Swan Valley
School Division

Executive Summary of the
September 23, 2019

Submitted by:
Jon Zilkey,
Superintendent/CEO




1. The Superintendent reported on the WSH Sessions on September 17th and 18th that Jack Slessor put on for the school division, some local businesses, organizations and municipalities. The sessions were on WSH procedures and looking at supervision and investigation. Very informative. WSH is also going to be doing a session for the committee on September 26th at SVRSS.

2. The Board endorsed the changing of a current washroom to a gender neutral washroom at SVRSS. This change will be taking place during the 2019-2020 year.

3. The Board picked the date for their strategic planning/continuous improvement process this year on April 20th. The Board will once again be inviting stakeholders to be a part of the planning process for SVSD and its future.

4. The Secretary-Treasurer reported on some changes that are occurring with insurance for both staff and students and how that information will get out to staff.

5. The Board received an update and discussed the Swan Valley Rise-Minitonas School Information Session that was held on September 19th in Minitonas.

6. The Superintendent verified that along with the two student teachers from Brandon University, there has been confirmation of two student teachers from St. Boniface for French Immersion, and one student teacher from UCN.

7. The Board discussed the concerns with the spare bus driver shortage that SVSD is currently having with recruitment and how that might impact existing routes in the future.
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Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held in the Division Office Board Room on September 23, 2019 commencing at 7:00 p.m. (unapproved)

The following were present:
Chair: L. Evans
Vice-Chair: G. Wowchuk
Trustees: D. Burghart (7:05 p.m.)
K. Highmoor
K. Riehl
V. Rooks
W. Schaffer
Superintendent: J. Zilkey
Secretary-Treasurer: B. Rausch

Addition to Agenda

By Board Consensus the following item was approved:
19.7.3 c/w 2019 MSBA Member Services Survey

Resolutions:

R1 W. Schaffer, V. Rooks:
THAT the Minutes of the regular meeting of September 9, 2019 and the special meeting of
September 11, 2019, be adopted.
CARRIED

R2 V. Rooks, K. Riehl:
THAT the Staffing Report of the Superintendent/CEO, 8.2, as presented, be ratified.
CARRIED

R3 D. Burghart, W. Schaffer:
THAT as per the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 9.2, general cheques numbering 54938 to 55042, B 793 to B 827; transfers (bank fees) and EFT’s, which includes general and payroll in the amount of $2,269,373.33 for the month of June be approved for payment.
CARRIED

R4 D. Burghart, V. Rooks:
THAT as per the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 9.3, general cheques numbering 55043 to 55076, B 828 to B 841; transfers (bank fees) and EFT’s, which includes general and payroll in the amount of $1,959,191.76 for the month of July be approved for payment.
CARRIED

R5 K. Highmoor, W. Schaffer:
THAT the Board move to In-Camera.
CARRIED

R6 V. Rooks, D. Burghart:
THAT the Board move out of In-Camera.
CARRIED

R7 V. Rooks, D. Burghart:
THAT the request for bus transportation as outlined, 19.3.2, be received and denied.
CARRIED

R8 K. Highmoor, W. Schaffer:
THAT the request for bus transportation as outlined, 19.3.3, be received and approved, subject to
review.
CARRIED

R9 D. Burghart, W. Schaffer:
THAT we do now adjourn at 9:37 p.m.
CARRIED