North East School Division Regular Board Agenda Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:00-5:00 pm. NESD Boardroom

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1. IN-CAMERA SESSION

2. CALL TO ORDER

3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Proposed Motion: That the agenda be adopted (as presented) or (as amended).

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

a) Minutes of Regular Meeting – 2016 09 27 Regular Board Minutes.FINAL.pdf

Proposed Motion: That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 27, 2016 be adopted (as presented) or (as amended).

5. DELEGATIONS & SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

• David Rogers, President of North East Teachers Association (NETA)o Update on teacher work-life

6. CONSENSUS AGENDA ITEMS

Proposed Motion: That the Board receive the items which are starred* and approve all recommendations contained therein. Prior to approving the motion, any trustee may request that a star be removed.

7. DISCUSSION/DECISION - BOARD DIRECTION

A. New Business

1) Approve Applications to the Ministry of Education for Portables - Applications to the Ministry -Relocatables.CS.pdf

2) Approval of CUPE 4875 Collective Agreement - CUPE-CS.pdf

3) Public Section - Public Section-FINAL.pdf

4) Feedback to School Community Councils

B. Monitoring and Reporting Items

1) Approval of School Learning Improvement Plans - School LIP approvals-FINAL.pdf

2) NESIP Reports Received - NESIP Reports.FINAL.pdf

C. Board of Education Strategic Direction Items

1) Discontinuance of Grade 9-12 at Gronlid School - Gronlid grade discontinuance-FINAL.pdf

2) Establishment of Bjorkdale School Review Committee - Establishment of the Bjorkdale School ReviewCommittee-CS.pdf

North East School Division Regular Board Agenda Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:00-5:00 pm. NESD Boardroom

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3) Director of Education Goals 2016-2017 - Director Goals 2016-2017-CS.pdf

*8. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. Director's Personnel Report - Sept 1 - Sept 30. 2016-Director's Personnel Report.pdf

B. Out of Province Travel - 2016 10 25-Out of Province.1.pdf

C. Oct 16-22, 2016 - 2016 Education Week - Board of Education Message.pdf

*9. CORRESPONDENCE

a. 102016-Lynn Quintaine - ltr fr. Don Rempel.pdf

b. October 2016 - The School Trustee

10. SASKATCHEWAN SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

a. Public Section Executive meeting minutes September 22 2016.pdf

b. Key Messages Sept 2016.pdf

c. LH Oct 316 Amalgamation letter.pdf

d. Sept 2016 Central.pdf

e. BCC Meeting Notes Sept 22 2016.pdf

f. Member Council Highlights Fall 2016.pdf3

g. 10 18 16 -SSBA ltr to Min. Don Morgan.pdf

11. IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGENT ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

12. ADJOURNMENT

13. TEN MINUTE RECESS AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS (if necessary)

14. CLOSED SESSION ROUNDTABLE AND MEETING REVIEW

Complete Board Package -

NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 27, 2016

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MINUTES OF A MEETING: of the Board of Education of the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan, held on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 1:00 at the Division Office, Melfort, Saskatchewan.

PRESENT:

ABSENT – Luke Perkins

CALL TO ORDER – 1:15pm

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

2016-09-68 L. Erickson moved that the agenda be adopted as amended: Defer the CUPE ratification agenda item.

CARRIED

MINUTES

2016-09-69 L. Constant moved that the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on June 27, 2016 be adopted as presented.

CARRIED

CONSENSUS ITEMS

2016-09-70 R. Hildebrand moved that the following consent items be received and recommendations be approved as presented:

*8. Information Items*9. Correspondence

CARRIED

NEW BUSINESS

2016-09-71 B. Gagné moved that the Board approves the rescheduling of the November Committee of the Whole meeting to November 1, 2016 and the Organizational Meeting to November 8, 2016 and the Regular Board Meeting will remain unchanged at the originally scheduled date of November 29, 2016, all of the meetings will have a 1:00 pm start time.

CARRIED

2016-09-72 L. Constant moved that the Board approves the rescheduling of the October Committee of the Whole meeting to October 18, 2016 from October 11, 2016, the start time of the meeting will be 1:00 pm.

CARRIED

Lori Constant Ted Kwiatkowski Director of Education: Don Rempel Linda Erickson Kathy Ponath - Chair Supt. of Business Admin.: Wanda McLeod Bob Gagné Freeman Reynolds Todd Goudy Marla Walton Richard Hildebrand

NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 27, 2016

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2016-09-73 M. Walton moved that the Board approve the receipt of the election report as completed by Rosie Ottenbreit, returning officer, all nominees have been elected by acclamation for a term of four years.

