This update provides highlights of the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) Board Meeting held Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Agendas, reports, and a video recording of this meeting is available on the Board and Committee Meetings page of the SCDSB website.
Report from the Student Trustees
Dean Maltby, Superintendent of Education, on behalf of the student trustees, provided a report from the Student Equity Think Tank. Superintendent Maltby shared highlights of the work of the Student Equity Think Tank that included assisting with hosting the 2023 Asian Heritage Month event in collaboration with the Senate of Canada’s SENgage program, chairing school cultural appreciation clubs, and participating in activities related to Ramadan and Truth and Reconciliation.
Presentations
- Trustee Beitz thanked the outgoing student trustees for their contributions as representatives of students from across the SCDSB. Trustee Beitz congratulated Student Trustees Angelina Ith, Weiqi Xu, and Rosa Yu and wished them well in the next phase of their educational journey.
Report from the Closed Session of the Board in Committee of the Whole
The Board ratified the following recommendations taken in the Closed Session meeting of the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, June 21, 2023:
- That the Board approve the purchase of the Innisfil elementary school site, as set out in Report No. CL-BF-D-1, Innisfil Elementary School Site Acquisition, dated June 7, 2023.
- That the Board approve the authorization of staff to enter into a purchase and sale agreement for the Orillia elementary school site, as set out in Report No. CL-BF-D-2, Orillia Elementary School Site Acquisition, dated June 7, 2023.
- That the Board approve a lease extension, ending August 2024, as set out in Report No. CL-BF-D-3, Wasaga Beach Simcoe Shores Secondary School, and Learning Centre - Lease Extension, dated June 7, 2023.
- That the Board approve the school administrator appointments as set out in Report No. CL-HR-D-1, School Administrator Appointments, dated June 14, 2023.
Elementary Vice-principal appointments effective August 28, 2023
Tara Beattie from External to Angus Morrison ES
Nadene Fischer from External to Harvest Hills PS
Christine Jackson from Elmvale DHS (teacher) to Lake Simcoe PS (Acting)
Erik Rath from External to Terry Fox ES
Michelle Turner from Student Success (teacher) to Couchiching Heights PS (Acting)
Elementary Principal appointments effective August 28, 2023
Tyler Cave from Lake Simcoe PS (VP) to Allandale Heights PS (Acting)
Rebecca Dickie from Couchiching Heights PS (VP) to Marchmont PS (Acting)
Perry Iacobellis from Terry Fox ES (VP) to Hillsdale ES (Acting)
Sue Moxam from Angus Morrison ES (VP) to New Lowell PS (Acting)
Tammy Phythian from Harvest Hills PS (VP) to Killarney Beach PS (Acting)
Secondary Vice-principal appointments effective August 28, 2023
Karen Cross from Nottawasaga Pines SS (teacher) to Collingwood CI (Acting)
Kate Leynes from Student Success (teacher) to Stayner CI (Acting)
Gina Nicoletti from External to Eastview SS
Michelle St. Pierre from Banting MHS (teacher) to Adult & Continuing Education (Acting)
Lindsay Watson from External to Banting MHS
Theresa Watt from Student Success (teacher) to Bear Creek SS (Acting)
Secondary Principal appointments effective August 28, 2023
Alison Chornobaj from Student Re-engagement (VP) to Adult & Continuing Education (Acting)
Brae Montgomery from Eastview SS (VP) to Orillia SS (Acting)
Rob Poissant from Barrie North (VP) to Banting MHS (Acting)
Tammy Rodaro from Bear Creek SS (VP) to Twin Lakes SS (Acting)
Trustees received the following transfers:
Elementary Principal transfers effective August 28, 2023
Darrell Bax from Worsley ES to Willow Landing ES
Allison Beecroft from Brechin PS to Minesing Central PS
David Brownlee from Willow Landing ES to Uptergrove PS
Jennifer Carrick from Tecumseth Beeton ES to Alliston Union PS
Jennifer Cornick from Harriett Todd PS to Brechin PS
Jan DeCola from Allandale Heights PS to Bayview PS
