BOARD OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010, AT 6:30 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
4.0
Summer School 2010
Heather Rose, principal of the 2010 Elementary Summer School Program,
and Darryl Tenisci, principal of the Middle/Secondary Summer School
Program, will present the 2010 Summer School Report to the Board.
(Attachment)
RECEIVING OF DELEGATIONS AND GUESTS
4.1
CUPE 523 Okanagan Skaha
CUPE 523 Okanagan Skaha has advised that Carmi Elementary School
has been selected as their sponsored school in the BC Book Prizes Adopt
a Library Program. President Zoë Magnus will be on hand to present a
collection of books to the school.
5.0
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
• Regular meeting held on June 14, 2010
6.0
REPORT FROM CLOSED MEETING
The following items were discussed at the closed meeting held on June 14, 2010
and the special in-camera meeting held on August 12, 2010:
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Agenda of Regular Board of Education Meeting – September 13, 2010
June 14, 2010:
• Received correspondence;
• Received reports from the finance and management committee; the
buildings, grounds, safety, and transportation committee; and the
discipline committee;
• Confirmed teaching and support staff changes;
• Received information on the long service recognition/retirement dinner;
• Received information on bargaining;
• Approved recommendations from the transportation review;
• Received information related to the observatory;
• Approved a contract;
• Received information regarding two upcoming meetings;
• Received a vice principal resignation and confirmed principal and vice
principal appointments;
• Approved a teacher leave request;
• Received information related to student suspensions;
• Received a report from the Okanagan Labour Relations Council;
• Approved a personnel matter.
August 12, 2010
• Received information and approved a personnel matter.
7.0
CORRESPONDENCE
7.1
Letter from Minister of Education
A letter from the Minister of Education announcing the plans to provide
classroom space to accommodate full day kindergarten for September
2011. SD67 will receive six classroom conversions for kindergarten use
and three new modular classrooms. (Attachment)
7.2
Letter from CUPE 523 Okanagan Skaha
A letter from CUPE 523 Okanagan Skaha requesting that CUPE be
included in the review of operations of the maintenance and custodial
departments. (Attachment)
7.3
Letter from Penticton Jazz Festival 2010
A letter from the Penticton Jazz Festival 2010 thanking administration and
trustees for their time and effort related to possible rental of Penticton
Secondary for the Jazz Festival and declining the offer for this year.
(Attachment)
7.4
Thank You Letters from Students
Two thank you letters from students who received district scholarships are
available in the trustee reading file.
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Agenda of Regular Board of Education Meeting – September 13, 2010
Summary of Copies of Letters to the Board
Copies of the letters to the Board listed below are available in the trustee
reading file:
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School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) to the British
Columbia School Trustees Association supporting the current
approach that the BCSTA Board of Directors has taken by not
becoming directly involved in matters between the Minister and
individual school boards and encouraging the BCSTA to maintain
its key work;
School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) to the Minister of
Education requesting a response from the Ministry indicating what
actions will be taken to eliminate the Fraser Institute’s ability to rank
schools based on FSA results;
School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan) to the Minister of
Education encouraging the Minister to review funding support for
the CommunityLINK grant in order to continue the valuable
programs that have been established;
School District No. 39 (Vancouver) to the Minister of Education
requesting that the Ministry consider the provincial consequences
of the education funding crisis and advocate for funding within
government to restore cuts made in school districts since 2002-03;
School District No. 39 (Vancouver) to the Minister of Education in
response to the ministerial directive order and seeking further
clarification to the ministerial directive order;
School District No. 69 (Qualicum) to the BC Child and Youth
Advocacy Coalition endorsing the document entitled “BC Needs a
Poverty Reduction Plan with Legislated Targets and Timelines” and
urging the provincial government to launch a comprehensive and
accountable plan to dramatically reduce poverty and homelessness
in BC in a timely manner;
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) to the Minister of Education
regarding their 2010-11 budget, indicating that their district cannot
make further reductions to their budget without further affecting the
students and requesting that the Minister ensure that sufficient
funding is provided to ensure future cost increases borne by boards
are funded by the Ministry Operating Grant;
School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan) to the Minister of
Education advising that their CommunityLINK funds are being used
to provide mental health services to their most vulnerable students
and requesting that the Ministry review the provision of mental
health services to school aged children;
School District No. 85 (Vancouver Island North) to the Minister of
Education requesting the Minister provide leadership for school
districts regarding the use of Foundations Skills Assessment results
by the Fraser Institute and the press; and
School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) to their partner groups advising
they had passed their 2010-11 budget along with a needs budget
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Agenda of Regular Board of Education Meeting – September 13, 2010
which reflects what would be required to restore funding to the
2001 level.
8.0
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
8.1
Finance and Management Committee
Trustee Van Alphen will report on the finance and management committee
meeting held on September 8, 2010:
a.