CARRIED MONITORING AND REPORTING ITEMS

2016-09-74 L. Constant moved that the Board accept the third quarter financial report for the nine-month time period ending May 31, 2016, as recommended by the Audit Committee.

CARRIED

2016-09-75 T. Kwiatkowski moved that the Board approves the Enterprise Risk Management – Administrative Procedure and Enterprise Risk Management – Framework, as recommended by the Audit Committee.

CARRIED

2016-09-76 R. Hildebrand moved that the Board approves the secure destruction of thirty-eight boxes of paper records relating to accounts receivable and accounts payable material from the 2007-08 fiscal year.

CARRIED The Board was provided with an overview of the September 13, 2016 Audit Committee meeting.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION ITEMS

2016-09-77 B. Gagné moved that pursuant to Section 87.2 of The Education Act, 1995, the Board of Education for the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan intends to review the viability of Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Gronlid Central School, in Gronlid, Saskatchewan in accordance with the review criteria of Board Policy 114: School Viability Review.

CARRIED 2016-09-78 R. Hildebrand moved that pursuant to Section 87.2 of The Education Act, 1995, the Board of

Education for the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan intends to review the viability of Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Bjorkdale School, in Bjorkdale, Saskatchewan in accordance with the review criteria of Board Policy 114: School Viability Review.

CARRIED

2016-09-79 M. Walton moved that the Board approves the use of the Improved Learning Environment of Students internally restricted surplus during the 2016-17 fiscal year of an amount up to $550,000.

CARRIED

2016-09-80 T. Goudy moved that the Board approves the transportation by Horizon School Division to St. Brieux School of the students in the Pathlow-St. Brieux area that are within the North East School Division boundaries on a case by case basis, as decided by Administration during the 2016-17 school year.

CARRIED

NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 27, 2016

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SASKATCHEWAN SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

K. Ponath provided an overview of information from the Saskatchewan School Boards Association.

ADJOURNMENT

2016-09-81 L. Constant moved that the Board adjourn at 2:25pm. CARRIED

_______________________________ _________________________________ Board Chairperson Superintendent of Business Administration

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 18, 2016

Topic: Applications to the Ministry of Education – Relocatable Classrooms

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☒New Business ☐Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☐Board Strategic Direction ☐Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☐Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND The deadline for the “2017-18 Relocatable Classroom Program Application” is October 31, 2016.

CURRENT STATUS

Administration would like to apply for two relocatables for the following schools: Tisdale Elementary School, Maude Burke School, Brunswick School and Central Park School. The current and projected utilization rates of the schools:

• Tisdale Elementary School 109% (112% in 2017-18) • Maude Burke School 129% (115% in 2017-18) • Brunswick School 117% (117% in 2017-18) • Central Park School 114% (113% in 2017-18)

The relocatables at Brunswick and Maude Burke schools could allow the pre-kindergarten programs to move back to their neighborhood schools (from the Reynolds School location).

RECOMMENDATION Proposed Motion: That the Board approve the submission of the following new 2017-18 relocatable classroom requests to the Ministry of Education for funding support: Brunswick School (2), Central Park School (2), Maude Burke School (2) and Tisdale Elementary School (2). PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Wanda McLeod, Superintendent of Business Administration Jeff Zenner, Supervisor of Facilities

October 19, 2016

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 25, 2016

Topic: Approval of the CUPE 4875 Collective Agreement

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☒New Business ☐Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☐Board Strategic Direction ☒Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☐Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND

The current collective agreement expired on August 31, 2015. Negotiations have taken place and were completed on June 29, 2016.

CUPE has taken the complete package to its membership in July and they voted to accept the package.

CURRENT STATUS

RECOMMENDATION

Proposed motion: That the Board ratify the contract settlement between the Board of Education of the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4875 for the time period of September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2018.

PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Heather Shwetz, Superintendent of Human Resources

October 19, 2016

Draft Letter to SCC’s summarizing the 3 years of SCC engagement undertaken by this board: Dear Members of the NESD School Community Councils, The North East School Division's Board of Education has completed its 3 year plan to visit every NESD School Community Council in their home community. We travelled to every corner of our school division because we value the voices of our students, our teachers and staff, the parents and the community. Listening to these voices has provided valuable information in forging direction and providing oversight in our role as a Board of Education. We value the ability of local schools and communities to capitalize on their own unique strengths and identity to provide excellence in the educational experience of each child. Our visits, the stories that we heard and the ideas that were shared has convinced us that this value is well placed. We heard many different things from different communities, but we also heard some shared themes, understandings and concerns. The following is a brief summary of the general themes of those conversations. For the most part our SCC's enjoy a healthy membership and are operating very well. SCC members are active, informed and contributing to supporting the learning goals of the school. Many have found their roles have been less focused on fundraising and more focused on fostering community/school partnerships and activities that support the school's learning improvement plans, such as Family Literacy events, author and artist visits and nutrition programs. In general, Elementary and K to 12 SCC's are enjoying a higher level of parent/community participation than High School SCC's. It remains a challenge to have a diverse representation of parental and community members on the councils. Communication is a recurring theme - communication between the division office and SCC's, parents and schools and between SCC's. Some SCC's noted excellent school to parent communication strategies, often facilitated through a growing use of social media. We were encouraged to continue to look for more ways to capitalize on technology to improve communication. For example, there is a desire for enhanced opportunities to share ideas, questions and successes with other SCC's in the division. In addition, it was observed that it isn't convenient for all SCC members to attend periodic division wide workshops and meetings. Therefore, an online platform for information sharing is in development. While many parents appreciate Student Achieve as a communication portal into their child's academic achievement, some parents expressed a need for a formal parent-teacher meeting in addition to the current student led conference. SCC's expressed an appreciation for well-maintained school facilities and for exemplary staffing- both in quantity and quality. It is recognized that, comparatively speaking, NESD class sizes are small and this is recognized as an advantage. However, there are some concerns about consistency in class sizes, which can vary quite a bit throughout the division. High praise was given for the work our teachers do and the supports for learning that are in place. For example, major improvements in Grade 3 reading levels were achieved through Leveled Learning Initiatives. On the flip side, some requests were made for improved access to resources and support.

SCC's value an education system that addresses the needs of the whole child. There is a high degree of appreciation for the emphasis North East School Division places on supports and interventions for positive behaviour. SCC's play an important role in helping to identify problems and design solutions that are responsive to each school and community's unique situation. This was demonstrated in the conversations regarding concerns around safety before and after school and on-going issues related to bullying. Concerns were also expressed about gaps in opportunities for enhanced arts education and extra-curricular options - always a challenge in a school division that has a geographically dispersed population. Our conversations with SCC's over the past term have served to add dimension to the reports we have received at the Board table. They reinforced our understanding of the issues at play and, in some instances, provided a spark to further inquiry. We are finding the feedback provided through Thought Exchange is expanding the conversation even further and will be invaluable to the next round of strategic planning to be undertaken by the newly elected Board of Education for 2016 - 2020. We also hope that you, the members of NESD's School Community Councils, will have found this round of meetings to be beneficial. We all play a role in enhancing how we work together as Board members, teachers, students, parents and community members to furthering the hopes, dreams and aspirations of our children and youth here in the northeast. The North East School Division Board of Education Kathy Ponath (Chair) Marla Walton (Vice-chair) Freeman Reynolds Bob Gagne Ted Kwiatkowski Todd Goudy Lori Constant Luke Perkins Richard Hildebrand Linda Erickson

SCC - Positives and Even Better Ifs…. Summary – April 2016

POSITIVES EVEN BETTER IF’S WHITE FOX

• Small class sizes – one on one • Teachers helping – go above and beyond • Facility is kept up well - (2) • Staff working relationship with consultants and

support staff • Engagement nights – Mondays since Nov to March • Good community support • Alternate calendar • StudentsAchieve – focused outcomes • PD for teachers • Parent convention

• Social Media/Facebook - following protocol • Managing RAD data • Another EA or top up half to full time • Sustainable staffing level at 7 to provide flexible

groupings, etc.

WILLIAM MASON • School takes time to learn about the students – take

time to know each child. Teachers know the students. • All the teachers know all the kids in high school. • Smaller school setting is better for some kids than in

big city school (Carlton) • Teachers and the staff are great - Connect with

student and personal contact with parents. • Home – school communication is good • Literacy night is great (2 times per year)

• More intensive one-on-one intervention for reading support (Resource Program)

• Mathletics or enrichment opportunities made available to students/parents.

• Communication if something goes wrong – inform the parent sooner rather than later

• SLC – maybe time with the teacher is more important than student led.

