The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Division board room Monday, May 25. 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; and V. Wilson, Supervisor of Operations. Regrets: N. Chaske.
The Board approved a term 1.0 FTE Limited
Teacher General Agreement for Brock Davies commencing September 8, 2015 and concluding June 30, 2016; a 1.0 FTE Teacher General Agreement for Kristin Moslenko commencing
September 8, 2015; a 0.25 FTE term increase to Sue Canart’s Teacher General Agreement commencing September 8, 2015 and concluding June 30, 2016; a 0.25 FTE term increase to Courtney
Howard’s Teacher General Agreement commencing September 8, 2015 and concluding June 30, 2016 and the appointment of Don Nahachewsky as the Virden Junior High School Administrator commencing September 8, 2015.
The board also approved the off-school site, out-of-province activity for 23 Grade K/1 Elkhorn students to go on a field trip to Moosomin and Welwyn, SK on June 22, 2015; the off-school
site, high-risk activity for 16 Grade 4 Elkhorn School students to go to Souris, MB on June 24, 2015; and the off-school site, high-risk activity for 131 Grade K-4 Goulter School students for
their swim program in the month of June as part of Health/PE curriculum.
They approved the technology equipment purchase from Powerland Computers as detailed in the Secretary-Treasurer report dated May 25, 2015; the purchase of a DAE Backup Server from
Powerland Computers in the amount of $8,157,00 plus applicable taxes and the the signing of the MERLIN Partner Program agreement for the period of June 3, 2015 to June 30, 2018.
The Board of Trustees approves Progress Request #4 dated November 30/14 as issued by Horizon Builders Ltd. for work completed on the Division Office Technology Relocation Project in the pretax amount of $80,353.63.
By-Law No. 2/2015, providing for the borrowing of $267,600.00 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 second and third readings and become law.
