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Fort La Bosse School Division

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Division Board Room on Monday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. Present: G. Draper, C. Russell, D. Campion, N. Chaske, L. Irwin, R. Masson, D. Jamieson, C. Lowes, M. Walker, B.

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Division Board Room on Monday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Present: G. Draper, C. Russell, D. Campion, N. Chaske, L. Irwin, R. Masson, D. Jamieson, C. Lowes, M. Walker, B. Pitz - Superintendent of Schools, K. Reid - Secretary- Treasurer, V. Wilson - Supervisor of Operations. Regrets: B. Cochrane.

• Trustee Robert Masson has been authorized to attend the 3rd Annual Sustainable Energy Conference in Otterburne, MB, May 27.

• The leave of absence request from Jesse Goertzen, as recommended in the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting dated March 2, has been approved.

• The hiring of Kyla Thiesen as a term 1.0 FTE Speech Language Clinician through the Promise Years Initiative, position to commence September 8 and conclude January 29, 2016, or the day before the date the clinician she is replacing is able to return to work, whichever is first, has been approved.

• The Board of Trustees ratified the actions of the superintendent in approving the off-school site and out of province activity for 28 Grades 1-6 Kola School students to go to Maryfield,
SK on February 25 for a Curling Minispiel.

• The Board of Trustees ratified the actions of the superintendent in approving the off-school site, high risk activity for 50 Grade 5-8 Oak Lake Community School students to go to Asessippi Ski Area and Winter Park on March 6 for a Learn to Downhill Ski day.

• The Board of Trustees approved the off-school site, high risk activity for approximately 80 Grade 5-12 Reston students to go to Asessippi Ski Area and Winter Park on March 24 to go skiing,
snowboarding and/or tubing.

• The budget for the 2015-2016 school year with details as follows: Total Revenue 17,894,215, Total Operating Expenditures 17,669,215, Transfers to Capital 225,000, Special Requirement
8,966,969, has been approved.

• The purchase of an HP Server from Powerland Computers in the amount of $5,931.00 plus applicable taxes has been approved.

• The payment of Progress Draw #2, as issued by Flynn Canada Ltd., for work completed on the Virden Junior High roof repair project in the pre-tax amount of $69,375 has been approved.

• Credit Notices No. 5 and 6 from Horizon Builders Ltd. for repair options on the Division office addition in the pre-tax credit amounts of $655 and $955 respectively has been approved.

• The Board of Trustees endorsed the nomination of Trustee Craig Russell for the position of Region 1 Director for the Manitoba School Boards Association

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