• Literacy night showcases students work. • High school – parent – teacher interview preferred to

student led conference. • Cliques and expectations of students’ abilities

sometimes not fair. • Credentialing – too slow, too fast • Jerseys, gym equipment, track equipment – introduce

sports at a lower grade level. • Low level of high school sports – need more choice.

NIPAWIN • Technology support – current • CPES – community engagement; well attended by

parents • Breakfast program • Schools are welcoming for parents • Staff are positive – good teachers and teach kids to

full potential • Bus experience • SRC, Leadership group – FIGHT Foundation • Home reading program – green bag program (CPES) • Grade 3 reading – LLI 25% - 65% growth in one year. • Outreach support • In-town bus transfer • Phone calls and emails from teachers

• Positive self-image and well-being – resilience • Buses – not riding 90 minutes two times per day; less

breakdowns and replacements; sub drivers available • Parent engagement continues to Wagner • More reading volunteers (CPES) • Safe schools and safe community (walking and school

bus) • Before and After School program • Class size consistency per grade (16 to 28); 18 in/outs

K-3 • Housing shortage – relative homeless • Early years staffing • poverty

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 25, 2016 Topic: North East School Level Learning Improvement Plans 2016-2017

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☐New Business ☒Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☐Board Strategic Direction ☒Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☒Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND

The Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) provides the direction for the Ministry of Education, publicly funded school divisions, and First Nation Educational Authorities. The goals of the ESSP have been developed to support Saskatchewan government’s Vision 2020. The Board of Education has a four-year strategic plan to support local conditions and establish priorities for the school division aligned with the ESSP. Legislation requires School Community Councils to develop a Learning Improvement Plan (LIP) each year. The LIP’s are to be submitted to the board of education for approval.

CURRENT STATUS

Principals and School Community Councils were asked to finalize the 2016-2017 School Learning Improvement Plans for board approval on September 30. The director of education and a coordinator reviewed the LIP’s with school administration during school visits. The plans have been posted on the board’s portal for review.

RECOMMENDATION

Proposed Board Motion: That the board approve the 2016-2017 Learning Improvement Plans for the schools of North East School Division.

PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Don Rempel, Director of Education

October 21, 2016 Learning Improvement Plan on Board Portal NESD Board ESSP link LIP approval by school

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 25, 2016

Topic: North East School Improvement Project Annual Report 2015-2016

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☐New Business ☐Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☐Board Strategic Direction ☒Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☒Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND The North East School Improvement Project (NESIP) is a bold approach to improving student learning by encouraging teachers, parents, and the community to work collaboratively to introduce innovative projects that address local needs. It is modeled after the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) that was originally initiated in 1999 by the Alberta Government. NESIP will provide targeted funding to schools to improve student learning and enhance student engagement and performance. More than one million dollars is being invested in this initiative by the NESD School Division to continuously improve student learning in NESD. The first year of NESIP was 2015-2016 and one million dollars of funds have been allocated for a three-year period.

CURRENT STATUS

A NESIP Project Annual Report shall be submitted to the NESIP Committee. The Principal shall certify that the information provided in this NESIP Project Annual Report is accurate, reliable, valid, and, that all NESIP requirements have been met. The schools with NESIP projects which were under way in 2015-2016 were asked to submit a report. A fillable form was provided for the school principal to use in providing the annual report. The Board of Education wished to review the submissions which were shared at the committee of the whole board meeting on October 18, 2016.

RECOMMENDATION Proposed Motion: That the board receive the 2015-2016 annual reports for the North East School Improvement Projects.

PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Don Rempel, Director of Education

October 19, 2016 NESIP Project Annual Reports 2015-2016

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 25, 2016

Topic: Discontinuance of Grades 9-12 at Gronlid Central School

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☐New Business ☐Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☒Board Strategic Direction ☒Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☐Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND

The school division is funding schools to operate which are under the provincial threshold and board policy for consideration of closure or grade discontinuance. School enrolments have continued to decline and expectations for academic, extracurricular and social opportunities are difficult to maintain in schools with low enrollment and staffing. Notice was provided that pursuant to Section 87.2 of The Education Act, 1995, the Board of Education for the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan intends to review the viability of Grades Kindergarten to 12 at Gronlid Central School and Bjorkdale School.

