BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004, AT 7:30 P.M.
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE
AGENDA
1.0
CALL TO ORDER
2.0
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
3.0
PRESENTATIONS BY SCHOOLS AND/OR STUDENTS
3.1
Black Box 2 (August 2004): We can improve the achievement of all
students.
“Black Box 2” is a 9-minute video designed to engage parents and staff in
a discussion about the school’s and/or district’s continuing effort to
improve achievement for all students. The video is a collaborative effort
involving students, staff, and parents from several schools in the district.
Special thanks to media teachers Russ Stasiuk (Penticton Secondary),
Nick Kast (Summerland Secondary) and Allan Crossley (district) for their
expertise and assistance.
“Black Box 2” will be available on the district website and will be shown to
all school staffs and parent advisory councils in the early fall.
3.2
Summer School 2004
Four students from the 2004 Summer School Program, Kaley Wells,
Daniela Rios, Lenna Cooper and Nathan Surkan, along with teachers
Allan Beckingham, Steven Carriere and Jacquie Newton will present
highlights of the program. They will be accompanied by Summer School
Principal Lloyd Lindsay who will present the 2004 Summer School report
to the Board. (Attachment)
3.3
Summer Professional Development
Leslie Reilly, Chair, District Professional Development Committee, will
present an overview of the summer professional development.
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4.0
RECEIVING OF DELEGATIONS AND GUESTS
5.0
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
• Special meeting held on June 28, 2004
6.0
REPORT FROM CLOSED MEETING
The secretary-treasurer will report on the closed meeting held on June 28, 2004.
7.0
CORRESPONDENCE
7.1
Letter from Minister of Finance
A letter from Federal Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale in response to
the Board’s letter requesting that consideration be given to exempting
school districts from the Goods and Services Tax. (Attachment)
7.2
Letter from City of Penticton
A letter from the City of Penticton requesting support for the 2010
Legacies Now proposal. (Attachment)
7.3
Letter from Penticton and District Community Arts Council
A letter from the Penticton and District Community Arts Council advising
that the council had appointed an ad hoc Performing Arts Planning
Committee to examine the role of the Pen Hi Auditorium in the broader
context of community need. (Attachment)
7.4
Copy of Letter to Premier
A copy of a letter forwarded by School District No. 39 (Vancouver) to the
Premier endorsing the recommendation of the Joint Council on Child Care
calling on the Government of Canada to require provinces to maintain the
2001-02 baseline spending on child care and related early childhood
development programs, and use federal funds to supplement, rather than
replace, provincial spending. (Attachment)
7.5
Copy of Letter to Minister of Education
A copy of a letter forwarded by the British Columbia School Trustees
Association to the Minister of Education regarding the resolution adopted
by the 2004 BCSTA AGM on the subject of regionalization of educational
services. (Attachment)
7.6
Copy of Letter to School District No. 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
A copy of a letter forwarded by the British Columbia School Trustees
Association to School District No. 42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) in
response to their concerns. (Attachment)
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REPORT OF COMMITTEES
8.1
Finance and Management Committee
Trustee Little will report on the finance and management committee
meeting held on September 8, 2004:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
8.2
Financial Statements – June 30, 2004
School District Bursary Funds
Facility Rental Rates
Committee Meeting Dates
LINK Funding Revision
Aboriginal Education Staffing Changes
2004-05 Enrolment/Staffing/Transfers
Buildings, Grounds, Safety and Transportation Committee
Trustee Jamieson will report on the buildings, grounds, safety and
transportation committee meeting held on September 8, 2004:
a.
b.
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Penticton Secondary School Reconstruction Planning
2005-06 Capital Plan
REPORT OF SECRETARY-TREASURER
9.1
Penticton Secondary School Reconstruction
The secretary-treasurer will report regarding the Penticton Secondary
School reconstruction planning.
9.2
Summer Maintenance Projects
The director of maintenance will review a listing of summer maintenance
and renovation projects. (Attachment)
9.3
District Technology
The assistant secretary-treasurer will review the district’s technology
upgrade in progress and completed over the summer.
