Superintendent Landry distributed a revised
copy of a staff report on the African Nova Scotian Ad Hoc Committee.
There was agreement that the Committee should not be Ad Hoc
but rather a Standing Committee of the Board. There was also a
motion made to change the name of the Committee to the RCH Committee
in order to encompass all minority groups. The Board instructed
staff to work with the structure of this committee further & to bring
back a further revised report for Board perusal.
Staff Recognition Committee
A Motion was made to resurrect the Staff
Recognition Committee. This Committee would be Ad Hoc & would
consist of the following individuals:
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Board Member Surette
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Board Member Brewer
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Board Member Atkinson
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A representative from each of the union
groups & a representative from the non-union group
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Superintendent of Schools
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Director of Human Resources
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Director of Programs & Student Services
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Director of Operations
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Communications Officer
Digby Area Learning Association (DALA)
Facility Addition Request
The Director of Operations presented a
report stemming from a letter dated June 29, 2006 from the DALA
requesting the Tri-County Regional School Board (TCRSB) to add an
addition onto the Digby Adult High School. The addition is to
accommodate a lab, office, and a meeting room.
The Board asked The Director of Operations
to gather further information and bring it forward at the next Board
Meeting. The Executive Director of the DALA & the Board's
Coordinator of Community Learning will also be asked to attend the next
meeting to field Board Members' questions.
September 19th Board Meeting
The next regular Board meeting that was
scheduled for September 19th, 2006 will be cancelled & the next regular
Board Meeting will be held on October 3rd, 2006. This is to
accommodate a request from the Department of Education to hold a public
information/input session on September 19th regarding school closures.
The Board feels that it would be in its best interest to be in
attendance at this information session.
Breakfast Program funding
The Superintendent shared a letter that was
received from Nova Scotia Health Promotion explaining that the TCRSB
would be receiving $43,500.00 in funding for its elementary school
breakfast programs. He also stated that the Yarmouth Exhibition
Association had made a donation to the Breakfast Program in the amount
of $800.00. These monies will go along way in ensuring that TCRSB
elementary students are able to start their day off with a nutritional
breakfast.
YCMHS Windows
On September 25, 2006, replacement of the
windows in the 1988 wing of the High School will begin. The
Director of Operations stated that one person has been hired to manage
the handling of the existing windows. No students or staff are
permitted to handle the existing windows.
