Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Highlights of the February 25, 2003 meeting

Board Highlights

Board approves new secondary education pre-service program

The board has approved a new secondary pre-service program at Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School beginning in September 2003 when the new school is open. The three-year pilot project will be developed in partnership with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). This project will allow the board to continue its commitment to providing professional learning opportunities for teacher candidates from a variety of teaching faculties. The program will begin with a cohort of 30 teacher candidates and a staff of three OISE/UT professors. The teacher candidates will have the opportunity to be part of the opening of a new secondary school.

Board approves changes to policies

As part of the board's regular review process, the board policies were reviewed by the administration and the Trustee Review Committee. As a result of that review, the board approved the following policy changes:

• revisions will be made to policies 24, 27, 28, 31, 48 and 49
• policy 68 will be replaced
• policies 2, 50, 53 and 57 will be deleted
• minor "housekeeping" changes will be made to the remaining policies

For copies of the policies, call 905-890-1010, ext. 2011.

Board initiates community consultation on Heart Lake SS and Fletcher's Meadow accommodation plan

There are currently 1,856 students enrolled at Heart Lake Secondary School requiring 14 portables on site. If no action is taken to redirect students from Heart Lake, the enrolment for September 2003 could be 2,450 students requiring an additional 23 portables, bringing the total portable count to 37. The board will initiate a community consultation around the implementation of the redirection of all grades 9 and 10 students living in the redirected area to Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School. This change will be effective for the 2003-2004 school year.

The board will address the proposed accommodation plan at a supplementary board meeting on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. For an opportunity to delegate the board on this issue, contact Marion Smith in the Director's Office at 905-890-1010, ext. 2011.

Board sets dates for 2003-04 budget

The board set the following dates for public input on the 2003-04 budget development:

April 8, 7:30 p.m. Regular board meeting (public meeting)
- preliminary revenue forecast
- opportunity for public input

May 13, 7:30 p.m. Regular board meeting (public meeting)
- opportunity for public input

May 26, 7 p.m. Supplementary board meeting re budget (public meeting)
- opportunity for public input
- finalization of the 2003-04 budget

May 28, 7 p.m. Supplementary board meeting re budget (public meeting)
(if needed) - finalization of the 2003-04 budget

Secondary Principal Assignment and Appointment

The board approved the following principal assignment, effective March 17, 2003:

Laurie Pedwell from principal at Meadowvale Secondary School to Instructional Co-ordinator Secondary Education

The board approved the following principal appointment, effective March 17, 2003:

Pat Noble from vice-principal at North Peel Secondary School to principal at Meadowvale Secondary School

Retirements

Trustees recognized the contributions and years of service of the following staff who are retiring effective Jun. 30 unless otherwise indicated:

• Katherine Avery, teacher
• William Colclough, teacher, will retire Apr. 11
• James Davison, teacher
• John Grysak, teacher
• Tanya Malayny, teacher
• Ian Nemecek, teacher
• Robert Orrett, teacher, will retire Jan. 31, 2004
• Susan Parent, teacher
• George Pentland, principal, will retire Mar. 31
• Bonnie Purkis, teacher, will retire Apr. 30
• Dorothy Simons, facilities services manager, will retire Aug. 31
• William Stefaniuk, teacher
• Glen Wylie, teacher, will retire Sept. 30
  

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The next regular meeting of the board of trustees is March 25 at 7:30 p.m.