Highlights From November 19, 2002
| Video Conferencing Ribbon Cutting | |
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Chair Juergen Leukert welcomed members of the public and press and formally unveiled the board's new video conferencing system. The board has five video conferencing sites across the district, located in Kapuskasing, Schumacher, South Porcupine, Kirkland Lake, and New Liskeard. These sites have been strategically located to provide the best accessibility for Administrative and Professional Development and their location will cut down tremendously on staff travel time. The system has been configured to allow future expansion into more sites, as well as to allow for the potential of Distance Education.
Joining the meeting from our site in Kapuskasing was trustee Ruby Brunet and student trustees Jessie Kancir and Shawn Zwaryczuk. Trustee Nancy Pedersen joined the meeting from the New Liskeard Board Office. |
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| Staffing Increases | |
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The board approved the increase of staff in the following secondary schools:
0.33 - Kapuskasing District High School 1.0 - Cochrane High School 0.5 - Iroquois Falls Secondary School 0.5 - Roland Michener Secondary School 1.0 staff will be reassigned from the P.A.C.E. to Timmins High and Vocational School with Kirkland Lake Collegiate and Vocational Institute and Englehart High School being further reviewed. |
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| Approval Of Pilot Project | |
| The board approved the use of monitors in their secondary schools. Under this approved pilot plan principals can maximize the number of teacher on-calls as per the collective agreement. | |
| Funding Approval | |
| The board approved an option for the construction of the new school facility in Kirkland Lake and empowered the Superintendent of Business and finance to proceed with the borrowing of $16,500,000 through CorpFinance International to fund the project. | |
| Field Trip Policy Revision | |
| The Student Field Trip Policy was revised to reflect the changes made to 1.2 of Operational Procedures for out of country travel dates. This revised policy will be posted on Docushare and the board website by the end of the week. | |
| Administrative Reports and Meetings | |
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The following administrative reports and meetings were approved:
1) Cash Disbursements 2) Curriculum Update 3) Employee Absence Tracking Report 4) Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting - November 6, 2002 |
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