Public Board Meeting Highlights - Oct. 1, 2024
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
Darcy Cormack, Assistant Superintendent, and Jeremy Bender, Team Leader, made a presentation to the Board on the Universal School Nutrition Program in LRSD.
The Board approved the issuing of a promissory note to finance capital projects.
The Chair facilitated a conversation regarding school fundraising.
Superintendent Michalik and members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) provided updates to capital projects:
- École Sage Creek/Bonavista is on track for opening in September 2025.
- Island Lakes Community School will have two modular classrooms ready for occupancy by the end of October, and two more are in transit from École St Germain.
- The modernization and addition of J.H. Bruns Collegiate is our top priority for provincial government funding.
Superintendent Michalik and Assistant Superintendent Anderson shared the Policy Roadmap for the 2024-2025 school year.
Policies GCKA- Reassignment/Transfer of Teachers and Policy GCKB- Transfer of Administrators were rescinded effective immediately as the provincial collective agreement addresses in detail the topics they cover.
Policy GCQF/GDQD: Progressive Discipline Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff and Administrative Protocol supporting Policy GCQF/GDQD received first reading.
Policy BGEF/JICJ: Use of Cell Phones in Schools received second reading.
Bylaw 20242025-110 to authorize the instruction of religion at École Van Belleghem for the 2024-2025 school year received second reading and will be brought back for third reading at a future date.
The Board passed a motion to reschedule the regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, due to a scheduling conflict, to Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, and include the special board meeting in the regular meeting.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m. Official minutes will be posted once approved by the Board.
The next regular meeting of the Board is Oct. 22, 2024. The agenda will be published at
