This update provides a summary of the public meeting of Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board held Monday, December 5, 2011 at the Education Centre. It is an unofficial summary of the meeting; official minutes will be approved at the next meeting in January.

Student performance

Fifteen secondary school students performed a series of bullying awareness vignettes. These students, plus 14 others from seven secondary schools, together with their Drama teachers and Susan Davies, Curriculum Coordinator, created, wrote and performed these vignettes for Bullying Awareness & Prevention Week in November 2011. Their performance this evening was a spectacular demonstration of these students' creativity and confidence in the performing arts.

Photo presentation to Director of Education

Trustee Dwayne Inch presented Director of Education Rob McGall with a framed photograph of the current Board members, including student trustees.

Information

Director of Education Rob McGall reviewed the process for elections as described in Board Policy No. 2: By-laws, and also reviewed the committees as described in Board Policy No. 11: Committees of the Board.

Recommendations

Superintendents Trish FitzGibbon and Dave Rutherford were appointed as scrutineers for the chair and vice-chair elections.

Election of Board Chair

Dwayne Inch was re-elected as Chair of the Board.

Election of Board Vice-chair

Jim Williams was elected as Vice-chair of the Board.

Trustee membership on standing, statutory and administrative committees

STANDING COMMITTEES
Trustees selected membership on standing committees. For 2012, standing committees will consist of the following members:

• Program and Human Resources Committee
  Jennifer Cobb, Bonnie Danes, Mary Hall, Thelma Goodfellow, Lucille Kyle and Jim Williams. The Chair will be Jennifer Cobb. Vice-chair will be Thelma Goodfellow.

• Operations and Finance Committee
  

Mike Brant, Sam Clements, Thelma Goodfellow, Dwayne Inch and Dave Patterson. The Chair will be Dave Patterson. The Vice-chair will be Sam Clements.

• Executive Committee
  Consists of the Chair, Vice-chair and above-noted standing committee chairs, plus one additional member. Lucille Kyle was elected as the fifth member.
  
  
• Budget Committee

Consists of all Board members.

• Student Enrolment/School Capacity Committee

Consists of all Board members. The Chair will be Thelma Goodfellow. The Vice-chair will be Mary Hall.

STATUTORY COMMITTEES

Trustees selected membership on statutory committees. For 2012, statutory committees will consist of the following members:

• Audit Committee
  Sam Clements, Dwayne Inch and Dave Patterson.

• Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

Thelma Goodfellow and Lucille Kyle. Dwayne Inch and Dave Patterson will be the alternates. These trustees will hold these positions until 2014.

• Supervised Alternative Learning Committee

Mike Brant and Jennifer Cobb. Jim Williams will be the alternate.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

Trustees selected membership on administrative committees. For 2012, administrative committees will consist of the following members:

• Aboriginal Education Steering Committee

Mike Brant, Jennifer Cobb and Dave Patterson.

• Accessibility Advisory Committee

Bonnie Danes.

• Character Development Committee

Jim Williams.

• Equity and Inclusivity Advisory Committee
  Mike Brant, Jennifer Cobb and Mary Hall.

• Great Place Awards Committee
  Thelma Goodfellow.
  

• Information and Technology Advisory Committee

Dave Patterson.

• Leadership Development Steering Committee
  Thelma Goodfellow and Jim Williams.

• Marketing Committee
  Mary Hall, Dwayne Inch and Dave Patterson.

• Parent Involvement Committee

Thelma Goodfellow.

• Safe Schools Advisory Committee

Bonnie Danes, Mary Hall and Lucille Kyle.

• Specialist High Skills Majors Advisory Committee

Thelma Goodfellow and Dwayne Inch.

EXTERNAL COMMITTEES

• Food for Learning Committee

Lucille Kyle.

For more information, please contact Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, 613-966-1170 or 1 800 267-4350, extension 2354.