North Vancouver School District
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2019/20

Public Board Meeting Motions | September 2019 - June 2020

MOTION

​PASSED

​DATE

B.1. Five-Year Capital Plan 2021/2022 (for Approval)
that the Board approve the Draft 2021/2022 Five-Year Capital Plan as presented in Schedule B.1. of June 23, 2020.
​PASSED​June 23, 2020
B.2. Corporate Banking Services
(A) Bank of Montreal – Banking Bylaw 1-2020
that Banking Bylaw Number 1-2020 be read a first time;
that Banking Bylaw Number 1-2020 be read a second time;
that Banking Bylaw Number 1-2020 be read a third time, passed, and adopted.
(B) Toronto-Dominion – Resolution re: Bankers and Signing Officers
that the Toronto-Dominion Bank Resolution re: Bankers and Signing Officers as per Schedule B.2.(B). be approved.
(C) Blue Shore Credit Union – Resolution re: Bankers and Signing Officers
that the Blue Shore Credit Union Bank Resolution re: Bankers and Signing Officers as per Schedule B.2.(C). be approved.
​PASSED​June 23, 2020
B.3. Proposed Revised Policy 102: Board of Education – Committees and Representation
that the Board of Education approve the amended Proposed Revised Policy 102: Board of Education – Committees and Representation, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of June 23, 2020.
​PASSED​June 23, 2020
B.4. School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Annual Budget Bylaw for Fiscal Year 2020/21
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2020/21 be read a first time;
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2020/21 be read a second time;
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2020/21 be read a third time, passed and adopted.
​PASSED​June 23, 2020
B.1. New Board Agenda
that the Board of Education modify its Public Board Meeting Agenda to continue meetings at 6:30 p.m. and provide a 25 minute stakeholder comment session with 5 minutes for clarifying questions.
​PASSED​May 26, 2020
​B.2. Sutherland Secondary School Track Funding Partnership Opportunities
that the Board of Education direct the Superintendent to continue to explore government infrastructure grant initiatives and to ensure that the Sutherland rubberization project could be as ‘shovel ready’ as possible should opportunities arise.
​PASSED​May 26, 2020
​B.3. NVSD Return-to-School Instruction Plan
that the Board of Education endorse the North Vancouver School District Return-to-School Instruction Plan, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of May 26, 2020, and as submitted to the Ministry of Education, as required, on May 25, 2020.
​PASSED​May 26, 2020
B.1. Capital Plan Bylaw No. 2020/2021-CPSD44-01
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Capital Bylaw No. 2020/21-CP-SD44-01 be read a first time;
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Capital Bylaw No. 2020/21-CP-SD44-01 be read a second time;
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Capital Bylaw No. 2020/21-CP-SD44-01 be read a third time, passed, and adopted.
​PASSED​April 28, 2020
​B.2. North Vancouver Larson School Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020
that the North Vancouver Larson School Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020 be read a first time;
that the North Vancouver Larson School Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020 be read a second time;
that the North Vancouver Larson School Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020 be read a third time, passed and adopted.
​PASSED​April 28, 2020
​B.3. North Vancouver Handsworth School Tree Covenant and Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020
that the North Vancouver Handsworth School Tree Covenant and Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020 be read a first time;
that the North Vancouver Handsworth School Tree Covenant and Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020 be read a second time;
that the North Vancouver Handsworth School Tree Covenant and Statutory Right of Way Bylaw 2020 be read a third time, passed and adopted.
​PASSED​April 28, 2020
B.4. 2020/21 Budget Consultation Update and Board Direction
that the Board direct staff to proceed with the development of the 2020/21 Annual Budget incorporating the budget priorities recommended by the Executive Committee, as identified in Appendix A.
​PASSED​April 28, 2020
B.5. City of North Vancouver and School District 44 Collaborative Working Relationship
that the School District and the City of North Vancouver continue to work together more formally through annual meetings of City Council and the Board of Education;

and that staff be directed through a formal working committee reporting to these governing bodies to consider and develop options, which may include other related partnerships, which benefit the children, families and community in the City of North Vancouver.
​PASSED​April 28, 2020
B.1. Policy 203: Communicating Student Learning to Parents (Reporting)
that the Board of Education approve Proposed Revised Policy 203: Communicating Student Learning to Parents (Reporting), as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of March 10, 2020.
​PASSED​March 10, 2020
B.2. Proposed 2020/21 School Calendar for Board Approval
that the Board of Education approve the Proposed 2020/21 School Calendar as attached to the Administrative Memorandum of March 10, 2020.
​PASSED​March 10, 2020
B.3. Physical Literacy
to direct the Superintendent to investigate what is needed in order to assess the physical literacy of our elementary age students and report back to the Board by June 23, 2020 with a potential plan and any associated costs.
​PASSED​March 10, 2020
B.1. School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Amended Annual Budget Bylaw for Fiscal Year 2019/20
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Amended Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2019/20 be read a first time;
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Amended Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2019/20 be read a second time;
that School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) Amended Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2019/20 be read a third time, passed and adopted.
​PASSED​February 25, 2020
B.2. Motion for BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) Annual General Meeting
that the North Vancouver Board of Education approve the substantive motion as attached to this memorandum of February 25, 2020.
​PASSED​February 25, 2020
B.3. Proposed Revised Policy 208: Summer Programs
that the Board of Education approve Proposed Revised Policy 208: Summer Programs, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of February 25, 2020.
​PASSED​February 25, 2020
B.4. Elite Hockey Academy Proposal
that the Board of Education approve, in principle, the establishment of a North Vancouver Elite Hockey Academy as outlined in the North Vancouver Elite Hockey Academy Proposal attached to the Administrative Memorandum of February 25, 2020 and, that the academy be offered beginning September 2020 subject to sufficient student enrollment.
​PASSED​February 25, 2020
B.1. Board Committees and Trustee Representational Assignments (2020)
that the Board approve the Chair’s appointments of Trustees as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of January 21, 2020, and make the appointments effective January 21, 2020. Board Committees and Trustee Representational Assignments (2020)
 
