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OTTAWA-CARLETON
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
28 August 2000
Report No. 00 -178 to the Board
Re Standing Committee Agenda Items — September to December 2000
ORIGINATOR: James P. Grieve, Director of Education /Secretary of the Board
Janice E. Sargent, Management, Policy and Planning Advisor
PURPOSE:
To provide for information to the Board a preliminary list of 'action' and 'information' agenda
items for Fall 2000 -01.
BACKGROUND:
2. At the Board meeting of 7 July 2000, a request was made by Trustee Chambers that staff prepare
a report for the 28 August Board meeting outlining the major issues to be addressed in the fall,
and how they will be organized if Standing Committees are in abeyance for the period.
STATUS:
3. The following agenda items are included in Appendix A, attached:
Table 1
• annual /semi - annual /one -time action or information items required for submission to the
Board within a specific time frame by virtue of Board policy OR as directed by Board
motion;
• items scheduled to be brought for information to the Board in the areas of program and
curriculum, finance, facilities /physical planning, staffing, etc.;
• new action and information items which are known to be coming forward in 2000 -01, and
have been tentatively scheduled for a specific month during the period in question;
Table 2
• potential Fall 2000 action and information items not yet scheduled; and
Table 3
• agenda items which recur annually, are required by Board motion, and /or may require
decision by the Board in 2000 -01 and which are not yet scheduled - to be added as
appropriate.*
*Note: A series of separately scheduled meetings to hear delegations and reach decisions
on elementary school closures is scheduled for 26 and 28 September (delegations); 17 and
19 October (COW - debate); and 24 October (Special Board). Agenda items for these
meetings are not listed in Appendix A.
Should the recommendations in Report 00 -177 included elsewhere in this evening's package be
adopted by the Board, action and information items will be grouped on each Committee of the
Whole (Public) agenda by general topic (program/ curriculum, finance, etc.). Committee of the
Whole recommendations with respect to action items will go forward for decision to the next
following Board meeting.
SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION
James P. Grieve
Director of Education/ Secretary of the Board
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Appendix A
Table 1: Standing Committee Agenda Items — September — December 2000
Month/Standing
September 2000
Human Resources
Business Services
Education
Chairs'
Benefits Renewal — Basic Life, LTD
Review of ESL /ELD - Final Plan
.
• Principal /V -P Selection Proced.
• Dept Head Performance
Appraisal
• Leadership for Tomorrow —
Status Report
• Mentoring Program Report
• School Reviews — Update
• Proposed Testing Schedule 00 -01
• Teacher Advisor Program
• Review of Technology Across the
Curriculum — Draft Process
• SEAC Report
• Board Motions Database Update
• School Councils Annual Report
October 2000
Human Resources
Business Services
• Long -range Accommodation
• Vandalism & Retained Loss Rpt
Plan
• Portable Inspection Report
• Trust Funds Policy
• Preliminary Year -End Forecast
• Results of Mirror Netting 99 -00
Education
Secondary School Reform /SS
• Differentiating for Exceptional
Organization
Students
• Tracking of Graduates — Survey
Results
• Early Literacy & Numeracy Pilot
Projects — Final Report
• SEAC Report
• Trustee Expenses Report (to
include Annual Report on
Chairs'
Conference Call Costs)
• SALEP Report to MOE (if req'd)
• Report re Advisability of
Establishing a Non -profit Local
Education Foundation
• Semi - annual Suspensions Report
• Critical Incidents Annual Report
November 2000
Human Resources
• Benefits Renewal —
Health /Dental
Business Services
• Recommended Strategy for
• Playstructures — Status Report
Implementation of Better
Schools Vision (Duke Solutions)
— Fall 00
• Proposed Amendment to
Transportation Policy
• Student Transfers Policy
Education
• District -wide Exams Ann. Rpt
• Research Committee Directory
• EQAO Gr 3 & 6 Assessments —
Initial Analysis
• SEAC Report
Chairs'
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Appendix A
Table 1(cont'd): Standing Committee Agenda Items — September — December 2000
Month/Standing .
December 2000
Human Resources
Business Services • Audited 1999 -00 Fin. Statements • Preliminary ADE Projection
• Financial Rpt 1 Sep -30 Nov 00
Education • Review of Special Ed /Student • SEAC Report
Services Delivery Model • Review of Technology Across the
Curriculum - Final Plan
Chairs' • Board Motions Database Update
Table 2: Fall Standing Committee Agenda Items 2000 -01— not yet scheduled
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inrormation
Resources
Business Services
• Capital Projects and Facility
Renewal - Status Reports
Education
Policies - Changes to Programs
• Curriculum Planning Process
and Organizational Structures at
• Gifted Curricula
Secondary Schools and Program,
• Home Schooling with Visiting
Board Structures at Elementary
Schools
and Secondary Schools
• Safe & Caring Schools
Chairs'
• Strategic Plan Updates:
Operational Plans to Support
Strategic Objectives
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Appendix A
Table 3:
BOARD /COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEMS 2000 -01— not yet scheduled
BOARD MOTION
• General Purpose Epi -pen
• Policy re Life - threatening
Medical Conditions (generic, to
cover procedures for diabetes,
anaphylaxis, etc.)
• Additional Reduction of
$150,000 to Instructional
Supplies & Services Budget,
2000 -01
• To SEAC 3 x per year — Waiting
Lists for Specialized Assessments
and /or Supports
• Investigation of Potential for
Specialized Itinerant Programs
for Exceptionalities Other Than
Visual or Hearing Impairment
• Investigate Design Parameters
for Centres of Excellence for
Exceptional Students
• Report to Audit Committee re
Board - generated Funds
• Annual Report to Audit
Committee on Status of Financial
Services Department Action
Plans
D
ANNUALLY (iflas required)
• Budget Recommendations
• Budget Approval
• Principal /V -P Appointments
• Manager /Supt Appointments
• Labour Relations /Negotiations
• Property Acquisition and
Disposition
• Other Legal Issues
• OCDSB Comprehensive Plan
Amendments, if/ as required
• Renewals - Benefits
OTHER
• Board Policies: Approval of new
and revised (as required)
N.B.: New provincial legislation
will require revisions to a
number of Safe Schools policies
and procedures — some for
implementation in February
2001, the remainder in
September 2001.
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