Approved Motions 2025-2026

DateApproved MotionsAction
September 15, 2025That the June 16, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approves the appropriation of $11,225,081 of the operating surplus as follows: 1) internally restricted $9,975,081 and 2) unrestricted (contingency) $1,250,000.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approves the Audited Financial Statements of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) for the year ended June 30, 2025;
AND FURTHER,
that the Official Trustee, the Superintendent and the Secretary-Treasurer be authorized to affix their signatures to the statements, where applicable, on behalf of the Board.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approves the Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis Report for the year ended June 30, 2025.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accepts the Multi-Year Financial Plan 2025-2028.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approves the schedules as required by the Financial Information Act for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025;
AND FURTHER,
that the approved schedules be posted to the District website.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the Enhancing Student Learning Annual Report 2025-2026, as presented.
September 15, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the deletion of the following Board policies: Policy 6120 Learner-Focused Education;
Policy 6135.2 Career and Personal Planning 8-12 Sensitive Curriculum Issues;
Policy 6161.1 Learning Resources for Classroom Use; and Policy 6164.8 Learning Assistance Program.
October 6, 2025That the September 15, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
October 6, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2025-2026 Elementary School Plans as presented.
October 6, 2025The Official Trustee passed the following motion:
That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the deletion of the following Board policies:
Policy 1162 Educational Heritage
Policy 1325.4 Publicity for Non-School Events
Policy 2101 Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Policy 2110 Secretary Treasurer
Policy 2115 Associate Superintendent of Schools
Policy 2120.010 Director of Facilities
Policy 2120.020 Director of Learning Resources and Information Services
Policy 2120.025 Director of Human Resource Services
Policy 2120.030 District Principal of Learning Initiatives
Policy 2120.062 Director of Student Support Services
Policy 2123.041 Manager of Purchasing Services
Policy 2127.067 First Nations District Counsellors
Policy 2212.2 District Principal Special Education Services
Policy 4152.51 Medical Services Association and Group Life Extension
Policy 4199 Staff Reports
Policy 4220.3 Purchasing Services Buyer
Policy 6164.1 Health Services.
November 24, 2025That the October 6, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept the September 2025 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Sub-Committee.
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2025-2026 Middle School Plans as presented.
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve revised Policy 5131.0 Student, Staff and Volunteer Safety.
AND FURTHER
That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the deletion of the following Board Policies:
Policy 5131.1 Discipline
Policy 5131.2 Threats to Students, Employees, or Volunteer/Sponsors
Policy 5131.3 Prohibition of Weapons in Schools
Policy 5141.4 Substance Abuse
Policy 5131.5 Smoking
Policy 5131.6 Student Attendance
Policy 5131.7 Student Suspensions
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the deletion of the following Board Policies:
Policy 1324.3 School Facilities – Games of Chance
Policy 1325.2 Fundraising
Policy 6142.02 Fine Arts Program
Policy 6142.03 Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Fine Arts
Policy 6165.3 Construction Programs for Students
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept new Administrative Regulation 5141.2 Responding to Unexpected Health Emergencies.
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2026-2027 Budget Development Process.
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) appoint Julie Lutner as Acting Secretary-Treasurer in the absence of the Secretary-Treasurer for the duration of the December 8, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.
November 24, 2025That the November 24, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
November 24, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2025-2026 Secondary School Plans as presented.
December 8, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) appoint Julie Lutner as Acting Secretary-Treasurer in the absence of the Secretary-Treasurer for the duration of the December 8, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.
December 8, 2025That the November 24, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
December 8, 2025That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2025-2026 Secondary School Plans as presented.
January 19, 2026That the December 8, 2025 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
January 19, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve revised Terms of Reference for the French Advisory Committee.
January 19, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve revised Policy 1330.1 Child Care.
February 23, 2026That the January 19, 2026 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
February 23, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept the December 2025 Quarterly Financial Report.
February 23, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the financial reporting recommendations as presented to the Audit Sub-Committee to better align financial reporting with Ministry of Education and Child Care’s K-12 Public Education Financial Planning and Reporting Policy and the Financial Health Working Group’s recommendations included in the document Financial Governance and Accountability.
February 23, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the deletion of the following Board policies:

Policy 1311.1 Polling at Schools
Policy 1322.1 Student Participation in Public Contests and Events
Policy 1332.4 Community Use of School Facilities
Policy 1332.5 Community Use of School Facilities Lacrosse on School Grounds
Policy 2120.015 Associate Secretary-Treasurer
Policy 3313.0 School Meal Program
Policy 5130 Technology Education and Student Safety
Policy 5135.0 Student Transition
Policy 5142 Blood-Borne Diseases
Policy 6142.04 First Nations Education
Policy 6151 Class Size
Policy 6155 Variety of Schools
Policy 6161.2 Canadian Content
Policy 6162.8 District Assessment of Programs and Students
Policy 6162.9 Prior Learning Assessment: Challenge and Equivalency
Policy 6164.3 Consumption of Nutritious Foods
February 23, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve revised Policy 1300 Acceptable Use of Digital Technology.
February 23, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) agree to give all three readings of the 2025-2026 Amended Annual Budget Bylaw at the Regular Board meeting on February 23, 2026.
February 23, 2026That the School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) 2025-2026 Amended Annual Budget Bylaw in the amount of $340,965,481 be:
Read a first time the 23rd day of February, 2026;
Read a second time the 23rd day of February, 2026;
Read a third time, passed and adopted the 23rd day of February, 2026;
And that the Secretary-Treasurer and the Official Trustee be authorized to sign, seal and execute this Bylaw on behalf of the Board.
February 23, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve $1,307,211 of the projected unrestricted operating surplus at June 30, 2026 to be carried forward and applied towards the projected deficit for the 2026-2027 Annual Budget.
March 9, 2026That the February 23, 2026 Regular Board Meeting minutes be approved.
March 9, 2026That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the deletion of the following Board policies:
Policy 1422 Recognition of Significant Contributions to the District
Policy 3323 Purchasing Services

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