Board Agenda June 20, 2012 - Halton District School Board
Board Agenda June 20, 2012 - Halton District School Board
Board Agenda June 20, 2012 - Halton District School Board
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<strong>Halton</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> (<strong>June</strong> 6, <strong>20</strong>12) page 4<br />
4.2.7 Bell Times<br />
D. Euale spoke to Report 1<strong>20</strong>82, noting a change to the start/end times for Garth Webb Secondary<br />
<strong>School</strong> to 8:30 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. D. Euale responded to additional trustee questions.<br />
M12-0126 A. Harvey Hope / A. Collard<br />
Be it resolved that the <strong>Board</strong> waive the rules to deal with this matter immediately.<br />
Carried.<br />
M12-0127 A. Harvey Hope / K. Amos<br />
Be it resolved that the <strong>Halton</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> approve the proposed school hour<br />
changes for the <strong>20</strong>12/<strong>20</strong>13 school year as outlined and appended in Appendix A. Carried.<br />
4.2.8 Flag Protocol<br />
D. Euale and M. Denton spoke to Report 1<strong>20</strong>79 and responded to trustee questions. The<br />
differentiation between policy and procedure were discussed, and suggestions made regarding<br />
revisions prior to posting for public input.<br />
4.2.9 Portable Inspections<br />
G. Cullen spoke to Report 1<strong>20</strong>83 and responded to trustee questions.<br />
4.2.10 Applications for Trustee Vacancy<br />
D. Vrooman spoke to Report 1<strong>20</strong>84.<br />
4.3 Committee Reports<br />
D. Bower reported on the presentations made to the SEAC’s <strong>June</strong> meeting. She also commented on an<br />
update provided to trustees on AODA and the Accessibility Committee.<br />
D. Danielli provided an update on matters coming to the OPSBA Annual General Meeting.<br />
4.4 Director’s Report<br />
D. Euale commented on the success of a recent Abbey Park High <strong>School</strong> student, Tom Zheng on his<br />
second place finish in the Business Finance category at the DECA International Career Development<br />
Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />
He also commented on his visit to Tiger Jeet Singh Public <strong>School</strong>, and fruitful discussions with<br />
students.<br />
4.5 Chair’s Report<br />
D. Vrooman spoke to a recent SEAC award presentation, and highlighted correspondence previously<br />
circulated to trustees.<br />
4.6 Trustee Comments<br />
K. Bateman Olmstead asked for comments on the recently Bill 13 “Safe <strong>School</strong>s”, and its potential<br />
impact within the <strong>Halton</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>. J. Blackwell indicated staff will be looking at the<br />
legislation in-depth and making assessments regarding existing programs and initiatives, as well as the<br />
implementation of others in context with the equity lenses.<br />
D. Danielli asked for clarification regarding how email sent to G. Tuck Kutarna was being handled upon<br />
her resignation.<br />
<strong>Agenda</strong> Item 5<br />
K. Bateman Olmstead expressed concern<br />
M12-0128 Donna Danielli / D. Bower<br />
Be it resolved that the <strong>Halton</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> adjourn at 9:29 p.m.<br />
Carried.<br />
.........................………………..... Recorder ……......……….............................Chair<br />
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