Swan Valley
School Division

Executive Summary of the
April 9, 2019
Special Board Meeting

Submitted by:
Tim Mendel
Superintendent/CEO



1. Dan Mazier, Progressive Conservative Candidate for the Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa riding visited the Board. Good discussion on a range of issues.

2. Trustees spent some time discussing the Education Review. The Board has been circulating information to the public about the Review. The Board has also provided the public with information on the Public School System. A brochure was provided to all community members via the Star and Times.

3. The Board approved the school calendar for the 2019-20 school year. (Posted on Website)

4. Staffing for the 2019-20 school year is starting. We hope to have the first ads out this week.

* Note to all teachers. Postings for the 2019-20 school year will begin this week. Please check the website for updates.

5. The Board approved the request from SVRSS to participate in the Experience Canada exchange during the 2019-20 school year.

6. The Board was informed that work on the Bowsman Daycare is progressing. We have run into some permit issues that we hope to resolve shortly.

7. The Education Review has asked the Division to provide the name of two students to participate in a Student Forum on Education. SVRSS Admin has been tasked with providing the Review Committee with two student names.
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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held in the Division Office Board Room on April 8, 2019 commencing at 7:00 p.m. (unapproved)
The following were present:
Chair: L. Evans
Vice-Chair: G. Wowchuk
Trustees: K. Highmoor
K. Riehl
V. Rooks
W. Schaffer
Superintendent: T. Mendel
Secretary-Treasurer: B. Rausch
Absent: D. Burghart

Resolutions:
R1 K. Riehl, V. Rooks:
THAT the Board move to In-Camera.
CARRIED

R2 W. Schaffer, K. Highmoor:
THAT the Board move out of In-Camera.
CARRIED

R3 W. Schaffer, K. Highmoor:
THAT the Minutes of the regular meeting of March 11 and the special meeting of March 21, 2019, be adopted.
CARRIED

R4 V. Rooks, K. Riehl:
THAT the Staffing Report of the Superintendent/CEO, 8.2, as presented, be ratified.
CARRIED

R5 K. Highmoor, W. Schaffer:
THAT as per the Superintendent’s Report, 8.3, the SVSD Calendar for the year 2019/20 be approved.
CARRIED

R6 K. Riehl, G. Wowchuk:
THAT as per the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 9.2, general checks numbering 54500 to 54609, B 726 to B 737 and transfers (bank fees) and EFT’s, which includes general and payroll in the amount of $1,818,026.00, for the month of February, be approved for payment.
CARRIED

R7 W. Schaffer, V. Rooks:
THAT the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 9.3, on Capital Disbursements, be received and the payments outlined, be approved.
CARRIED

R8 K. Highmoor, W. Schaffer:
THAT as per Item 13.2, the request from Kari Goethe and Jennifer Simpson re: SVRSS participation in the Experience Canada exchange during the 2019/2020 school year, be received and the request be approved.
CARRIED

R9 G. Wowchuk, V. Rooks:
THAT the Board move to In-Camera.
CARRIED

R10 K. Highmoor, W. Schaffer:
THAT the Board move out of In-Camera.
CARRIED

R11 G. Wowchuk, K. Riehl:
THAT as per Item 19.1.1, the Board Chair and Secretary-Treasurer be authorized to sign the Superintendent/CEO contract as presented on behalf of the Board. CARRIED

R12 K. Highmoor, G. Wowchuk:
THAT we do now adjourn at 11:08 p.m.
CARRIED