Open Session - Wednesday April 15, 2020
Complete Agenda
Agenda Updates
Call to Order
National Anthem
Acknowledgement
Approval of Agenda
Special Presentations
1.1 United Way Campaign 2019/20
Declaration of Conflict of Interest
Board Minutes for Approval
3.1 Regular Meeting of the Board, March 10, 2020
3.2 Supplementary Meeting of the Board, March 24, 2020
3.3 Extraordinary Meeting of the Board, April 1, 2020
Chair's Request for Written Questions from Trustees
Notices of Motion and Petitions
Section for Recognition
6.1 Earth Month - April
6.2 Sikh Heritage Month - April
6.3 Administrative Professionals' Day - April 22, 2020
Delegations
7.1 Delegation by Athina Tagidou and Lesia Forse on behalf of Applewood Residents regarding Applewood Heights S.S. field and partnership with Community Sports Partners
7.2 Delegation by Kola Iluyomade regarding the criminalization and safety of Black
parents at Board meetings
Old Business
New Business
9.1 Notice of Motion: Trustee McDonald regarding recognition of the International
Decade of Peoples of African Descent
9.2 Ministry Review directives (oral report)
Reports from Director and Staff
Items for Receipt
11.1 Minutes of the Special Education Advisory Committee, February 18, 2020 (will be
available on a future agenda)
11.2 Recommendations of the Special Education Advisory Committee, February 18, 2020 (will be available 011 a future agenda)
11.3 Retirements
11.4 Second Quarterly Financial Reports as at February 29, 2020
11.5 Response to delegation by Graeme Melvin regarding rental of school facilities and
partnering with community groups
11.6 Response to delegation by Dr. Tope Adefarakan regarding Black History Month -policing Black students
11.7 Response to question asked by Trustee McDonald regarding adherence to progressive discipline process
11.8 Response to questions asked by Trustee McDonald regarding pyscho-educational
consultants and behaviourial teaching assistants racial breakdown and Black student
proportion of BTA allocation
11.9 Response to written questions submitted by Student Trustee Arora regarding vaping
11.10 Response to question asked by Trustee McDonald regarding proportion of Black
students in behavioural programs
11.11 Response to written questions submitted by Trustee McDonald and Trustee Benjamin regarding student and staff safety during the COVID-19 pandemic
11.12 Response to written question submitted by Student Trustee Arora regarding actions taken for the LGBTQ+ student community
11.13 Response to written question submitted by Trustee Sohi regarding restorative
practices
12. Reports from Ontario Public School Boards' Association
12.1 OPSBA Connects - March 9, 2020
12.2 OPSBA Connects - April 6, 2020
13. Communications - For Action or Receipt
14. Reports from Trustee Representatives on Councils/Associations
15. Questions from Board Members
16. Public Question Period
17. Further Business
18. Adoption of the In Committee Reports
19. Adjournment