9.4
Planning and Goal Setting Session
Arrangements are being made for a planning and goal setting session to
be held on October 6, 2004. Up to four representatives from each partner
group have been invited and an invitation has been extended to student
representatives from each secondary school.
9.5
Nkwala Elementary Lease
The secretary-treasurer will provide information regarding the lease of
Nkwala Elementary School to School District No. 93 (Francophone
Education Authority of British Columbia).
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
10.1
Student Achievement
a. District Workgroups (Literacy, Numeracy and Social Responsibility)
i.
Invitations will be sent to associations (OSTU, OSPVPA, DPAC,
CUPE, students) to update the committee membership to
workgroups.
ii. Trustee representatives to be named to:
1. Literacy
2. Numeracy
3. Social Responsibility
iii. Helping teachers:
1. Literacy (middle and secondary) – Janice Clary, 0.3 FTE
2. Literacy (elementary) – Judy Scott, 0.2 FTE
3. Numeracy, Vic Keehn – 0.2 FTE
4. Social Responsibility – Deb Donoghue, 0.2 FTE
iv. Workgroup chairs:
1. Literacy – Janice Clary and Gary Doi
2. Numeracy – Vic Keehn and Garth Schafer
3. Social Responsibility – Deb Donoghue and Dave Stigant
v. Partners Meetings
1. February 23, 2005 (Review/renew commitment to goals)
b. District Progress Report (Accountability Contract)
i. Sharon Sola will be helping to update the progress report.
ii. Education committee to review district progress report on Tuesday,
November 2.
iii. District workgroups need to confirm plans for 2004-05 by Friday,
October 22.
c. School Progress Report
i.
School admin groups (Tuesday, October 5, for elementary;
Wednesday, October 13, for middle; and Thursday, October 14, for
secondary) will meet to review their school plans.
ii. School Planning Councils will meet for a training session on
October 19 (elementary) and October 20 (middle and secondary),
7:00 p.m. at the Penticton Lakeside Resort.
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iii. Association presidents will meet to discuss the agenda for the SPC
training sessions (October 4, 12:00 noon at the school board
office).
iv. The superintendent and school trustee liaison will meet once with
each SPC during the year.
d. Building Instructional Capacity
i. Katie Hicks will be helping to coordinate some of the initiatives.
ii. Summer pro-d
iii. Profile teacher leaders
iv. Data set development for math middle school teachers
v. Other
e. Grade 12 Provincial Exam and Scholarship Results (June 2004)
i.
School District 67 exam results
ii. Provincial scholarship results
iii. District scholarships
10.2
Communication and Access
a. Education Agenda Schedule
• To be updated
b. Field Trips
The superintendent of schools will review the attached listing of field
trip requests. (Attachment)
10.3
Other Items
a. Parent Conference
DPAC is organizing a parent conference for the parents of the district
to be held on Saturday, October 16 at the Penticton Lakeside Resort.
The registration is limited to 90 parents and will feature a variety of
relevant and engaging resource speakers.
b. Enrolment
The superintendent of schools will report on enrolment as of
September 10, 2004.
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c. Admin Summer Session
Information will be provided regarding the Admin Summer Session.
11.0
REPORT OF REPRESENTATIVES
12.0
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13.0
INFORMATION ITEMS
14.0
13.1
BCSTA Provincial Council Meeting
The BCSTA Provincial Council Meeting will be held on October 29 and 30,
2004 in Vancouver. Agenda items must be received by September 24,
2004.
13.2
BCSTA Okanagan Branch Meeting
The BCSTA Okanagan Branch Meeting will be held September 24 and 25,
2004 in Osoyoos.
13.3
Date of Next Meeting
• October 4, 2004, Regular Meeting, School Board Office
TRUSTEE COMMENTS
14.1
Trustee Comments
15.0
ADJOURNMENT
16.0
QUESTION PERIOD
September 9, 2004
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