Halton Catholic School Board Meeting Documents BOARD 2010-11-02 MINUTES

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Subject to approval HALTON CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, November 2, 2010Board Room, 802 Drury Lane,Burlington, ON

Members present: B. Van de Vrande (Chair) A.A. LeMayA. Danko J. MattersP. Houlahan R. Palmieri (Vice Chair)

A. Iantomasi E. Viana

Member excused: S. Koso

Student trustees: J. Cole C. PericC. Schneider

Staff present: M. Pautler, Director of Education & Secretary of the BoardG. Corbacio P. McMahonJ. Langill J. O’Hara R. MacDonald S. RossiniT. Pinelli L. NaarJ. Herman M. Tessari

Also present: L. Stocco, Communications ServicesR. Brock, OECTA President, ElementaryK. Boyd, OECTA President, Secondary

Recording Secretary: D. Ross

1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1 Opening Prayer

The meeting opened with a prayer at 8:00 p.m. led by Father Loza. Trustees were asked toremember in their prayers Wayne Redwood, father of Jennifer Liebig, teacher at St. JosephCatholic Elementary School, Acton who died on Tuesday, October 19, 2010

1.2 Motions Adopted In Camera R. Palmieri read the motions adopted In-Camera.

IC – # 150/10 Moved by: E. Viana Seconded by: A.A. LeMay

RESOLVED, that the Halton Catholic District School Board approve the appointment of Yolanda Esposito as Acting Elementary Principal effective November 3, 2010 with an end date to be determined and;

That the Halton Catholic District School Board approve the appointment of Mark Witter as Acting Elementary Vice Principal effective November 3, 2010 with an end date to be

determined. CARRIED

IC – # 153/10 Moved by: E. Viana Seconded by: P. Houlahan

RESOLVED, that the Halton Catholic District School Board receive as information the hiring as a probationary teacher of Meghan Araujo effective November 1, 2010 and the retirement of Majorie Haus effective October 29, 2010.



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2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

# 193/10 Moved by: A. Iantomasi Seconded by: J. Matters

RESOLVED, that the agenda be accepted as presented. CARRIED

3. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

There was no declaration of conflict of interest.

4. PRESENTATIONThere were no presentations.

5. DELEGATIONThere were no delegations.

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES6.1 Regular Board Meeting – November 2, 2010

# 194/10 Moved by: E. Viana Seconded by: J. Matters

RESOLVED, that the minutes of the November 2, 2010 Regular Board Meeting be approved as presented. CARRIED

7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS7.1 Summary of Outstanding Items from Previous Meetings

The summary was provided as information.

8. ACTION ITEMS8.1 New Operating Policy II-1 Full Day Kindergarten Extended Day Program – 1st Reading

J. Langill acknowledged R. MacDonald as co-author of the report. He also referenced theaccompanying procedure under Item 10.7, which provides supporting information regarding

some of the requirements.

# 195/10 Moved by: E. Viana Seconded by: A.A. LeMay

RESOLVED , that the Halton Catholic District School Board approve Policy II-1 Full Day Kindergarten Extended Day Program in first reading.

When asked how class sizes are determined for Full Day Kindergarten, R. MacDonald indicatedthat the Ministry provides the ratio. He confirmed that the aggregate across the system for thecore program is 26:1.

The Chair called for a vote and the motion CARRIED .

8.2 II-45 Equity and Inclusive Education PolicyJ. Langill presented the Equity and Inclusive Education Policy for 3rd reading, specifically theversion amended by J. Matters that was circulated prior to the Board meeting.

E. Viana presented the following motion and clarified that it was pertaining to the versionprovided in the package.


RESOLVED , that the Halton Catholic District School Board approve Board Operating

Policy II-45 Education and Inclusive Education in third reading.




A. Danko asked that the motion be amended to substitute the policy with the version providedby J. Matters.

# 196/10 Moved by: A. Danko (amendment) Seconded by: J. Matters

RESOLVED , that the Halton Catholic District School Board approve the amended version circulated prior to the Board Meeting of Operating Policy II-45 Education and Inclusive Education in third reading.

# 197/10 Moved by: J. Matters Seconded by: P. Houlahan

RESOLVED , that page 4 of the policy: “ … and that prevent full participatory school - community relations ” be deleted from the Policy. CARRIED

A. Danko presented the following amendment to the Policy.

# 198/10 Moved by: A. Danko Seconded by: J. Matters

Whereas , a memo written by his Excellency Bishop Paul-Andre Durocher, Chair of the Education Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario (ACBO) was addressed to the HCDSB and all Catholic school boards in Ontario, dated January 19, 2010;

Whereas , the memos topic was regarding the issue of discipline in school but also discusses several issues related to issues of equity and inclusion;

Whereas , Bishop Durocher, speaking on behalf of the Bishops of Ontario, who are in agreement with promoting mutual understanding and equity, has asked Catholic school boards to carefully consider the appropriateness of several activities proposed by the ministry to support the equity and inclusion policy and whether they should be applied to Catholic schools;

Whereas , Bishop Durocher explains that the ministry- proposed “gay - straight alliances” or clubs, imply a self-identification with sexual orientation that is often premature among high school students.

