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
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