March 26th, 2013
Director’s Update
Waterloo Region District School Board – Board Meeting
On March 25, 2013 at 7:00pm, the WRDSB held its monthly Board Meeting. The agenda and reports for this meeting are available on the Board’s website by clicking here.
Two delegations appeared at the meeting speaking to the construction at Empire Public School.
Receipt/Approval of Minutes
Trustees approved the following minutes:
- Parent Involvement Committee – December 4, 2012
- Special Education Advisory Committee – February 13, 2013
- Committee of the Whole Meeting – March 18, 2013
Trustees received the following minutes:
- Board Meeting – February 25, 2013
Reports
Approval of New Board Policy 4018 – Fraud Management (For Approval)
Trustees approved the following recommendation:
That on the recommendation of the Policy & Bylaw Standing Committee, the Waterloo Region District School Board approve Board Policy 4018 – Fraud Management, as outlined in the report ‘New Board Policy 4018 – Fraud Management’, dated March 25, 2013
Approval of New Board Policy 1014 – Freedom of Information and Records Management (For Approval)
Trustees approved the following recommendation:
That on the recommendation of the Policy & Bylaw Standing Committee, the Waterloo Region District School Board approve the Board Policy 1014 – Freedom of Information and Records Management, as outlined in the report ‘New Board Policy 1014 – Freedom of Information and Records Management’, dated March 25, 2013.
Suspension/Expulsion Report to February 28, 2013 (For Information)
The report provides information about suspensions and expulsions for February 2013, as well as the data for the same month in 2012. Year-to-date suspensions and expulsions up to February 2013 are included in the report
Staffing Information – Retirements and Resignations (For Information)
Staff members who are retiring or resigning from the Board are listed in this report. Twenty-one staff members with over 471 years of services will retire from the WRDSB. Four staff members resigned.
Staffing Recommendations – Appointments (For Approval)
The Board is pleased to appoint five support staff and one elementary teacher. The report lists the names of these new staff members.
Trustees approved the following recommendation:
That the Waterloo Region District School Board approve the appointment to staff as outlined in the report titled “Staffing Recommendations – Appointments”, dated March 25, 2013.
The meeting adjourned at 8:26pm