Whereas , in this memo the Bishops have asked Catholic school boards to refrain from establishing such alliances or clubs in particular as an activity to support the implementation of the equity policy, and to instead consider other types of dialogue groups that can achieve the objective of mutual understanding and healthy relationships;

Whereas Bishop Durocher has also requested that the equity policy development process take into account this and the other concerns contained in his memo; therefore

RESOLVED that, Policy II-45 be amended by adding the following text “While the board iscommitted to equity and inclusion, some ministry proposed activities such as “gay - s traight alliances” or clubs cannot be permitted. Other types of dialogue groups that remain in conformity with Catholic teaching that could achieve the same objectives of promoting understanding are to be encouraged instead ” be added to text after the sentence near the top of page 4 that ends with “… free from all forms of unjust discriminationand harassment” .

CARRIED

C. Schneider spoke against the proposed motion on the basis that “gay-straight alliances” arenot necessarily about self identification but more about acceptance of those who might, oreventually might, be gay or homosexual and expressed concern with telling students that therecan’t be gay-straight alliances.




A.A. LeMay asked whether the Ministry had moved away on that issue since the release ofBishop Durocher’s letter. M. Pautler, in response, noted that the authors of the template policydocuments were fully aware of the Bishop’s expectations and worked towards that. Thesubsequent approval or ratification of the policy by the Assembly of Bishops, would indicate thattheir initial concerns expressed in January had been addressed at least to an extent sufficientthat they were not providing impediments to boards proceeding with the development andultimately adoption in policy.


# 199/10 Moved by: J. Matters Seconded by: A. Danko

Whereas the Halton Catholic District School Board provides additional teaching resources to teacher from time to time, as needed;

Whereas , the Equity and Inclusion Policy includes the provision for additional teaching resources to assist with the care of students experiencing same-sex attraction;

Whereas , the HCSB strives for excellence in all aspects of Board operations;

Be it Resolved , that Section 4 of “Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment Practices” contain the following wording “ Teachers must consult the following: Section 2357 and 2358 (always together) of the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1997. Letter to All Involved in Catholic Education – Church Teaching on Sexual Maturity (Document 370303 Assembly of Catholic Bishops); and any other relevant document fully and entirely consistent with the Doctrine of the Catholic Church following: “…as reference and resource” .

In response to questions, J. Matters pointed out the differences to the policy.


A recorded vote was requested. The Chair called for a vote on the motion as amended.

In Favour Against AbstainedHoulahan, P. J. Cole (non-binding) Danko, A.Iantomasi, A. C. Schneider (non-binding) LeMay, A.A.Matters, J.Palmieri, R.Van de Vrande, B.Viana, E.C. Peric (non-binding)

The motion CARRIED .

C. Schneider commented that, although in favour of the policy, the proposed amendmentsno longer promote in all areas, an Equity and Inclusive Education.

8.3 2010-2013 Board Improvement Plan for Improved Student Achievement J. Herman addressed the Board’s Improvement Plan for Student Achievement for 2010-2013.She noted that the plan does follow Ministry directive and reflects our system’s continued focuson improved student achievement and success through focus on faith formation, excellence inteaching and learning opportunities, fostering of student and family engagement and buildingcommunity partnerships.




# 200/10 Moved by: A.A. LeMay Seconded by: A. Iantomasi

RESOLVED , that the Halton Catholic District School Board approve the 2010-2013 BoardImprovement Plan for Improved Student Achievement. CARRIED

9. STAFF REPORTS9.1 Audit Committee and Internal Audit Update

P. McMahon briefly addressed the report. In response to a question, he acknowledged that an

ad will be placed within the next couple of weeks inviting applications for two volunteerpositions. It will be placed in local newspapers, on the Board’s website and advertised throughCPIC and School Councils.

9.2 St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School – Addition and Alterations ProjectUpdate As reported at the last Board Meeting, G. Corbacio confirmed the need to update thepreliminary budget for the Loyola project as well as the scheduled completion date. It will bebrought back to the Board as an Action Item at the next Board meeting.

10. INFORMATION REPORTS10.1 Student Trustees – Update

J. Cole reported that the “We” Action Day was a great success. He also noted that the responsefrom students regarding the “What’s Your Issue” initiative was tremendous.

10.2 Approved School Educational Trips Staff clarified that there are 45 students going to Ottawa along with 5 supervisors.

10.3 OCSTA Trustee Award of Merit – Submission due by January 5, 2011Trustees are asked to submit names for the OCSTA Trustee Award of Merit by the submissiondue date of January 5, 2011.

10.4 2011 AGM & Conference Resolutions – Submission due by January 28, 2011Trustees were asked to submit any proposed resolutions by the January 28th submission date.

10.5 ETAC Trip Proposals

10.6 EQAO Trend Data In response to a question from P. Houlahan, J. Herman acknowledged that the same grade 9mathematics test is administered to both academic and applied students. J. Hermanacknowledged that staff has recognized the differential between the performance andachievement of academic students and applied students. It is for that reason, that staff hasacknowledged as a Smart Goal that this is an area where we need to focus our efforts.

10.7 New Administrative Procedure VI-51 – Full Day Kindergarten Extended Day Program

11. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONThere was no miscellaneous information.

12. CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence.

13. OPEN QUESTION PERIODThere were no questions.

14. IN CAMERAThere was no in-camera session.




15. RESOLUTION re ABSENTEES


R ESOLVED , that S. Koso be excused. CARRIED

16. ADJOURNMENT/CLOSING PRAYER

# 202/10 Moved by: P. Houlahan Seconded by: J. Matters

R ESOLVED , that the meeting adjourn. CARRIED

The meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m. with a closing prayer led by E. Viana.

CERTIFIED CORRECT: APPROVED:

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