CURRENT STATUS

Notification of the school reviews has been provided and letters have been sent to school attendance area municipalities and School Community Councils and James Smith Cree Nation requesting representatives for a School Review Committee to be established by November 1st. A copy of the School Review Handbook has been sent to the SCC chairpersons and school principals of the schools under review. According to Section 87.1 of The Education Act: “With respect to any school in the school district, the board of education may close the school or discontinue one or more grades or years taught in the school if, before the effective date of the closure or discontinuance of grades or years, the board of education obtains the consent of the school community council to the closure or the grade discontinuance, as the case may be”. The School Community Council of Gronlid Central School has met and discussed school viability. On October 17, 2016 the School Community Council at Gronlid Central School held its annual meeting and election. The SCC also had a business meeting and passed a motion to provide consent to discontinue Grades 9-12 effective with the start of the 2017-2018 school year.

RECOMMENDATION

Administration has prepared the following motion for consideration: Whereas the Board of Education of the North East School Division identified Gronlid Central School under Policy BP#-114 School Viability Review as meeting the criteria for a school review; And whereas the review of Gronlid Central School was subsequently authorized by the Board and notice was given in accordance with the requirements of The Education Act, 1995; And whereas the School Community Council of Gronlid Central School passed an unanimous motion on October 17, 2016 consenting to the discontinuation of grades 9 to 12 at Gronlid Central School as permitted by Section 87.1 of The Education Act, 1995; And whereas the Board is satisfied that a school viability review to consider school closure is not warranted at this time because the student numbers in grades Kindergarten to 8 make the school viable in compliance with Policy #BP-114; Therefore, it is moved that grades 9 to 12 at Gronlid Central School will be discontinued effective July 1, 2017 and that Gronlid Central School be removed from the school review process.

NESD Board of Education

PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Don Rempel, Director of Education

October 21, 2016 October 18, 2016 Letter from Amy Hedin Gronlid SCC Chair

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 25, 2016

Topic: Establishment of the Bjorkdale School Review Committee

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☐New Business ☐Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☒Board Strategic Direction ☐Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☐Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND

On September 27, 2016, the Board made the following motion: “That pursuant to Section 87.2 of The Education Act, 1995, the Board of Education for the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan intends to review the viability of Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Bjorkdale School, in Bjorkdale, Saskatchewan in accordance with the review criteria of Board Policy 114: School Viability Review.”

CURRENT STATUS

According to section 87.2(1) (b) of The Education Act, 1995: “on or before November 1 of the year before the year in which the potential closure of the school or discontinuance of grades or years taught in the school is to come into effect, the board of education establishes a school review committee in accordance with section 87.4.” Section 87.4 outlines the composition of the school review committee:

• Four members of the school community council that are appointed by a motion of the council. These members cannot be the principal or teacher members of the school community council.

• Two people appointed by the town/village council or the hamlet board of the town, village or hamlet in which the school under review is located. One person must be an elected member of the town/village council or the hamlet board and one person must be a resident of the town, village or hamlet in which the school is located who is not an elected member of the town/village council or hamlet board.

• Two people appointed by the councils of the municipalities located within the electoral area of the school community council of the school under review. One person must be an elected member of a municipal council and one person must be a resident of a municipality who is not an elected member of municipal council.

• In addition, if any students at the school lives on a First Nation reserve, the First Nation has the right to appoint a representative to the school review committee, if they so choose. If students at the school come from two or more First Nation reserves, then each reserve has the right to appoint a representative to the school review committee. (There are not students at Bjorkdale who live on a First Nation reserve.)

The names of the individuals appointed by the school community council, the town/village/hamlet, the municipality and the First Nation (if applicable) must be submitted to the board of education by October 31 of the year in which the school review is announced. If the school community council does not appoint four of its members to the school review committee, the board of education is required to appoint these members from the school community council. If the town/village council or hamlet board, a municipal council, or a First Nation does not appoint representatives by October 31, those positons on the school review committee remain empty. The board of education is not required to appoint representatives on behalf of the local governments.

The members of the school review committee for the Bjorkdale School have been submitted by the school community council. The Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley, the Rural Municipality of Tisdale and the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale have indicated that representatives from the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale will be appointed to the school review committee. The Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale has submitted their elected member; and the Village of Bjorkdale has submitted their name.

