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Regular Meeting of the Board


Tuesday, May 13, 2008  -    7:30 p.m.

Open Session    -             Revised

 

1. Call to Order
    National Anthem
    Approval of Agenda
    Special Presentations

    1.1      Special Presentation regarding Asian Heritage Month

    1.2  Special Presentation by the winners of the 2008 Excellence in Eloquence Competition:

 

    Isaac Brown, Castlebridge P.S., "Healthy Eating", Junior Level

    Alexia Vassos, Herb Campbell P.S., "Superstitions", Intermediate Level

 

2.  Declaration of Conflict of Interest

 

3.  Minutes

    3.1  Supplementary Meeting of the Board, November 19, 2007

    3.2  Regular Meeting of the Board, March 25, 2008

    3.3  Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee Meeting, April 7, 2008

    3.4  Regular Meeting of the Board, April 8, 2008

    3.5  Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting, April 15, 2008

    3.6  Supplementary Meeting of the Board, April 21, 2008

    3.7  Physical Planning and Building Committee Meeting, May 6, 2008  (will be available on a future agenda)

    3.8  Supplementary Meeting of the Board, May 6, 2008 (will be available on a future agenda)

 

4.  Chair's Request for Written Questions from Trustees

 

5.  Notices of Motion and Petitions

 

6.  Special Section for Approval

 

    6.1  Retirements:

Carol Allen

Bibeishaw Balodin

Mary-Jean Beech

Anne Bloomberg

Carol Bradford

Robert Bremner

Roger Brown

Elizabeth Chalmers

Janet Coomber

Sheryl Danilowitz

Roslynn Davis

John De Fields

Lorraine Diment

Joan Duncan-McLeish

Margaret Ferguson

Jeanette Feuer

Beth Gardner

Frank Gold

Patricia Gorrie

Gail Green

Stephen Haist

Donna Halfyard

Edward Harris

Catherine Howitt

John Kross

Naomi Lerman

Lynn MacGyver

Randy Mackin

Holly Marshall

Lynn Mason

Jeffrey Milne

Marilyn Moorhouse

Jennifer Morgan

Blanca Munoz

Elizabeth Novachis

Sandra Novak

Maria Orlando

Heather Perkin

Bonnie Jean Pilutti

Judy Pinkpank

William Poole

Linda Robertson

Ronald Robinson

Stuart Shaw

Lawrence Stern

Barbara Stevenson

Frederick Douglas Stroud

Curtis Stuve

Suzanne Svadjian

David Tomlinson

Krisztina Vasarhelyi

Elizabeth Watkins

Barbara Wilcox

Bruce Wilcox

Donna Williams

Susan Wilson

Carole Winteler

 

Retirements – Addendum

 

7.  Special Section for Receipt

7.1            Good News!

7.2            Police Appreciation Week – May 11-17, 2008

7.3            Letter from the Chair to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing regarding the escalating cost of school site acquisition

7.4            Letter from the Federal Minister of Finance in response to Chair McDougald’s letter of February 28, 2008 reiterating the Board’s request for a 100% GST rebate for school boards

7.5            Deceased:           Harvey Davis

                                          Violeta Santiago

7.6            Copy of a letter from the Upper Grand DSB to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing regarding school site acquisition

7.7            Letter from the Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing in response to the Chair’s letter requesting an amendment to section of the Planning Act pertaining to school site acquisition

 

8.  Delegations

8.1            Delegation:  Martine Brouillet, Canadian Parents for French, regarding the proposal to move the Extended French program from Lorne Park S.S. to Clarkson S.S.

8.2            Delegation:  Nancy Regan, regarding the proposal to move the Extended French program from Lorne Park S.S. to Clarkson S.S.

 

9.  Old Business

9.1            Response to Petition requesting the reinstatement of Grade 5 at Hickory Wood Public School

9.2            Response to Delegation & Petition:  Douglas House regarding the proposal to move the Extended French program from Lorne Park S.S. to Clarkson S.S.

 

10.  New Business

10.1  Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee, April 7, 2008

10.2          Recommendations of the Special Education Advisory Committee, April 15, 2008

10.3          Recommendations of the Physical Planning & Building Committee, May 6, 2008

10.4          Student Transportation – French Immersion Programs (Appendix C has been revised)

10.5          2008 Summer Board Meeting Schedule

10.6          Board Meeting Schedule:  2008-2009

10.7          Report on Tenders:  Havenwood Public School Best Start Addition & Renovation

10.8          Financial Statements as at March 31, 2008

 

11.  Reports from Officials and Staff

 

12.  Reports from Ontario Public School Boards’ Association

12.1          OPSBA Fast Report: Volume 20, No. 12

12.2          OPSBA Fast Report: Volume 20, No. 13

12.3          OPSBA Fast Report: Volume 20, No. 14

12.4          OPSBA Fast Report: Volume 20, No. 15

 

13.  Communications - For Action or Receipt

 

14.  Response of Administration to Former Questions

 

15.  Reports from Trustee Representatives on Councils/Associations

 

16.  Questions asked of and by Board Members

 

17.  Public Question Period

 

18.  Further Business

 

19.  Adoption of the In Committee Reports

 

20.  Adjournment

Public meetings of the board are held in the board room, HJA Brown Education Centre, 5650 Hurontario Street, Mississauga.

Meetings are open to the public and feature open public question periods, and opportunities to attend as a delegation. For more information, contact Marion Smith, executive assistant, 905-890-1010, ext. 2011 or 1-800-668-1146, ext. 2011 or e-mail: marion.smith@peelsb.com

 

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