Meeting called to order at 6:30pm by the Acting Secretary Treasurer
It was AGREED that the Superintendent, Director of Instruction and the Acting Secretary-Treasurer act as scrutineers for the election of Board Chair and Board Vice-Chair/External Appointments, if required
Election of Board Chair:
Zone 5 Trustee A. Delainey was duly nominated
The Acting Secretary-Treasurer, having called 3 times for nominations, declared Trustee A. Delainey elected by acclamation -- Chair of the Board of Education for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) for the 2025-26 term
Trustee A. Delainey assumed the Chair at 6:31pm
Election of Board Vice-Chair and Determination of External Appointments:
Zone 2 Trustee M. Forbes was duly nominated
The Board Chair having called 3 times for nominations, declared Trustee M. Forbes elected by acclamation -- Vice-Chair of the Board of Education for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) for the 2025-26 term
Trustees were appointed to External Bodies as follows:
1) BCSTA (BC School Trustee Association) Provincial Council Board Representative -- Trustee L. Martens (with Trustee M. Franklin as Alternate)
2) BCPSEA (BC Public Schools’ Employers' Association) Board Representative -- Trustee W. Macdonald (with Trustee M. Forbes as Alternate)
The Board Chair formally acknowledged that the Board of Education meeting was being held on the traditional and unceded territory of Secwepemcúl’ecw, specifically T’exelc, and that Cariboo-Chilcotin School District is proud to serve the students and families of the Secwepemc, Tsilhqot’in and Dakelh Nations
Meeting Agenda adopted -- click here
Minutes of the previous Board of Education meeting were received/adopted
Consent Items, as listed on the Meeting Agenda, were received
Delegation:
100 Mile Elementary Success Sharing -- Principal Crystal Dawn Langton
Following the presentation - a Question/Answer period ensued
The Board Chair thanked the delegation for her time/information
Business:
1) Superintendent's Report
The Superintendent reported on the following items:
* November 2025 Professional Development Day
* FNESC 2025 Conference
* Holiday Activities
* Key Focus Areas of our District Plan for Learner Success
and responded to questions of Trustees
No resolution required
2) Acting Secretary-Treasurer's Report
Proposed Changes to SD27 Procedural Bylaw 2702-1/Notice of Motion
The Chair reported on the general process regarding the Notice of Motion with proposed changes to SD27 Procedural Bylaw 2702-1 to be reviewed at the Monday, January 26, 2026 Board of Education Meeting along with written public feedback, by way of themes, being provided to the Board for its' consideration in January 2026
Resolved:
THAT the Board of Education for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) hereby provides Notice of Motion that at the January 26, 2026, Regular Meeting, the Board intends to consider changes to Procedural Bylaw B2702-1 that governs Board operations, including the role of the trustees, the management of meetings, and public participation
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Trustee M. Coates (Trustee Electoral Area "4")
3) Committee of the Whole Report - December 8th, 2025 mtg
The Board received a report from its December 8th, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting and endorsed 1 recommendation from that meeting, as follows:
THAT the Board of Education provide approval of the field trip to Quebec from March 14-21, 2026 in principle, with final approval pending confirmation of details prior to the trip.
4) New Business
None
5) Reports from Trustees
Trustee Delainey reported on the BCSTA Trustee Academy from November 26–29, 2025 in Vancouver BC (details here) and responded to questions of Trustees
6) Question/Comment Period (maximum 10 minutes, as per Section 3.5 of SD27 Procedural Bylaw 2701-1)
3 members of the public addressed the Board
And then the Board adjourned at 7:25pm
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