Marci Duncan from Hillsdale ES to School Effectiveness Lead/Student Performance Math
Alison Golding from Student Achievement (K-6) to Alcona Glen PS
Jennifer Henderson to Innisfil Central PS
Katie Maxwell to W.H. Day ES
Mark McCain to Worsley ES
Cindy McNeice from Marchmont PS to Emma King ES
Todd Nie from Uptergrove PS to Tay Shores PS
Rob Norris to Cundles Heights PS
Mike Pattison from Tottenham PS to Tecumseth Beeton ES
Angela Pino from Minesing Central PS to Ferndale Woods ES
Mae Senick from Alliston Union PS to Tottenham PS
Lori Wallace to Rama Central PS
Secondary Vice-principal transfers effective August 28, 2023
Radim Jasek from Stayner CI to Maple Ridge SS
Dimple Patel from Innisdale SS to Bradford DHS
Karen Quesnel from Bradford DHS to Georgian Bay DSS
Secondary Principal transfers effective August 28, 2023
Kim Hand from Stayner CI to Barrie North CI
Brian MacIsaac from Innisdale SS to Nantyr Shores SS
Julie Richardson from Twin Lakes SS to Innisdale SS
Anne Tervit from Alcona Glen PS to Stayner CI
- That the Board approve the school administrator appointments as set out in Report No. CL-B-2-a, School Administrator Appointments, dated June 21, 2023.
Elementary Vice-principal appointments effective August 28, 2023
Jason Beaton from James Keating ES (teacher) to Regent Park PS (Acting)
Julia Jaksa from External to Oakley Park PS
Elementary Principal appointments effective August 28, 2023
Jennifer Frans from Ernest Cumberland ES (VP) to Harvest Hills PS (Acting)
Kristen Muscat-Fennell from School Effectiveness Lead/Student Performance Math to Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement (K-12) Math (Interim)
Elaine Vodarek from Regent Park PS (VP) to Harriett Todd PS (Acting)
Trustees received the following transfer:
Elementary Principal transfer effective August 28, 2023
Kadri Jessop from Ferndale Woods ES to Student Achievement (K-6)
- That the Board approve the appointment of Scott Young as Supervisory Officer – Superintendent of Education K-12, effective August 1, 2023, according to the terms of a personal services contract between Scott Young and the board, as set out in Report No. CL-B-2-b, Appointment of Supervisory Officer – Superintendent of Education K-12, dated June 21, 2023.
D-4-a Program
The Board approved the following motions:
- That the Board approve revisions to Policy 4180 – Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting of Student Achievement, as set out in APPENDIX C of Report No. PRO-D-1, Revisions to Policy 4180 – Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting of Student Achievement, dated June 14, 2023.
- That the Board approve revisions to Policy 4220 – Supporting Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions in Schools, as set out in APPENDIX C of Report No. PRO-D-2, Revisions to Policy 4220 – Supporting Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions in Schools, dated June 14, 2023.
D-5-a Special Education Advisory Committee Letter to the Minister of Education
The Board approved the following motion:
- That the Board approve the letter written by the SCDSB’s SEAC Chairperson and Vice-chairperson to the Minister of Education, addressing concerns related to special education funding, as set out in APPENDIX A of Report No. D-5-a, Special Education Advisory Committee Letter to the Minister of Education, dated June 21, 2023.
D-5-b Special Education Advisory Committee Member Appointments
The Board approved the following motion:
- That the Board appoint to the SCDSB SEAC, effective September 1, 2023, Elizabeth Noble as the SEAC member and Megan Suggitt as the SEAC alternate member representing LDAYS, as set out in Report No. D-5-b, Special Education Advisory Committee Member Appointments, dated June 21, 2023.
D-5-c Appointment of Student Trustee Mentor
The Board approved the following motion:
- That the Board appoint Trustee Grummett to serve as the student trustee mentor from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, as set out in Report No. D-5-c, Appointment of Student Trustee Mentor, dated June 21, 2023.