NESD Board of Education

RECOMMENDATION Proposed Motion: That the Board of Education for the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan approve the establishment of the School Review Committee to review Bjorkdale School located at Bjorkdale, Saskatchewan, in accordance with The Education, 1995 and The Education Regulations, 2015; and the motion approved by the Board on September 27, 2016 to review the viability of Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Bjorkdale School, and that the School Review Committee be comprised of: • four members of the school community council for Bjorkdale School, appointed by the school community council; • two individuals appointed by the council of the Village of Bjorkdale, one of which shall be an elected member of

the council and another which is a resident of the Village of Bjorkdale but not an elected member of the council; • two individuals appointed jointly by the councils of the Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley, Rural Municipality of

Tisdale and the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale; one person must be an elected member of a municipal council and one person must be a resident of a municipality who is not an elected member of municipal council.

PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Don Rempel, Director of Education October 19, 2016

NESD Board of Education Meeting Date: October 25, 2016

Topic: Director of Education Goals 2016-2017

MEETING AGENDA ITEM INTENT ☒ Board Meeting ☐New Business ☒Information ☐Committee of the Whole ☒Board Strategic Direction ☒Decision ☐Audit Committee Meeting ☐Monitoring or Reporting Items ☐Discussion ☐Information Items ☐Correspondence

BACKGROUND

To provide feedback on leadership behaviors and to support the board’s performance of the director of education a 360-degree feedback process was completed in November of 2015. In the spring of 2016 the director of education shared with the Board his reflections of the report and discussed opportunities to improve his effectiveness. Each year, the director of education shares professional goals with the Board of Education. In May of each year the board conducts a performance review of the director. CURRENT STATUS

The director of education has developed the following goals for the 2016-2017 school year:

Goal #1 I will foster a highly effective Executive Council team and link the school principals and administrative council more closely with superintendents and myself. Goal #2 I will work closely with school principals to address the vision, mission, goals and interests of each school community. Goal #3 I will support renewal of the Board of Education’s four-year strategic plan for the period 2017-2021.

RECOMMENDATION

Proposed Board Motion: That the Board of Education has reviewed the goals of the director of education and found them acceptable.

PREPARED BY DATE ATTACHMENTS Don Rempel, Director of Education

October 21, 2016

Volume 9 Issue 1 Published by the Saskatchewan School Boards Association October 2016

Orange Shirt Day Proclaimed in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association encouraged everyone to wear orange to school on Sept. 30 and to reflect on residential schools, for the first officially recognized “Orange Shirt Day” in the province.

“Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity to gather together in our schools and our communities to recognize residential school survivors and their experiences,” said Regina Rochdale MLA Laura Ross on behalf of Deputy Premier and Education Minister Don Morgan. “Saskatchewan students learn about the history of residential schools in a variety of classes starting in elementary and continuing through high school. Ensuring that our citizens understand this part of our history is essential as we move forward with First Nations and Métis people on a path of reconciliation.”

Orange Shirt Day is part of a larger movement in the country to provide opportunity for First Nations, governments, schools and communities to unite in a spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

The Orange Shirt Day movement is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, B.C., in 2013. It grew out of the account of a young girl having her new orange

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“Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity to ensure discussion happens about residential schools,” said Connie Bailey, SSBA president. “We know it is important to build understanding about this history of our province and country.”

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE

Orange Shirt Day Fall Members’ Council Walk to Breakfast

2 3 6

Provincial Students’ Day Calendar Update Executive Meetings

7 8 8

Regina Public Schools Board Chair Katherine Gagne, Regina Rochdale MLA Laura Ross and SSBA President Connie Bailey attended an Orange Shirt Day

recognition event, held at École Connaught Community School in Regina.

shirt taken away on her first day of school at the mission.

At the SSBA Spring General Assembly in April, members passed a resolution to request that the

Linklater, chair of the SSBA’s Aboriginal Council, which proposed the resolution. “We encourage people across the province to join us in recognizing this day.”

Government of Saskatchewan officially recognize Orange Shirt Day.

“We are pleased that the provincial government has officially proclaimed this day,” said Vernon

Orange Shirt Day Proclaimed in Saskatchewan (continued)

Orange Shirt Day Photos

A team of SSBA staff members named “Iskwewuk” participated Sept. 30 in the Glen Anaquod Memorial Tipi Raising Competition at the University of Regina.

Staff members of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association and Saskatchewan Association of School Business Officials wore orange for Orange Shirt Day.

Students, staff and community members participated in an assembly recognizing Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30 at École Connaught Community School in Regina.

SSBA President Connie Bailey brought greetings to those gathered for the recognition assembly on Sept. 30 at École Connaught Community School in Regina.

