The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Division Board Room on Monday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Present were G. Draper, C. Russell, D. Campion, B.
Cochrane, L. Irwin, C. Lowes, R. Masson, D. Jamieson, M. Walker; B. Pitz - Superintendent of Schools; K. Reid - Secretary-Treasurer; V. Wilson - Supervisor of Operations.
Regrets: N. Chaske.
The Board of Trustees approved the leave of absence request from Keely Woods as detailed in the Superintendent’s Report to the Committee of the Whole dated May 4.
They accepted, with regret, the resignation of Alanna Simpson effective June 30.
The 0.5 FTE increase to Jill Warkentin’s Teacher General Agreement commencing September 8, was approved as was the 1.0 FTE Teacher General Agreement for Laura Hey commencing September 8.
The board ratifies the actions of the superintendent in appointing Mike Thiessen as the 1.0 FTE ICT Co-ordinator for the division commencing July.
They also ratify the actions of the superintendent in approving the off-school site, over-night activity for three VCI students to go on an overnight Provincial Badminton Championship Tournament on May 1 and 2 in Winkler, MB.
The board approved the following off-school site activities:
Over-night activity for ten grade 9-12 Reston School students to go on an overnight Band Trip on May 7 and 8 in Winnipeg, out-of-province fi eld trip for 29 grade 9 & 10 Reston School students to go to Moose Mountain Provincial Park/Cannington Manor, SK on May 22.
The board approved: The division office hours of operation for the period May 19 to August 28 as detailed in the Secretary-Treasurer report dated May 11; the Co-op
Work Placement through ACC as detailed in the Supervisor of Operations report dated May 11; the renewal of the trustee travel accident insurance policy for the 2015-2016
school year.
The board accepted the tender from Badger Excavating for the demolition and removal of the old maintenance building at 171 Seventh Ave. N. as presented at the April 27 Supervisor of Operations report.
By-law No. 2/2015, providing for the borrowing of $267,600 by way of debenture for the purposes of partial payment of the costs of various projects as listed on Schedule B to the said by-law, was given fi rst reading and referred to the Public Schools Finance Board.