Other Reports Received as Information
D-6-a Human Resources – June 14, 2023
D-6-b Business and Facilities – June 7, 2023
D-6-c Audit – June 5, 2023
D-6-d Special Education Advisory Committee – May 8, 2023
D-6-e Indigenous Education Advisory Committee – March 23, 2023
D-6-f First Nations Education Advisory Committee – March 23, 2023
D-6-g Accessibility Advisory Committee – March 27, 2023
E-2 Notices of Motion for Next Meeting
- That the Board approve an instrumental version of O Canada be included in the openings of all Board and Standing Committee Meetings.
- That the Board approve that staff provide the Board a report on violence in our schools no later than the December 23 Board Meeting. The report should include, but not be limited to, all incidents of possession of a weapon including a firearm or any object used as a weapon, physical assaults requiring medical attention, sexual assaults, robbery, extortion, hate motivated occurrences, assaults not requiring medical attention, human trafficking, and gang activity.
- That the Board approve that Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) staff develop an inventory of all walkways/pathways to schools at SCDSB schools with a goal of promoting safe and active routes to school. That staff report back to the Board in the fall of 2023 about the available pathways, their open or closed status and the level of maintenance required to have them remain open.
- That the Board approve the following revisions/additions to the Board By-laws:
(1)
ARTICLE II: MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Inaugural Meeting (In Election Year) (Page 5, No. 3)
That item No. 3 be amended to include:
Land Acknowledgement of Traditional Territory as item 3.2 and Statement of Resect as item 3.3 and that the items following be renumbered.
(2)
ARTICLE II: MEETINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Order of Business for Regular Board Meetings (Page 7, No. 2)
That item No. 2 be amended to include:
Statement of Respect as item A. (2) and that the items following be renumbered.
(3)
ARTICLE II: MEETINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Order of Business for Regular Board Meetings
Recommendations for Action (page 8, Item D.)
That Item D be amended to include:
Consent Agenda as Item D (2) and that the items following be renumbered.
(4)
ARTICLE II: MEETINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Special Board Meetings (page 8, No. 4 A.)
That item No. 4 A. be amended to include:
Statement of Respect as item A.2 and that the items following be renumbered.
(5)
ARTICLE II: MEETINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Committee Meetings in Closed Session (page 10, No. 6 C.)
That item No. 6 C. (4) be amended to read as follows:
Questions and Comments from Trustees
(6)
ARTICLE IV: BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Page 11, No. 1)
That the wording “he or she is” be struck and replaced with “they are”
(7)
ARTICLE V: STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD (Page 12, No. 2)
That item No. 2 be amended to include:
Statement of Respect as item 2.2 and that the items following be renumbered.
(8)
ARTICLE VIII: DELEGATIONS AND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TO THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES
Delegations (Page 15, No. 1.4)
That item No. 1.4 be amended to read as follows:
Requests to appear as a delegation must be submitted by 1 p.m. a week before the meeting. A complete written copy of the presentation must be attached to the request.
And that an online submission form/portal be created and used to receive requests to appear as a delegation.
(9)
ARTICLE VIII: DELEGATIONS AND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TO THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES
Delegations (Page 15, No. 1.9)
That the word “normal” be struck.
Reports/Update from Staff
John Dance, Director of Education, shared highlights from the 2022-23 school year. Director Dance noted the election of a new Board of Trustees in November and additions to the senior team. Director Dance commented on the return of events, field trips, and volunteers in schools. Director Dance commended staff for the many conferences for students that took place this year including the ‘Inspire’ conference for young women, ‘Community Builds Inspiration’ conference for Black secondary school students, ‘All Gender Sexuality Alliance’ conference, ‘Choose Your Own Well-being Adventure’ leadership conference, and outdoor education conferences. Director Dance noted the rollout of the renewed SCDSB Strategic Priorities and continued focus in the areas of music, technology, and the science of reading. Director Dance thanked the Board of Trustees and all staff for their many efforts that contributed to a successful school year.
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