Approved Motions

April 26, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Chair to invite our local MLA's, Minister Mitzi Dean, Minister Rob Fleming, Minister Lana Popham, Minister Murray Rankin and Parliamentary Secretary Grace Lore - to a briefing on the SD61 Budget.

Action: A letter dated April 30, 2021 was sent to local MLA's inviting them to discuss the SD61 budget and process.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) disseminate the draft Child Care Policy 1330, including the draft Child Care Handbook, out for feedback.

Action: The Board voted in favour of disseminating the draft Child Care Policy 1330 and it has been sent out for feedback.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the George Jay Naming Committee Terms of Reference, as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of approving the George Jay Naming Committee Terms of Reference and they have been posted to the District website.

Approved Motion: That revised Bylaw 9360, General Meeting of the Board be: Read a second time the 26th day of April, 2021.

Action: Revised Bylaw 9360, General Meeting of the Board was given a second reading.

Approved Motion: That revised Bylaw 9360, General Meeting of the Board be: Read a third time, passed and adopted the 26th day of April, 2021.

Action: Revised Bylaw 9360, General Meeting of the Board was given a third and final reading and has been posted on the District website.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the following 2021/2022 school calendar dates: 2021/2022 School Calendar* School Opening September 7, 2021 First non-instructional day September 27, 2021 Thanksgiving October 11, 2021 Second non-instructional day October 22, 2021 (Province wide) Remembrance Day November 11, 2021 Third non-instructional day November 12, 2021 Schools close for Winter vacation December 17, 2021 Schools re-open after Winter vacation January 4, 2022 Fourth non-instructional day February 18, 2022 Family Day February 21, 2022 Schools close for Spring vacation March 18, 2022 Schools re-open after Spring vacation April 4, 2022 Good Friday April 15, 2022 Easter Monday April 18, 2022 Fifth non-instructional day May 20, 2022 Victoria Day May 23, 2022 Administrative Day and School Closing June 24, 2022 *Sixth non-instructional day to be chosen by each school

Action: The Board voted in favour of the 2021-2022 school calendar dates as presented and they have been posted on the District website.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) prioritize the remaining agenda by moving agenda items: E.2.b Victoria High School Track and E.2.d 2021-2022 Budget Update to the Superintendent's Report for immediate discussion.

Action: The Board voted in favour of moving agenda items to priortize those that were time sensitive, given the late hour.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) extend the meeting time past 11:00 p.m.

Action: The Board voted in favour of extending the meeting time past 11:00 p.m.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct staff to incorporate the following allocations into Draft 4 of the Budget, in preparation for the May 17, 2021 budget debate: $482,000 to Music Option 2 as presented: middle schools Grade 6/7/8 Band, Ukulele and Indigenous Drumming; and $400,000 to Education Assistant staffing. AND FURTHER; That the funds be allocated from the April 26, 2021 unallocated surplus update as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of incorporating the suggested change to allocations into Draft 4 of the budget presentation and to have them ready for the May 17, 2021 budget meeting for debate.

March 29, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) extend the allotted presentation time of speaker, Edith Loring-Kuhanga, from five minutes to ten minutes.

Action: The Board voted in favour of extending the presentation time of Community Speaker Edith Loring-Kuhanga and provided her ten minutes.

February 22, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the posting of the following 2021/2022 school calendar on the School District’s website for a period of one month: 2021/2022 School Calendar* School Opening September 7, 2021 First non-instructional day September 27, 2021 Thanksgiving October 11, 2021 Second non-instructional day October 22, 2021 (Province wide) Remembrance Day November 11, 2021 Third non-instructional day November 12, 2021 Schools close for Winter vacation December 17, 2021 Schools re-open after Winter vacation January 4, 2022 Fourth non-instructional day February 18, 2022 Family Day February 21, 2022 Schools close for Spring vacation March 18, 2022 Schools re-open after Spring vacation April 4, 2022 Good Friday April 15, 2022 Easter Monday April 18, 2022 Fifth non-instructional day May 20, 2022 Victoria Day May 23, 2022 Administrative Day and School Closing June 24, 2022 *Sixth non-instructional day to be chosen by each school

Action: The Board voted in favour of posting for the 2021-2022 school calendar dates to the District website for feedback over the next thirty days.

