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SD5 Board Notes
The following is a summary of board motions carried February 14 by School District No. 5 (SD5) school board of trustees.
Motions Carried
Advocacy
That Trustee Trina Ayling writes a letter expressing concern for the suggestion of allocating funds from the Annual Facilities Grant to upgrade current facilities with gender-neutral washrooms, in the Ministry of Education and Child Care’s letter to the BCSTA, of November 3, 2022.
That Trustee Ayling writes a letter to the Ministry of Education and Child Care in response to their letter of November 3, 2022, to the BCSTA, to inquire at what stage of the process the ministry is at, addressing the Universal Food Program.
Policy
That the Board approves the addition of Item 19 under Policy 2 (Role of the Board) Additional Responsibilities.
Provides direction at the commencement of a naming or renaming process and approve the naming or renaming of educational facilities and land. When naming new school facilities, the board will only consider place-based names.
General
That the Board approves the Budget Development Timelines.
That the Board accepts the Audit Tender from BDO Canada LLP for a three-year period beginning June 2023.
That the Board adopts the amended budget of the Board for the fiscal year 2022/2023 pursuant to section 113 of the School Act, RSBC, 1996, c.412 as amended from time to time (called the “Act”).
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