Special Public Board Meeting 2013-2014: #1
Date: October 2, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Main Floor Board Room, Catholic Education Services
9807-106 Street, Edmonton AB T5K 1C2
Phone: 780 441-6002
Web: www.ecsd.net
1. / Call to Order
1.1 / Board Chair Kallal called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Marilyn Bergstra began the meeting with the Opening Prayer.
1.2 / Present
B. Kallal, Board Chair
J. Acheson
M. Bergstra
D. Engel, Board Vice-Chair
L. Kowalczyk
C. Olsen
L. Thibert
1.3 / Comments from the Public
There were no comments scheduled.
1.4 / Consent Agenda
There were no Consent Agenda items.
1.5 / Agenda
Trustee Kowalczyk moved that the Board of Trustees approves the agenda of the
October 2, 2013 Public Board meeting with the addition of the following items:
A. 3.1A (vi) Accountability Pillar to be discussed after 3.1A (iii)
B. New Business 3.3 Distinguished Alumni Award - Sr. Annata Brockman
Carried
2. / Minutes
2.1 / Minutes of the Previous Meeting
A. / June 18, 2013
Trustee Engel moved that the Board of Trustees approves the minutes of the June 18, 2013 Public Board Meeting.
Carried
2.2 / Matters Arising from the Minutes
Trustee Acheson inquired why the amount of $4,000 for Board Development Activities is no longer part of GP#11 (pg. 5). Acting Corporate Secretary Burghardt stated that the Board Development Activities portion of GP#11 is now a Board Practice.
3. / Business of the Meeting
3.1 / Administrative Business
A. / Reports for Information
(i) / Recognition of First High School Graduates from Kisiko Awasis School
Trustee Bergstra moved that the Board of Trustees accepts as information that in June 2013, we had our first ever high school graduates from Kisiko Awasis School and offers congratulations to Rodney Jarrett Julian Morin, Shayna Tanisha Lynn Papin and Sky Wind Roan.
Carried
(ii) / Provincial Achievement Test Results 2012-2013
Trustee Kowalczyk moved that the Board of Trustees receives as information the Edmonton Catholic School District Provincial Achievement Test Results for the 2012-2013 school year.
Carried
(iii) / Grade XII Diploma Exam Results 2012-2013
Trustee Engel moved that the Board of Trustees receives as information the Edmonton Catholic School District Diploma Examination Results for the 2012-2013 school year.
Carried
(iv) / Papal Blessing for 125th Anniversary
Trustee Engel moved that the Board of Trustees of Edmonton Catholic Separate School District #7 receives with appreciation the Papal Blessing for the 125th Anniversary of the District.
Carried
(v) / CEO Report on Summer Activities 2013
Trustee Bergstra moved that the Board of Trustees receives as information the CEO report on activities during the 2013 summer recess.
Carried
(vi) / Accountability Pillar October 2013
Trustee Bergstra moved that the Board of Trustees receives as information the Edmonton Catholic School District October 2, 2013, Accountability Pillar.
Carried
B. / Reports Requiring Action
There were no reports scheduled.
3.2 / Board Business
A. / Reports for Information
(i) / CEO Evaluation
Trustee Engel moved that the Board of Trustees commends Superintendent Joan Carr on the completion of a very successful
2012-2013 Evaluation.
Carried
B. / Reports Requiring Action
There were no reports scheduled.
3.3 / New Business
A. / Distinguished Alumni Award - Sister Annata Brockman
Trustee Kowalczyk moved that the Board of Trustees send a letter of congratulations to Sister Annata Brockman on the great accomplishment of receiving the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Alberta.
Carried
3.4 / In-Camera
Board Chair Kallal, Vice-Chair Engel, and Trustee Kowalczyk excused themselves from the meeting stating conflict of interest.
Trustee Bergstra assumed the chair.
Trustee Bergstra moved the meeting go in-camera at 4:05 p.m.
Carried
4.0 / Adjournment
A. / Prior to moving in-camera, Trustee Bergstra said the Closing Prayer.
B. / At 4:34 p.m. Trustee Bergstra moved the meeting out-of camera.
C. / Trustee Acheson moved the meeting adjourn at 4:35 p.m.
Carried
Board Chair Corporate Secretary
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