February 22, 2021

Approved Motion: WHERAS a board of education may dispose of land or improvements owned or administered by the board under the authority of Section 96(3) of the School Act, subject to the Orders of the Minister of Education (the "Minister"); AND WHEREAS the Minister issued Order M193/08 effective September 3, 2008 (the "Order") requiring fee simple sales and leases of land or improvements for a term of ten years or more to be specifically approved by the Minister, unless the transferee is an independent school or another school board, but the Order does not require the Minister's approval of a right-of-way or covenant; AND WHEREAS Section 65(5) of the School Act requires a board of education to exercise a power with respect to the acquisition or disposal of property only by bylaw, and the granting of a statutory right-of-way or a covenant is a disposal of an interest in land; AND WHEREAS: 1. The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) (the “Board”) operates Victoria High School (the “School”) in Victoria, British Columbia, on lands comprised of twenty-four separate legal parcels (the “School Site”); 2. The Board is the registered owner of one of the parcels comprising the School Site (the “Board Parcel”); 3. The Corporation of the City of Victoria (the “City”) is or is in the process of becoming the registered owner of the parcels other than the Board Parcel that comprise the School Site, all of which are used and administered by the Board for educational purposes; 4. The City proposes to consolidate the parcels comprising the School Site other than the Board Parcel into a single parcel of land (the “Consolidation”); 5. The Board requires from the City a Development Variance Permit and a Building Permit (collectively, the “Permits”) to complete a seismic remediation of and addition to the School, and as a condition of the Permits being granted the City requires that the Board construct certain road frontage improvements around the School Site (the “Works”); 6. The City has asked the Board to grant in favour of the City a Statutory Right-of-Way in respect of the Works that is 09 meters wide along the northern portion of the Board Parcel adjacent to Gladstone Street (the “Board SRW”), and that the Board agree to prepare for execution by the City and attend to the registration of a Statutory Right of Way or Statutory Rights of Way in respect of the Works fronting the remainder of the School Site (the “City SRWs”), all as shown generally in Schedule A attached hereto; 7. The address of the School Site is 1260 Grant Street, Victoria, B.C., V8T1C2 and the Facility Number of the School Site is 6161018; 8. The legal description of the Board Parcel is: Parcel Identifier: 009-698-434 Parcel A (DD 58777I) of Section 54, Spring Ridge, Victoria City; 1. The Board proposes to enter into a written agreement with the City (the “SRW Agreement”) that upon issuance of the Permits, the Board will grant and register the Board SRW, and the Board will attend to the preparation and registration of the City SRWs concurrently with the completion of the Consolidation, provided that if the Consolidation has not been completed within one year after the Permits are issued, then the Board will attend to the preparation and registration of the City SRWs promptly upon request by the City and prior to completion of the Consolidation; and 2. The Board is satisfied that entering into and completing its obligations under the SRW Agreement, including the granting and registration of the Board SRW and the registration of the City SRWs, will not interfere with the use by the Board of the School Site for educational purposes; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved as a Bylaw of the Board that the Board entering into and completing its obligations under the SRW Agreement, including the granting and registration of the Board SRW and the registration of the City SRWs, be and are hereby authorized, ratified and approved. BE IT FURTHER resolved that the Secretary-Treasurer be and is hereby authorized on behalf of the Board to execute and deliver the SRW Agreement, the Board SRW, and all such amendments thereto and all related and ancillary documents as the Secretary-Treasurer may, in her discretion, consider advisable. This Bylaw may be cited as “School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) Victoria High School Right-of-Way Bylaw 2021-02”.

Action: The Board voted in favour of Victoria High School Right of Way Bylaw 2021-02.

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