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November 22, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) agree to move the 2023-2033 budget student symposium from December 2021 to January 2022.

Action: The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) agreed to move the 2023-2033 budget student symposium from December 2021 to January 2022.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Chair to create a rotating schedule of Trustees to be invited to participate in Chair/Superintendent meetings for the duration of this Board’s term.

Action: A rotating schedule of Trustees will be invited to participate in Chair/Superintendent meetings for the duration of this Board’s term.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept the September 30, 2021 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Committee.

Action: The Board accept the September 30, 2021 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Committee.


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 received the Interim Superintendent's report.


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

Action: The Board received the Secretary-Treasurer's report.

October 5, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approves: (1) the disposal of a 7.3 acre portion of School District property municipally known as 1765 Lansdowne Road, Saanich, BC and legally described as: PID: 005-852-962, Lot A Section 27 Victoria District Plan 6679 (the “Property”); (2) the entering into and completion of the obligations contained in an agreement of purchase and sale (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) in respect of the Property with Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (the “Purchaser”) in the amount of $15,232,000 more or less; (3) the granting of authority for the Purchaser, acting in the name of the Board or otherwise, to advance certain zoning, subdivision, and development related amendments to the Property with the District of Saanich and other third parties prior to completion of the disposal of the Property; (4) the taking of all such action and the execution and delivery of all such documentation ancillary to, or related to, the foregoing; and (5) the authorization of the Secretary-Treasurer to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Board, the Purchase and Sale Agreement and all such amendments thereto and all related and ancillary documents as the Secretary-Treasurer may, in her discretion, consider advisable. The Board confirms that the Board will not require the Property for future educational purposes. Read a third time, passed and adopted the 05th day of October, 2021, and finally passed and adopted this 05th day of October 2021.

Action: The Board gave the third and final reading to Bylaw 2021-03.

September 27, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) reconsider the May 17, 2021 Bylaw reading #1 disposing of 7.3 acres of Lansdowne Middle School lands to School District No. 93.

Action: No action required.


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

Action: The Secretary-Treasurer's Report was received as presented.


Approved Motion: Be it resolved that the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the superintendent to direct staff to determine the cost of incorporating net zero into the design of new Cedar Hill Middle School; AND FURTHER That staff report the cost, including business case, back to the Board by November 2021 for Board approval to consider the funds for the net zero design.

Action: The Board voted in favour of this motion and a report will be brought to the November 22, 2021 Board meeting.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning, as presented.

Action: The Framework for Enhancing Student Learning was approved as presented.