SD27 Board Meeting Highlights - June 27th mtg

Present: Chair T. Guenther; Trustees W. Macdonald, L. Martens, C. Dyments, S. Boehm, B. O'Neill and B. Baptiste

Meeting called to order at 6:35pm

Meeting Agenda approved & the Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on traditional Shuswap territory

Business:

1) No members of the public addressed the Board with regard to items ON the Meeting Agenda

2) The Board adopted the June 27th Consent Agenda, as presented

3) The Board approved the preliminary trustee meeting and event calendar for the 2017-2018 School Year

4) The Board approved in principle, revisions to Policy 1210 Parents' Advisory Councils, and that input be solicited via the Governance Committee and for public via the District's website, prior to final approval.

5) The Board approved in principle, revisions to Policy 5145 Protection of Students and Maintenance of Order, and that input be solicited via the Governance Committee and for public via the District's website, prior to final approval

6) The Board agreed to temporarily suspend parts of Policy 1161 Trustee Remuneration (as per draft version), reinstating base remuneration amounts to those just prior to February 2017 and removing extra remuneration paid for the attendance of meetings, with the exception of attending Board approved out of District meetings or conferences of the Ministry, BCSTA (BC Student Trustee Association), and BCPSEA (BC Public School Employers Association), all effective July 1st, 2017 and directed the Secretary-Treasurer to review Policy 1161 Trustee Remuneration and recommend revisions to the Board that support fair, equitable and transparent remuneration for trustees

7) The Board gave 3rd Reading/Final Adoption to School District No. 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) Preliminary Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2017-2018 in the amount of $62,991,786.00

8) The Board directed that answers be provided to questions posed to the Board of Education, in respect of the Audit Planning Report from KPMG, as presented to the Board at its' June 27th meeting

9) The Board held an informal Committee of the Whole session in respect to an item put forward by Zone 1 Trustee Linda Martens regarding South Cariboo School Catchment Zones and School of Choice.  The Board did not pass a resolution, in respect of this matter

10) No members of the public addressed the Board in regards to any matter NOT on the June 27th, 2017 Board of Education for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) Meeting Agenda

The Board agreed to adjourn at 7:43pm