President’s Welcome to Fall Members’ Council

CONNIE BAILEY SSBA PRESIDENT (as excerpted from remarks delivered Sept. 22, 2016, at Members’ Council, held in Saskatoon.)

Good evening and welcome to Members’ Council.

I want to begin my remarks this evening by thanking the Board Development Committee of the SSBA for all of its work in organizing the events that bring us together each year.

The Committee has chosen a theme for the 2016-17 year that I believe is apt. The theme is “Today’s Students – Tomorrow’s Saskatchewan.” Our students truly are our province’s future and their success is the goal of all of our efforts in the education sector.

The work of the SSBA, your provincial association, also continues with a goal for continuous improvement. We are focused on our three areas – Advocacy, Services and Board Development.

Our advocacy efforts have evolved to respond to the changes and challenges of this year and we have endeavoured to speak clearly, strongly and passionately about the work of school board trustees and divisions and the importance of investing in education.

We have repeated that message and witnessed its sharing in the media and beyond. People understand the importance of having a strong education system that is funded as an investment in our future. Today’s students are tomorrow’s Saskatchewan, indeed.

Last, but not least, board development continues to be an integral role for our association.

Your association works hard to ensure that professional development, including the Professional Director Certification Program, is beneficial to members.

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We continue to focus on service improvement to ensure we are serving and supporting our members in the most efficient and effective ways.

We are proud of the success we enjoy by working together through our association in these areas, and the efficiencies we have achieved.

10th Anniversary Mosaic Challenge Winners

President Bailey shared remarks with attendees at Members’ Council.

President’s Welcome to Fall Members’ Council (continued)

We thank our trustees for their commitment to growth and improvement as leaders.

The times we face are exciting and challenging as we look toward the future. As we respond, we must be Student First and continue to focus on our overarching goal – that by 2025, Saskatchewan has a globally recognized education system that others wish to emulate.

As we have our sights set toward the future, we are right now, once again – or maybe it is just continuous – in a time of change.

As I was thinking about what needs to be said here tonight, I was reminded of how boards of education came to exist in Saskatchewan and what their true purpose has always been for over 100 years – ensuring all children get an education.

commitment and dedication they have offered to our education system in this province.

As a local level of government, it is critical for us to bring the local voice to the forefront.

We are responsible to the families and communities we serve and have the privilege and the obligation to advocate for change that is consistent with the input and feedback we get at the local level.

We know school divisions work tirelessly to help students succeed.

Let us participate actively in the important conversations happening in our sector and beyond and do so with the knowledge and confidence that we are close to our communities and we do speak with a voice entrusted to us by the residents of our great province.

Thank you.

With school board elections this fall, we have the opportunity to engage with our communities. The feedback we hear at the local level about the future of education in our province is invaluable. At the same time, our constituents will know we are listening and working hard to bring forward their views in our decision-making.

The meaningful conversations we have with our own communities are what will enable us to continue speaking with the voice of the public, as trustees have strived to do for more than a century.

I want to take a moment to thank all those who are running as trustees again in this election.

Your willingness to lead and to serve is very important. I also want to thank those among us who might not be running again for the years of

Attendees listened to President Bailey’s remarks at Members’ Council.

Presenters at Fall Members’ Council

Judy Ferguson Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan

Jamie Lerat First Nations and Métis Education, SSBA

Hon. Don Morgan Deputy Premier and Minister of Education

Naomi Mellor Prairie Valley School Division

Maureen Jickling Legal Services, SSBA

Darren McKee Executive Director, SSBA

Walk to Breakfast Celebrates 10th Anniversary Mosaic Challenge Winners

Efforts of Saskatchewan schools to improve student nutrition and create healthier environments were celebrated on Sept. 16 with the Mosaic Extreme School Makeover Challenge’s Walk to Breakfast.

“Mosaic is proud to have supported schools and students across Saskatchewan for 10 years through the Mosaic Extreme School Makeover Challenge,” said Sarah Fedorchuk, Senior Director of Public Affairs at The Mosaic Company. “Improving nutrition and supporting healthy lifestyles for children directly supports our food security mission to help the world grow the food it needs, beginning right here at home.”

Since 2006, The Mosaic Company and the SSBA in partnership with Breakfast for Learning (BFL), have hosted the Mosaic Challenge to encourage grassroots initiatives to improve student nutrition. Ten schools across Saskatchewan each

integrating Indigenous content and principles, teaching students how to grow their own food and expanding community kitchen opportunities.

