From the Boardroom - October 18, 2016

From the Boardroom - October 18, 2016
Posted on 10/16/2016
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StudentsPRESENTATIONS

Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement

Superintendents Mary Cunningham and Paul White provided the trustees with a presentation on the Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (BIPSA) session that was held earlier in the day. For the second year, students have been invited to participate in the planning session with their School Improvement Teams by sharing their thoughts and ideas. Students provided input on the things that they liked at their school as well as things they would like to see changed. The students spent the first part of their day collaborating with their peers from other schools and Phyllis Eikre, Director of Education. Following that session, each group of students prepared a letter that they presented to their School Improvement Teams sharing their ideas.

18 students attended the one-day session representing each school. St. John School was also in attendance via FaceTime.

Shaking Hands

At the end of the session the team developed a working Board Improvement Goal:

If we focus as a Catholic system on strengthening relationships, and increasing student voice and JOY, then students will experience intellectual ENGAGEMENT, growth and well-being and develop a deeper understanding of their learning and reach for higher student achievement.

You can read more about the Board Improvement Planning Day here.

OPHEA Healthy School Certification

Mary Cunningham, presented a certificate to St. John School in recognition of the school achieving Gold level certification in the OPHEA Healthy Schools Certification for the 2015/16 school year. The school completed the 6-step Healthy School Process last year and are 1 of only 54 schools in the province to reach Gold level certification. The OPHEA Healthy Schools Certification recognizes and celebrates school communities for promoting and enhancing the health and well-being of students, staff and the broader community.

Students

Trustee Vaughn Blab presented the certificate to students Caitlin and Ben who were members of the school's healthy Schools Team. The students were in attendance at the meeting to represent St. John School. You can read more about this achievement here

REPORTS

Policy #1 - District Mission, Vision and Values

The trustees accepted a motion to approve the review of Policy #1 - District Mission, Vision and Values with no changes at this time. Phyllis Eikre, Director of Education explained that this policy is the foundation of the school board and would require a community consultation to make extensive changes. You can read this procedure here.

September Special Education Advisory Committee Report

Teresa Gallik, Vice Chair reported on the September 16th Special Education Advisory Committee meeting. Gallik shared that the committee is focused on parental engagement and creating awareness on the role of the committee. The committee will be distributing book marks that promote the role of the committee. Also at the September meeting Chris Moorley, Special Education Coordinator presented on recent special education meetings and Sue Devlin, Mental Health Lead provided a report on innovative practices in mental wellness.

Gallik also identified that the Special Education Advisory Committee is still looking for members from Red Lake and from FireFly.

Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association Regional Meeting and 53rd Annual Diocesan Conference

Teresa Gallik, Paul Landry and Vaughn Blab provided a presentation on the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association Regional meeting and the 53rd Annual Diocesan Conference held on September 24th. At the conference there was a lengthy discussion about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The conference also provides trustees with unique opportunity to dialogue with Bishop Colli and network with other Trustees in the region.

Student Trustee Report

Student Trustee Jieren Bornia provided a report on the notable accomplishments, humanitarian activities and events happening at St. Thomas Aquinas High School for September.

Next Board Meeting

The Next Board Meeting of the Kenora Catholic District School Board is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. at the Catholic Education Center. Video Conferencing is available from the annex at St. John School in Red Lake. Everyone is welcome to attend. For a full listing of all board meetings please click here.

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