate
DESTRUCTION OF BALLOTS
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
That the ballots be destroyed.
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8.
DISCUSSION OF COMMITTEES AND REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENTS
The normal procedure in the past has been that the chair has presented
committee and representative appointments at the first regular board of
education meeting following the inaugural meeting. A listing of established
committees, representations, and school liaison appointments is attached. In
order to assist the chair in making these appointments, please indicate on the
attached form your preferences for committee or representative appointments.
(Attachments)
9.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS
Trustees are required to file the annual Statement of Disclosure form between
the 1st and 15th of January of each year in which they hold office.
10.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
•
December 14, 2015, immediately following the inaugural meeting
11.
QUESTION PERIOD
12.
ADJOURNMENT
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
That the meeting be adjourned.
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School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) Committee and Liaison Appointments to December 2015 Standing Committees Chair Education Committee of the Whole
Business Committee of the Whole
Bruce Johnson
Bill Bidlake
Other Committees/Appointments BCSTA Provincial Council
BCPSEA Representative Council
Aboriginal Education Planning Council
BC Winter Games 2016 Liaison
Communities for Kids
Curriculum Development Advisory Committee
DPAC Representative
Okanagan Labour Relations Council
Okanagan School of the Arts
Okanagan College Regional Advisory Committee
Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce
Penticton Heritage and Museum Committee
Penticton RCMP Community Advisory Committee
Penticton Secondary School Bursary and Scholarship
Foundation
Pro-d Committee
Pro-d Funding Committee
Summerland Chamber of Commerce
Summerland Child and Youth Committee
Summerland Recreation Committee
Shelley Clarke, Barb Sheppard (alternate)
(elected positions)
Ginny Manning, Julie Planiden (alternate)
(elected positions)
Linda Van Alphen (until signing) and
Shelley Clarke
Bruce Johnson
Shelley Clarke
Ginny Manning
Julie Planiden
Ginny Manning
Shelley Clarke
Barb Sheppard
Bruce Johnson, Barb Sheppard
Shelley Clarke, (alternate requested)
Ginny Manning
Bruce Johnson
Bill Bidlake
Bill Bidlake
Julie Planiden
Linda Van Alphen
Julie Planiden
Trustees Schools Bill Bidlake
Shelley Clarke
Bruce Johnson
Ginny Manning
Julie Planiden
Barb Sheppard
Linda Van Alphen
Carmi Elementary, Wiltse Elementary, KVR Middle
Columbia Elementary, Queen’s Park Elementary, Princess Margaret Secondary
ConnectEd, Skaha Lake Middle, Penticton Secondary
Kaleden Elementary, Naramata Elementary, West Bench Elementary
Giant’s Head Elementary, Summerland Middle
Parkway Elementary, Uplands Elementary, McNicoll Park Middle
Trout Creek, Summerland Secondary
December 10, 2015 Ref: U:\SBO‐ST‐Data\SECTR JULY 2014\00100‐00999 Administration\00310 Board of Education Committees\00310‐20 Committees Appointments 2015.docx “Working Together for Student Success”
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REVISED
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
Board of Education
File No.: 00310-01
OPR: SECTR
TRUSTEE INTERESTS IN COMMITTEES
According to policies 120, the chair of the board shall, after appropriate consultation, annually appoint trustees as
chairs of board standing committees and trustee representatives to these and other committees. To assist the
chair in making appointments, it would be helpful to know the preference of trustees.
Trustee: _______________________________
I would like to be involved in the following committees (in order of preference):
Please return to the
Board Standing Committees
Secretary-Treasurer or Chair
 _____ Business Committee
by December 18.
 _____ Education Committee

Other Committees/Appointments/Representations
 _____ Aboriginal Education Planning Council
 _____ BC Winter Games 2016 Liaison
 _____ Communities for Kids – Penticton
 _____ Curriculum Development Advisory Committee
 _____ DPAC Representative
 _____ Okanagan College Regional Advisory Committee
 _____ Okanagan Labour Relations Council
 _____ Okanagan School of the Arts
 _____ Penticton Heritage and Museum Committee
 _____ Penticton RCMP Community Advisory Committee
 _____ Pro-d Committee
 _____ Pro-d Funding Committee
 _____ Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce
 _____ Penticton Secondary School Bursary and Scholarship Foundation
 _____ Summerland Chamber of Economic Development & Tourism
 _____ Summerland Recreation Committee
 _____ Summerland Child and Youth Committee
Please provide a short description of your experience and interests in the space provided below.
December 10, 2015
Ref: U:\SBO-ST-Data\SECTR JULY 2014\00100-00999 Administration\00650 Records Management District Forms\00650-20 Forms\00310-01 Trustee Interest.doc