“Our students are our future leaders and investing in their learning through nutrition programs is vital to their success,” said Kelly Berlinic, Director of Programs and Community Development for BFL. “Breakfast for Learning is proud to work with the SSBA and The Mosaic Company to ensure all students have the nourishment they need to succeed at school.”

“School board members firmly believe that all students should have what they need to achieve and succeed, regardless of their personal circumstances,” said Connie Bailey, president of the SSBA. “Our Association is proud to recognize the winners and we thank Mosaic and BFL for their commitment to ensuring students’ health and nutrition needs are met.”

received $10,000 earlier this year as winners of the 10th Anniversary Mosaic Challenge. Among the winners was Regina Catholic School Division’s Mother Teresa Middle School, where the Walk to Breakfast event was held.

“Good nutrition has an essential role in helping kids reach their potential in school and beyond,” Regina Coronation Park MLA Mark Docherty said on behalf of Minster of Education Don Morgan. “Our government is investing $2.3 million in school and community nutrition programs this year to help provide students with healthy food during their school day. I commend The Mosaic Company and the SSBA for also supporting the nutrition of Saskatchewan students. Their contributions are making a difference in the lives of thousands of students each year.”

Mother Teresa Middle School’s winning project highlights include

SSBA President Connie Bailey brought greetings to the Walk to Breakfast event held Sept. 16 in Regina.

Sarah Fedorchuk, Senior Director of Public Affairs at The Mosaic Company, brings greetings on Sept. 16.

Focus on Safety for Provincial Students’ Day

All students across the province were back in their classrooms in September and the SSBA reminded everyone to keep student safety top-of-mind.

Sept. 6 was officially proclaimed as “Provincial Students’ Day” to help ensure safety is the primary consideration for students, families and communities, and especially for motorists who will be driving in and around school zones.

“Our students are our future,” said Connie Bailey, president of the SSBA. “Having a special day set aside to recognize students contributes to helping alert all drivers that students are back in school and extra care for their safety should be considered.”

The Government of Saskatchewan officially proclaims Provincial Students’ Day every year at the SSBA’s request.

Provincial Students’ Day was first proclaimed in 2010, in response to a resolution passed by the province’s trustees at the SSBA 2009 Annual General Meeting.

On Provincial Students’ Day, President Bailey brought greetings to the launch event for the Community Safety Education Strategy pilot with Safe Saskatchewan and Prairie South School Division.

SSBA President Connie Bailey brought greetings to the CSES launch event.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD – VOTE ON OCT. 26!

Our municipal councillors make decisions that control our policing, fire safety, businesses, water quality and local

infrastructure, to name a few. Our school trustees set policies that decide what, when and where our children will

learn, who will teach them and who will keep them safe.

Locally elected school boards have a vital role in serving Saskatchewan’s publicly funded education system. The longest-lasting and most fundamental responsibility of

schools boards has been to bring the voice of the public to publicly funded education in our province.

Municipal and School Board Elections take place on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Calendar Update

“The mission of the SSBA is to provide leadership, coordination and services to member boards of education to support

student achievement.”

President: Connie Bailey

Vice-President: Ronna Pethick

Aboriginal Constituency: Vernon J. Linklater

Catholic Constituency: Jerome Niezgoda

Central Constituency: Larry Pavloff

Conseil scolaire fransaskois Constituency: Élizabeth Perreault

Northern Constituency: Joe Daigneault

Southern Constituency: Janet Kotylak

Urban Public Constituency: Donna Banks

Executive Director: Darren McKee

Communications Services: Jill Welke

Corporate Services and Enterprise Risk Management:

Catherine Vu

Employee Benefits and Insurance Plans:

Jeff McNaughton

First Nations and Métis Education: Jamie Lerat

School Board Development, Strategic Human Resources

and Legal Services: Ted Amendt

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Phone: 306-569-0750 Fax: 306-352-9633

Email: admin@saskschoolboards.ca

The School Trustee is published approximately five times per year

(September to June).

If you would prefer to receive The School Trustee by hard copy, please contact the Association at the email address above.

Upcoming Events in 2016:

School Board Elections Oct. 26

SSBA Fall General Assembly

“Today’s Students – Tomorrow’s Saskatchewan” Nov. 13-15

Saskatoon (Radisson Hotel)

For more information, see the SSBA website under Events.

Executive Meetings

The SSBA Provincial Executive met in Yorkton in August for its annual strategic planning meeting.

The SSBA Provincial Executive met in Saskatoon in September.