AGENDA

ADMINISTRATIVE AND CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE

PUBLIC SESSION
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.        

1.         Memorials and Prayer. 

2.         Roll Call and Apologies. 

3.         Approval of the Agenda 

4.         Declarations of Interest. 

5.         Approval and Signing of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held January 16, 2008 for PUBLIC SESSION.   p.1-p.14

6.         Presentations: 

7.         Delegations: 

a)         Jenny Sealey, CSAC Chair of St. Bernard Catholic School regarding request for a new school.   p.15

8.         Trustee Matters: 

a)         From Trustee Piccininni, regarding reconsideration of Board motion of December 10, 2008 on cafeteria commissions. 

1.         That the Board motion to approve allocating 30% of commissions from gross cafeteria sales that will be retained in a new central account for system-wide cafeteria infrastructure renewal and replacement be reconsidered 

                        2.         That staff initiate consultation with the schools. 

            b)         From Trustee Carroll, regarding Secret Ballot vote. 

                        Receive. 

            c)         From Trustee Carroll, regarding school construction funds. 

                        WHEREAS it is appropriate to proceed with school construction if the funds are available,  

                        IT IS MOVED THAT where funds are available within a school or within that school's Ward,  to commence with the construction on a school, or where funds are made available, with the prior written agreement of a trustee from another ward, then the construction process may begin with the proviso that before any community, construction or legal commitments are entered into the Board is notified as to the full cost of the project and where the fund for that project are coming from. 

9.         Unfinished Business:

10.       Matters recommended by Sub-Committees requiring Committee approval. 

11.       Matters referred/deferred to this Committee by the Board and other Committees.  

12.       Reports of Officials and Special Committees for ACTION of the Board.

a)         Report regarding E-Pod System and Potential Sites.   p.16-p.17 

                        That the following Board motion of May 16, 2007 be rescinded: 

                        That the Board establish three pilot projects with Belle View Construction using their E-pod structure and report back to the Board with the locations of the E-pods. 

b)         Report regarding St. Victor Request for Non-Conforming Bus Service.   p.18-p.23 

            That the Request of the St. Victor Community to provide transportation for students in the area north of Ellesmere Road not be approved. 

c)          Report regarding St. Matthias Request for Non-Conforming Bus Services.   p.24-p.30 

                        That the request of the St. Matthias Community to provide transportation for students at the Van Horne Daycare not be approved.           

13.       Reports of Officials and Special Committees for INFORMATION of the Board.          

a)         Report regarding Suspension Appeal and Expulsion Hearings.   p.31-p.39 

            Receive. 

b)         Report regarding School’s Outside Agency Account Status Report for the Period September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008.   p.40-p.45             

                        Receive. 

c)         Report regarding School’s CSAC Account Status Report for the Period September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008.   p.46-p.52 

                        Receive. 

d)         Report regarding 2007-08 School Budgets Compared to Actual and Committed Expenditures for the Period September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008.  p.53-p.59 

                        Receive. 

14.       Approval of Matters for which no trustee has requested debate: 

15.       Communications: 

16.       Inquiries and Miscellaneous: 

N.B.     Private Inquiries must only be related to matters as outlined in the reference to legislation on the inside cover of the Private Agenda. 

17.       Update of Pending List:

18.       RESOLVE INTO PRIVATE SESSION.

REVISED 

A D D E N D U M  

PUBLIC SESSION 

Please add the following items to the agenda for the Regular meeting of the Administrative and Corporate Services Committee in PUBLIC SESSION for Wednesday, February 13, 2008: 

11.     Matters Referred/deferred to this Committee by the Board and other Committees: 

a)                  Verbal Communication from Trustee Crawford regarding the exemption of Ward 12 schools from the Grade 4 Religious Knowledge Test.  (Referred to the Committee by the Human Resources, Program and Religious Affairs Committee at its meeting held February 11, 2008). 

             Receive. 

15.     COMMUNICATION         

a)                   Verbal Communication from Trustee Del Grande regarding Risk Management and  Insurance. 

                        Receive. 

February 13, 2008