8.2
Buildings, Grounds, Safety and Transportation Committee
Trustee Perry will report on the buildings, grounds, safety and
transportation committee meeting held on September 1, 2010:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
9.0
2009-10 Financial Statements
Trout Creek Elementary Library and Penticton Secondary School PE
Department
Giant’s Head Elementary Ball Diamond
School Zone Speed Limits
District of Summerland
Annual Facility Grants 2009-10 and 2010-11
Naramata Gardens
Signage at Wiltse Elementary School
REPORT OF SECRETARY-TREASURER
9.1
Summer Maintenance Projects
The director of maintenance will review a listing of summer maintenance
and renovation projects. (Attachment)
9.2
Office of the Auditor General of BC
In January 2010, all school districts were required to participate in a
survey collecting high level governance information from all organizations
within the Government Reporting Entity (GRE). The information was
collected under Section 16 of the Auditor General Act to better understand
governance practices across the GRE and to identify any significant
governance issues that may exist so that best practice in governance
could be shared by organizations in the GRE.
The Office of the Auditor General of BC has released two reports:
Aspects of Financial Management, and Observations on Financial
Reporting: Audit Findings Report on the 2009-10 Summary Financial
Statements. Both reports are available on the Auditor General’s website
at www.bcauditor.com.
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Agenda of Regular Board of Education Meeting – September 13, 2010
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
10.1
Enrolment
The superintendent of schools will report on enrolment as of September
10, 2010. (Attachment)
10.2
Class Size and Composition Report
The superintendent will review the timelines for the consultation process
and required reports to the Board and Ministry of Education.
10.3
Youth Smoking Survey
School District No. 67 has been invited to participate in the 2010-11 Youth
Smoking Survey. The results of the survey will be used to support the
development and evaluation of policies and programs aimed at reducing
youth smoking. (Attachments)
Recommendation: As per the request from Health Canada and the
Ministry of Education, the Board of Education approves
participation of all students in Penticton Secondary School in the
Youth Smoking Survey.
10.4
Penticton Steps Out Speaker Series
The superintendent will speak to the two events that are being copresented by School District No. 67 in partnership with the City of
Penticton. (Attachment)
11.0
REPORT OF REPRESENTATIVES
12.0
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13.0
INFORMATION ITEMS
13.1
BCSTA Provincial Council Meeting
The BCSTA Provincial Council Meeting will be held on October 23 and 24,
2010 in Vancouver. The deadline for motions of an “emergent” nature is
September 27, 2010.
13.2
Joint Meeting for Board Chairs, Provincial Councillors, and Ministry
of Education Staff
This joint meeting will be held on October 22, the purpose of which is to
learn about and to provide initial feedback on the Ministry of Education’s
vision for education.
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13.3
BCSTA Thompson Okanagan Branch Meeting
The BCSTA Thompson Okanagan Branch meeting will be held on October
15 and 16, 2010 in Lillooet. An outline of the event is attached.
(Attachment)
13.4
Date of Next Meeting
• October 4, 2010, 6:30 p.m., Regular Meeting, School Board Office
TRUSTEE COMMENTS
14.1
Recognition of Student Success
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) extends congratulations to the
students and groups for outstanding examples of success as shown on
the attached listing. (Attachment)
14.2
Recognition of Student Artwork
Congratulations are extended to the following students from Naramata
Elementary School for their artwork currently on display at the school
board office:
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Kuria Gould
Kindergarten
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Jonty Linton
Kindergarten
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Kallaghan Kozakevich
Kindergarten
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Madeleine Zeller
Kindergarten
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Owen Madsen
Kindergarten
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Olivia Linton
Grade 1
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Carlin Bordin-Slavens
Grade 2
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Maceo Reynolds
Grade 3
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Chase Davies
Grade 3
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Casey Carriere
Grade 4
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Sage Togyi
Grade 4
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Kassidy Gold
Grade 5
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A painted brown bear on black
construction paper with random
splashes of paint
A painted brown bear on black
construction paper with lots of
orange spots
A watercolour painting on a bright
green background of two happy red
and orange rabbits
A watercolour painting of a
yellow/green background of four
surprised rabbits – two blue and two
red
A watercolour painting of
yellow/green background with five
happy assorted coloured rabbits
A pastel drawing of a snowman
combined with watercolour paint on
blue paper
An acrylic/watercolour multicoloured flower on heavy white card
stock
A pastel drawing of a bird on a royal
blue background
A pastel drawing of a bird with a
blended soft coloured background
An abstract scarecrow-cowboy
standing in a corn field
A watercolour painting of a colourful
bird sitting on a branch
A watercolour painting of a red
flower with royal blue background
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Brynn Clark
Grade 5
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Bryce Burlingame
Grade 5
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Trustee Comments
15.0
QUESTION PERIOD
16.0
ADJOURNMENT
September 10, 2010
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A watercolour painting of a red
flower with a black center on a
yellow background
An abstract acrylic painting with
vivid circles and designs on
stretched canvas