​PASSED​January 21, 2020
B.2. New Policy 309: Provision of Menstrual Products to Students
that the Board of Education approve Proposed New Policy 309: Provision of Menstrual Products to Students, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of January 21, 2020.
​PASSED​January 21, 2020
B.3. IB Program Expansion
that the Board of Education approve the selection of Norgate Community Elementary School as the location of the school district’s third International Baccalaureate Organization’s Primary Years Programme;
 
and that the Board of Education direct staff to make application to the International Baccalaureate Organization for the candidacy of Norgate Community Elementary School as an authorized IBO Primary Years Programme school.
​PASSED​January 21, 2020
B.4. Committee of the Whole
that the Board of Education direct the Superintendent to create a Committee of the Whole that would allow for partner group input into motions that are tabled for the Public Board Meeting.  That the Committee of the Whole be open to representatives from partner groups.
 
that the Board directs the Superintendent to prepare several Board meeting Agenda options that would address feedback and discussion we had today on January 21, 2020 and provide the Board with options by no later than April 2020.
DEFEATED




PASSED
​January 21, 2020




January 21, 2020
B.1.Proposed Revised Policy 605: Admission of Students to School
that the Board of Education approve Proposed Revised Policy 605: Admission of Students to School, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of December 10, 2019.

​PASSED​December 10, 2019
B.2. New Policy 809: Encroachments on Board Premise
that the Board of Education approve Proposed New Policy 809: Encroachments on Board Premises, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of December 10, 2019.

​PASSED​December 10, 2019
B.3.Track Funding Partnership Opportunities
that the Board of Education direct the Superintendent to explore the possibility of rubberizing the track at Sutherland with community partners, look at possible funding options, and report back to the Board at the Public Board Meeting on March 10, 2020.  

​PASSED​December 10, 2019
​B.1. Election of a Board Chair​PASSED​November 19, 2019
​B.2. Election of a Board Vice ChairPASSEDNovember 19, 2019
B.3. Election to BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) Provincial Council and to BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA)
 
PASSEDNovember 19, 2019
B.4. Proposed Revised Policy 202: Alternative Delivery – Physical and Health Education K-10
that the Board of Education approve Proposed Revised Policy 202: Alternative Delivery – Physical and Health Education K-10, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of November 19, 2019.
PASSEDNovember 19, 2019
B.5. 2020/21 Budget Development Consultation Process
that the Board of Education approve the proposed process and timelines identified within Board Schedule B.5. for the development of the 2020/21 Budget. 
PASSEDNovember 19, 2019
​B.1. IB Primary Years Programme – Proposed Expansion
that the Board of Education support the introduction of a third IB Primary Years Programme in the North Vancouver School District and that staff be directed to explore a two-phase expansion of the IB PYP Programme, first to Norgate Community Elementary School and later to Larson Elementary School, as outlined in the International Baccalaureate Expansion Plans 2019-2020 Recommendations to the Superintendent Report September 2019 report document;
 
and that staff undertake consultation with the Norgate Community Elementary School teaching and parent community and the Squamish Nation, and report back to the Board of Education in January 2020.
​PASSED
​October 15, 2019
B.2. Proposed Revised Policy 201: Learning Resources for Classroom Use
that the Board of Education approve Proposed Revised Policy 201: Learning Resources for Classroom Use, as attached to this Administrative Memorandum of October 15, 2019.
PASSEDOctober 15, 2019
B.3. Strategic Plan Announcement
that the Board of Education adopts the public engagement process to renew the Strategic Plan.
PASSEDOctober 15, 2019
​B.4. Trustee Stipend
that the annual discussion of the Trustee Stipend increase be postponed until Staff bargaining is finished.

PASSED


October 15, 2019
B.1. 2018/19 Surplus Utilization
that the Board approve the appropriation of $6,773,289 Accumulated Surplus at identified in the attached Appendix A: Executive Committee Recommendation on Proposed Accumulated Surplus Utilization.
​PASSED

​September 24, 2019
B.2. Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended
June 30, 2019
that the Board approve the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditors’ Report to the Board of Education of School District No.44 (North Vancouver) for the Year Ended June 30, 2019 as presented in Schedule B.1.      
PASSED

​September 24, 2019
B.3. Notice of Motion – Climate Change
that North Vancouver School District declare a climate emergency and support our students and teachers in their endeavours in educating our community on climate change and the impact it has on our environment and that the Board of Education direct the Superintendent to develop a measurable plan to reduce further our carbon footprint as a school district and that this plan be reviewed every calendar year; and that the Board of Education direct the Superintendent to reach out to both North Vancouver District and City of North Vancouver about developing a task force where we jointly can work together to reduce our carbon footprint.  
 
that staff be directed to explore opportunities to make the replacement school at Cloverley an eco-demonstration school and report their findings back to the Board of Education.
​PASSED








PASSED
​September 24, 2019








September 24, 2019
B.4. Committee of the Whole
that the Board of Education direct the Superintendent to create a Committee of the Whole that would allow for partner group input into motions that are tabled for the Public Board Meeting.  That the Committee of the Whole be open to representatives from partner groups. The proposed Committee of the Whole will be on the same day as the Public Board Meeting.
 
that the Committee of the Whole motion be referred to the Committee dealing with the Standing Committee meetings and that the Chair report back to the Board.

DEFEATED




PASSED

January 21, 2020




September 24, 2019


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