Approved Motions 2025-2026 | Approved Motions – Archived 2024-2025 | Approved Motions – Archived 2023-2024 | Approved Motions – Archived 2022-2023 | Approved Motions – Archived 2021-2022 | Approved Motions – Archived 2020-2021 | Approved Motions – Archived 2019-2020 | Approved Motions – Archived 2018-2019 | Approved Motions – Archived 2017-2018 | Approved Motions – Archived 2016-2017 | Approved Motions – Archived 2015-2016 | Approved Motions – Archived 2014-2015

January 24, 2022

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the new Board/Authority Authorized course: Sports Psychology 12.

Action: The Board voted in favour of approving the new Board/Authority Authorized Course.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Interim Superintendent to establish an Ad Hoc Climate Action Committee to assist with the further development and implementation of a District Climate Action Plan as per Bylaw 9140; AND FURTHER That the Committee report its recommendations to the Operations Policy and Planning Committee by May 2023. AND FURTHER That a budget of $5,000 be established to support the Committee’s work.

Action: A Climate Action Ad Hoc Committee is being established and will plan their first meeting in the near future.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) bring forward a motion to the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) annual general meeting asking the BCSTA to advocate for the removal of BC Hydro’s 100kW net metering cap by advocating directly to BC Hydro and the BC Utilities Commission, the Premier of British Columbia, Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Minister of Environment and Clean BC.

Action: The Board voted in favour of this motion and it has been sent to the BCSTA for inclusion at the AGM in April.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) bring forward a motion to the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) annual general meeting asking that the BCSTA request the Province of British Columbia supports UBCA’s motion to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to better support safe active transportation by requiring drivers to provide 1 meter of space on roads with posted speeds of 50 km/h or less, and 1.5 metres of space on roads with posted speeds in excess of 50 km/h, when passing people cycling or walking; and clarify the obligation of all motorists to establish reasonable distance when passing a cyclist or a pedestrian, as well as definitive guidance on an appropriate minimum distance when doing so.

Action: The Board voted in favour of this motion and it has been sent to the BCSTA for inclusion at their AGM in April.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Interim Superintendent's report as presented.

Action: The Board in favour of receiving the Interim Superintendent's Report.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Secretary-Treasurer's reports as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of receiving the Secretary-Treasurer's Report.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2022-2023 Budget Advisory Ad Hoc Committee Terms of Reference, as present.

Action: The Board voted in favour of the 2022-2023 Budget Advisory Ad Hoc Committee Terms of Reference and they have been posted to the District website.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) appoint Joan Axford as Chief Election Officer to administer and conduct the school trustee election on October 15, 2022.

Action: The Board voted in favour of appointing Joan Axford as the Chief Elections Officer for the October 15, 2022 Municipal Trustee Elections.


Approved Motion: Whereas 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; 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 WHEREAS: A.            The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) (the “Board”) owns lands and improvements at 2780 Richmond Road, Victoria, B.C. known as Lansdowne Middle School, South Campus (formerly Richmond Elementary School site (the “Property”); B. The Facility Number of the Property is:105629. C. The legal description of the Property is: Parcel Identifier: 005-170-222 Lot 3, Section 26, Victoria District, Plan 10792; D. The Board proposes to subdivide and sell to the Victoria Hospice Society (the “VHS”) the portion of the Property lying to the west and south of Bowker Creek and measuring approximately 1.9 acres in area as shown on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Lands”), pursuant to the terms of a conditional agreement of purchase and sale (the “Sale Agreement”) for a price of $2,500,000, adjusted as provided in the Sale Agreement (the “Price”); E. The Board is satisfied that it would be in the best interests of the Board to enter into the Sale Agreement and pursuant to its obligations thereunder subdivide the Property and sell the Lands to the VHS for the Price (the “Subdivision and Sale”); F. The Board is satisfied that the Subdivision and Sale will not interfere with the use by the Board of the remainder of the Property for educational purposes. NOW THEREFORE be it enacted as a Bylaw of the Board that the Sale Agreement and the Subdivision and Sale be and are hereby authorized, ratified and approved, subject to the Minister of Education providing a written Certificate of Disposal approving the sale of the Lands. BE IT FURTHER enacted that the Secretary-Treasurer be and is hereby authorized on behalf of the Board to execute and deliver the Sale Agreement and, subject to the Minister’s Approval, all documents required to complete the Subdivision and Sale, and all related and ancillary documents, with all such amendments thereto as the Secretary-Treasurer may, in her discretion, consider advisable. This Bylaw may be cited as “School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) Lansdowne Middle School, South Campus (formerly Richmond Elementary School) Site Partial Disposal Bylaw 2022”. Read a first time this 24th day of January, 2022. Read a second time this 24th day of January, 2022.

Action: The first and second reading were given to the partial land disposal Bylaw for Lansdowne Middles School South Campus.

December 13, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the Local Education Agreement with the Esquimalt Nation, as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of approving the Local Education Agreement with the Esquimalt Nations.